The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
ENGLIsH's OPERA WILBUR COM
PAW

| PANY"
The Wilbur Opera Company, which played
here last week, began re.engagement at
English's last night and the audience was so
large as to fill almost every seat in the theater
Audran's entetaining comic opera La Mas
| cote" was presented, and it was, in many re-
| spects, the best performance the Wilbur people
| have yet given, although it had various defects
| The company is not especially strong one,
and has no great singers, but it gives operate
| performances in a way that evidently pleases
| those who come to see them Mrs. Kerwin is
| particularly clever in the Mascotte, for the
| music is suited to her voice, and she has an op-
portunity to display her very excellent ability as
actress. Mr.. Brands Pppo was fairly we'll sung
and acted. MIR Chapmans Rocco created much
merriment and Miss Knowlton,, who is one of
good as Fiametta Tonight "Olivette" will be
given, with repetition of 1.-THE Mascotte" to-
morrow afternoon, and the new success 'Estrel-
la" tomorrow night. The low scale of prices
10, 20, 30 and so cents will continue throughout
the engagement.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"Two BAD MEN"
There is occasion for wasting any great
amount of space on the performace of Mr.. VIM.
ellis alleged comedy, 1.-TWO Bad Men," at the
Grand last night for it was totally and
irredeemably stupid and tiresome. There
was a solemn and lonely looking audience, and
few shrill-voiced gamins in the gallery, who in
sisted on yelling rats" every few minutes
much to the relief OF various persons down stairs
whose exact sentiments they expressed. The
play, if it can be given such dignifed title is
meaningless lot of rubbish, and the company is
not especially talented The management make
an excuse for the performance last night by saw
no thata nat n wa ~
with two new people in the cast and without suf
icient rehearsal This is probably true. It will
be repeated tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
| tomorrow night.
THE MONARCH MUSEUM.
The Monarch Museum has fine list of attrac-
tions this week, including Chang, the Chinese
giant the largest of men; Ida Jeffries, the Cir
cassian beauty; Ida Williams, the corpulent lady,
who is accomplished In various ways speaking
eight languages with ease; Solomon Stone the
lightning calculator; Annie Jones, Barnum's
bearded woman, and others. The stage show
has some novel features, Nala Dana Jante, the
Hindoo woman, who wraps around her body
about 400 pounds of live snakes of a very large
| size; Tom Thumb, the clown elephant; Avis and
Mcbride in neat song and dance; Prof. Gels
a talented crayon artist, and Little frankie
Jones, who has improved wonderfully since his
| last appearance here and does very clever
OF Oll!le khldFy ALI h0uOeJ, are
the principal attractions Performances will be
| given afternoon and evening during the week as
usual.
Mr.. William Gill and Paul Arthur can do
| much better than waste their time on such stuff
as 1.-TWO Bad Men"
The Lyra will give their regular concert at
their hall to night, for which an attractive pro
gramme has been arranged.
The advance sale of seats for the "Adamless
Eden" performance at English's, Thursday night,
will begin at the box-office this morning
Frank Mayo and his ''Nordeck" Company
stopped over at the Denison last night, being
| unable to fill one of their engagements on
account Of delayed trains.
There was theater party-a dozen young
| ladies and gentlemen in full dress in box at
| Englishs last night-which added materially to
| the appearance of the audience.
| The fourth annual benefit of Indianapolis
! Lodge No ID, B. p. 0. Elks, will take place at
Dickson's Grand Opera house, Friday afterneen
| Feb 6. Tickets are now on sale.
| The scale of prices during the Emmett en-
gagement at the Grand Opera house the last three
| nights of this week will be as follows: All
seats on first floor ST. dress CIRCLE reserved, rs
cents. Admission, %. so and Is cents Sale
| opens this morning at o'clock at the box Office
| Mr.. Emmett will be seen in his new play, 1.-THE
| Strange Marriage of Fritz" in which he intro
/ duces several new songs and dances