The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
FLASHES FROM FOOT-LIGHTS
Reviews of Past and Coming Attrac-
tiOns at the Local Play-HOuses.
Points of Interest Concerning the Movements
of the Publics FavOrites-What Mary
Anderson Has in Prospect

The attraction at the Grand Opera house dur
ing the first half of the week viii be Mr.. r. L.
Downing in Joaquin Miler's drama, Italy -Ho."
The play is said to be romantic in its nature.
1t is founded upon the life and adventures of
Hank Monk, Who, few years ago, was made
famous by driving the late lamented Horace
Greeley on the Pacific coast. He will be sup
ported by the charming vocalist, Miss Ida Mule,
who was here few months ago with Riee's Sur
prise Party in IA Bottle of Ink"
Victor Durand," the play of Mr.. Henry Guy
Carleton, which was received so favorably at
Wallacks in New York, at the beginning of the
season, will be presented at the Grand the last
half of the week. "Victor Durand" has been one
of the few contemporaneous plays lately pro-
duced by an American that has pleased the
critics. The cast embraces some of the best
talent in the profession. Mr. George Clarke,
formerly with the Young Mrs. Winthrop"
company, will enact the role of Victor
Durand. Mr.. Charles Wheatleigh, we'll known
actor, Mr.. Max. Freeman, of the Lyceum
Theater, Mr.. j. Newton Gotthold, who
was seen here in la Belle Russo" Mr. W. H.
Denny, Mr.. Fred Corbett and Mr.. Rowland
Blackstone, of Wallack's stock company, are
members of the cast. Miss Sophie Eyre, an
English actress, and who will be the leading lady
of Wallack's next season. and now engaged
with the theater, will enact the role of Ruth.
The other ladies are Miss Louise Dillon and Miss
Agnes Elliott This cast is exceptionally brill
iant and the engagement should prove the
most noteworthy of the season.
ever popular drama Herne's Hearts of Oaks"
will fill out the entire week Hearts of Oak"
has strong hold on local theater goers, and is a
play full of human interest absorbing and en-
tertaining. 1t is story of duty and self-sacri-
fice strongly acted The realistic and scenic ef-
fects of the play are good, and the real baby and
cast are the same as presented here early this
season Mr.. James A. Hearne still enacts the
leading role of Terry Dennison.
PLYMOUTH ORGAN RECITAL.
The organ recital at Plymouth Church yester-
day was passage from the realistic to the
ideal,' as Mr.. Clark expressed it. It com
menced with Vockman's ''Vorspiel," then
Handel's "Fugue in E minor" passing on to
Beethovens sad Funeral March," Mr.. Clark's
aim is to make these concerts educative and also
cumulative to give examples of the worlds best
music, and also to show how the great composers
reflected their own lives and sentiments in song
TO this end, each programme is entirely differ
ent from the preceding, nothing is encored or
repeated, and brief explanations of the music
It's Setlng In the lie OF the composer, ana
something Of that life itself, are given
Beethoven, DOOR, of humble origin, in
valid, deaf to his own music and to all
sweet sounds of nature for thirty years. led a
life tinged with melancholy and met death with
joy He lived only for his art. which raised him
above earthly sorrows. In contrast with the
Funeral March" of Beethoven Mr.. Clark put
Mendelssohn. who never knew want and whose
"Springtime" made the church seem full of bud
ding flowers and the warble of birds.
The Soldiers Chorus from Gounod's opera
of Faust suggested the strife of life and battle
and was followed with an impromptu on ''Anne
Laurie" where the old love song was at times
lost among rival bagpipes and jealous con-
tentions-voces from distant glens and forests
mocking and then encouraging the singing lover.
From the love strain of common mortais, the
appreciative audience WAS whisked inte fairy
land, and attended the marshaling of
the guomes, as portrayed in the
Overture to Lohengrin," which closed
the programme, and brought the hearers back
to the realities of real hunger and sunset. Mr..
Clark issues no printed schemes, and If he did
not suggest the fine relationships of the different
acts of his play they would elude many.
MONARCH MUSEUM.
The Dime Museum will reopen tomorrow
afternoon with another strong bill Among the
armless phenomenon; Joseph Lucasie the NADIA
gascar wonder; Isaac w. Sprague. living slele-
ton; Miss Jennie Quigley, queen of Lilliputians;
Lazars Bright Lights; the Muldoon quartet; Miss
Nettie Martyr, vocalist; Prof. ohnson, mesmer-
list; Perry and Lulu Ryan. SIX etch- artists; Luigi
Del Oro musical wonder; Malcolm and Melville,
trapeze performers; Griffin, the wonder worker;
Olivia mind reader Sam and Jim, from Ala
bama; Marsh Adams, black face comedian;
Punch and Judy, and the glass blowers.
PLAYS and PlaverA