The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-18
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ENGLIsH's-"THE COUNTRY CIRCUS"
"The Country Circus" drew crowded
house ut EnglIsh's last night. and succeed
ed In satisfying it with very unique en-
tertainment The show is simply circus
transferred to the stage. with just enough
OF story to bother people little to keep
the run of 1t. Its success lies in the neat
blending of the burlesque and genuine.
One turns from admiring some difficult
feat on the trapeze, bars or slack
wire TO laugh at the parody
on the circus band or the grandiloquent
ring master. Occasionally the wonderful
feats become tresome, just as they DO In
the real circus and vaudeville shows The
performers with the show are first-class In
their particular lines, and. one can see
about all he would see in the average cir
Gus, except the menager,e; that the audi
ence occasionally furnishes. The show
runs tonight and tomorrow matinee and
evening.
EMPIRE-CITY SPORTS.
The City Sports vaudeville show. which
is at the Empire for the ensuing week. is
full of go from start to finish. The cos
tunes are of better order as to quality
than is seen in the usual variety aggrega-
ton, and not at all overdone as to quantity.
None of the specialties are below the aver
age, while the character songs and dances
of Connie Leslie and Lizzie Darling. who
open the olio. were received with much en-.
thusiasm. Zitella and lynn give highly
laugbable dialogue performance. The bal
let. under the direction of Sohlke. Is fully
equal 10 those given By much more preten-
tious organizations. The company also IN
cludes the Sher1dans, comedians; Thomp-
son and Duclos. musical melange; Misses
West and Lancaster. donDle-faced dancing.
and Melville, who does q tirst-class trapeze
act above the heads OF the audience. The
performance concludes with burlesque.
entitled the Merry Buccanneers."
PARK THEATER-"THE WORLD AGAINST
HER"
Agnes Wallace Villa. q forcpel actress.
began q weeks engagement at the Park
Theater yesterday in Frank Harvey's stir
ring mclodrama. The World A gainst Her"
play presented here several years ago by
Kate Clsxton. There were large audiences
both afternoon and evening, and the per-
Torrance given the piece was closely fol-
lowed and much applauded. The play is
an English melodrama. the story being
that of woman. who 10 driven from her
home by the maohinations of q designing
man, and is compelled to struggle for the
safety of herself aud child both against
this man and her husband. who. through
misrepresen tations, Is estranged from her.
Eventually the truth becomes known to him
and @ desperate fight between him and
the william. in which the latter is
worsted, IL one of the exciting events that
straightens matters out. Miss Villa play ed
Madge Carleton, the wronged wife. with
intelligence and dramatic intensity. The
supports given By tho company was salts
factory, particularly the work of little
Annie, O wonderfully clever child actress.
Miss Lucie Villa introduces fancy dances,
for which she was much applauded. The
w orld Against Her" Is one of the strongest
plays the Park has had this season, and 10
10 forcibly acted. It will run all week, with
matinees every day.
The American Extravaganza Company,
next week in ALI Baba," is the greatest
organization of it's kind that ever travelled
over the country. The same production. in
every respect that was given in Chicago
and other cities will be seen here. mould
ing AS it does the services of one hundred
people, three ballots, fifty dancers and
several carloads of scenery. The sale of
seats will open next Thursday morning.
There has not been such q demand for
seats at An advance sale here this season as
thgt of yesterday for the performance of
RIP Van Wrinkle" to be given at the
Grand Thursday night. There was a
crowd in tho entrance to the theater early
yesterday morning. and by noon the
greater part of the house was sold out.