The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
THE WORLD OF ADJUSTMENTS
A Review of the Weeks Attractions at
the indianapolis Theaters.
sOssip About the People Who Amuse the
Plblic-A Rising Play Wright-NoteS
of the Stage.
Coming ATTRACTIONS.


The attractions at the theaters last week were
Of superior order, Victor Durandr being espe-
rially deserving. well-written and constructed
play, with an extremely strong cast, it failed to
have the patronage that it deserved. Is there a
Lack of appreciation an ignorance of what Is
good among theater-g goes in the cityf From the
indications it certainly so seemed. Indianapo'
Ills audiences are proverbially cold and critical,
and there has been depreciation of interest IN
She drama this year. Various causes are assign
3D. spd it is to be hoped that sterling attractions
viii not in future desert Indianapolis, because
Of the bad business. With the lovers of the art
lies the remedy. word to the wise is sufficient.
Charles Hoyt's very funny musical conceit
entitled "a Rag Baby" which was presented at
the Grand Opera house early in the season, will
play a return engagement at this sheater the
first three nights of next week. Both conceit
and company were favorably noticed at the
former production, and the Rag Baby comes
again with materially the same cast The play
stakes OFF the sporting craze and Mr. Frank
Daniels a very quaint comedian, enacts the lead
ing role of ''Old Sport" Mr.. Charles Drew
Miss Bessie Samson, Miss Louise Eiser, are the
principal members of the cast. The Rag Baby"
Is an extremely funny and enjoyable comedy
"Fantasma,' an attraction new to the city. fills
out the remainder Of the week at this theater.
The we'll known clowns and pantominists, the
Hanlon brothers, enact the principal parts.
'sKantAsma is said to be full of the most start
1ing and wonderful mechanical effects and the
cast is extremely large. The scenery is also one
Of the most gorgeous land picturesque nature
Ia addition, it Is claimed that there are trans
@ormation scenes at the end of every act and
&Qnfi fhn
"Fantasma' is fairy story. in which are intro
duced elfs, COLLINS, sprites, demons, and the
entire category of folk lore. Pizzarello Pas
4orini, Moschi, Cattanio, Mare, and Angelina,
,pantoInine artists, are in the cast.
Miss Charlotte Thompson. the well known emo
4iOnal actress will play at English's Opera house
ahe entire week. The repertoire will consist of
S.Nell Gwynne," presented Monday and Tuesday
evenings; phyllis Denohr," Wednesday and
Thursday evenings; Thursday and Friday even
inss, '"The Romauoff," and Saturday evening
EAST Lynne. Miss Thompsons 'Jane Eyre"
as familiar to local theater goers. and this roper
toire embraces parts that range through the
amotions. THE Romanoff," her new play, pro-
auced at the Twenty third street Theater, New
York, last season, and written by Harry st.
Maud is emotional play, similar in plot to
Fedora. Miss Thompson received favorable
mention of her acting at the time by the metro
p0litan press.
THE DINE MUSEUM.
The Monarch Museum for the week opening
tomorrow afternoon, announces the following
strong list of attractions: Wegemans automatic
wonder, ''The Clock makers Dream" Boz the
canine paradox-an animal endowed with rea-
soning powers den of monster pythons and
rock snakes, some thirty feet in length: Lucasia
. gondolier from the Bosphorus; last week of
Tripp, the arHsless wonder; Jennie Quigley and
Swift and Chase, novelties; Neil Smiths dog cir
Gus Madeline female Egyptian juggler; return
Of the favorite, Master Frankie Jones' in q new
speciality; Samson, strong man; Crook and
Sides specialists, and Geyer and Delhaur, the
clown and the frog.