The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND-'FAUST. By MORRISON.
The opening night of Lewis Morrison's
return engagement at the Grand in Gethe's
masterpiece brought out an audience that
filled the house. Under the staging by this
company. which has reached point ap-
preaching perfection, the play has the en-
during attractiveness of o great piece of
art. The story reaches an Interpretation
comprehensive and faultless, and reduces
the philosophy and exquisite art of the
German Shakespeare to terms of popular
com prehension. Faust is altogether hu-
man, scholar and philosopher. seeking
always to compress immortal truth. the
souls truth. within the confines of reason
and his intellect. He fails. as fail he must.
in an attempt to harness the infinite with
the finite for his use and finds only error,
dissatlsfy ing error. as his need. He misses
something. and Mephisto. in response to his
imprecation, makes him believe 1t is love.
The passion, of course. partook of the kind
that makes subjects for Mephisto. and
aimed its blighting dart at one of the
worlds fairest and purest, in
whom, as Mephisto himself told
Faust. "the priest could find no sim" She
falls through the commOnest of human
weaknesses-vanity. The Gin leads LEAD her her
in salvation. Even MeDhisto ia cheated
of the soul of Faustus, his bOunden
victim, as he thought. owing to the purt-
cation of Faust's love through remOrse and
peniteuee. The story is one of SURPRISING
human interest, and its presentation with
mechanical and electrical effects one OF
spectacular wonder.
Morrison. as Mephisto. evinces the artist
in every line and gesture. His sardonic
In hn &trNan wvh hnh fnh Ind
seemingly stepped in scarlet. to the mo-
ment of his disappointment, as ne sinks
through the floor In the last act to his own
domain. IL one of refined deviltrv. 1t be-
fits Mephisto to exercise the power ascribed
to him by Shakspeare-"the devil hath
power to assume pleasing shape" and to
enact the polished, cOurtly gentleman,
graceful. suave and gentle. Morrison in
vests him with human manners and yet
when he says I've had much experience
with women-I knew the first one" there
Is no thought of anachrOnism. Morrison
binds the mortal and the spirit of evil too
smoothly for that. The point of juncture
has no seam.
The Faustus of Mr.. w. X. Owen was
artistic and pleasing. Miss Florence
Roberts. as Marguerite, enacted the ideal
OF the author poet very successfully.
though one misses Miss Belle Morrison in
the role The company has few weak
points In its cast. The applause was
loud and heavy last night, and Mr.. Nor.
rison was called before the curtain several
times. The play Will be repeated tonight
and matinee and night tomorrow.
PARK THEATER-N. 8. WOOD.
Mr.. N. S. Wood who. since the days mot
very long ago. when he was known as the
"boy actor" has been q strong favorite with
the patrons of the Park Theater began q
weeks engagement there yesterday. and
was greeted by crowds that filled the the
alter, and were enthusiastically demon
stratlve. "Ous in the Streets" the play
presented, is q dramatization by Charles
Gsylor of his novel of the same title. and
is play of much interest and pictur-
sequences. Dir. Wood plays the part of Harry
Farley, q young hero, who disting uishes
himself in various ways with force aud In
telligence, and his work yesterday was
much applauded. He has q capable sup
porting company, better in fact than those
that usually appear in plays of this char
life, and In it several well-knOwn places
are represented by special scenes. notable
among which are st. Patrick's Cathedral,
Madlson-square Garden and Washington
Market. There Is much sensatlonalism in
"Out in the Streets." 1t will run all week
at the Park. with daily matinees.
EMPIRE-wEBER & FIELDS.
Weber 81 Fields's company presented one
Of the best variety entertainments of the
season at the Empire yesterday afternoon
and evening. The programme is full of
pleasing features. capably produced by
talented speciality people. The company is
headed by the very funny Dutch come
dians Weber and Fields, In their new act,
which made a great hit. The scene is sup
posed to be pool room. In which the two
comedians are playing game of pool
while waiting for race to be decided.
They invent their own rules. which, with
q running conversation which they keep
up during the game, makes the act very
taking. Among other cards were Drum
mond and Stanley, musical biacksmlths;
Johnnie Carroll, in comic songs; Whiting
and Shepard, sketch artists; Rlchmond and
Glenroy, In a new act: Alburtus and Bar
tram jugglers; Halnes and VidOcq, come.
dians; BratZ brothers. acrobats, and lid
dlewinks, the boy wonder. The show is o
good one all through. Matinee to-day.
NOTES.
Mr.. John w. McKerney. business man.
ager of De w off Hopper, was in the city
Yesterday. He reports that "Wangn ia do.
ing the greatest business in it's history, at
Chicago, where it 10 now en- Its fourth week,
and the demand for seats Is so great that
all are sold before the doors are open in the
seen in indianapolis in three weeks.
The Hanlon Brothers new "Superba," q
spectacular pantOmlme which cxcells any
thing of the KIND seen on the local stage.
will be at the Grand the latter part OF this
week. All the scenery, transformations.
tricks. ETC., are new, as the company lost
every thing in the recent Cleveland, o., fire.
AS a "show" piece "Superba' has all the
elements of popularity. Seats are now on
sale for the engagement.
John l.. Sullivan. the pugilist-actor. who.
although beaten by COrbett. has the salts
fection of knowing that he Is drawing
larger audiences to see him in a play than
his successful opponent {. appears at En- glish's
tonight and w ednesday matinee and even
ing in The Man from Boston," q play
written for him. in which he appears as
the defender of oppressed innocence. and
incidentally In football game and a box.
ing encounter. Bobby Mack and other we'll
known people are in the company. There
is a good deal of curiosity among many
people to see the erstw bile cham pion act.
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