The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-28

tress has never failed TO impress the spec
tator by her clear-cut, brilliant identified
has assumed. and, back of this. she has a
devoted, kind heart and a sweet and gentle,
yet never insipid temperament-the condi-
and cheer that is the flower Of a fine nature
and a good life. Scenes in which Mrs. Gill
bert and James Lewis have participated. as
old married people, on Days stage. will
long be remembered for their intrinsic
William Owen. another capable man, will
be seen as Christopher Sly in The Tanning
OF the Shrew:' Charles Wheatleigh plays
Baptista, John Craig is the Lucentio,
Charles Leclercq does Gremio, Sidney Her
bert handles Hortensio and Miss Carlisle
looks after Blanca The cast is large AID
includes almost the full strength OF Mr..
and Lily Post. Critics in England, Ger
many and this country agree on one point,
and that is that it IS much to be doubted IL
character OF Katharine, the shrew.
On Wednesday, the last night of the en-
gagement. Shakespeare's beautiful love
comedy. Twelfth Night" will be given.
with Miss Rehan as Viola, a role in which
she is said to equal the great Nelson. who
was considered the most charming Viola
the world ever knew. Mr.. Craig appears
as Duke Orsino. and Henry Dixey. OF
Adonis fame. as Malvolio. Mr.. Dixey's ap-
60 ID III 0oNill 4CdIdlC III (Oll-
nection with the engagement. He has been
on a starring tour under Mr.. Days man.
agement and supported by Mr.. Days peo-
pie, but comes here with the two companies
10 take the part of the egotistical steward
in Twelfth Night" Mr.. Wheatleigh plays
Antonio. Mr.. Herbert. Sebastian; Mr.. Lew
Is, Sir Toby; Herbert Gresham, Sir An
drew; Miss Carlisle, Countess Olivia, and
Miss Lily Post. Maria.
The scenes at Orsino's court are made ex-
fTGmalU 21Ir0RftNa in III
duction of Twelfth Night by the singing
and dancing of a dozen fair girls, the
Shaksperian idea being carefully carried out
in all particulars.
Miss Yaw at the Grand Thursday.
The advent Of Miss Ellen Beach Yaw at
the Grand Opera House next Thursday
night in a concert programme is peculiarly
attractive. both socially aid unsteady. The
young lady is tall, slender, graceful and
poetic, with a wealth Of blonde hair and a
most gracious manner. She has Travelled
a great deal abroad, and although but
twenty-five years of age has attained a
distinction never before reached by any OF
the worlds greatest singers at her age. She
is the greatest ranged soprano the world
has ever seen. Mozart went into a trans
port of joy over Lucrezia Ajugari in ITO
because that talented prima donno sang a
range Of t~wenty-four notes with purity
and sweetness. Miss Yaw, IL is claimed,
can do better than that, and hence must be
the prodigy of the present age. Her Won
derful range is said to begin with a deeper
and richer lower register than that Of Aju-
gari. G. below middle c, and she sings to z
fat above the sixth ledger line upon the
staff with a purity of tone that is astound-
ing.
During her recent visit to st. Paul Miss
Yaw amused a company of her friends and
admirers one afternoon by telling musical
stories and singing ditties, when it was in
cidentally disclosed that the young lady
was also a composer. Miss Yaw, seated at
the piano, played a melody, which none of
among the repertoire of any other public
singer. Being pushed to name the COM
poser and the title the lady acknowledged
Finally a dozen compositions were revealed
TO the attentive ears of those present. BY
and by the poetic and metrical
compositions in French and En-
glish were modestly admitted, and
the drawing-room Miss Yaw also admitted
that in her travels she had collected the
various melodies of many different species
OF song birds; that she had composed them
purely for her own pleasure, and that their
Submission to Dele Sedie, of Paris. moved
the enthusiastic master to declare them the
oldest and most pleasing compositions he
She is the latest sensation in the musical
world: and it is declared that nothing APP
preaching her wonderful range has ever
been heard. In her concert at the Grand
here next Thursday night she will be as
T5fsss an and me Miss sre Geor giefia'f Lay, a pianist
of note. They Miss Yaw from
New York to the City of Mexico: She
stops only at Columbus, o., and Indianapo-
lis en- route.
Park-An Attractive Bill.
The attraction booked to appear at the
Dorl- % ,,orr0u- T,,asIay end "Wednesday
is the Vivian De Monte Superb Company,
which is composed of a number of the high
est-saIaried speciality performers before the
public. The Eastern press speaks highly
of the merits Of this company. The COM
pany includes the original Sampson, sur
named the modern Hercules, who claims to
be the strongest mar living. who will ap-
pear at each performance in his exhibition
of muscular power. Dilks and Wade, mu-
steal comedians; Arthur Arnold and Mau
Caswell. acrobatic team; Bailey. and Bur
dell, burlesque duo; the Brownings, Miss
Lille Ackerman, the songstress, Billy and
Louise st. Clair, Barry Spawn, song and
dance artists Thomas +. Williams and 9TH
ers are In the olio. Each performance will
be concluded by a laughable one-act COM
edy. This will be the first appearance of
this company here. and the engagement
opens with the regular matinee tomorrow.
SPECTACULAR Production of "She.,
For the last nall or the present week.,
opening with Thursdays matinee, the Park
will have a spectacular production by a. Y.
Pearson's company of "She." a dramatiza-
ton Of II. Rider Haggard's widely-read
novel. The first act or prologue opens in
a cave near the city Of Kor, 44O years be-
fore Christ, and shows how a woman whose
love was scorned could punish and avenge
by killing the man she loved because he re-
fused to reciprocate that love. The re-
naming four acts occur during the nine
teenth century. and during their action a
great deal of comedy is introduced. The
scenery carried for the play comprises
about sixteen thousand feet of canvas. The
electrical and mechanical effects are said
to be startling.
Empire-"City sports" TO-MorrOw.
During the first half of the coming week
Flynn and Sheridan's 'City Sports Bur-
lesque Company will appear at the Empire
for six performances, beginning with Mon
days matinee. The bill includes two bright
burlesques and a good olio, including Matt
Flynn and Nile Zitella; O'Brien and Buck
ley, eccentric musical specialists; Wren and
DAILY, and others. The most notable feature
OF the show Will be the acrobatic perform
ance OF the athletic Nelson Sisters. These
four young women. who hail from South
they have appeared. The Eastern press
has given much more space TO mention of
their performances than is usually accorded
10 work of members Of the vaudeville pro-
fession. The two burlesques given by the
.'City Sports "A Hot Night" and Love