The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-25

"A Temperance Town" This is one of the
finest dramas Hoyt ever turned out. His
later productions tend more TO vaudeville
than 10 the drama. depending more on the
acrobatic. lyric or terpsichorean ability OF
his players to amuSe an audience than on
any real study OF natural characters. Ii Is
in the older pieces that Hoyt's ability
n u aywright. not amusement pro-
granme compiler shines forth. "A Tenn
per.lnce Town" after being laid away for
some time, is now revived. and judging
from the rich amusement furnished the au-
dience at Englishs last night. il is a play
which the public is far from weary of wit.
Messing. WITT the old favorites. George
Richards and eugene Garfield in their orig
inal roles of Mink and 'Bingo" Jones.
a five furlong dash. Shortly before this
play was written Vermont saloon keeper.
who had been an old soldier. was sent TO
prison for a long term OF Us for selling
liquor, contrary to the law. IL furnished
Hoyt a text for his satire and "A sermon
He has preached the sermon in his own
and sarcasm TO stigmatiZe overZeaious en-
forcers of the law and the persuasions OF
his pathos To arouse sympathy for the man
who IL seems to him had been prosecuted
under the cover Of law
Hoyts satire is better than his pathos.
but in this play there are. touches which
stamp him as the equal of any American
who ever attempted play-writing. IL Is
easier to appreciate his bitter jibes against
the reformers than his curious apologies
for the saloon keeper. "A Temperance
Town is vastly better as a play than Ii
is a sermon. It's comedy is effective and
its serious situations more impressive than
Formerly. Added 10 that is the fact that
the piece is presented by an excellent COM
pany. In addition TO Richards and Garfield
there are in the cast Richard j. Dillon.
who appeared as Earnest Hardman, the
village Clergyman: Herman A. Sheldon.
as Squire Belcher: Arthur Gregory. who
doubles i'm the parts of Uncle Joe Vial, the
oldest man in town, and Judge Graham
Doe: Miss Gertrude Perry, who played the
part OF Ruth. the clergymans daughter;
~ Tee Ir,lfn xaraI thn 10
Of RoXana. his niece; Miss Sallie Stembler.
as Arabella. Judge Does daughter, and
NJ Miss Marie Tart & mas; as Mary Jane Jones bn al,
ordinary naturalneSs and art. "A Tenn
perance Town is here for to-day and to-
night only.
Park-"Knrl, Gardner's '.Fatherland." !"
There is something about German dialect
comedy that, since the day of Joe Emmett,
has charmed thousands of Indianapolis peo-
pie. OF the few representative comedians
now before the public in that line Charles
A. Gardner is, perhaps, the foremost. That
he is a great favorite here was evidenced
by the big houses at the Park yesterday.
The day before Christmas is generally con-
sidered the worst day of the year in thea
trical circles, as people are too busy with
Christmas shopping to find much time for
the theater. Mr.. Gardner began his three
tions. His play, "Fatherland,' is his old
familiar drama of life in the Tyrol. Its
four acts are well stocked with good COM
edy and music as well as excitement. Mr..
Gardner has half a dozen good songs which
he introduces and his voice has lost none
OF its excellent quality The supporting
one that will crowd the Park to the doors
to-day and Tomorrow.
The Cinematographe continues to be the
admiration and delight of the big audiences
at the Park. AS its stay i'm Indianapolis is
drawing to a close there is a general desire
to see the new views as they come on.
The predominance of soldiers and horses
makes this weeks set by far the most pop
ular yet shown. The audiences receive each
view with applause. and three or four evoke
cheers. Next weeks series has already ar
rived and will be found the equal of this
days of next week the Park offers one of
its greatest attractions, ''rhe Great Train
Robbery This play introduces big COM
pany, a band Of Indians. several scouts and
two trained grizzly bears. weighing SOC
pounds each. This play opens Monday
afternoon, coming from st. Louis here.
John Hare's Coming Engagement.
John Hare. accompanied by his London
Garrick Theater Company. begins his briei
engagement here at the Grand Opera House
Monady evening in a repertory of rich ole
comedies. Mr.. Hare is now on his second
American tour, under the direction oi
Charles Frohman. but this will be his firs
visit to Indianapolis. He is therefore un.
known here, except by reputation. but that
reputation is of the order enjoyed by only
one man, perhaps, on the American stage
and is excelled by none save Irving in Eng
land. Mr.. Hare is now only fifty-two years
| old, but for thirty years he has been prom
| inent. During those thirty years Mr.
| Hare's name has been intimately associated
with all the great ones in contemporaneou:
English literature and art. while many
notable Americans are numbered among hi!
/ friends. IL was on the advice of one o.
/ the latter. Bret Harte, which advice wa:
/ seconded by Mary Anderson and the pres
| ent consul general to England. Hon. Pat
/ rick Collins, that Mr.. Hare undertook hi
/ first American tour last season. On tha
| tour Mr.. Hare made impression 70
/ genuine artistic worth unsurpassed by an!
| He stands for the best and truest type o
/ histrionic art. His supporting compan,
i has been found to contain players of fin
| ished accomplishments for all the differen
roles 1t is known as the Garrick Theate
/ Company, and has the reputation of bein;
one of the best organizations of Englisl
| actors. Its principal members are Messrs
| Charles Groves, Frederick Kerr. Gilber
Hare, Frank Gilmore. Fisher White
| Charles Goold w. NJ Cathcart A. Gren
| Vile. f. Vivian Reynolds, and Misses Ma.
| Harvey. Mona X. Dram, Laura McGilvray
| Susie Vaughan, Nellie Thorne and Edit
| Hewlins. The repertory will be: Monda.
evening. "A Pair of Spectacles.' preceded
by when George the Fourth Was King;
Tuesday evening special revival o
| Caste" Wednesday evening a repetition
| of "A Pair of Spectacles," preceded b.
! Zangwil's six Persons"
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