The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-18

THE AMUSEMENT REVIEW.
GRAND OPERA HousE-"cHEEK.n

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"CHEEK.
Mr. Fred Marsdens play, Check" has been
seen in this city before, and the only new thing
that can be said of it at present is that it has been
changed and improved somewhat and it gives
Mr.. Roland Reed an opportunity to display his
abilities as an eccentric comedian. Burlesque,
rather than comedy, seems best fitted to Mr.
Reed, for he is clever "gagger' and has a we'll
developed sense of the ridiculous The play is
made up of conventional materials and has no
great interest, aside from the star part
and that assumed by Miss Hastings There
was good attendance last night,
and Mr.. Reed kept them in continual
good humor. which frequently developed into
outburts of laughter. The songs he introduced
were all new and taking. de IS supported by
better company than is usually seen in such
play. Miss Alice Hastings gave an admirable
performance of the part of Mrs. Abel Racket
a woman who has seen the world, and her cos
tuning was rich and in excellent taste. Miss
Blanche Vaughn, a good soubrette, played Nell
in an entertaining manner. Mr.. Bloch, who did
the villainy business, showed himself to be a
capable actor. The play was put on the stage
in good style 1t will be seen again tonight
tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night
NOTES.
Clara Morriss dates at the Grand Opera house
have been changed to April 20 and 80
Camille and 1.-THE New Magdalen" will be pre-
scented.
1t would be interesting to see Miss Alice
Hastings in a part in which she could have am
pie opportunites-'L Belle Russo" for in,
stance.
Every lady attending the Roland Reed matt
nee Saturday afternoon will be presented with
L, - oil,
tanning some of the latest songs
The announcements for the Zoo next week are
Smith G. Byrne, Mullen & Mills, Hawkins &
Collins, Mile Title, Thomas ]. Ripley, Walter
Wentworth, Lew Tatum and others.
The advertisements of "Custer and the War
rior's Revenge" which is in the programme at
the Grand is about the most lurid literary effort
since Frank Scott used to write notices of some
queer show aid credit them to the New York
Tribune.
A number of indianapolis people are prepar-
ing to attend the Cincinnati Dramatic Festival
next week. 1t will be good opportunity to see
Shakespearan representations by excellent
actors and with the accessories of elaborate,
scenic and realistic effect.
The Morton Dramatic Club and tho Streight
Rifles do not present Custer or. the Warriors
Revenge" at the Grand Operahouse until
Wednesday and Thursday evenings instead of
Tuesday and Wednesday, as heretofore an
nounced. They open with Wednesday mat
inee
The valuable services of Miss Maggie Cline
MARY Ann Kehoe) have been dispensed with by
Manager Gilmore at the Zoo for the reason that
she, while doing her turn" devoted altogether
too much talk to her individual efforts Maggie
may be great favorite in the Bowery but she
is much too gay for the free and untrammeled
West.
Aimee the celebrated opera bouffe artist, is
learning English in order to appear in English
comedy. She says in regard to her lessons and
her intentions; Pm obliged to repeat for half
an hour, ] thrust the thick of my thumb through
thirty thousand thistes.' It's torture worthy
of the inquisiton. But I'm courageous. l have
sworn to master the language, and master it
will. Tllnot only learn theranguage but I'll show
them how to use it. I'm going to demonstrate
to the Americans that it is possible to introduce
all tho chic and inimitable French gestures,
which people imagine TO be inseperable from the
French language, into the English tongue If l
say very we'll and all right, I'm going to say it
just as though it were French, with the same