The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-05
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Grnnd-.A Gafety Girl,

The gaiety girls-those widely-advertised
English be-aut4es-with. their great ox-like
eyes, retrousse noses, supple waists, high
curved insteps and trim anKles filled the
stage at the Grand last night. Contrary
to all their fnprenaature prejudices of
the frost awaiting them at 1ndianapo-
lis, they found a large and responsive audi
ence willing to be pleased and quicker than
in most provincial towns to pick out the
bright things for applause. 1t was easy to
see how very much in the performance
would provoke a tumult in a London audi
ence or in a metropolitan American city,
and yet passed over the heads of me people
here. But there was a generous amount of
good songs. ciever dances and witty thrusts
that kindied any amount of enthusiasm, at
times calling for three and four encores.
That veteran theatrical manager, j. c. Duff,
representing Augustin DAILY, left the opera
house after the first act with his
face all smiles, declaring that
the show as well as they did in New York.
which is about as fine a compliment on an
Indianapolis audience as the critic has ever
heard. This should not be taken as a COM
plete Endorsement of the company, for in
to amateur. in fact. A number of the
best singers have weak voices, and the
was painfully mouthy and uninteiligibie.
Of 4Schsarleys GGoidfseid. can sing as lead
ing tenor in any comic opera company,
but acts for all the world as a novice. tie
is constantly at a loss what to do with
his great hands and keeps laying them on
the shoulders and arms of his sweetheart
mastiff.
However, it is the good things in the
opera that are remembered, and they
abound. W H. Rawllns, leading conedl-n.
continuous fun when on the stage. If there
ever was such a doctor ne @out
cured more patients with his overlooking
good spirits and merry JOKES THAN :..-
all the nostrurns in materia medica.
For a man of six feet and over, Rawlins
is both a surprise and a wonder as a low
comedian. and, considering that he does it
all in straight clothes with no ridiculous
..nake-up' or clownish toggery, it is 80 ne
shall, another straight comedian. in the part
of an English divorce-court judge. succeeds
ing. These two give the audience something
new in comedy business, playing the parts
believe they could be made acceptable.
Rawlins and Ethel Sydney. as Rose Briefly.
far:' s q iur 10 ta mt 6 in tn act. am and Ny from naq tgat
moment on the audience could not
get, enough of the c9nieal doctor;
be little fun in the piece.
Miss Winnifred Dennis has the part of
widow Lady Virginia. and makes it as in
teresting as any of the Hoyt widows. She
is pretty enough to set the general run of
hearts to humping, and chaperones a bevy
but who have been terribly roasted in other
places. This would be much out of taste
even eve II T ferTeet', P Margare a aea H tha ff tSsee
g q girl dancers. Their costumes are
rich in satin, ribbons and .Honiton. and in
their several dances a trio of about the
prettiest ankles seen here this season are
made to execute many pretty and difficult
movements with rare grace. Margaret
Fraser can kick the crown OF her hat either
from the front or rear, but she does It
with such grace and with the gifted legs
so smothered in petticoats and fiounces
than her No.. ID slippers, and the
act carries with it an idea
of refined dancing. as. indeed, does all the
last act Nina Martins, the French maid, has
a SOM that receives four recalls. The rest
Of the time this SRI plays the Cillain and
engagement closes with to-night's perform
ance. The cast follows:
Charles Godfield. .......-"u;M Langley
Major Barclay.......-..Mr. w. j. tanning
Bobb.e Rivers. Bert Haslem
Harry Fotz Warren.-.-...M. Donald Hall
Ronney Farquhar.......Mr. Lovett Fraser
Sir Lewis Grey. .-.-....Mr. Percy Marshall
Bradley
carlton
DR.. Montague Briefly. Mr. w. H. Raw ms
Cissv Verner..........M dis Margaret Fraser
Ha'dee Walton MISS Helen Fraser
ethel Hawthorn...-..Miss Ethel Craddock
Amy Vivian. ..........M Miss Louise Gomersal
Winnifred Dennis
Lady Eytha Miss Isabel Scott
Miss Gladys Stourton. Miss Ethel MAYNARD
Hon. Daisy Ornlsbury Miss Dolly Kirsch
Lady Miss NJ. Warner
Nina Miss Nina MARITIME
Rose Briefly Miss Ethel Sydney
Park-MalIick In 1.-THE Bandit King
The Bandit King as presented by Jas.
II. Wallick at the Park yesterday. is up
to date In every respect, having been re-