The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
AMUSEM ENTS.

ENGLIsHS-DE WOLF HOPPER'S WANG"
Not since the famous scenic production
of The Comedy of Errors" by Robson and
Crane has Indianapolis seen any thing SO
handsomely staged as De Wolf Hopper's
wang" Whether or not the two stage
settings are true to Siamese scenery and
architecture and the costuming is true to
Siamese life are. of course, questions that
the average person cannot determine. but
certain it is that they are works Of art, not
SIMPLE austere Western art, but lux
urious, gorgeous Oriental art But
the staging is not the whole show
nor o tenth part of it. Mr.. Hopper has
demonstrated that Henry Irving's methods
not his mannerisms-can be carried into
comic opera with high success. Every de-
tail is carefully thought out. the people
are selected With such care as to give the
impression that nobody else could carry
the particular parts assigned to them as
well as they, the opera is full OF catchy
music, there is an immense amount of
fresh stage business" and. above all. the
thing goes" with q spirit and dash
that does not permit interest to
tag for a,monument De Wolf Hopper is
so well known and 80 we'll liked that he
has begun to acquire the knack possessed
By Nat Goodwin of making people laugh
SIMPLY by looking at them. But good
comedian and good singer that he is, he
does not By any means Overshadow his
support. bella Fox Is suffering from
throat trouble and not III the best of voice.
but she Is % sprightly, airy little midget.
Singer, Samuel Reed. Jeanette St.
Henry. Anna O'Keefe. Alfred Klein and
Camm MARVEL make up remarkably
strong combination for secondary parts.
Tho first is coincidence of much ability
as well singer. while Miss McHeDrY
has o rich soprano voice. and Miss O'Keefe
ia not only an excellent cOntralto. but
good actress and graceful dancer.
Klein and Reed are both precisely
the elephant- keeper and the. Col
onel. The most popular feature
of the show was the baby" song and
dance of three little tots, one of whom Is q
better actress than many women on the
stage In their twenties.
The audience was large and fashionable,
and 30 enthusiastic that encOres were the
exception rather than the rule. The opera
will be repeated tonight and Tomorrow
night.
PARK-"FAsT MAIL"
Mr.. Lincoln j. Carriers well-known play.
''The Fast Mail" began a weeks engage
ment at the Park yesterday. Although
this is the third engagement of this attrac-
ton here in less than q year, there were
great audiences at both performances yes-
terday and the performances were pro-
ductive of enthusiasm. The chief strength
of The Fast Malf' lies in the elaborate
production, which has unusually realistic
features. The moving train is q wonder of
Stage mechanism, and more like the aenu-
inc article than any ever seen here. The
steamboat explosion Is also well worked.
so as to make t more effective. and the
representation of Niagara Falls in the last
act Is strikingly beautiful These three
little less picturesque. The sensation and
comedy In which The Fast MaiP' abOunds
are well brought out by the present COM
pany, who give the piece a smoother per-
formance than it has ever before received
here. The leading parts are In the hands
of Gustave Neavllto. who played Walter
West here before; Jay Simms, who is also
we'll known in the cast: j. J. Morris. Miss
Edith Arnold and Miss Ida Thomas. Tho
Fast Maip will run all week with matinees
daily, and n continuation of the large pat
rOnage Is to be expected.
POPULAR FAICE-COMEDY COMING.
At English's the latter part of this week.
Hallen and Hart will present q new version
of Later On Aside from their midi
vidual merits. they have always sur
rounded themselves with the cleverest per-
formers and singers. They are said TO have
added to the many bright features of the
vsriegared piece of last year. The COM
pany numbers twenty-five people, all of
whom can sing. dance and entertain. The
costumes are said 10 be new and attractive,
and the girls who form the chorus have
been chosen with regard to looks well
as voice. Nearly all the music, songs and
dances are original and new. An attractive
musical novelty will be a gavotte. in which
the music is supplied by singing birds.
The birds are clever mutations The sup
port includes John McWsde. Will III. Sloan,
Clare ThrOpp. Sadie Mcdonald, Ada SOM
ers. Mollie Fuller. Florence Bell. Carrie
Wallace. Carrie DeMar. Ethel OrmOnde.
Emily Seymour. Mabel Nichols. Harry Hill.
ton. George O'DonnelI. Richard Reab.
Charles Kettler, Samuel Cutter and w. S.
Francis. Seats are now on sale for Later
On"