The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-27
0ENTIOT DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
UENllOl s1.ss When Building
ADJUSTMENTS.

1.-THE Good Mr.. Best at the Grand the
last half of the week. is 81 musical farce,
pure and simple, and it's sole aim is to
create laughter. Complications are piled on
complications, and one laugh ends only
when another begins. The story told con-
Germs a certain Tom Best, who, finding his
own allowance made to him by a philan-
thropic uncle insufficient for his daily ex-
penses, resorts to using that of his twin
brother, who has just died, but whose death
IS not known to the Understanding uncle.
IhiS uncle arrives on the scene, and Tom
Best, in order TO keep his doings sub rosa, is
forced to assume at times the character of
his twin brother. Thus the uncle is kept in
constant state of mystification, and Tom
nnds that in assuming his brothers char
acter he has also fallen heir to his brothers
domestic and other troubles ''The Good
Mr. Best will be presented here with the
same company that gave it at the Garrick
Theater, New York. The advance sale
opens at the Pembroke this morning.
ION the Bowery," that sensational pic
ture of East Side life in New York, is the
attraction at the Park to-day and until
Thursday. Amusement seekers find ION
the Bowery'' easy to understand and much
to their liking. The more highly educated
theater goer finds that it treats of low life
with a humor and animation not in the
least beneath his enjoyment. 1t is not at
all tame treatment of Bowery scenes and
characters, yet il never shocks the sense of
propriety. No one can help laughing at the
ludicrous doings in Steve Brodie's saloon
or being interested from one point of view
or another in the exciting incidents in
which Frank Bush. Chuck" Connors and
the others In the play make conspicuous
figures. New Bowery features and spe-
cialties have been added since last season.
and the scenery is remarkably fine Next
Thursday Lincoln j. Carriers latest produc-
ton. Under the DoIies,'' comes for three
days
Burlesque will have full sway at the EN-
pire another week. commencing to-day.
when the new French Folly Company will
begin an engagement. the first appearance
here in three years Two burlesques called
"A Creased Greaser" and Matinee Girls
on a Lark" open and close the show The
oho includes Truehart and Watson, Turner
and Russell, Taylor Siste and the clever
traVesty stars, Clements and Marshall
Walker Whiteside's New Play.
Mr. Walker Whiteside, who is to appear in
this city shortly in his new romantic drama,
THE Man in Black" is said to be meeting
with great success wherever the play has
been produced. II is a dramatization by
Espy Williams, of Stanley j. Weymans
widely read novel of that name. The play
received its first presentation in PittsbGrg
three weeks ago and has since been seen IN
@DuhoiO anu DtllOiN. MT. w nlteSlue mas Tor
his leading support this season Mr.. Fred
eriek Paulding, the well-known star. White
side is under the direction of Mr.. Mason
Mitchell, who has surrounded the tragedian
with company of unusual merit
Walker Whiteside began his present sea-
son in Trenton. n. ]. The mayor and his
cabinet were in one of the boxes, and in
another a party of friends from the ar
istocratic quarter of Hollywood Long
Branch, where Mr. Whiteside had passed
the summer. Everything was hustle ex-
element and confusion behind the scenes
but the least pertarbed on the occasion was
Mr.. Whitossde, VINO sat in his dressing room
rObcd as Hamlet, thoroughly COMPOSED. and
only waiting for the rising OF The curtain
which was 10 usher In his eighth season as
a star. Suddenly, as the curtain bell was
about 10 ring, Frederick Pauding Mr.
Whiteside's chief male support rushed into
the latter dressing room. pale and gasDing
for breath. Mr.. Paulding, as Denmark 5
renegade King, wears a back piece" fast
ened TO his HAIR behind by means OF an elias
tic ribbon running over his head. This elias
tic had broken, and his appearance at Mr.
WhlLeSiuNS door was in search of a min TO
repair tie damage. The tragedian UNDER
stood the accident in moment and TAX
Ing a threaded needle from the pin cushion
where his dresser had left IT, he quietly
seated himself ana calmly sewed the brok-
en- elastic OF Mr. Pauiding's back hair al
the same time calling to his stage manager
as follows
John. John, don't ring up until 1 tell
you; the king Is getting a haircut"
1t was only q moment after this bit OF
pleasantly that Mr. Whiteside assumed the
character Of the somber prince of Denmark
following the procession OF the king whose
back piece he had so generously mended,