The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
JOE EMMET AT THE GRAND.


Despite the frigid atmospherical condi.
tons, the Grand Opera House was comfort
ably filed in every part last night to well
come the return of the inimitable aud ever
popular Fritz" Mr.. j. X. Emmett who
opened brief season at this popular smuse-
ment temple in his latest addition to the
Fritz" series entitled The Strange Mar
rage of Fritz; or. The Love Of
an Irish Girl" Mr.. Emmett was
in prime condition sad voice, aud
the warmth OF his reception must have told
him that he was in the house OF his friends
and al could see that the house was full Of
them. Emmets many imitators, in place
of alternating his clientele, have rather in
creased his popularity, and caused him to be
priced more as an original. And he now
comes to Us not with an out and out new
creation, although the play is new, bat with
his vigorous and magnetic personality,
graceful work, fresh lines, new songs and
character dances, and the old
good humOred, fascinating Fritz "
The play is full of HMM fact, there is
scarcsly room for anyone else, but attrac.
ton is the purpose and Emmett is the mag-
the audience much more than hall the time,
filed by the play, and this is Just what his
admirers like best in the performance The
play hasn't much of a story and still less plot
but the incidents and action are entertain.
ing. In the prologue Fritz is q tramp
with no companion but bis guitar a lady
wants 10 get married to sOmebOdy-anvbodg
for purpose, and Fritz" suits her pur-
pose. 1t is agreed that after the ceremony
the two 90 different ways never 20 meet
again, and all that. Then Fritz finds a
little child in a basket, deserted and he p
less, and he sings Love is a Flower" to
il and resolves TO mend his life
tor-not his wife but the child
In the first act of the play proper he appears
ia play and song with two little girls-mere
kids" and Fritz" knows how to play
with kids better than anybody else on the
stage. The scene and song With them is
delightful. Then he falls IN love with the
wrong woman, not knowing that she Is
whom be is married, mysteriously, is his
pretty neiehbor and often sthis side. neither
does she know, bat each believes that the
,ther party TO the strange marriage is dead
The complications arise aud matters get
mixed up much until thu veil is withdra va
and the my stery solved OF cou rse the
mysterious marriage holds good between
Fritz and Eileen McCarty," and Clara"
the other girl, finds her affinity aud is happy.
There is q beetle browed old VILLAIN, an IRISH
man OF the old stage cut aud style, who
has designs upon Eileen and her property,
and he is foiled. Everything turns out h1D-
PLY for sl the characters in whom the au-
dience Is Interested and that's the way the
play goes. Emmett sings usve is a Flower"
Come Baby Come "Yust Look on Dot
Baby" Tom. Call the Cows Home" aud
Lost Wife. al new, 10 bis own I'M mitable
way. In this Fritz" he does more dra-
matte work than he has had to do in auy
former play of hls. There are in the per.
Torrance several good bits OF acting and
business. some of which are done with the
assistance at plaster busts. real skulls and =
ravesty OF Shskespesre's Seven Ages"
from las You Ike It," The whole ca
deavor is 10 treshen Fritz up, and IL is a sue
Gers.
The supporting company is en- excellen,
one, for the limited amount OF work re
CURED OF it, Miss Emms Field, Miss Cars
Grady and Messrs. L. + McCsbe and Ina
Shine being especially clever in their r.
spective roles Emmett vas applauGec
throughout, aud encores OF songs we're in
sisted upon. Only Emmett matinee Sator
lay afternoon. Same BILL to night and 70
morrow night.
The zoo is attracting large audiences every
night and al the usual matiuees. The prn-
Wednesday Sentinel.
EDglsh's Opera House was crowded las
night to witness the "Adamless Eden !" Tn
house will be closed until next THURSDAY
light. when Tine Midnight Marriage WILL
oe the attraction.
The talented emotional actress, Miss
Maude Granger, in ]. h. Tillotson's latesl
successful romantic military drama, Lila
wood" will be the attraction at the Grand
Opera House the last half of next wees.
The Dime Museum was thronged again yes
terday afternoon and last night The
attractions offered are among the best of the
ssason, and il Is no wonder the business
continues large. Chang. the Chinese giant,
the Cilcassian, the bearded lady and the gi-
4ntess, are sll objects of great interest as
are thousand aud one other features
Chang gives the children 'candy mat
Gee" tomorrow afternoon a. O'Clock. No
doubt they will all be there.
The advance sale of seats for the engage
rnent of Miles & Barton's Bijou Thestsr Op.
-ra Boufe Company in the latest operate
'ur.esqus, ''0rpheus and Earydice," at the
Grand Opera House the first ha,f OF next
seek, opens at the theater box Office this
morning at o'clock. There will be no ad
vance in the prices. The company numbers
some forty odd people, among which are some
Sne vocsiisrs and number of graceful
cancers. "Orphels and Eurydice" is one OF
he brighten and mos: tuIeiui opera bouffes