The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-19
park--"True Irish Hearts,

was produced yesterday to two very large
audiences at the Park. The audience was
almost ready to weep when the william
triumphed and rejoiced at his ultimate
downfall. Edward w. Rowland, in the
leading role of Lanty flanagan, captured
the house from the start, while Miss Lillian
Keene, as Kitty Brady, his sweetheart, was
a charming soubrette. introducing pleasing
songs and dances. E. Touhey made a hit
with his bagpipe playing, while w. J. Gale
dances. Edgar Murphy. W. Perkins, E.
Brennan, H. c. Perkins. W. Hagan. Miss
excellent in their respective parts and ably
supported the leaders. The play is filed
with exciting incidents and the scenery is
a feature. 1t remains to-day and tomorrow
at the Park. Special Delivery" opens
Thursday and will give the Park something
new.
Empirc-Martin JuIian's Company.
The entertainment at the Empire this
week has the merit, unusual in the vaude-
vile line, of novelty. In conjunction with
a. regular variety bill Of average merit there
is given an athletic exhibition which it is
fair to say is not often equaled. The va
riety part of the show is given first. The
leading feature of this part is the singing
of Mecca, the boy soprano. Others of the
straight variety part of the show are Whit
man and Davis. comedians; Thee, musical
artist; the Robinsons, in duets, and Oracle
and Reynolds in a krockabout act. The
athletic displays open with an exhibition of
bag punching by Johnny Van Heest and
Danny Mcbride Following them was
Charles G. Jefferson, the strong man, who
lifts, more that thirteen hundred pounds.
Cradoc. Roman battle-ax swinger, gave an
exhibition that was both skillful and dar-
ing. George Robinson and Harry Brown are
jumpers. Capt. Duncan c. Ross, champion
broadswordsman of America, and Chev.
Graeco MARITIME, champion of Italy, gave
WAS at least worth seeing as an PXamnIa
of the kind of work that Walter SCOTS
heroes had to go through to hold their
jobs, so to speak. Following them came
Van Heest and Mcbride in a sparring ex-
hibition. which met considerable approval.
performance on horseback bet. cen ROSS
and MARITIME, which might have been better
had the stage been larger and had not one
of the horses been suffering from a sprain.
Tonight, in addition to the regular per-
Torrance, there will be a catch-as-catch-
can wrestling match between Charles Pa
vey and Ed Mediock. and a four-round
sparring match between Johnny Van Heest,
city.
Mrs. I.angtry's six Sets of Jewels.
Cylde Fitch's Gossip produced by Miss
Langtry's company last week in New York,
is ridiculed as a poor attempt, but the sue
cess of Mrs. Langtry's jewels is described
as something marvellous. The New York
Press says:
$50 much interest has been taken in the
that she has decided, in order to appease
public curiosity on this point, to wear diff
ferent sets at different performances. On
Monday evening she will wear diamonds
and rubies. including the celebrated Ceylon
ruby, which is said 10 be the finest stone in
existence; on Tuesday evening she will wear
diamonds and turquoises, including the fam
Gus necklace of these stones which she pos
sesses; on Wednesday evening. diamonds
and emeralds; on Thursday evening, dia-
monds and pearls; on Friday evening, dia-
monds and sapphires, of which she owns a
complete set, and on Saturday evening she
collection. To satisfy the widespread curl
osity Mrs. Langtry has had an estimate
made of the jewels which she wears as