The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-12
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steal glasses have been relegated to the do
main OF variety and doomed to the society
of the knock-about team and the soubrette
who makes love to the man with the big fid-
die. In lieu OF the musical glasses, Miss
Lillian Lewis, who gave her conception of
Cleopatra" interspersed her performance
with modern ballet and followed it with
living pictures. Miss Lewis gives fully
fair rendition OF the queen for whom An
tony thought a world well lost. Her Cleo
patra is not modern character. In the
days when Egypts queen lived and loved,
people were not hampered with the con-
ventionalties. They did not have to live
up to dress suit, live in fear of the
society papers. When they loved, they
bad form to let all the world know it. In
fact the student of Shakespeare cannot fail
ried mortaIs to fancy that the s' immortal
gods and the high heavens must of neces-
some human person was in trouble. 1t is
due to Miss Lewis to say that in essaying
the role she gives the emotions as emo
lions existed and flourished in the days
when the world was young. She paints the
character with broad brush. She appears
even as Cleopatra must have been. Most
especially In her scene with the messenger
does she show the desperate, unframed,
hitherto unthwarted woman who forgets
her queenship in her rage and seeks to
wreak vengeance on the nearest object at
hand Cleopatra so the historians say
Miss Lewis looks some years younger than
ability, Mr.. William Humphrey giving a
overdeclamation at times. A number of
stereopticon views, representing scenes in
fourth act. The greater part Of the scenery
is carried by the company and is a bit
be repeated tonight.
Euyu.n,.-..y1.n ara xor,
The audience at Englishs last night
was not as large the performance de-
served MEN and Women" was seen here
two years ago, so it's story is not I'M
familiar. 1t is by De Mile and Belasco,
and interest is maintained from the be-
ginning of the first act until the curtain
falls at the end OF the fourth act. OF
the people in the cast much might be said,
all of a complimentary character. The
Col Zachary II. Kip of Morgan Gibney
is a clever bit of light comedy work. He
resorts TO no horsepiay, no farce-comedy
methods to force laugh. Emil lie Croix
as Israel Cohen is quiet and effective in
this admirable character. Bernice Wheel
er, as Agnes Rodman, has the most diff
srckand Dns the the R plsgs It p we Heie
handsome and dashing. The Dora of Mabel
Strickland is lovable character. Dorothy
tsner makes haydenish Margery. OF
the men Louis Mabb is manly and strong
as Willard Prescott, and Benjamin How
y
assistant cashier. The rest of the cast
Is equal to the reaulrem me, of the play
night and at the the matinee tomorrow
and tomorrow night
Park-sThe Trolley system"
The Garnelas ana their company had two
big audiences at the Park yesterday roar
ing. Tho Garnellas are acrobats as well as
comedians, and they, with the aid of a
very good supporting troupe. keep things
moving briskly. The fun begins at the
rising of the curtain, when John Hope, ir.
Orchard Garnea), begins to play his
FRANKS upon Timothy Tubbs, who introduces
electricity motive power into Utopia,
and which ends in the last act with the
explosion of twenty-five pounds of dyna-
mite III the trolley car, and Johnnie's des-
cent from above with the aid of a para
chute, Richard Garneila as John Hope jr,
neila as Tubbs and Miss Anna OFT as
Julia Hope, are especially worthy of mem
ton. The trolley car introduced in the last
act is a clever and realistic piece of stage
mechanism +, The, piece, will remain at the
enlivened by the Introduction of twenty
living pictures by ten artists models, will
begin an engagement.
The LiIiputians Thursday.
The annual engagement of the famous
LltPutans is always hailed with rejoicing
here. These wonderful little people, with
their immense company, will be at English's
with their new spectacular play, "Humpty
Dumpty Up to Date" This is the most
pretenttous play ever attempted by this
clever company, and there is no doubt that
Il will meet with great success. The bril-
liant scenery, consisting of fourteen entirely
new sets. as we'll as the gorgeous costumes
We're made by the foremost artists of Eu-
rope There will be four grand bailets,
beautiful in design and of original con,
ception. In the first, the BALLET of Drinks"
the dresses and accessories represent coffee,
hos e1f
whisky. cocktails. champagne and even Gro
ten wafer. The tableau finishing this bal
let consists OF I'm immense punch bowl with
all the Lilputians as spirits OF punch. TIE
second act ends with the Ballet of Flies
which Is the most original ever seen on q
stage. The Ballet of Precious stones and
Metals" in the third act. is of unequaed
fcrcut stones In the last dassce. the BAL
let OF Hunpty Dumpties.' handkerchiefs of
full effects.
Empire-Irwin Bros.
After week of business that was SO
handicapped by the Denison fire and street
fun of ice that it even drove John l.. Sulli-
van TO drink the Empire returned to straight
variety, as presented by the Irwin Brothers
combination, which in quality has not been
surpassed by any exhibition of the kind
here this season. Two favorte variety
teams are with the company-Bryan, For
roster and Moulton and the American Two
Macs, Mccale aud Mac. The work of each
OF. these teams was up TO their former
standard. Bryan and Moulton introduce
several new parodies Rench and Kennedy
blacE-face comedians. who introduce the
show. brought down the house with their
trained giraffe" Carr and Jordan give a
pretty comedy act. Bennetto and Cannon
are a pair OF marvellous contortionists some
OF their work being ADLER than that of Icna
BartoIdi. John w World does a highly
grotesqise bit of dancing. Sam and Kitty
Morton give a double song and dance that
IS very pretty in Its way, being quite neat
and graceful. Luigi del Ore, VIII, renders
several airs the accordion, including
classical and popular music. showed that
that much-situperated instrument is capable
of much more development than II generally
has chance to exhibit The show con-
ciuded with good old circus given by
two Intelligent trick mules. pony and a
clown. under the direction of Mr.. John
White. The show has the unusual merit
OF being really a variety performance. no
two as,ts being at all similar Perform
ances VIII he given twice daily for one
week.