The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
Observation-Disclosures Peasants.

y large audience greeted the Bavarian
Peasant Company's second appearance at
English's last night and the performance
strengthened the favorable impression they
had already made. The interest lay as much
in the realism o. the play as in the ex-
eellence OF the acting. The drama was one
of real. everyday life and the actors
lifted into 1t perfectly. The charm of these
people is in their naturalness. An evening
spent with them leaves the Favor OF a
journey through the Alps. One cannot
doubt for moment that they are genuine
Bavarian peasants and yet there is as
little doubt that they are natural artists
and delightful actors. How they manage
to unite so much finish and such evidence
OF training with so much artlessness Is
puzzle individually they are perfect
types OF the people travellers describe i'm
the peasant districts OF Bavaria, yet i'm
the play they are actors, artists. musi-
clans. dancers. and IN every role perfectly
true 10 nature. They play with a spirit
and self-enjoyment that seems character
iftic OF the trained German actor and yet
one cannot help feeling that they are per-
Last nights play tested the numerical
strength of the company. The cast called
Tor about thirty people and every part
Was well taken. The plot of the play was
simple, but afforded scope for working out
pretty romance and domestic tragedy.
OF true love
~ the matinee this afternoon will be
given 1@iSerl from Schliersee" "A comedy
drama full OF striking features, and to-
night The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau."
Both PLAYS are simple in plot. but strong
Ing performance PAUL, the hero. Is a cary
or OF crucifixes, who loves a mountain maid
and downs WIS of his courtship and closes ses
with the mating of the lovers The course
81 thoir true love is disturbed for a time
foppish airs and fortune prove no match
for the plain honesty and manliness of
PAUL..
Iugcrsolrs Lecture Next Tuesday.
Lecture-goers hereabouts will be Afforded
an opportunity OF hearing Robert G. Ia
gersoll's latest. and what the Boston. New
York and Chicago critics pronounce his
ablest anti-orthodox discourse, entitled
THE Foundations OF Faith at English's
Opera House Tuesday, Dec. 10. This is the
Ingcrsoll lscture that caused so much dis
cussion in Boston, where IL was first deliv-
cred sunday, Oct. 3, at the Boston Theater.
III was generally accepted as the most schol-
ariy and masterful OF the great sconoclast's
many productions on the religious question.
In THE Foundation OF Faith" the distin-
guished controversialist analyses the teach
ings o. theology as compared with those
OF reason. with the result. as is claimed by
IrgeTsou adherents. that reason IL shown
10 be iafallible.
The Mciba OPERATE Concert.
The Melba operate Concert Company.
which will appear at Engiish's next Monday
night Is having a triumphal tour OF the
country. At Louisville. Wednesday night.
II drew four-thousand-do.lar house at
the Auditorium. and at Columbus. o.. Thurs
day night, the audience was larger than
the auditorium could seat. Melba Is easily
TIE greatest singer OF the day. and with
her are such famous artists as Scalchi.
campanart. D'Aubisne and others. An es-