The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
Eng1ish's-.'The Grand Duchess. ;
lillian RusealI facad a famous so,,d;aroa

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Lillian Russell faced a famous audience at
English's last night. one that filled the
house to the top tiers in the gallery. The
weather was wretched or standing room
would have been scarce. Her principal eff
fort in Offenbach's la Grande Duchesse''
is confined to making a gracious appear
ance. assisted by ravishing looks and gor-
geous gowns, not forgetting fetching in
depreciation of the select numbers of the
opera in a manner BETTING the reputation
of the queenly soprano, J Dramatic situa-
tions are not numerous skgthis work. The
action proceeds along the generally accept
ed lines of opera borffe. The love affairs
of the Duchess of GeIolstein, however, lend
when the Dncbe - 'n aeta Ioi har no hseone tn,hks
Well-proportioned private in her regiment
that she will fail to obtain him.
serds the astonisned victim up the scale Of
promotions until he becomes a general. She
built fellow, and brings out her fathers
sword for him to buckle on. He returns
i from th and 5ad xith h he's 9 9asish l si9tE. T Tisn
comes the wooing. With ravishlng beauty,
richness but in the unrivaied personal
charms that it exposes to view on the part
of this royal lover, she, summons the new
are filled with amorous looks, her beauti-
full hands make bold to touch the firm flesh
on the warriors neck, her lips part and the
melodious notes of a song full of tender
pleading vibrate on his ear, telling him for
the first time of the immeasurable love
which a certain court lady bears for him.
Then the rosy lips pout and the great, Wig
he has to say to that. The insuTerable dolt
can think only of his little peasant girl
is furious. She storms and calls him fool,
as does everyone in the audience. His
blindness is past understanding. Then the
Duchess freezes him and degrades him to
the rank of a policeman and sends him
back to his rural maid. ,
Lillian has in the opera, One more to .her
liking or better suited to her Zine, ability
light of the electric calcium flashes on her
beauty she becomes a picture for a master
ruptions to the flashes last night that made
Miss Russell furious. The finale of the first
act was somewhat marred on account Of
the close of the second was a beautifully
Illuminated ensemble. Miss RusselFs voice
ever been. No flaw can be detected in her
execution. Her notes are musical as a sill
yer bell. She still wears the crown as light
opera prima donna queen.
Richie Ling, q new performer here. is a
manly tenor, a delightful contrast to the
enough for Miss RUSSELL; at least not in
The Grand Dnehes ss CHI, He ,,t gTad ssst nicely
like soprano. whose voice. it should be
said. is equal to the, usual run of prinla
was remembered by his old friends
at his first entrance and they seemingly
QeTlNGQ HULL pltd5uIS " liS idtkdl Noti-
tortions and forced low comedy action.
Mr.. Bell does not show much Improvement
in the last nye years; E Re,ns coc Moroyn, as as
in the fun making and cultural baritone as
sisted in the burlesdue; Harold Blake makes
The chorus is large, strong and dazzling
H.The Grand Duchess will be repeated
Tonight. la PSfichole'' being the bill to-
morrow night.
The Famous Bostonians Coming
1t requires no extravagant announcement
to stimulate interest in The engagement
of the Bostonians, which begins at the
Grand Opera House next Monday night.
This is the first visit OF this famous COM
pany to Indianapolis in five years and it
will naturally be one of the leading theat-
rical and social events of the year. Three
different operas will be given here, each
with complete scenic investment and ope-
ratio orchestra. Monday evening the bill
will be Price Ananias,'' the Bostonians'
latest success, by Victor Herbert and Fran
els Nelson, in which Henry Clay Barnabee
the strolling players: w. H. Mcdonald as
Louis Biron, a vagabond poet and adven-
turer: Jessie Bartlett Davis as Idalia. the
leading lady of the players; Engne Cowles
as George LeGrabbe, an outlaw; George
buckingham as Boniface. hing OF Navarro:
Joseph Sheehan as Eugene. LaFontaine's
assistant. Other principal characters will
be taken by Caroline Hamilton, Jerome
Mena Cleary. Louis Cassavant, Charles
Hawley and Clara Jewell.
robin Hood" the best of Dekoven and
Smiths work. Will be sung Tuesday even
ing and for the Wednesday matinee. and
on Wednesday the engagement will con-
clude with Clay M. Green and Thomas
Pearsall Thorne's romantic comic opera,
I'll Maid of Plymouth which tells the
picturesque story of Miles Standish's court
ship, by LongfelIow. The advance sale of
seats begins on Thursday.
rarL-.A Basgngc chcck.-
Charles r.. Blaney's farce-comedv, "A
Baggage Check" Is playing a return en-