The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-26


.1iGk's tomorrow night. Two performances
VII be given daily and one every night.
Zen oents admission to oil parts OF the house.
Reserved seats will be ten cents extra. This
company contains beyond q doubt the best
genuine colored minstrel talent on the
boards, - the following list of performers
viii plainly show. The six commedians,
Charles Hum, Burrel Hawkins, John Arm
strong, Taylor Green, Ed. Johnson and
CHARLES Buck srs second to none in their line
Of business They are the double distilled
essence OF "Old Virginia" The three origi-
nal pickaninies, Aier, Dave and Master
Charles. although young in years are ''old'
in the "biz." and as cute as possums.
Henderson's Georgia Sextetts, Johnson,
Hail, Clery. Bishop, Comfy and Edwards, in
camp meetin' and sentimental singing
ere the envy of many unsuccessful imitators.
on can listen to their singing with genuine
pleasure al night. The following is but part
OF the programme offered. but 1t will serve
TO show What arch feast OF minstrelsy can be
looked Tor: "Clorinda's Lovers; or. Is the
Major Out" "Uncle Toms Cabin" in five
minutes" The Charcoal Man" Lille on the
CID Plantation" clog dancing, walk-a-
rouncs banjo picking, side splitting jokes,
&c &C.
English's Opera House is well ventilated,
entirely safe from fire, and with such a
splendid attraction as these colored minstrels
are, It surely should be packed from pit to
dome ct the admission price OF only ten
cents 1T al sixteen performances to be given
this week.
NE CARLTON OPERA COMPANY AT THE
GRAND.
The regular theatrical season at the Grand
Opera House will go ont in blaze of glory,
tbs week, with two of the best attractions of
the year appearing. The first is the celebrat-
ed Carleton Opera Company of forty artists,
which comes the first three nights OF the
week; and the second, Haverly's World-Re.
nowned United American. European Min
strels, composed of fifty star perform
ers. The repertoire selected for the Carleton
engagement is an especially brilliant aud at.
tractive one. On the opening night. Mon
day.. Ofenbaugh's latest and best opera,
The Drum Majors Daughter" will be given;
Iuesday evening, The Merry War"
wsdnSsasy evening Fra IRA. MpiavoIo
The company includes in principals,
besides Miss Guthrie. May Fielding,
Clara Wlsdom, Josephine Bartlett, II. L.
Ra<zenberry, Herr Gustave Adolphi, w. n.
Clark, Frank Doud and the eminent bari.
tone, W. T. Carleton. The chorus is large
and well-drilled, and is composed of fresh
young voices. 1t has been Mr.. Carleton's en-
sdeavor to obtain as nearly as possible perfec-
ton in the Development OF the possibilities
Of light opera in respect to singing, actions,
costuming and mountings, and that end the
greatest care has been exercised in selecting
the company. Speaking recent perform.
anco of "The Drum Majors Daughter"
the Denver Daily News says: The
splendid performance of the drum
Majors Daughter" given by the Carleton
EnRlish Opera Company on Monday night
r,vovad fhs bask x,oso. HE advartisamant for
the company, and the Academy, as was
shown By the great increase in attendance
Last evening. Many prominent people who
have never patronized this house before be-
cause Of notion that it was not as safe as
other theaters, were present.
We wish to say again that the Carleton
company 10 the best comic opera company
that has ever visited Denver, and in saying
this We do not forget that the MCCALL COM
panv and the Boston Ideals have both
si'y. ed most successful sns's'"'n'' in this
HAvRRLY's MrEsTREIs AT THE GRAND.
Friday evening next at the Grand Opera
House the world-famous Haverly United
American European Ministries, composed of
city seven star artists, including the wonder
f1l Crngs family OF gymnasts, will give sin
gle performance. The mere announcement
OF the coming of this greatest of all minis rel
companies viii be sufficient TO pack the
Grand Opera House to overlooking. for no
man in the profession has more friends in
Indianapolis than Colonel Jack" Haverly.
Among the principal people in the company
are Carroll Johnson, Robert Savin. Lew
Spencer, A. O. Duncan. the German Broth
era Charles Queen. Ed Manning, James NJ.
No1croes Charles Shattuck, Joseph Garland,
Edwin Hearley and the Eve members of the
Crseg family. Speaking OF recent
performances the Chicago Tribune says:
"pm glad Jack Havsrly has caught on
sgain" Vas remark frequently heard in the
foyer of the Columbia last night. Caught
on" il is sai1. is an equivalent for the verb
Ito succeed and it is supposed to MAKE mp
in expressiyeness what it lac ks in correctness.
1t Was. ~ Mr.. G. H. Mcconnell said. the
ia-gsst Monday night sudiencs seen in the
tneater for two years. Mr.. Bliss Whitaker
moved about in the region OF the oox-otfice,
and altogether the occasion WAS one to re.
mind play goers OF old times in Chicago be-
fore . sky-scraping bank usurped the place
of the ancient Eaverly Theater. The pro-
Rrsmme offered ~ the American European
Minstrels was . varied and interesting one,
and IS much novelty wac introduced as
one could expect to find In such conserva-
tive form of entertainment as minstrel
show. The frst part afforded no features
that were dazzling original but many OF the
special attractions merited the warm ap-
plause with which they were crested. The
Quaker City Quartet received several en-
cnores. and the drill of the Black Watch ex-
evening did not come OF until IL clock,
when the Craggs family appeared acrooatic
feats. 1t ID no exaggeration to say there az
lie performers surpass in accomplishments
any performers Of their class IN the country.
THE DINE MUSEUM.
No other amusement resort in the history
OF Indianapolis has ever met with SUCH pro
nounced and continuous success as Drew,
Sackett & Co.'S, Mammoth Museum. Week
after week the crowds have continued to in
crease until the immense building is now in
adequate to accommodate the hosts that
hcck there and the work of enlsrging will
shortly commence. This is ell the result oil
energy and enterprise. coupled with pro
nounced purpose to keen faith with the pub
lie. by furnishing at any and ali times. only
the best attractions ut the cheapest possibls
prices Patent ventilators have recently
been pat in the Museum aud all parts of the
building are now cool and comfortsble. The
attractions engaged for the coming week are
among the best ever seen in Indianapolis, apG