The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-11
AMUSEMENT rs.
LoTTA AT THE GRAND.

Notwithstanding the intensely cold, dis
agreeable weather, that peerless and always
popular little artistic. Miss Lolita, drew an
other large audience at the Grand Opera
House last night, and that she thoroughly
delighted them goes without the saying, for
she always does that She is Just as full of
vim, bounce and go as ever, and really seems
to grow younger and more vivacious with
each recurring season. It was the unen-
imous verdict of the large audien e
which witnessed her performance las,
evening, that she had improved wonder
fully since her last appearance here. nc
only in acting but in voice as well, aud now
sings much better than fer several years bs
fore. Evidently her experience with toe
Britishers has had benencial effect for she
is now more finished in manner, yet 'ca osrs
just as nimbly" as ever, but with less s0g-
Lolita, and there will never oe another
True, she has many imitstors, but the
shadow can never be the substance, nor the
counterfeit the genuine.
Miss Lolita came forward last night for the
first time In this city in her new play,
comic vaudeville in three acts, by those n
inent French dramatists, Meilhac aud Mil
land, entitled "Mamzslle Nitouche" b.
an artf1l continuance the author introduce
their heroine with nothing to dis
tinguish her from score of demu,e.
~ clad, heavily velled pupils 10
convent school Miss Lolita helped along
the zest which this added to her entrance oy
singing her fret song in French, and invit.
ing fresh OutbuTst of applause after thai
which followed the song by removing her
veil, and, in a manner, stepping out of the
chars cter long enough TO acknowledge the
welcome which she had received. That
Welcome was demonstrative, and uuques-
- e. -
is ~sst'v more clever in its construction
81 IlOt than those of supposed local
color in which she Won popularity here OF
course 'Lottaism' permeates almost every
line, scene and situation, and that alone IS
sufficient to make II go with roar. The
bewitching little cOmmedienne kept her
auditors either laughing or apDlauding all
the time, and they insisted on calling her
before the curtain at the end of each act.
Lotta's supporting company this season is
much better than usual, and is evenly
balanced and capable. Especially good work
was done by Mr., c.. II. Bradshaw. an exec
lent comedian, while Messrs Frederick
Percy, Frederic Darrell, Harry Rich. w. 81.
Clair and J. 81. Stuart were satisfactory.
The ladies were all excellent Miss Adelaide
Eaton, Miss Nellie Pennoyer and Miss Alice
Brown assuming the principal parts. t.
night Miss Lolita will appear in "Mamzsile
Nitouche" tor the last time. No one should
fail TO see her.
ENeLIsH's OPERA HOUSE.
Dan'l Sully's Corner Grocery" will re-
turn to English's Opera House for three
nights commencing Thursday with a grand
valentine matinee on Saturday. The Cor
ner Grocery" comes to rs with a prestige OF
an almost unprecedent success in New York
City. Extravagant as it may sound It is not
too much to say that it prevokes as much
hearty laughter as any play in this country
Thnyo fcq had hrNxv 10 81
he is universally admitted to be the bright
est and best boy comedian on the stage. Mr..
DsnI Sully's work in the character of
Daddy Nolan" is quietly drool and humor-
Gus, exact IN making his points, equally at
esse in pathetic scenes and in comedy. Snd
is artistic in whatever he undertakes. Master
Malvery as 1.-THE bad boy" DAM Sully as
Daddy Nolan" the dog and the policeman
can create more fun in two hours than any
other play in America.
THE DIME MUSEUM
This popular amusement resort was again
largely patronizsd, both Monday afternoon
and last night, and opened the week with
one oil the strongest and best shows of the
season. Not even bad weather can keep the
people away from the Dime Museum. 1t is
the place of the towR and they will flock
there by the thousands during the present
week. The stage show given in the theat-
orium is especially strong and opens with
the popular Belmonts in neat Irish sketch.
followed by the Carriers with their musical
glasses; little Ella Lewis, the Infant Patti"
whose singing is really captivating tor one
so young; the Man Fish" and Water
Queen" who eat sleep and drink under
water; Master frankie Jones, the greatest OF
all child artists, in new specialties; Clever
Carroll, q good ventriloquist; the great mu-
steal Dale, who discourses the sweetest
music from the queerest of instruments, and
Miss Daisy Belmont, the best performer on
the revolving globe seen here for along time.
In Curiosity Hall, the mechanical wonder,
the Passion Clock" continues to be the sd.
miTation and study of all. while the White
Moors, the fat girl, Rice midgets, glass blow
ers, and Professor. Gisvoni's troupe of trained
canary birds are the subjects of much inter
est. With such a show as this, we shall be
very much surprised if the Museum does not
turn people away every evening this week.
Admission only ten cents TO all.
THE zoo THEATER.
In spite of the cold weather q large crovp
Was at the 200 last night, to witness the