The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
SOL SMITH RUSSELL
OPENS At THE GRAND TOMORROW
IN IAN EVERYDAY MAN.
His Bob Acres VIII BE Seen the Fol-
lowing Night-Pantomime and
Vaudeville at Other Theafers.

Sol Smith Russell, always so warmly well
coined in indianapolis, will begin his annual
engagement at the Grand Opera House to-
morrow evening, appearing in two new COM
edies. the principal one by Marguerite Mer-
ington, called IAN Everyday Man" The
piece tells of bank clerk who marries the
daughter OF a rich bank president. John
Empy, the clerk, is too old-fashioned to suit
his wife's relatives. They think him too
SLOW and urge him TO take vacation
I'm New York and "see life" John feigns
to be fast, but in the end saves the bank
and his wife's relatives from ruin. The
play is capital blending of mirth and
pathos.
Mr.. Russell has also made a genuine sue
cess in a one-act play called 'Mr. Valen-
tines Christmas" This double bill will be
given tomorrow and Wednesday nights.
On Tuesday eve and Wednesday matinee
Mr.. Russell will appear as Bob Acres in
1.-The Rivals" Mr.. Russelrs success as
Bob Acres Is a personal triumph of which
he may well be proud. Few artists on the
American stage are greeted with such dem
onsttative approval as Is extended to Mr..
Russell wherever he appears. His stage
portraitures are among the most familiar
to the play-going public. There is no actor
to-day who has greater power over the
feelings of an audience and who can more
readily move them by the magic of his art.
1.-The Rivals will be deliberately staged, six
special sets of scenery being carried for
1t. Mr.. Russelrs support this season Is OF
exceptional strength, the support for An
Everyday Man. including Charles Mackay.
Alfred Hudson, George Denham, George
Woodward. Earle Brown, Robert Lowe,
Bijou Fernandez and Mrs. Fannie Addison
Pitt The sale of seats for the engagement
has been large. Mr.. RusselPs audiences al
ways tax the capacity OF the Grand.
Emma Nevada Coming I'm Grand Opera
Madam Emma Nevada, the California
prima donna, who Is this winter singing in
grand opera in this country with the COM
pany in Philadelphia under the direction OF
Mr. Gustav Hinrichs. has not been in Amer
lea for ten years. The last time she sang
here was under the direction OF Colonel Ma
pleson. since which time she has been de-
lighting the large cities of Europe. Last
winter she sang In Rome at the Grand
Opera House. under governmental jurisdic-
ton, but din no country in Europe is she as
popular as in Spain. Spaniards look upon
Nevada as their own prima dopna, and
Madrid Is virtually her musical throne
She is on the most intimate terms of friend
ship with the royal family OF Spain, and
her little daughter Mignon Is the favorite
is. when that youngster is allowed permits
sion to lay asiGe his dignity long enough for
a little youthful diversion. Madam Nevada
is accompanied to this country by her nus
band. DR.. Palmer, her daughter Mignon. an
exceedingly bright little girl of about eight,
and Spanish maid.
Madam Nevada is a pupil of the cele-
brated French vocal instructor. Madam
Marchesi, who has trained nearly all the
great singers of to-day. Charles Gounod,
the great French composer. is Madam Ne
vada's godfather, and naturally. through the
close friendship that always existed be-
tween them. she obtained from him much
valuable assistance in her work In fact,
Nevada was VI. Gounod's favorite singer,
and he always said no one satisfied him SO
we'll in the role of Juliet in Romeo Ell
Juliet" as did she. 1t was to praise her for
the singing of this role that ne penned al
most the last lines before mis- death, and
no memento of her career Is held as sacred
by the prima donna as this little note from
the great composer. Madam Nevada will &C.
company the Hinrichs Grand Opera Com
pany to this city next month. and will be
heard in several of her greatest roles. The
dates for this season of grand opera in In
dianapolis are Feb II, Is and ., at En-
| glish's Opera House.