The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
NEW YORK THEATRICALS.
Mr.. Nym Crinkles Weekly Feuilleton OF
Amusement Matters in the Metropolis.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW York, Feb 13-The 'divine fip-fap" ID
what some reckless Frenchman would call tho
style of drama that has broken out at the Union
square Theater. An attractive young woman
calling herself Carrie Swain undertakes to hold
n assemblage and carry an entire drama by the
-ibilty OF her backbone, and her voice. and
versatility of her legs and her talent
You are to imagine robust young woman.
with deal of that animal grace that is seen in
a cat, and with rich mellow voice, who wins ali
her applause by trying to be as unwomanly al
possible. She sings song at the footlights. II
is intended to be pathetic. At the end of each
verse she turns handspring on the stage
Agility thus accomplishes what ability will
not.
The whole exhibition is vulgar, coarse and
painful to good taste But it excites the admira
ton Of the class of men who will make a ring 10
the street to see drunken woman demeau her
SELF
This girl will probably fill the Union square
with rude people for weeks
And the iniquity of it all Is that the entertain.
ment gets classed with the drama
This girl is fair type Of a class Of quick
witted. uneducated, natural tomboys. with good
looks, who get upon the stage and then sdy6Sf~i
tise the fact that they have not one impulse Of
good taste in them. They will do anything that
will draw money. The burlesque business 10
full of them. $50 @fFt
Mr. Edwin Booths New York engagement has
been SO far the most inartistic that he mas ever
played here. His support is wretched, and his
stage work generally far behind the ordinary
travelling show. Some of his impersonationr
have been mechanical and aberrant Others
have flashed up for a moment with his old fire.
But he appears to have lost his artistic ambition.
1t is rather early for him to close his circuit and
begin the ''superfuous lags' business. Mr..
Barrett may stir him up, next season, with new
management. and l understand that it is the in
tention of these actors to join hands the year
after in starring tour with the best leading
woman that can be secured. Where oh where
will she be found
Leading women are nil. Rose Coshlan the
pet Of the golden youth here, is barn storming in
one.nIght towns. wearing out her voluptuoua
soul IN railroad travel. Clara Morris plays in
termittently only in the CHASTITY drama Kate
Forsythe is holding mp the one part show Of
Raymond somewhere. Mrs. Bowers is over the
line of attractiveness. ModJeska only speaks
English well enough to stand alone. Sarah
Jewett is lost pleiade. Mather will not play
second fiddle Anderson is aching to get back to
London. Vedders. who ought to be at the top
simply isn't. Laura Don is dying. MauE
Granger is fat and cropsical Marie VAIN.
wright goes only with her husband, and he IL,
gone already AS for that slim and beautiful
girl that Frank Mayo launched upon us in
NoroecK, sne Is gaming IN nesn ana expert
ence only to be snatched up by some ruthless
husband just as we want her most
When one thinks of all the schools and acad-
emies that were started here year ago and the
battalions Of genius that came from all parts of
the Union, one wonders what has become of the
material.
To replenish the stage we shall have to wait
for a financial panic and crash Then host of
society bellies will walk out Of their parlors into
Camille" and THE Lady of Lyons" to recuper-
ate their husbands fortunes and to show their
diamonds. NYM CRINKLE