The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-Roland Reed in the "Poli.
E tician.'


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Roland Reed and his company opened at the
Grand last night in 1.-THE Politician comedy
which will be we'll remembered by those who
it when it here last season for one
night. 1t is a satire on politics that everybody
understand and appreciate and is peculiarly
suited to the present campaign excitement. Its
comedy is delightful, Mr.. Reed being very funny
as General Josiah Timber, the man who is man
aging the congressional campaign of Peter
Wooley, wealthy old gentleman, who is abso-
lutely dragged into polpitcs against his will.
This is accomplished by Timber and Cleopatra
Sturgess Miss Isadore Rush,, twentieth CEN
fury woman, an advocate of female suffrage and
a most charming one Poor Wooley is forced into
the campaign and Timber and. Cleopatra do the
husting. This political fight is filled with funny
out of the four acts The excitement Of the
campaign is admirably depicted and its humorous
side painted so well that the laughter is almost
incessai1t.
role. Miss Rush; who Is one of the few stage
beauties endowed with talent, shares the honors
she not only wears stunning clothes but plays
the character TO the very life. The scenes be-
bright bright the Characters admraby drawn and the
company excellent. The cast includes Sheridan
Niobe; Charles S. Able, who made such "a
hit here last winter as the young Southern Off
Julian Reed. Alethea Luce and Mary Myers.
an on M and F as .Re n9h
and Thursday matinee. Tonight Mr.. Reed and
hf %ron M hs5 ' 90 e
in Boston last month. This comedy will be given
again Thursday and Saturday nights and at the
Saturday matinee. The three matinees beginning
to-day are at popular prices. Last nights au-
being called before>the curtain several tins.
"sinbad's" Success at EngIish's.
The life and color of ''Snbad," as presented by
David Henderson's famous American Extrava-
ganza Company, has never-failing charm 1t
opened it's week at Englishs last night and was
welcomed by large audience. The same beauti-
full scenery is there, the light effects and
the same admirable management is shown in the
groupings and the rapid action of this monarch
of extravaganzas. The company numbers some
sixty people, quite enough to fill the stage with
bright. richly-colored costumes. The girls are,
many CT them, fair TO look at, and as a singing
company it is fully up TO the requirements of
'Sinbad's" score. Beatrice Golde is Snbad
and a dashing hero she makes. Her voice is
good and her acting equally as satisfactory.
Joseph Doner is playing Eddie Toys old part of
Fresco, apprentice. who subsequently becomes
stage business closely, but manages to introduce
several original bits of comedy that took i'm
mensely with last nights audience. Doner has
been with the American Extravaganza Company
for several years and is clever young burlesque
Darlington is a very sweet Ninetta, and her
Martha Rainsfopd sueeesds Ada sf peares 'Fu as
Maraschino ana is quite comical in this old
sufficiently piratical for the part Henry Carter
appears as Count Spaghetti and Leo knoblock as
Sinbad, who is poor apprentice boy in the town
or Balsora, falls in love with Ninetta, pretty
milkmaid. Their love being true, il doesn't run
smoothly, and about the end of the first act Sim
bad discovers that his sweethearts father has
looms. The pirate abducts the maiden, however.
without paying her fathers and everybody in the
town takes passage the pirate ship either to
save Ninetta or TO have revenge upon the pirate
more acts all is doubt and fear for the lovers,
but Cupid watches over them. and in the end
ace of ivory ana gold. while the pirate is con
demned for the rest of his life to be captain of
All the scenery is from the brush of Frederick
Dangerfeld, the scenic artist OF the Chicago
The frst act discioses the port of Baisora at
pirate ship for the high seas. The second act
occurs board the ship. and finishes with a
depths of the ocean During the course Of this
act an immense panorama, I'VE hundred feet
long, exhibits various phases of sea life and all
sorts of sea-going craft, from the caraveIs of
Columbus to the great fighting machines, the
jungle and the Valley of 4 amonds form the
IS one Of the features Of the diamond valley sna
over its icy field the corps de ballet OF the or
tine, appear and do ballot fantastiane wsieb
introduces skaters, sleighers. tobogganers snow
ends in snowstorm ''sinbad viii be seen al" All
week at Engllsh's, with popular matnees
one feature of the performance altogether new
to the audience and which took the people by
storm the phantascope. The pictures were
shown between the acts. The first was the NAV
IrYin Kiss, a bnrlesque the famous Neither
solo kiss In Carmen " It was received with roars
of laughter and is certainly verv lifelike The
second picture shown a surf scene AZ Dover
England. and this was remarkably well done.
The bathers. the waves of the ocean. the spray
and all shown to life. The corbett Court
ney fight was the last picture and II was as If
the audience satsat the ringside a Sioux ghost
de nee. the great national bicycle parade
'Trilby'' burlesdue and ather pictures win be
shown in addition 10 those seen last night.
Coon Hollow" at the Park.
"A Romance of Coon Hollow opened it's first
Indianapolis engagement at the Park Thaater
yesterday and scored hit. While i: is built
along the lines OF desire TO let single chance
OF heightening interest in it escape, yet the
events and the not overloaded and the
play appeals to the imagination without a heavy
tai on the belief of the Spectator Many of the