The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-14
dering service in many battles. He will
be Inferred in q soldiers grave at Crown
Hill
N ENTS.
"sHR,SrRs, NIGHrn TONIGHT.

with their families and sweethearts those
who are so fortunate as to have theml will
the performance of wang to-
to the number of $50 or more. occu-
plying seats in a body. in honor of Mr.. Hop
per. who is a msgnate IN the order. The
theater will be deliberately decorated with
Shrine emblems, and the performance will
inclnde special features IN honor of the
event. The Shriners only occupy but half
of the lower floor. the other seats being on
sale for the general publlc. A special night
for an order like this is q novelty In Indian
ap0lis, bnt has proven to be very success
fui IN other cities.
THE SCHOOL OF SCANDAL.
Almost every body has heard of Rev. I.
Dewitt Talmage. aud mani people read
with much interest each week his ser.
mon as it appears in the daily press. On
Wednesday. March Is. at the Tomlinson
Hall, he will deliver his new, brillians
and extremely interesting lecture. The
School of Scandal" The Boston Mass
Traveller. in speaking OF DR.. Talmage.
says: The listeners were kept In good
humor and perpetual laughte from tho be.
ginning to the peroration. which latter wass
most sublime and soul-stIrring conception
of the author. and delivered in oratory Of
surprising eloouence."
The occasion will be honored by the
presence of the Hon. Claude Matthews,
Governor of Indiana. who will welcome
the orator of the evening and introduce
him to his audience. The railroads for the
day of the lecture will offer every facility
to out of town VISITORS. and allow an ex.
cursion rate to parties. The lecture will
close in ample time TO catch the late out OF
town trains.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN WANG"
n>Nuzlx II--~o- Aooo1r 1.lo.oA
most everything in the calendar-Julieu
or Gregorian-which might come within
the possibilities of Six feet two inches of
human flesh. but never until last night.
perhaps, did it ever occur to any one that
he would make a Quaker preacher. Such,
however. was the ejaculation of q fair ad-
mirer who had NO other words with which
to express herself when the audience was
convulsed over the affecting scene
wherein the monumental Wang was read
ing the death warrant to Pepat, the
black keeper of the royal elephant. That
is almost as comical as Wang himself.
Hopper and his merry company opened q
semi-week's engagement at English's last
night to @ house that was crowded almost
to the roof. 1t was the same Wang that
HOO bCCu uCIo UCiOlC, WDICu, bltCk 0lls 10
perhaps enough said. There is no moro
gorgeously arrayed company out OF New
York than this same Wang" either
in scenery. costumes OF the natural
Incompatible Dixie. He has a failing for
the tall and stately, however, which gives
an ensemble never approached by the old
Adonis hero. While Wang" lacks several
stadia of being comic opera proper, it has
mnra mncvn than n cnnrn nf thnan Enht
musical farces that are simply q con-
venience for introducing the clever tricks
of q star who depends solely on
his personality to carry through an other
wise dull performance.
The audience was more than pleased last
night, and the encOres were generously dis
trlbuted. The Man in the Moon" trio had
several local hits that provoked repeated
recalls. being finally topped of by Mr..
Hopper giving his Casey at the Bat" reel.
tation by special request. Even then the
Juror of applause was hardly allayed.
Della Fox. as the crown prince OF Siam.
divided the honors with the star, if that be
possible. Miss Fox can smoke . cigarette
light as one could wish to see.
She also had her voice with her.
and "He Who Sips Those Ruby Lips
may be expected TO undergo a revival on
widow and Marie Willard and Anna 'Keef.
as her two daughters, did the heavy
weight female parts to perfection. Samuel
Reed and Edmund Stanley got all there
ticularly clever piece of work was that of
Agnes Kelley, as the messenger who came
TO collect the bill for the widows wedding
dress. Mr.. Hopper has q numerous and
we'll balanced chorus. that Is almost too
large for the stage. The nursery songs in.
troduoed by the quartet Of juveniles, as
sisted by Hopper and Miss Fox. was one Of
the hits" OF the piece.
PARK THEATER-"THE ~PLUNGER."
In many respects the best equipped and
strongest dramatic company the Park
Theater has had this season is the Oliver
Byron company. which began a weeks en-
gagcment there yesterday. The house was
packed at both performances, and the
presentation Of THE Plunger." Mr.. d. X.
Higgins's we'll known play. was productive
of much laughter and enthusiastic ap-
plause. The piece has we'll SEN
sational scenes and dramatic situations,
and Byron, who is tho central figure
through IL all. makes the most of his 0ppor-
tunities. He ''%plunges" In every thing in
sight and generally m out on top. His
acting is breezy and vigorous. Miss Kate
Il yrOn plays Nora Glover, q sharp witted
Irish woman in the play, with excellent
effect. She is personally attractive and q
graceful and expressive actress. The sup
porting company Is altogether capable.
Carroll Daily. Miss Gertrude agill, Arthur
Mackly, Charles II. Thompson and Miss
EuRenia DiDgers present the principal parts
Intslligently. Some excellent scenic effects
are shown In The Plunger," and altogether
the piece IL an undisputed success. 1t will
be repeated ut both performance to-day
aud tomorrow. and during the latter part
of the week Across the Continent" q play
that made Mr. Byron famous, will be given.
There is q large advance sale for the re-
mainder of the engagement.
EMPIRE-LONDoN GAIET GIRLS.
The London Gaiety Girls ope ned at the
Empire yesterday to W good houses and
made a decided hit. The two burlesques
"a Dress Rehearsal and king for q Day"
served to introduce a bevy of pretty maid
ems in handsome costumes. assisted by
funny comedians. Several good specialties
were introduced thrOughOut. The olio Is
very strong for a show OF its class. The
hit of the show was Miss Ethel Carter, q
charming and graceful singer whose talent
is of n much higher order than is usually
found on the vaudeville stage.
NOTES.
Miss Kate Byron, who 10 playing at the
Park this week, is q sister of Miss Ada Re-
han. the famous leading lady of Daly's
company. New York.
Gus Williams. q German dialect COM
edIaD. whose powers Of entertainment are
well known. will play at English's the lat
farce-comedy, in which he has met with
great success. He has q company of Ca
pable people. Seats tor his engagement are
now on sale.
This is the day of the a~ctor-pugilists,
and the most noted of them all. James l.