The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-21
FOR THE WEEK
Society Drama with the Richest Sur
~roundings Underlined for the Grand.
The Park Theater Is to Have a Play Made POpu-
lar BY Gus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. atthe
Eden M~usee-Notes of the Stare.

A hieh-class dramatic attraction Of unusual
interest will be seen st the Grand the latter
part of this week. in '"Ths Tigress." The play
is a dramatization OF Mr. Ramsey Morris's SEN
s~ationai novel, Cruelty Her" which has recent
ly achieved such widespread popularity. Mir.
Morris was for several years the leading man at
the Madison-square Theatsr and is both a writer
and actor of note. The drsnitization of this
novel ia said to be q stage work Of very great
strength and unusual originality. He aud Miss
Selena Fetter. an actress we'll known here. are
starring jointly in the play. Thisis Miss Fetters
first legitimate and regularly appointed appear
ance as a star. Her varied experience for the
past four years as leading lady for Robson and
Crane. is well remembered. She Is . lady of
unusually attractive appearance. and an actress
of fine powers Of expression. In the supporting
company are such weil-known people as Miss
Blanche Weaver, Miss Nellie Taylor, Miss Nina
Freeth. Miss Frances Gauut, Miss Kate Grey,
Mr.. Frank Harrington, Eugene Sanger, George
Bailey, Charles Jehlinger. Edgar Willis. George
+. Hill and others. The scene OF "The Tigress"
Is laid at Monte Carlo and Paris. ard the time is
the present. The high life that invests the mar
rative necessarily calls for the work elaborate
costnmings and appointments. One OF the for
mer is q costly tigsr-skio dress worn by Miss
Fetter. The special music that is introduced
throughout the play. was written for IL by Mr..
W. W. Furst, the well-known orchestral direct
or, of New York. The advance sale of seats
for The Tigrsss" will begin at the box-ofice of
the Grand, Tuesday morning. at Q o'clock, and
an unusual demand may be anticipated because
Of the excellence Of the attraction.
The Park will have the most elaborate and
expensive attraction Of the season, this week, in
Edward j. Hassan's big production Of the we'll
known comedy drama, Zone of the Finest
The pay is the one in which Gus Williams
starred for several seasons. Mr.. Hassan has
added several very attractive features TO H.
Chief among these is q North river scene in the
fourth act. The tank used is described as the
largest ever Introduced upon any stage. Luigi
Sorchi, the hero of the Nile, who is said to be
the champion swimmer of The world, performs
marvellous feats IN the water. On the pier q
Variety show Is given, while the boats are Gid
ing by OH the river aud bathers diving and
wImmIng IN 1t. The company Plumbers TWEEN
ty-iwo people, who have been carefully selected.
Mr.. Edwin VI. Ryan. a weliIknown dialect
comedian, plays the leading part, that OF John
Mishler, the policeman. The piece will be put
on the stage with new scenery and effects
throughout, and a number Of original special
ties and other attractive features are intro
ducec. The company has been playing to very
large business IN all the principal cities, and is
likely to here. as the advance sale is already
large. Inc engagement Will Oeglu with the
matinee tomorrow afternoon and continue ell
week, at regular prices.
The new Eden Musee, under the Park Thea
ter. will begin it's regular sesson tomorrow, and
hereafter there will be new attractions there ev-
cry week. and an entirely new stage show.
Among those announced for this week are Ad-
miral Dot. Bsrnum's little man; Prof. Angelo.
the successful bird trainer and performer, whose
birds do various entertaining Times: Mile.
Fatima, the Circassian Princess; Miss Nora
Wren, who is twenty-four years old, twenty-six
inches high, and weighs bat s~ixty-fve pounds,
and others. In the theatorium connected with
the Nusee there will be specialties by Admiral
Dot. Ned Forbes, the ~jugg.er, knife-thrower and
balaDceT; Robert L. Turner. the musical prodi-
ey; Prof. lie Mart. and others. The Muses and
thsatorium have boon remodeled and rearraneed
throughout The admission 10 both IL but 10
cents, and they are opsn all afternoon and even
ing. It is Intended TO make this place of smuse-
ment as attractive as possible IN every way.