The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

Em&l~0 - hh>sak OfntENthOn.
That drolI Irish comedian. William Bar
"a. appeared at English's last night in "The
Rising Generation Barry never fails TO be
amusing to an audience. even at the most
..draggyr times. t Rising Generation
is full OF monotony. For a breezy Irish
comedy it is too tslky, with climaxes too
infrequent. There is a fairly good sprink-
ling Of music and songs. such as they are.
and some moderately interesting dances by
a young sextet who will no doubt give sat
i~sfaction when they have been in the bust
ness longer.
The play is more pretentious than the
usual run OF Irish pieces. but Is kept going
by the work of Barry himself and one or
two others. who seem to be really capable
actors. Miss Lydia Barry is indeed a chip
OF the old block" and never fails to give
just the proper turn TO her work 20 make Ii
interesting. She is blessed with a rich con-
tralfo ana has an original way of singing a
ballad thar captures the audience. In the
love scenes Miss Barry believes In realism.
aad her kisses are long and passionate, like
"a widows with a new mash.
Iva Vincent makes a picturesque Irish
t lma'd eSald ia 6e cut p, With 4 II hoe WIN The = in Sre5ne
role Is very >cleverly taken by Miss Fern
Atwood, a soulful blonde with a deer. voice
graduate from De Wolf Hoppers company
and gives considerable promise.
The best thing In mlhe ls;slns Genera
second act. or rather the first act follow
ing the prologue. All the slang OF an out
snd-out 'g~entleman's game is introduced
in a realistic manner furnishing fifteen
minutes OF fresh AMI original fun. This
little piece of new business on the STAGE
.sThe Rising Decoration will c~ontinue
at English's the rest OF the week, with a
Saturday matinee.
Pnrk-.Lnnd OF the Midnight sum-"
Edwin Barbour's dramatization of Hall
Gaines novel. THE Bondman.' proved a
strong drawing card at the Park yester-
day. The play is called Land of the Mid.
night sum-" and the story Is built on the
cesertion in Iceland many years before the
play opens of the wife and son
of Stephen Orry, who came tc
America and married again. hav
ing another son. Orry dies and sends
his youngest child 10 Iceland to find the
deserted woman and child. while Jason, the
his father and half brother. The pla,
opens at the home of Colonel Maitland
afterward a leader in the Confederate
where the young American son has become
the Governor. Jason loves the betrothee
wife OF the man whom he has sworn Il
bi.i. and when at last she goes to lcelant
10 join and wed her lover the young Ice
lander, with a double cause for revenge
follows. A royal plot dethrones sunlocks
the young Governor. and fate throws th'
brothers together in the convict sulphur
mines where Jason befriends AMI saves
the life of the brother he had cursed. Mr.
old sea dog, furnishes plenty OF humof
The scenic effects are elaborate and beauti
full rhe play viii be seen to-day and to
morrow.
Clara Morris Tonight.
The opening play tonight of Clara Nor
l. 49, A.. 49, III y
and IT,. OF course. needs no Introduction
The great emotional actress is supported b,
an exceptionally strong company. including
J. NJ colville. Howard coveny. F. G. Har
riett. George Pauncefort. Walter Walker
William Young. Miss Lavinia shannon
Grace Taylor. Marion Ballou and the cleve
child actress. Margerie Valentine. At thu
matinee tomorrow Miss Moulton'' will b
given. and tomorrow night the engagement
Will close with Miss Morris's latest sue
cess. "Raymonde." an adaptation from Du
mas Monsieur Alphonse." The story o
this play. dealing with the past of Nine
Montoglin-a past that involves a nine-year
old child the result OF a supposed marriagg,
rect and well knit in these days of irrei
evant and confused episodes. The charac
s sers Are , dns1y are arsw Quite and pr Sos netves .R sas
monde" holds the attention from beginning
TO end. and is said to be the most interest
Jill kA&L III AAA&A 80 q &
seen for many a day She still possesse
the great emotional power and techniqu
Of her art for which she became famous
Empfre-Albfnf
Albini. a very clever prestidigitator, be
gan a three days engagement at the En-
pire yesterday afternoon. He is quite a
entertaining c~onjuror and claims, wit
considerable right. the title OF king Q
cards" his work in that line being pa
ticularly skilIful. In addition TO his car
tricks he has not a bad list of oths
sleight-of-hand acts. Albini is accom-
panied this year by Mile. De Valance, VII
gave an exhibition OF mind reading. fns
ing various articles hidden by persons /
the audience. In some instances she wa
able TO lead the subject at once to the sp<
where the article was concealed At oths
4times she found the procedure quite din
cult. and In one or two attempts was uns
bic TO locate the objecto II was Gained K
her. however, at the matinee performant
that she had not fully recovered from IN
fatigue OF travel. Later Mile. De falans
lid some good work as a magnetic girl
AZ one time che successfully withstood Y
eHoFt0 Of three men 70 move her. she NOE
NJ ~hoehandle and the three pusnin
&1lpet apparently with al the
U~pGtn Another OF her fcats 70 ~resistin
e{(eupts q two men TO 1T her fro'
nSPF cx placing their hands under 2;
80. the best Of Nnom - 20