The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-15
UNDER HAPPY STARS
Brilliant Opening of the Flower
Mission Fair Last Night.
Amateur Theatricals by the Dramatic
Club-Booths and Those in Charge
"A Case i'm Point.

The Flower Missions fair opened bril-
liantly last evening. The weather was all
that could be desired. and the attendance
was unprecedentedly large. The first two
rows in the gallery were filed, while others
were nearly so, and all the seats on the
first floor were taken. The workers in the
booths were grouped about the booths or
brought their chairs to the edge of the
rows of chairs and formed a beautiful
border about the hall. The occupants Of
the booths in their costumes were unusual
ly beautiful, and the assertion that Indian
apolis has many beautiful young women
was again proven. There was a response
to the letter which Mr.. H.. H. Hanna,
chairman Of the executive committee of the
charity organization sent out last week to
the city pastors, and which were read
from the pulpits. asking for the assistance
of the public by their attendance at the
Flower Mission fair. There were many
visitors from out of town, a great many
coming to be here for the week. Some of
these are assisting in the fair. though
most of them prefer to be daily visitors.
GIlberts comedy. Engaged was the
special attraction for last evening, and it
was presented by members of, the Dramatic
Club. and was we'll done. The usual OBJ
JN~SAOh Will dlldl-uIS sui HelO ROOu WITH
this company. The play did not begin till
nearly 8 O'Clock, and the movement was so
slow that it was 10 o'clock at the end of
the second act, and many felt obliged to
leave. A shorter play would have filed the
bill quite as well, and have left some time
for thosa who came to the fair to visit
the booths and probably purchase. The
play was well cast and well performed.
Mr.. Booth Harrington has acquired con-
siderable reputation as an actor, both at
Princeton College and in the Dramatic
club here, and is quite the leader in ANA
teur theatricals. AS Cheviot Hill he was
at his best and took the part of the sus-
ceptible bachelor, who was always falling
IN love. with all his nervous ways, quite
as one might imagine a young man OF his
proclivities- DIDO. Mr.. Harrington had a
second TO share his honors in the tragicaI-
air character Of Belvawny, personated bv
Mr.. Horace Hord. His dress was good
and his high and mighty airs were well
done. Miss Margaret Baldwin played the
part of the Scotch lassie with a grace
which would nave done credit to many
who are older in the profession. She has
always been one of the favorites i'm
the Club and the reason is plain.
She never forgot her accent and she carried
the part from beginning to end commenda-
bly,. Miss Caroline Farquhar was the ir-
repressible young woman, who was married
or who was not married. at least she did not
know whether she was or not" till just be-
fore the curtain fell at the last act, and she
played with all the abandon of 2 profession
al. Mr.. Austin II. Brown was the father of
the sweet young bride and he did what he
always does, gave it true to the part. Miss
Mary b. Butler, the lowland widow, Mr..
William ]. Brown as the peasant lad and
Mr.. Lac Noble as Major McGillicuddy were
very acceptable. Miss Belle Baldwin who
was the little birS of a daughter of Mr.. a.
h.. Brown, was as simpering and silly as
the character is pictured and one appre-
ciated the little wife, which the stingy
bachelor would get in her, by the way she
gave it. One of the simplest parts in the
play was taken by Miss Claire Shower and
she lent all the charms to it of which IL
was possible. The part of a maid is usually
small and it takes good work to make it
show at all. The play was given with APP
propriate scenery and incidental music by
Zumpfe's orchestra. The latter also fur
nished the overture and between acts num-
bers. The same orchestra will furnish all
the music of it's kind during the week.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
The following programme will be rendered
tonight:
Overture-"Life a Dream .Eilenberg
4umpfe's Orchestra.
Duet-"RediS lie mo" .Badja
Mrs. Wallace and Mr.. Geiger.
Ballad of East and West. .Rudyard Kipling
Miss Stems
Scena e Ballata, from IL Gnarny. 49,. Comes
Mrs. Miller
The Cyclopeedy. Eugene Field
Miss Stems.
Violin Sole, Andante from Concerto
Or ..Mendelssohn
Mr.. Sterne.
G1neVra.. Susan Coolidge
Miss Stems.
For All Eternity" with violin and pi-
ano accompaniment: .........M ascheroni
Mrs. Wallace.
SelecIeo.. MISS SternS
Miss Stems is one of the favorite readers
of Boston. and is not unknown to the In
d~ianapolis public. She read Ben-Hur here
when ii was illustrated by a series of tab
leauX at English's Opera House, and she
read for the Flower Mission. She has none
of the affectations of some readers, but
gives every number with the strength of
simplicity. The selections for this evening
give Miss Stems opportunity TO show her
versatility, and no one who hears her for
the first time can be disappointed. and with
the assistance of Mrs. Zelda Seguin-Wal-
lace, Mrs. L. C. Miller and Mr.. Geiger, the
programme Will be one of the best Of the
week.