The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-24
STARS ON THE LOCAL STAGE
Many Attractions to Please the Fancy
of All Glasses of Theater-Goers.
Thanksgiving Week to Be Filled In With Mel
odrama, Comic Opera, Farce and Irish Com
edy-The Eden M~usee-Stage Gossip.

there VIII De no attraction at the Ordnu
tomorrow night. but Tuesday evening the
Duff Opera Company will begin an engage
ment limited to two performances. present
ing. for the first time in indianapolis, Harry
Paulton's new work, "Paola." The Duff
company is a large organization. including
nearly sixty people, the chorus alone hav-
ing forty-fiye members. Among the princi-
pals is Miss Lenore Snyder, of this city,
who is a singer of ability. The company,
besides Harry Paultor. embraces quite a
number of well-known singers, among
them being Miss Louse Beaudet, Chauncy
Oleott. w. III. Mclaughlin and others.
"Paoia" Is a trayeSty oh the Corsican VEN
delta. and the material at hand has been
skillfully used. there being a consistent
plot AMI numerous interesting situations.
The company carries all of its own scenery,
and the opera will be put on at the Grand
Just as it has been at all of the m~etropoli-
tan theaters throughout the country. There
will be no matinee. Regular prices VIII
prevail so far as the lower part of the house
is concerned, but three rows in the first
gallery will be reserved, and 20 cents
charged for the seats.
at the Park Theater, L. J. Hassan's lone
of the Finest will be the attraction all
week, the engagement beginning tomorrow
afternoon. With this play. through Its fire.
quent presentations by Gus Williams, the
public is familiar. Since the Hassan com
pany commenced to play it. however, sew
eral changes have been made, and the
claim is put forward that il has been some-
what improved, The story remains the
same. but quite n number of sensational
features have been introduced. 1t Is now
classed among the tank dramas. The North
iiver scene, that is presented with close at
tention 70 detail, is said TO be realistic.
While other features of u similar character
aid much interest to the performance.
The matinee prices Thanksgiving afternoon
viii be the same as at night.
? The Eden Musee. with a long list of at
tract1ve features, will be re-opened tO-mor-
row afternoon. and daily exhibitions will
be- given from l until IL o'clock at night. A
collection of freaks and novelties and an
excellent show is promised. Chief among
the features will be a peculiar individual
known as Hard-headed Hull. who acquired
that Alternative name because he performs
the feat of placing a block of granite on
his head and allows any one from the aud
fence to break it with a sl~edge-hammer.
lie has been on exhibition in Cincinnati,
Chicago and other cities. where scientists
and medical men who visited him said they
were unable to understand how no can
stand the blows. Capt: Paul Boyton's life
crossed the English channel and made 9TH
er voyages, will also be on exhibition. as
will the small boat he took with him In his
various journeys. BoytOn's trained seals
and what Is said to be the largest sea ser
pent ever captured are als1 among the nov
elites. There will be a sc mt matinee for
children Saturday afte moons.
Joseph Murphy. the Irish comedian.
than whom there is probably no better of
his class on the stage. will appear at En-
glish's Opera-house Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights of this week. giving the usual
Wednesday matinee. Mr.. Murphy has
been seen here frequently. and his merit as
a comedian is well known and appreciated.
THE Donagh." a new play written for him
by the late George Fawcett Rowe. will be
presented for the first time in this city.
Those who nave seen it speak of it as a bet
ter play than any IN which MIR. Murphy
has appeared. and tins statement IS borne
out by the favorable comments of the press
In the cities where il has been given. The
star will be supported by Miss Belle Mel
vile and a capable company. The scenery
was arranged especially for the play, and
rs quite attractive.
"a Tin Soldier" one of Charles II. Hoyt's
numerous farce-comedies. will be presented
st English's Opera-house during the last
half of the present week. The engagement
will open with q matinee Thursday after
noon, aud include five performances. The
company is under the management of
Frank Mckee. and was selected especially
for this presentation. Louis Wesley is TO
play the part of Rats and Paul Dresser that
of Villas Candy. the plumber, while Miss
ST. George Hussey. q well-known actress,
Is cast for the character of Violet. The
press has had many complimentary things
TO say of the performance.
As its Thanksgiving attraction the Grand
Opera-house will offer Eugene Tompkins's
latest sensational melodrama. Mankind"
1t was MIR. TOmpkins who wrote Youth"
''The World and other plays of that char
acter. The piece differs somewhat from
the ordinary melodrnma, it is claimed,
chiefly through its superiority of dialogue
and the manner of its acknowledgement.
The story is based upon the efforts of sew
eral different people to gain possession of a
will, which furnishes @ number of start
f,ns b so%plisat tn1ns ont "A w wi ss q. dif Ss,ress b by
the will left by her father is torn in
two pieces by an angry woman The pieces
lind their way into the hands of two viii
lains who are partners IN CRIME, but one
murders the other. which results in bring
ing the guilty TO justice. The company is
said to be strong. w. III. Thomson appears
as Daniel Groodee. and his performance
has been highly commended. The engage
ment will be for three nights and two mat
inees. The prices TO the Thanksgiving
matinee will be the same as at night.
Stage Gossip.
Hanlan, the famous oarsmal, has been
engaged by Jefferson & Taylor. and is APP
pearing In the regatta scene of IA Dark
Secret"
Fanny Davenport played La Tosca" one
night recently, in Utica, for the benefit of
the local lodge of Elks, before an audience
that represented $4,000.
Z. NJ. Dasher, a well-known Indianapolis
boy. is in the city. lie is returning east
ward after a trip TO California, where he
went as the representative of Hoyt's Brass
Monkey" company.
Louis James has added "Ingomar' to his
repertory for this season. He has just pur
chased a new romantic play, founded on
Spanish history, which he proposes to give
an elaborate production next year.
At the Casino, New York. "Erminie," with
Pauline Hall in the title role, has been re-
vived in q manner more sumptuous than
ever. New costumes and new scenes have
been provided. and everything has been
done TO make the production a perfect one.
opening performance, Wednesday
evening. marked the twelve-hundredth rep
resentation of the opera in this country.
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