The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-26
ADJUSTMENTS.



Any one desiring to make a study of the
degenerate in what is called up-to-date
shows can find excellent material at the
Empire this week. where Miacos .'city
Club is playing to double packed houses
every day. As far as attendance goes this
will likely be the banner week at the EN-
pire. According TO old theater-goers. who
have seen the boldest innovations on
the American stage in the ''palmy
days." Miacos city Club beats
them all. 1T Is fair, example
of the rotten tendency OF the stage
which Max Nordau rails against in his late
sensational volume on Degeneration" and
which the many eminent writer's and many
who would like to be considered eminent.
have loudly denounced. OF course the city
Club is not the legitimate. so-called, but
1t Is catering 10 the same depraved taste
that has enticed the high-toned playwrights
TO grind out up-to-the-instant dramas. The
Joneses, Pineros, Oscar Wildes, Hauptmans,
Ibsens. MaetterIincks. Sardous and an en-
tire host OF American alleged drama
lists. are in the same category
ii comes to producing plays
that appeal to the sexual instincts instead
of to the higher emotions, IL the modern
literary history.
OF course such conglomeration as Mi
ACES ACES city Club cannot be classed with
as stage entertainment Ii has not the
advantage of an alleged realistic story that
ing villainy. crime and impersonated de-
bauchery, with moral and labeled a ma
terialistic, psychological. or spirituaiistic
out all the useless dialogue with which
certain latter-day dranatisfs load down
their paretic productions, and gives the
and vulgar succession. The beautiful girls
mentioned in the press agents notices are
dressed for the solitary purpose of start
ing. They are padded out into voluptuous
shapes. when, 1t is necessary. and their
order order of the conduct of the PRE- professional
not yelled even with the apology of sug-
isy snd I ieave 0 nothing to the imasna
ton: ,, The Jokes Pespefrate1r ,,, are Of
open personal liberties are taken by the
different people on the stage and then they
wink at the bald-headed paretics In the
front row for degenerate appreciation. One
might easily imagine the show was got up
for an exhibition at Bloc ningdale. where
the paretics wind up their pathetic career.
good at ali left must have a stomach lined
with castiron and coat on his tongue ac-
Quired after a seven-day spree, TO be able
TO TAKE IN the performance Without a snow
of qualm.
The city officials last week were tearing
their locks at few comparatively broad
exhibitions at the State fair, but the Trilby
and Turkish lancers were Sunday school
lessons compared with the impersonations
at the Empire this week The most
astonishing thing is that there should be
so many in this much advertised moral
city of Indianapolis. who care to witness
a show of this nature. Some may
be excused on the grounds
of being scientifically interested
in seeing just how far the vaudeville show
dares to go. but the retiring foreheads
and crazy laughter of The masses at the
Empire do not suggest scientific students
This is probably the best advertisement
the show could have. but II is necessary
to advertise wickedness sometimes before
people will tie sponges over their noses
and get after 1t with a hay fork.
There is a change OF attractions at tho
Park this afternoon. when Crawford Broth
erss Minstrels open for the rest Of the
week.
The Caledonan Club is taking lively in
terest in the Bonnie Scotland" engage
ment. which opens at the Grand tomorrow
evening.