The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17
ATTRACTIONS ON THE STAGE
Society Drama Expressed by One of the
Latest Successes to Be at the Grand.
During the Week Will Come Light Opera, While
the Park Is to Have Good Bill for Its
Daily Performances


gagement of four performances at the Grand
Opera-house tomorrow night. The play is
society comedy, with pure and interest
ing theme, devoid of the everyday clap
trap effects used in the modern drama.
1t is said to be absorbing from the start.
The skillful pens of Belasco and DeMille
have built this very charming play and the
tale runs thus: Mrs. Bellemy Ives. widow,
opens the play with amateur theatricals
for charity's sake and during their progress
sion, John Rutherford, United States
Senator, avows his love for Helen Truman,
a society belle, in love with one Robert
Gray, whose moral character is traduced
by one Lucille Ferrant. She accepts the
Senator, and they are married. A quarrel
between Gray and his enemy in politics,
Mathew Culver, in which newspaper tales
have been circulated by Culver, brings
about Helen's confession of her love for
GRAY. to her husband, whose manly con-
duct brings about revelation of feeling
which terminates the drama in general
happiness Other characters, as Mrs Ives, her
daughter Kitty, Jack Dexter, the lover, and
MAJOR Putnam, with minor roles, work out
the entertaining plot In the cast are Mrs.
Berlan-Gibbs, Miss Stella Teuton. Miss Adj
elaide Thornton, Miss Eta Hawkins, Miss
Eliza Logan, Miss Olive DuntOn. Mr.. Frank
Carlyle; Mr.. Henry Herman, Mr.. S. Miller
Kent; Mr.. James 0: Barrows, Mr.. John
Flood, Mr.. Charles s. Dickson, Mr.. A. w.
Gregory. All the scenery and accessories
are brought by the company, and the piece
will be produced with rare perfection of
detail.
noperatic event of unusual interest will
be the engagement of Mr.. j. G. Duf1,s comic
opera company, at the Grand, the latter
THE Queens Mate" which is said to be
the brightest and most entertaining opera
this company has ever given. The opera
has had successful career since its first
production in this country last spring at
the Broadway Theater, New York. 1t was
at that time given the credit of being one
of the best of the modern comic operas,
both in point Of melody and interesting
and amusing dialogue. In the company
are Lily Post, who has been leading
Marie Hatton, a recent acquisition to comic
opera; Mr.. Richard Golden, a comedian
who. is known from Maine to Cali
ff o,,li and is said to be particu-
of that of an irascible old gen.
eral, and Mr.. Harry Paulton, the leading
comedian of the company. He it was who
put "Erminie" on the stage at the New
York Casino. and coached Francis Wilson
in the role in that opera that has made him
famous as the only "Caddy.n In addition
to being a comedian, Mr. PaultOn is also an
author. Besides being responsible for the
book of This Queens Mate" he is also the
author of ..Erminie" and several other
librettos. The remaining members of the
company are Miss Lille Hawthorne, Mr.
William Mclaughlin, Mr.. Edward Lowe,
Mr.. Frederic Clifton, Mr.. John +. Nash and
MIR. Julian Edwards, conductor of music.
Guiding small dancing ballet, and aside
from the merits of the opera an electric IL
Elimination in the second act and the march
of the knights of st. JagO-represented by
14O young ladies in silver armor-are intro
duced as special features. The Grand Or
chestra will be increased to twenty musi-
clans for this engagement. Seats will be
on sale tomorrow.
The attraction at the Park all this week,
beginning with a matinee tomorrow, will
be the ever-popular farcical comedy, "a
Bunch of Keys" This is one of Charles
Hoyt's earliest, best and most successful
productions, and has been presented here
many times, yet, like all good things, it
never grows old, and always receives
cordial welcome. and has been witnessed
by large audiences. as it surely will be this
time. The fun-provoking powers of this
farce are we'll known The company is.
with one exception, the same as when the
piece was last seen here and includes Miss
Louise Sanford. Ada BOthner Mamie and
BERTHE Conway; Emily, Edwards, Charles
Charles II. Stanley, William Smith, and
others "A Bunch of Keys" will be pre-
sented every afternoon and evening during
the week.
The representations of European celeb
rites now on exhibition at the Eden Musee
is one of the most artistic and lifelike col
lections of wax figures ever seen in the
city, and they will well repay visit. All
the mOnarchs, rulers, statesmen and sol
diers of whom we daily read are there, and
the costumes displayed are counterparts of
the originals and made by the same work
men. The MuSee, since 1T has been remod-
eled, is bright and cheerful place and its
attractions are numerous and varied. 1t is
open every day and evening from noon to
IL p. NJ.
Stage Gossip.
T. NJ. Dasher has been made business
manager of "A Midnight Bell"
Four persons attended a matinee given
by Daniel +. Bandmann, at New Haven,
last week.
Marie Van Zandt contemplates tour of
this country at the head OF a grand English
opera company.
j. NJ. Hill contemplates producing an
American opera at the Union-square Thea
ter in June, and in July will put on high
class variety show.
Pauline Markham has been engaged by
Sol. Berliner to play an important part in
"A Noble Son." which will be produced at
Niblo's Garden, May ID.
Austin Corbin, the railroad king. is to
build a new theater for Edward Harrigan,
to be finished by next season. 1t will be
on Broadway near FOrty-tifth street.
Colonel McCaull has secured the rights
to present Franz Won Suppe's opera, ''Die
Tage mach dem Gluck," now in its seventh
month in Vienna. The English title of the
opera will be THE Clover"
The play in which Marie Nevins Blaine
will star is from the French. Her tour will
open in October and last twenty weeks,
with an additional supplementary season
that will carry her to San Francisco