The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-15
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ADJUSTMENTS.

When Mr.. Clay Clement was presenting
''The New Dominion, the play in which he
will be seen at English's tonight, in
New York last spring, Colonel Robert G.
Ingersoll was in the audience during one of
the performances. and was so pleased with
Mr.. Clement as Baron Hohenstauffen that
he write him the following letter:
MY Dear Mr.. Clement-We were delight
ed with your Hohenstauffen. never saw
more refined character on the stage. The
HohenStauffen of your creation has all the
culture of the university the high breed
ing of the court, the courage of the army
the courtesy and tenderness of a perfect
gentleman. Everything you did-every ges-
ture, every pOSe-came from Within from a
clear, subtle and strong conception of the
character In no instance did you "Over-
step, the modesty of nature" From first
to last you were absolutely consistent,
neither too much nor too little, neither
flood nor drought, but maintained for every
moment artistic proportion. You are a
natural actor and have the divine spark
the touch of nature, the poetic and pa
thetic intention that cannot be acquired.
congratulate you. You stand on the
threshold of great career
Court etiquette and amateur theatrical
performances sometimes bring about a Gu
rious combination of AFFAIRS said Otis
Skinner recently. ST remember reading
some years ago of play by Mendoza called
'Querer pro solo Querer. which was trans
AHlCA ny olA ANlCh0Au II dllSileiW III 1Otly anu
produced in English under the title of TO
Love for Loves Sake The play was
originally produced by the Spanish court,
the parts all being played either by royal
personages or by the best blue blood in the
kingdom. In its original shape the play
took nine days to perform, and it appears
that at the end of the performance fire
broke out in that part of the palace that
was being used as theater and the entire
company was nearly burned to death. 1t
appears that etiquette compelled them to be
without fear-fear could only belong to the
common herd. Ordinary clay might run
away, but they the mobiles, must face the
music. Also by the rigid rules which gov
erned the court no one could lay hands on
the grand danes. The great ladies, head
the story goes, too frightened to move. The
situation was getting very serious, when the
king, seeing the danger of his consort,
rushed on the stage and carried her off
without even so much as saying by your
leave A king can do no wrong and so
the stiff-necked grandees followed the ex-
ample of his Majesty, and the ladies were
saved the horror of becoming martyrs TO
the etiquette of their court and while some
OF them were singed, no one was seriously
Injured"
In Tom Nawn's play, "Shanty Town."
which comes to the Park this afternoon, the
comedian has an Irish character that is
right in line with his sketch which made
Nawn success in vaudeville last season.
Rice & Barton's Rose Hill English Folly
Company is expected to duplicate its former
successes when it opens at the Empire to-
day.
Story of "FOr Fair Virginia."
The story of For Fair Virginia." in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytal
will appear at the Grand Thurs
day, is as follows: Virginia Esmond
is a Southern woman whose hus-
band. Edward Esmond, is a Northern
man. Her husband. together with his little
son Julian, and his sister, Nell Esmond are
as firm in their Union convictions as she
is in her love for her States cause. and.
in violent scene, she bids Esmond go to
his Northern friends. In an affecting scene
he says farewell to his little son, whom he
intrusts to the watchful care Of Uncle Zeb,
a typical old negro family servant After
Esmonds departure John Laughlin, for
mer sutton of his wife, now an officer in the
Confederate army, seeks to establish tender
relations with Mrs. Esmond. but Is re-
pulsed He vows vengeance. In the course
OF the war the Esmond mansion becomes
the headquarters of Laughlin, who has be-
come general. After council of war in
the house Laughlin and his officers retire
accidentally leaving important papers on
the table Little Julian finds them and
gives them to Nell Esmond who after dis
mines TO place them in the hands of the
Union forces stationed few miles away
She DISCUSSES herself in old Zebs clothes
his only suit. and rides away locking him
In a closet until her return. She is pursued
and fired on by the Confederates and re-
ceives flesh wound in her left arm. Dur
ing hes, absence the papers have been
missed by Lavghlin and he returns for
them. They cannot sc found. He accuses
Mrs Esmond OF having them which she
denies in splendid scene The boy here
confesses that he took them, but refuses
m vol N1yhn hp xsftI fhav,
After Nelis return Laughlin orders a
search of her room and finds Uncle Zebs
coat. with bloody sleeve. Unce Zeb is
found and dragged forth. without his coat
His left arm is bleeding from self-infiicted
wound by pair of scissors and the subter-
fuge is soon detected by General LaughIin.
The wound in Nelrs arm is also detected
by Laughlin. and the roughness of his
treatment of the heroic girl. and her de-
Tense by a Confederate officer who has
fallen in love with her bring about a power
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