The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-07
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-Hcrne's "shore Acres To
Night.

Grnnd-Hcrne's ashore Acres To-
Night.
Shore Acres will be given a genuine
metropolitan production at the Grand
Opera House for three nights and matinee,
beginning tonight. Its author. Mr.. James
A. Herne, will appear in his original crea-
stion of Nathaniel Berry, and the company,
which includes over twenty-five players,
contains such artists as Misses Grace Gay
Tor Clark, Grace F'ilkins, Belle Theodore,
AIuriel Starr, Robert Fischer and James
r. Galloway. Herne carries his own
scenery, properties and mechanical effects.
Shores Acres is strong play in every re-
spect. 1t Is an ideal picture of home life,
realistic yet true to the human nature it
portrays, and no play-goer can see 1T with
pua theETefor Il ais IL 70 the East what
Alabama" is to the South. The 1angour-
but there are the same passions, the same
emotions, the same loves, the same human
weaknesses as portrayed in Mr.. Thomass
takes the place of Southern slowness. but
there Is. deep sentiment that plays OF. the
much about Shore Acres that synopsis
is scarcely necessary. The play opens
without preilmlnaries ana , one one of Of the best
is the original company, with Mr.. Herne at
its head, that visits Indianapolis Tonight
The advance sale indicates large houses.
ssAll Brains and Boots.''
One of the latest things said about Frank
G.. Carpenter, the newspaper correspondent
is that he is 'all brains and boots.'' He
has travelled a hundred thousand miles in
the last ten years, and went twenty-five
thousand 1piles in 1894 after pictures and
news for the talks which he is delivering on
China, Japan and Corea He is queer
fellow. Six years ago he went around the
world and spent a year in Asia. He car
ried fourteen trunks, and carted enough
photosraphiIfg material along with him to
have photographed every man, woman and
child whom he met the journey. He
wrote three hundred thousand words dur
where he Interviewed rresidenr Diaz. Then
the famine broke. out in Russia, and he
was the first man on the ground. Bismarck
got into fuss with the young Kaiser and
to Greece and the king met him in his
palace. He saw. the Sultan at Constanti-
nople and drank coffee AN, and sherbet with tn
China about a year ago, and after he had
travelled through all the .arsenals. talked
with all the statesmen and packed himself
full of matter about the Chinese and Jap
aneso. china and Japan got up a war APP
parentIy to make his Information timely.
He had photographers WIN him, and he is
now back in this country with the latest
His lectures are as full Of informa ton and
fun his letters. He will lecture here
March u, 10 and 10.
ParE--ssA Baggage Check To-Day.
The Park has change of bill this after
noon In the new scenic musical farce
comedy entitled "A Baggage Check" This
play Is from the pen of Charles III. Blaney,
the author of several successes including
"A Railroad Ticket" and "A Run en- the
Bank" and is advertised as a combination
of handsome women, sweet singers, de-
lightfnl music, artistic dancing, gorgeous
costumes, Nelaborate scenery and an album
dance of merriment which is interpreted
by good company.