The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-13
THE PLAYHOUSE BILLS
FAIR WEEK ATTRACTIONS at THE
FOUR LOCAL THEATERS.
Roland Reed and His New PIay-'Sin-
bad, Mt Engffsh's-At the Park
and the Empire.

Roland Reed and his admirable COM
pany. including Miss Isadore Rush, will be
the magnet at the Grand Opera House
during fair week, opening tomorrow night.
This is one of the strongest attractions
ever offered for this holiday period Mr..
Reed stands pre-eminent as delineator of
eccentric comedy roles, and he presents
during his stay here two successful Ameri-
can comedies, both of which enable him to
appear at his best The opening attrac-
ton tomorrow night will be that clever
satire THE Politician" which will be re-
peated Wednesday and Friday nights and
at the matinees Tuesday and Thursday
This is a rafting comedy and rafting
farce Rafting, is the word, for it's wit
is like musketry and its movement is in
cessant.
1t is abundantly provided with incident,
and there is really something worth while
in the dramatic personae, several of whom
are genuine studies of character. Chief of
these is General Timber, a shrewd embodf-
ment of the politicians subterranean arts
Another clever character is portrayed by
Miss Isadore Rush, who represents a
young woman who has studied for the
bar. and who supplements beauty with
brains and fin de steele activity and per-
ton" She represents herself as a girl
bachelor, and to carry out the image
wears mannish coats. waistcoats, hats and
neckerchiefs and sports side pockets in her
trou-in her dress skirts She is called
Cleopatra Sturgess of the Twentieth CEN
fury.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights
and at the matinee Saturday Mr.. Reed
will present his latest success, THE Wrong
Mr.. Wright which has scored a hit. The
play abounds in highly amusing and COM
plicated situations, which enables Mr.. Reed
and his company to be seen to great ~ad-
vantage. The character which Mr.. Reed
portrays. Seymour Sites is built on en-
tirely different lines from anything In
which the popular comedian has appeared
for number of years. 1t is that of a man
about fifty, who has by close application
to business amassed large fortune. He
is a resident of San Francisco, and has
not been from home in twenty years. He
is extremely mean and close in his bust
ness and private life.
The scene of the play opens at Old Point
Comfort, where Sites has come this be-
ing the first time he has left his business
in twenty years. He is brought to this
point by the defaIcation of a clerk. who
has forged his name to check
for $4,000. The matter has been
placed in the hands of de-
tective agency and a reward of $1,000 is
offered for the arrest and conviction of the
thief. Through an intimate friend Sites
hears that his former employee is about to
visit Old Point Comfort, where, in order
to escape recognition, he has registered
under the name of Mr. Wright He i'm
mediately comes in contact with a niece
and nephew, who are there on pleasure
bent. He takes them into his confidence
and they promise to assist him He passes
through numerous complications in his en-
deavor not to disclose his identity. A crisis
comes upon the arrival of Henrietta Oliver
a female detective, who has been placed
upon the case of the forgery by the detec-
tive agency employed by Sites. Sites be-
comes smitten with her, and she in turn
becomes impressed with the idea that Sites
is the forger for whom she is looking, as
he has also taken the name of Wright
With his meeting with Henrietta, Sitess
entire nature changes. From being close
he goes to the other extreme spends
money like water and entertains in a
manner that is dazzling. All of this is in
order to impress Henrietta for whom he
really has great affection. All this
strengthens the idea in Hehrietta's mind
that Sites is the forger and that he is dis
sipating upon the proceeds. Numerous are
the complications that arise from this in
cident and in the final act Sites is ar
rested for robbing himself. Henrietta, In
the meantime, has become greatly attached
to Sites. and after she has caused his ar
rest regrets her action and endedyors to
induce him to escape. All is finally salts
explained.
Running through the play are several in
teresting under plots, and the story is
told in bright, crisp dialogue. The charac-
ters are novel in construction and we'll car
ried out. Mr.. Reed has surrounded himself
with an exceptionally clever company.
chief among which is the charming Miss
Isadore Rush. who has novel character
TO portray-that of the female detective
which gives her splendid opportunities and
in which she will wear some striking
gowns.
Among others in the company are
Charles Coote, Charles S. Able, Holbrook
Binn, Sheridan Upper, Julian Reed, John
ii. Bunny, James Douglass and Misses
Mary Myers, Alethea Luce and Monte
Donico. The matinees will be at popular
prices.
Gorgeous "Sinbnd" at EngIish,s
'S,iphad. or the Maid of Pa1sor, x,.;,,