The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
In THE THEATRICAL WORLD
Attractions that Will Amuse %Indianap-
oils Patrons During the Present Week.
Return Engagement OF 1.-The Old, Old Story"
-HOyt's New Play. "A Temperance Town
At the Other Play Houses-Stage Gossip.

Tuesday and W ednesday. Ihls play made
an excellent impression on the theater-
goers of this city and since Its first appear
ance here last November the cast has been
greatly strengthened. The plot. briefly
told, hinges on the w~rong-doing of Sidney
Beekman. the junior partner of the bank
ing firm of Beekman * Son. who bankrupts
the house by wild speculatIons, and seeks
to cover his margins by committing q
criminal act
His father does not disown him, since in
bis youth he. too. was a defaulter. and an
affecting scene ensues. as the father makes
confession of his own fault and extends his
sympathy and encouragement to his erring
son. YOunglBeekman is betrothed to Louise
Schuyler, his fathers ward, who. from II
sense of duty, stands ready 10 marry him
and give him her fortune TO save MN.
though she loves another. Philip Hareleigh.
Sidney discovers this, and rather than mar
herself, he cOmmits suicide, thus leaving
her free. The bankers creditors give him
an extension. and he recuperates.
Managers Sabel & Smiley have secured
only the best talent in the profession to
produce The Old. Old Story" The cast
is made up of John Flood, e.. Nichols,
Ralph Stuart. T.. A. Locke, Daniel Sabel,
Miss Fannie Mcintyre. Miss Stella Kenny,
Miss Isabelle Martin and Mrs. Wallace
BrittoD.
Mr.. Charles II. Hoyt's new play. which
bears the unattractivet title. "A Temperance
Town." and which has already achieved
o large measure of success during Its short
life, will be- seen for the first time In Indi-
annapolis at the Grand next Thursday
night. While the play is characteristic of
Dir. Hoyt, in its originality and humOr, it
Is said to be almost unique in its story and
treatment. The motif is a curious one, and
the story is said TO bear the sting of a great
rebuke to the laws of n New England State.
This is the kernel of fact, around which it
is said Hoyt has constructed a play which
Is a veritable Aprn shower OF tears and
mirth.
Twenty years ago that Green Mountain
State. Vermont. was q "blue-law' temper
ence State, just as it is to-day, but Wood
stock. one OF It's smaller cities, was the
bluest of the blue. Notwithstanding. men
drank and got drunk, just as of old, and
men sold them liquor TO get drunk on. The
penalty for selling or giving the stuff away
was $40 for each drink sold, and in default
Of payment the culprlt was required to
serve. instead, the time IN the house of cor
rectlon necessary TO work out his fine.
which in that State allows q Days
work to represent 335 cents In money. so
that 1t takes three days there to work out
u QOlidT. III inc mousse OF COTTtCtlOu NJ
Rutland, VT, so Dir. HOyt says. Is a gray
haired, st~Oop-shouldered man, who looks
seventy and is not fOrty-hve years old. He
Is registered as No. 196. and is known as q
"Ifer." which means that he Will stay I'M
TIL be dies. His name is William kibbling,
and he has been in prison twenty years
His crime was violation of the excise laws
or his native town of Woodstock. An in
former. to whom the law gave half the
fine, reported and proved hin guilty of
HAVING anlh 200 drin ka ennfrary m lapy Az
$40 a drink this made Kibbling's fine $3.50.
which he was unable to pay. The amour
done into days represented Is go days. or
nifty years and twenty days. The law ad-
scribed was imposed. William Kib-
bling was sent" practically for life. he
went in at twenty-five years of age. If he
lives to serve his term he will be eighty
one years old when he regains his liberty.
On this fact the play. "A Temperance
Town." was founded. The play has been
produced IN only q few cities, but has made
an unqualified success. and has been COM
mended as the most original. and. In many
respects. the most entertaining of Hoyts
work. The company enga ged in it's presen-
tation IL a large and especially strong one.
Among Its principals are George Richards
twho plays the village drunkardl. Eugene
Garfield. Richard j. Dillon (late of THE
Midnight Belr Company. George Ober.
Miss Elsie Lombard, Miss Bessie Thornton.
Miss Laura Ayres. Miss Emma Hagger,
Miss Marie TART, w. II. Currie and others.
Town" will begin tomorrow morning. and
there Is likely to be O very large demand.
Remenyi is a'true cosmopolitan if ever
there was one. He has travelled the world
over. Afew years ago 1T was reported that
he had been shipwrecked and lost in the
Indian ocean. The whole musical world
mourned. But on Wednesday evening,
April %. he will appear with his concert
company and give one entertainment at
Plymouth Church. This will be the mn
steal event of the spring. coming just after
the lenten season. Remenyl. the Hungar-
ian. Is a great musician. No description
can give any idea of his playing. His old
."CremOna." centuries old. sings, walls and
sobs. 1t shouts and screams like some one
In pain. rings like q bell and whistles like
q bird. Mighty chords peal from il like an
organ. thrilling the listener TO the core.
Then il dies away until 1t sounds like the
hum OF an insect on q drowsy summer
afternoon. He fondles and caresses his in
strument with strokes as light as the
breath of the wind IN June, and.
under the tender influence of his ca
ressing, the violin murmurs and laughs
In little snatches of melody softly and
sweetly like o mother soothing her baby TO
sleep. Then his manner changes, he
INV o Va " hlo 4 al
it, whips 1T, until the house rim gs and re-
verberates with the screams and cries OF
the tortured instrument. until the limits
of sound and nervous endurance seems
reached and you feel that something must
give way. when with u grand crash of har-
mony the tumult ceases, and every body
takes a long breath. He has secured q
prize in Alice May Rice. his graceful So
prano. Her voice Is n marvel of culture
and has a range from mezzo TO purest so.
prano. Fessenden has lost none of his
marvellous voice and every one remembers
his ringing tenor. as he is one OF the most
popular singers before the public. This
will be Remenyi's last appearance in Amer
lea but one. on the 2Sth. when he is IN
Cincinnati. On the 50th he sails for Paris.
Secure seats at Baldwin's April %.
Thomas f.. Shea. a young actor who Is
new to this city as a star, but who has
achieved success elsewhere. Will be the at
traction st the Park all this week, appear
ing IN two plays. One of these. Escaped
from Sing Sing" which will be given at
both performances tomorrow. Tuesday
and Wednesday. Is by no means new, for
years agO. whenit was played by Dominiok
Murray. 10 was one of the greatest or the
then successes. Its title is suggestive of
ultra-sensationalism, developed in muir
ders and other lawless acts. but the play
itself Is far different. having n strong com
edy element and Just enough of the sensa-
tional to make things exciting. The part
OF Richard Fernley gives Mr. Shea a wide
range for displaying his versatility. The
last three days OF the week Barred OUT"
given. In Mr.. Sheas company are frankie
CArnAnfRr a GiRXHr snnhrRffR Miss Hala.