The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-03
a. e. BUCHANAN,
DENTIST,
q and 80 When Block. Opp. Postoiiice.
ADJUSTMENTS.


The passing of Loie Fuller was as
ephemeraf as q dream. and her dances were
almost as immaterial as the fantastic
vagaries Of some mental Illusion. Many of
those who nearly filled Englishs Opera
House last night TO witness the perform
ance OF the loudly advertised American girl
doubtless carried away such visionary
and indefinable idea of all that Is repre-
scented by La Loies" art that they will
not conjure UP any great vocabulary Of adj
jectives with which to DESCRIBE IT'S beauties.
This may be because La Loie's" novel in
vention. like everything that finally glories
In eclat, is at first caviare to the un-
initiated. or it may be because many did
not see what they had expected. Although
Miss Fuller's success bears the music hall
faint, the fact remains that she has cap
tured the elite among the artistically gifted
In the most modern of all capital cities.
After Witnessing her performance one must
admit that she furnishes something in the
way OF amusement that is much above the
trivial in which the faddists generally revel.
The meritorious charm OF Miss Fuller s
dances lies in the fact that the mechanism
of her art is effectually concealed. There
Is no clatter of clogs, but mystic melody
soothes the ear. The stage structure is
matte lights play on the graceful and har-
noniously moving figure Of the dancer.
The. third dance, that OF The Firma-
ment," showed La Loie" among the stars
and planets, the whole being produced by
the magical calciums which she employs
and which really represent the most Of her
sreatsr n na9 Of t6e stsge was taSen l me
with Miss Fuller's voluminouS draperies.
On them all colors Of the rainbow were
thrown, and the picture. though brief, was
beautiful and satisfying to the eye. At the
conclusion Of THE Lily" the curtain was
raised twice while the applause lasted.
II was a pretty and at times superlatively
beautiful display. and the drapery did nearly
all of 1t. Perhaps the press agent is to blame
Tor 5ns b e ea nas sven us bsp
knack Of conceiving or remembering bon
mots ct is all the same dn the theatrical
6usIness and her daily ineomngs and 4 out ut.
exhibition, especially for the present. when
woman--woman with Beardsly dressing,
the "S wash without drying. Woman eT wearing
clothes is. apparently. the keynote OF
great and deserves ali the credit
due to such ability; but there remained the
impression after her exhibition that it
an understudy. That's the difference be-
tween the Loie and-Herrmann. for in
stance. Many conjurer could be taught
to drag live goose out OF bunch of paper
ribbon that had Just been pulled from a
quart bowl but not with Herrmann's air.
The-man-in-search-of-a-s who saw
La Loie," came out with the thought that
good. bright, active boy might be taught
the whole thing in about dozen lessons,
but the bright. active boy would not be
likely to Invent the dances. This last is
Loie's triumph
The strength of ashore Acres"
One OF the most important contributions
to the modern drama is James A. Herne's
hve-act comedy. "Shore Acres" which is an
nounced for production at the Grand Opera
House for three nights and matinee, COM
mencing Monday night next. The play is
unconventional in structure. and in this re-
spect 1t will not enrich the technique of dra-
matte construction. The great strength Of
Mr.. Herne's work lies in its wonderful char
acter delineations. There Is absolute truth
TO nature. The author has his people come
and go as people do In real life, and he has
given them real things TO do and say. Each
and every part Is perfect. and is a distinct
type. From Uncle Nat, the good old man.
10 little Mandy Gates, who Is TOO bashful to
talk. the people who act in 'Shore Acres
are exact duplicates OF people from the coast
of Maine, and all OF them are personally
known TO the author Such plays are almost
wholly unknown In England, and II has been
predicted that Mr.. Herne's pastoral poem
would create a sensation in London. 1t Is
the authors intention to produce his play In
the British metropolis next year, taking over
his entire American company, scenery, prop
critics. etc.