The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
TIE AMUSEMENT REVIEW.
The Various Theatrical Attractions
for Indianapolis This Week.
saThe Private Secretary"-Ella Wesner-
Thatcher, Primrose & Vests Minstrels-
Lizzie May Ulmer and Others.
GRAND oPERA-HOUSE.

GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
One of the genuine undisputed comedy sue
cesses here last year was 1.-THE Private Secre-
tarr," as presented by both w. II. Gilettes and
the Madison-square Theater Companies. This
season the two organizations have been com
bined, the best members of both being retained,
and the result is, company of uniform strength
andcapability, which will present the play at the
Grand. the first three nights of this week. at popu-
lar prices. Mr.. w. H. Gillette 1.-THE original PRO
fessor and his excellent abilities as an eccentric
character actor, are displayed to the best possible
advantage in it. A fitting counterpart to this
characterization is the cholerc old uncle OF Mr.
NJ A Kennedy. Mr. Frank Tannehill. jr., MIR.
II. A Moray, Mr. Herbert Ayling Miss Maude
Haslam, Miss Maude Giroux, Miss Alice Sher-
wood and other well-known people are in the
cast 'The Private Secretary" is clean, whole
some comedy of much originality and literary
merit and genuine laughing success.
The most popular of all the minstrel companies
Thatcher Primrose & West's-will give per-
fwmances at the Grand next Thursday and Fri
day evenings. 1t includes such old time favorites
ms George Thatcher, George Primrose, William
West, Billy Rice, Griffin and Marks, besides
Melon family, great European acrobats, Prof
BHYton's dog circus, and very amusing bur-
1esque on "The Mikado"
ENGLIsH's oPERA-HoUsE.
Miss Ella Wesner, who has been favorably
known upon the stage as male imper-
senator, has this season taken new departure
as star in comedy written especially for her
by Miss Laura LeClair Phillips, in three
acts, entitled 1.-THE Captain of the Queens
Own" which will be the attraction at Englishs
Opera-house during the first part of the week.
Miss Wesner, as Captain Septimus Symmetry,
of her Majesty's SERVICE shows her talent in
male roles to particular advantage. She intro
duces number of changes and new songs The
play will be handsomely mounted. scene at
Newport beach introduces the company in bath
ing costumes The company includes many
yeal-known persons, among whom are Charles
L Edridge, Will j. Mack, Richard Lyle, Ed j:
Coanelly, Miss Virginia Ross, Mamie Bernard
and Cora Lyle. The engagement is at popular
prices.
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer, very popular actress,
Will play an engagement of three nights and
matinee at English's, commencing on next Thurs
day evening, appearing as Mul, in Edward j.
Swartz's four-act comedy drama Dads Girl"
The plot of the play admits of many strong and
effective situations, which serve to sustain the
interest throughout, while the dialogue IS bright
more delicacy and refinement than Miss.
CANON FARRAR's LECTURE
Canon Farrar, who lectures in Plymouth
Church Monday, Nov 16 has attracted large
audiences in New York, the sales to the three
lectures amounting to $4,000. He complains of
the great distances in this country, the spaces
being great between city and city as compared
with the eight little island" on which he lives
&c hal Lon fy1r0 hInh lOn
tary of his church, as author and as an ora
tor and the high character of his recent address
In the abbey on General Grant wins for him a
hearing. In Chicago he is to lecture Nov. IL
and IL, and $4,000 of advance sales have already
been made
THE INDIANAPOLIS LECTURE COURSE.
The opening entertainment of the Indianapo-
His Lecture Course will be given at Plymouth
Church, on next Wednesday evening, when Mr..
A. p. Burbank will appear in his humorous i'm
presentations and recitations, rendering, in addi
ton to various selections drama adapted by
himsef from Charles Dickenss 'Tale of Two
Cities" entitled IA Life for Love-" Mr.. Bur
bank possesses exceptional powers as mimic
and elocutionist. and usually gives very pleas
ing entertainment.
THE DIME MUSEUM
Tomorrow afternoon and during the remain
der of the week the Mortimer & Weaver
Dramatic Company will be the attraction at the
Dime Museum. Two plays will be presented
during the engagement, the company opening
in Bertha, the Sewing-machine Girl which
viii be given at each performance until Thurs
day night, when 1.-THE Octoroon" will be pre-
scented, running the remainder of the week,
with the exception of Saturday afternoon. when
the frst-named play will be repeated The COM
pany, which is headed by Miss Annie Burton, is
said to be good In curiosity hall the man-fish
and water-queen, Ellie Bowen, the legless won
der, and other novelties will be seen.
THE ZOO THEATER.
Mr. Dick German, supported by his own
dramatic company, among whom is John G.
Leach, the popular Chinese impersonator, pre-
ssents at the Zoo this week, opening to- morrow
might his three-act comedy drama, Conrad, or
the Hand of Friend" Mr. German is dialect
comedian of original methods The play is from
abe pen of Mr.. Frank Dumont, who has repu-
aation for constructing dramas of this descrip-
zion, putting into them enough stirring situations
10 maintain an unfagging interest There will
BIO Elatinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day.
Stage Notes.
Mary Anderson bought the Kean crown at the
sale of John McCullough's effects.