The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22

abduction which is carried out TO the let
ter by Daubigny AMI his braves, and the
lady Is taken to Borgia's castle at Urbino.
heahzing the danger which besets MS love,
the young soldier drops everything else and
starts Tor her rescue and succeeds put not
without passing through many exciting ad-
ventures. Before the fall Of the curtain,
Daubigny ccnfesses and Torelli is restored
by the Duo De Nemours to all OF his hon.
ors and to his position But this is not all,
for Laura has found that she loves the gal
liant soldier 10 whom she owes so much,
and promises to become his wife. Ii is said
that the diaioguesis crisp and bright; that
the characters are well drawn and that the
situations and climaxes are highly dra-
matte. The author has taken no pains to
follow the history of the times accurately.
but, with the example Of the elder Dumas
before him, has preferred TO give 10 the
public a story of great interest, with action
which never flags.
"A Soldier of Fortune will be repeated
at the performance on Friday evening. At
the matinee on Saturday Mr.. Skinner will
be seen in the title role of Romeo and
Juliet, and IL Is many years since the
stage has seen so good a Romeo, if the
city newspapers are to be relied on. The
Juliet Is Maud Durbin. whose success in
this trying role has been such that II has
amounted to triumph.
Saturday evening, the last of the Skinner
engagement this actor will present Rich
ard Ill" The Richard which Mr.. Skinner
is long of %r ts snnsr
plays the part ii Is said in very quite
manner, resorting only to violence when
v.
play which he presents is nearer TO the
original text than any other which has
been presented in many years. The ordi-
nary version Of Richard III" which is
presented is that made by Colly Cibber.
about hundred years ago, who, In max
ing II, added almost as much Cibber as
Skinner took the Cibber version and COM
pared IL with the first and second folios.
coins: carefully over it line for line: AS
result the version of the play which he
presents is the Shakspearean version. for,
in his turn. he has. wherever possible. care
fully eliminated Mr.. Cibber and restored
the plays which Mr.. Skinner will present
during his coming engagement at the
Grand will be most carefully mounted and
costumed, and that the company which he
brings with him is a large and well bal
anced organization. The advance sale opens
Tomorrow morning at the Pembroke.
Park-Steye Brodie's "Bowery.-
There is joy in store for parquet and gall
lery alike in the engagement this week of
Steve Brodie. in ''On the Bowery.'' at the
Park Theater. This prosperous play has
matter to interest every class of theater-
goers. Its pictorial beauty and its realistic
humor appeal with success to those ele-
waited people who might not be thrilled by
the exciting incidents dependent on it's
eventful plot. The fun is all the more sue
cessful for the truth at the bottom Of it.
1t is true to life. yet extravagant like so
much of the humor of the comic papers.
No one with even the smallest sense of fun
or the most jaded taste fail to be
amused at the devices of the vagrarlt, Dis
NAL Delaney, to get drinks; the patient
persistence with which Isidore Michelow-
sky tries TO sell shoestrings in spite of all
rebuffs; the eagerness with which Dan
Gibbs seeks fight. and the alacrity with
-
innocent interest of the old countryman in
the funny doings at Brodie's saloon; the
unexpected pugilistic display of the dude;
the readiness of the "bouncer' to respond
to every need for his services. and the
laugh ways of the others in the curious
group seen in Brodie's celebrated place of
refreshment. The fun of "On the Bowery''
is hearty but IL is not tainted with the
slightest improperly. 1t is not stale or
STACEY, and there is vast amount of it.
But 'On the Bowery'' does not end with
its comedy element. 1t has sensation ga
lore. 1t has it's love story, it's crimes, it's
plots, its dangers, its rescues, and all tine
OF life in a great city. The escape of the
hero through the window, the capture of
the old countryman by the laundering off,
Ger, the check given TO the heroS purSuers
by Steve Brodie in the latter's saloon, the
throwing of the deceived girl into the East
river, the leap of Brodie from the Brook
lyn bridge to save her. the dodge by which
the farmer throws the police off the hero's
track, the fire on the pier and the second
rescue by Brodie are all strikingly effective
matters to the ordinary theater-goer.
Interesting as these things are in them
selves, they are made the more so by their
picturesqueness That this picturesqueness
should be fully brought out the finest of
scenery was made for this production. Ii
was designed and painted by John II.
Young, of the Broadway Theater. Some
of it is wonderful aside from the mere ex-
cellence of the painting. Such is the
Brooklyn Bridge scene. The spectator
seems to see no less than eight hundred
feet Of the northern driveway. and the
huge towers and intricate cable network
are fully shown. No less actual In appear
that of the East river pier, with its ware
house, watch house, shipping and heavy
merchandise. A scene VERY different from
any other interior ever shown on stage
is that representing Steve Brodie's saloon
The inside walls of this place are almost
the effect Is quite odd. The outside view
of the saloon and the next-door places will
be recognized instantly by any one who
has ever traversed the Bowery, as will also
the view of Chatham square. at the point
where the Bowery begins. That no suit
Bowery." a number of specialties have
been introduced in IL. These are up to
date. entertaining and quite appropriate to
the play. 1t will be Steve Brodie's first ap-
pearance in Indianapolis. The opening
performance is tomorrow afternoon and
the engagement is for all week
Empire-The Vaudeville Club.
The Vaudeville Club. an aggregation of
high class speciality stars. under the direc-
ton of Weber and Fields, will be seen at
he mir hoo tar