The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-24
THE AMUSEMENT REVIEW.
The Variety Of Attractions Offered to In
dianapOlis Theater-Goers This Week.
Nym Crinkle's Gossip About the Actresses Now
Conspicuous in New York-Notes About
the Stage and Local Musical People.

TIC Dtd16 LOCal M uSlGdI IEOple.
OF all the English dramas, none that this
country has seen has had q more successful
career than Frank Harvey's 1.-THE Wages Of Sin. +"
This, it is claimed is because it relies upon orig
"a dramatic strength rather than scenic
inality su- - -,on,,,,;.,, m,
or sensational effects for It's pr A"O
title does not fairly indicate the character OF the
play. Nym Cripkle, the well-known dramatic
critic, says of it: 'Its story is intensely inter-
esting owing 70 its human relationships and its
depth of feeling and passion. great many
plays have been written upon this motive but
they were either 'goody-goody' or extravagantly
sensational. This one preserves a mien of
dramatic excellence not observable in such clam
Orous panoramas ms The World and The Black
Flag and it depends wholly upon the good and
evil Of human character for it's interest It's eff
feet on the average beholder is wholesome
one" It was this play that had such long and
prosperous run at the Fourteenth-street, New
York, and which in other large cities has been
sGually successful. II is produced with scenic
correctness, but not elaboration, and the orig
lnal company, which will present it here, in
cludes such people as Charles S. Maubury, the
Frank V. Bawley, Miss Etelka Wardel, Mrs.
Harry Courtaine, Miss Lesette LeBaron, Miss
Ella Baker and others.
"Don Cesar" the new comic OPERA which the
famous McCaull Opera Company will present
Tor the only time in this city, at the Grand on
next Wednesday evening, was first produced in
English during Manager McCaull's last summers
engagement at Wallack's Theater, New York.
its success in Europe was really phenomenal,
considering that it was the first work Of it's
young composer, Rudolph Dellinger, the musical
director of the Carl Schultz Theater in Ham
burg It has assured him his place among the
German light opera composers. The story of
the opera Ia substantially the same as Victor
Hugo and DEnnery's Don Caesar de Bazap,"
which was used by Wallace for Mariana"
But the music Of this work is quite as different
in conception as in its school of composition.
Manager McCaull presents at least one new
epera every year, and never produces even his
successes second year, SO those desiring to see
"Don Caesar" must take this opportunity. The
company engaged in it's presentation is credited
with being the most effective and talented comic
opera organization on the road. Among its
principals are Lily Post, Laura Joyce Bell, An
bic Meyers, Signor perugini, Digby Bell, George
Olmi, Edwin w. Hoff and others. They played
At Cincinnati last week, and the papers of that
are the best seen there this season. They will
appear here only one night. The advance sale
Of seats will begin tomorrow morning at the
box Office of the theater.
The list of names and dates for the first course
of lectures to be given by the Indianapolis Lect-
are Course is now complete The change from
ten Entertainments for g. so to two courses of six
lectures for 81 for each course is not merely one
Of cheapness. There is change in ideas The
new thought Is educational The lecturers are
quality of the word they have to speak, and not
for the mere notoriety of their names Single
lectures will range from % cents to ST.. Tickets
win be on sale at the book stores and at
Plymouth Church.
Col. Prentiss Irgraham's Southern drama,
''The Gamblers Wife, will be the attraction at
she Dime Museum all this week. It is play Of
Ingenious construction, with strong situations
striking climaxes and an entertaining comedy ele-
ment Mr.. w. G. Donaldson, the star of the
company is an actor of fine attainments and he
has the support of Miss Florence Worth, leading
lady for Rose Coghlan last year, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hooker, last year with Fred Bryton's For
given" company, Charles f. Eldrige, the come
alan, Harry Collins and others It will be pre-
iented here with fine scenic effects.
q The last three nights of this week the Grand
will be occupied by Manager J. NJ. Hills COM
pany, in Edward Solomon's spectacular comic
opera, "Pepita," which had such remarkable
run in New York A feature of the production
here will be the strong cast, and the elegant
scenery and costumes which were employed in
lhe original production at the Union-square
Theatre.
Nym Crinkle Talks About Actresses.
Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal
New YORK, Oct. 23.-I saw Lord Lonsdale
standing in front of the Casino. the other morn
Ing. lie was dressed in cut-away coat
and it was blowing stiff winter breeze
No one paid the slightest attention to him, and
be looked rather lonesome. The Violet Cam
eron opera season has been business failure
apparently, and public interest in the whole af-
lair has suddenly died out. 1t is difficult now to
get anybody to talk about it at ALL
Mr. Frohman. the manager of the other Brit
lsh celebrity Miss Fortescue. who has appeared
Mt the Lyceum, took hint and adopted another
course with his star Two days before she made
Der debut here he managed to get himself inter-
viewed, and said the reason why Miss Fortescue
bad not accepted the pressing invitations of the
Lorillards to spend few weeks at Tuxedo Park
Ras that she had sprained her ankle.
The only British celebrity who doesn't offend
society nor toady to it is the Langtry. She COM
bines in herself the most gracious independence
with the most discreet silence. Her little home
gn Twenty third street is a most admirable
mingling Of the English family circle and the
Bohemian symposium. Her little breakfasts
provide a charmed group, in which the polished
and courtly Ned Gilmore sometimes breaks a
scholarly lance with the erudite Lee Lynch, and
Wilson Barrett and Charles Coghlan discuss
Hamlet aud eggs in Chesterfeldian periods
Langtry herself is not what you can cali viva
Bious or brilliant woman. But for all that she
has a social charm peculiarly her own never
met man who had been in her company half
an hour who did not acknowledge her charm
without being unahle to clearly account for it.
She does not, like some professional
women, throw herself at you, so
to speak She never gushes and she
doesn't do the mental clinging trick so effective
with the "low-lidded blondes of Briton." think