The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-25
THE AMUSEMENT REVIEW.
What Is Doing in the Dramatic World
Bills for the Week.

The Grand Opera house will be occupied the
first three nights of the week by the Bijou Opera
Bouffe Company, in "Orpheus and Eurydce,a
which achieved long run at the Bijou Opera
house. New York. ''Orpheus and Eurydicen is
an adaptation of Ofenbach's ''Orphee aux En-
fers, and the same scenery and accessories used
in the metropolitan presentation will be mounted
here; and the cast will be materially the sameas
when first produced. The burlesque is of the
most gorgeous nature, both in ensembles and
costumes, and the chorus is large and well
drilled. The principal artists are Miss Marie
Vanoni as Eurydice, Miss Urquhart as Venus,
Miss Langdon as Diana, Miss Alliston Juno,
Miss Daisy Murdoch as Cupid, Miss Bemister
as Public Opinion, Mr.. Louis De LANCE as Jupi
ter, Mr.. Harry Pepper as Orpheus and Mr.. Harry
Davenport as Pluto. These names are among
the brightest of opera bouffe singers, and an ad-
mirable performance should be given.
Englishs Opera house will remain closed the
first part of the week. On Thursday evening
Mr. VIM. Redmund and Mrs. Thos. Barry,
formerly of the Boston Theater, will present Os-
burns romantic drama, t'The Midnight Mar
riage," the remainder of the week. 1.-THE Mid
strong play, well acted and carefully mounted.
The costumes are special feature, as the action
of the drama is laid in France during the reign
of Francis /.
"Lynwood," the latest of Mr.. ]. K. Tillotsons
military dramas, Will be presented at the Grand
during the latter part of the week, with Maude
Granger in the title role and supported by Mr.
W. S. Harkins Mr. B. 7. Ringgold, Mr. w. H.
Thompson and others. 'LynwooG" was pro-
duced at the Union square Theater, New York,
during the summer, and has been favorably
noticed since It's provincial tour.
The Monarch Museum closed very success
full week, last night after having presented one
of the best bills of the season. For the present
week, opening to morrow afternoon there will be
| a sweeping change in all departments, and every
feature presented novel one. Group of east
India nautch dancers; jeweled Japanese princess
and suite; Whitfield the wonderful polyphonst
or the man Of 100 faces late of the Royal Crystal
Palace, London; Miss Ella Welby, prima DONNA
LIE Monde, king of the high wire; Mayo and
Switzerland, sketch artists; Miss Georgia Kaine.
serio comic: j. H. Symonds, aged negro imper-
senator; Z. j. Hefron onelegged song and dance
man; last week of Master frankie Jones, the
favorite child artist; Panchette family in songs
and sketches; Miss Ida Jefries, Circassian girl;
Barnum's Esau woman; the Eastern wonder;
Punch and Judy; the glass blowers; the Herodian
mystery and other curiosities. The admission
to all is only ten cents.
The bill at the Zoo this week, will include
Mr.. Joe and Miss Annie Burgess, sketch and
comedy artists in the petite comedy Our
Boarders." Mr.. Karoly Orday the Hungarian
juggler, Messrs. Gallagher and Mania Irish come
dams. and Blake and Hamilton who were en-
gagged last week will reappear, as also other
spec ialty artists.
Owing to the many charity calls made upon
the treasury of the indianapolis Lodge Of Elks
during the summer just past and the partial
failure Of Their last owing to the great
cost of the attraction, the lodge has decfued To-
again call upon the friends of the order and an
nounces benefit. to take place at Dickson's
Grand Opera-house on the afternoon of Friday,
Feb. b. Those so far secured for the performance
are Harrison and Gouray, in one act of 'sSkipped
by the Light of the Moon;' the soubrette star,
Miss Frances Bishop, in one act of 'Mugg's
Landing" the Cook Comedy Company, in one
act of THE Bells" in which Mr.. Frank D. Rich
ards gives All imitation of Henry Irving and a
number of speciality artists from the Zoo and
Museum. The performance will open with an
overture by grand orchestra of sixty pieces, on
the stage.
A second reading will be given by Mark Twain
and George w. Cable at Plymouth Church. Sat
urday evening, Feb. T. The selections will be
entirely new and the varied talents of both these
gentlemen will find ample scope. The value Of
Mark Twain as tonic and dispeller of gloom is
well known. On the desk of the late DR.. John
Brown, author of 'Rab and his Friends, " lay
we'll worn copies Of Mark Twains "Innocents"
and s'Roughing It" in constant use. Mr.. Cables
wit and pathos will earn for themselves equally
high regard as he becomes better known.
The management of the College avenue Rink
have secured as an attraction Master Charles Il.
Beeson. the Boy Wonder, who will give an ex
hibition of fancy and acrobatic skating every
evening OF the coming week Master Beeson
performs more than l60 different movements on
rollers. including somersaults, jumping over
chairs, etc.