The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand Opera House-Digby Bell Com
pany i'm ..Tar and Tartar"

Grand Opera House-DsEby Bell Com
pany i'm ''Tar and Tartar"
Uuless more opera and less comic can be
infused into it, comic opera seems destined
to follow farce comedy, and go the way of
al fads. 1t has been, beyond doubt, the
most popular form of theatricals ever since
beloved old "Pinafore" set the world agog.
between "Pinafore" with it's simple
catchy music, it's modest settings and it's
strain OF comedy, and the present comic
opera, where the chief comedian is the first
consideration, gorgeous staging the second,
topical songs the third and SO on, with
as incidentalS. These things are beginning
to pail a little, 1t is difficult to get new
songs, and when one hears precisely the
same things he heard a year ago it occurs
to him that those same people have been
getting off the same things night after
night during the long months between. and
4 feeling of sadness comes over him. Thus
i is that while. there are plenty of people
mandy again just for the love
e airs they d that not n Snd the a rssa peas a
uFe in hearing Tar and Tartar" and the
jocular Digby Bell for the second time last
times recalled by music than by jokes
But there were plenty of people at the
Grand last night who did not see the show
merry. laugh and much applause. The COM
pany is very much the same last year,
full of female stars and male sticks. Laura
Joyce Bell and Josephine Knapp always
sprightly and sparkling, fairly divide the
nonors as to singing and acting, while the
Hollins sisters still hold supremacy i'm
statuesque beauty wreathed in smiles. The
company has changed Bedouins, somewhat
TO it's advantage. William Prouetti, when
he turned up from some unknown nook, ten
or dozen years ago, had a magnificent
baritone voice, and was slender. Prosper
ity has made him too fat for good, fiery
lover, and; though many of his tones are
which he is weak and husky.
Tonight the company will make it's last
appearance in the comic opera Jupiter"
ny Adam Itzel, jr., and Julian Edwards,
/ work which met with much favor here
last season. The opera deals with the eS-
capades of Jupiter. who descends to earth,
himself to Spurius Cassius, a cobbler by
means of wishing cap. This is stolen
from him and he is carted off to prison in
a patrol wagon as the real Cassius, while
that individual is taken to Olympus, where
ne makes love to Jupiter's wife. The en-
suing complications are extremely funny.
"a Kentucky GirI' at the Park.
There is very much genuine excitement
in "A Kentucky Girl" which caused two
large audiences to cheer with approval at
the Park Theater yesterday. The heroine
is very much in evidence throughout it,
She breaks into sawmill, in which the
hero is fastened to a log that is fast ap-
proaching wh brI and hbunggr cry
citing race on railroad track, pursued by
"mOonshinerS'' in a hand car, and gets
there in time to a train from de-
struction in an open draw bridge. These
effects are well managed and made very
realistic. Miss Sadie Hassan, who plays
Charity JarVey, is a Well-eStabliShed fa-
vorite at the Park. and she was much ap-
plauded yesterday, while the supporting
company did all that was required of them
in good style. There is a good deal of COM
and, altogether, 1t is full OF go" Miss
Hassan will remain the attraction all
week, and "A Kentucky Girl will be
given at every performance, afternoon and
evening.
Empire Theater-Gniety Girls.
There were two good audiences at the
Empire yesterday to see the London Gaiety
Girls, and the audiences seemed to be en-
tertained. The show is not strictly in the
legitimate drama or in heavy tragedy, but
it seems to be in pretty good shape. There
are number of catchy songs, an out
rageous comedian. who carries the COM
pany's trunks and has an easy job of 1t,
apparently besides number of women.
The closing burlesque, ION the Midway"
is somewhat of a novelty, and introduces
a number of travesties on a few Of the
features of the big White City fakir show.
the Clark-Razzilians give good perform
ance on the trapeze. The company in
cludes the Vedder sisters in folly dances.
Foy brothers, Irish comedians; the Smilax
sisters and Beulah Oberly, a soubrette
Matinees will be given daily On Wednes-
day night. at 1880 o'clock, Charles Wilmer
and William Kane will wrestle for a 500
purse. on Thursday at the same hour Bert
Walker and Charles Wilmer will wrestle
Graeco-Roman for like purse.
Edward Vroom I'm 'ftuy Bias"
Mr.. Edward Vroom. a young romantic
actor, who ~on his spurs with Booth, Bar
rett and other stars, will play at English's
tonight and tomorrow matinee and even
ing in revival Of Victor Hugo's stirring