The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS.


When the pranksome brownie band
poked their heads into view above the
wall of Queen Titania's garden on the
stage at English's last night there was an
exclamation of wonder and delight from all
parts of the house. The palace grounds
were crowded with the fairies, who were
not at all put out the next instant when
the grotesque little people with the huge
stomachs and funny eyes came tumbling
on the scene, plunging right through the
garden wall as if it were only so much
tissue paper. The brownies and fairies
were the greatest of friends, for Prince
Florimel, heir apparent to the brownie
throne, was engaged to wed the fairy
queen and the brownies had come to at
tend the wedding. The brownie band was
not so numerous as the merry party which
Palmer Cox sent on a journey around the
world. but all the principal mischief maxi
ers were there, and each one began a dis
play of his individual talent In a manner
that captivated the large audience. For
a time there was almost as much noise In
the auditorium as on the stage. One child
shouted, See the brownie Indian" An
other had a speaking acquaintance with
the brownie Chinaman and was not afraid
to let Lii Lo know it. The serious featured
brownie policeman caused a general shout.
The brownie sailor. a sort of Dick Dead
eye scamp, with a stomach all pulled
out as if he had swallowed a
kit of mackerel, had numerous acquain-
tances, and he bowed and hitched up his
blue-covered paunch when he heard his
name called out. The children were familiar
with his seafaring ways and would like to
nave heard him spin a yarn. The Brownie
Twins scampered about with nimble legs,
and then the Brownie dude. the most en-
tertaining member of his type, came strut
ting in, with his colored valet carrying his
great cane and handbook. Everyone knew
the Brownie dude. and many of the older
people forgot their dignity and Joined the
falSaren d IN sScia The brownies nHok A&n ar ans
carried a bomb as big as a football and
wore the expression Of a boy who wants to
money. This Brownie Anarchist had few
words to say to anyone except the Brownie
King whom he obeyed in all things. This
Palmer Cox never thought of a King for his
colony of fearless sprites until he was get
ting up the stage production. Mr.. Cox never
saw a Brownie King, nor heard of one. nor
saw anybody who had heard of a Brownie
King, so he made a comic opera Brownie
King. who sings songs, tells funny stories
and leads the German band.
Now there is a queer bit of Brown his
tory connected with this Brownie King.
His son. Prince F~lorinel. as mentioned
above, is to wed the Fairy Queen, but who
ever heard of a Brownie having a son?
Any little child can tell you there are no
Brownie girls, no Brownie sisters, no
Brownie mammas, nor grandmammas, nor
aunties. They are just Brownies. If there
are no Brownie mam1nas how could there
be any Brownie children? This question
has been the subject of numerous debates
in the nursery. Little sisters have always
had to retire with their eyes full of angry
tears because their browbeating brothers
Knew this fact better than Palmer cox.
so to avoid further nursery war by making
a Brownie son to King Stanislaus there is
an adopted heir to the Brownie throne.
The Prince is about to wed the Fairy
Queen when Mephisto Dragonfel and his
giant demons come in and steal away the
Queen When the Brownies hear of the
abduction there is the worst uproar in the
Brownie camp ever dreamed of. Dragonfel
sails across the sea to his island home. but
the Brownies build a raft, and with the
Brownie sailor as pilot start in pursuit.
The Brownie dude falls overheard, and Is
saved by a huge sea gull that swoops down
the Brownies waylay a German band and
enter Dragonfel's palace disguised as mu-
sicians. They are about to kill all the
giants, when the island Is rent asunder by
an earthquake. caused by a terrible vol
cano. Nothing daunted, the Brownies call
the fire department and suodue the volcanic
eruption. But Dragonfel still has them in
his power, and puts them to work far I'M
der ground in his mines, where they finally
gain their liberty when the Brownie An
archist blows up the Dragonfel.
The brownie part of the extravaganza
is not brought out as well as was antici-
pated. The production is In the nature of
structed on lines similar to Henderson's
"Sinbad." One of the most entertaining
people in the cast is little Ida Mule. She
Is no larger than a brownie. but there
being no girl brownies. she is cast with
the fairies and falls in love with the
Brownie Dude. She has the most catchy
Brownie King in a scanda'ous fashion.
There are a number of musical numbers
of ordinary merit. but nothing particularly
cidedly reminiscent, showing little original
fty. The scenery is pretentious and the
colors dazzling: The second act contains
pleasing. The performance closes with an
aerial ballet, which was a novelty to the
greater part of the audience.
Park-"Little Miss Nugget,
The fact that Little Miss Nuggctt'' has
been seen at the Pack nslriy a Eunlre d
ines seems only to increase the size of
the audiences. 1t is one of the most roru-
lar or all the comedy dramas visiting the
Park and the theater was Tiled a. tutn
performances yesterdl ~. There are three
lively acts and the interest is we'll sus-
tanned throughout by Herbef. :.awthcrne,
Charles A. Loder, Le)!l Mitchell and the
rest OF the company. Cawthorne is very
I nhiISy al ana : Keeps ee ,n the aui'enSs ia5shIns
1tl Az
OBrady is an e%ccentric. Irish part so well
known here that whenever NJ makes a
move people are ready to laugh. I.eola
Mitchell isn't much bigger than a Brownie,
but is lively enough . fill TIRE requirements
of the character If Nu3gac and they arc
by no means few. Sic is a pretty Ii-t.e
woman and looks the part 10 the life.
Charley Loder, Of course, has a Irrch
part. and is as clever as in past seasons.
His dancing is a feature. The speclsIties
are altogether on the song AMI lance ,rcer
with a few ballads thrown la, every mem
Der of the company having sometime 20
do in this line. Little Miss Nugget will
remain all this week at the PARK with daily
metinees as usual. Jonn y. Burke IS ccm-
Ing next Monday IN "rhe Doctor.'
Empire-''The Jay Circus."
Yesterday being the opening day of Miss
Earl Remington's engagement here, il was
the anniversary of her birth-she being born
right here in Indianapolis, and proud of it.
Miss Remington is the lady who has a
birthday right on the spot in every city
she honors with a rendition or her special
ties. Some serious-minded person on the
New York Sun figured it out that she mus,
have been born in q Pullman sleeper al
the rate of seventy-five or one hundred miles
an hOur-fhat is. the Sleeper was going, n,