The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
0TMTTOT DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
O0AV AANA 1888 When Building
ADJUSTMENTS.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Zends

EngIish's-'Prisoner of Zenda."
one of the very few romantic plays of
recent years worth seeing twice is 1.-The
Prisoner of Zenda," which began it's third
engagement in Indianapolis last night at
EngIish's 1t drew almost as many people
to the theater as when first seen here and
there was apparently the same interest in
the development of the thrilling story.
There are, no doubt, many theater-goers
who never read Anthony Hopes exquisite
story of the young Englishman who was
crowned king of Ruritania while the true
prince lay drH gged in the castle of his viii
famous cousin and there perhaps many
more who have not seen the play into
which that story was made. There is only
one word for such. they have missed one
of the dramatic treats of the times. When
Howard Gould appeared here last season in
the role that was formerly SOthern'S it was
said that the play suffered none by the
change The same is still true. Gould is
an actor with blood in his neck and plays
the part in thrilling, realistic fashion. In
terest is intense in every scene and when
the final curtain is rung down the audi
ence is loath to go. The same interest at
taches to young Rassendyl Black Michael
Colonel Sapt, Princess Flavia, Antoinette
de Mauban and the other characters that
always did. For the most part they are all
in good hands Grace Reals is particularly
strong as Antoinette and Ethel Strickland
makes an impressive Amelia in the beauti-
full prologue. Fanchon Campbell as Prin-
cess Flavla has difficult role and takes
1t with measurable success. The play is
handsomely staged, particularly the forest
OF Zenda and the coronation scenes. The
company will remain here the rest of the
week, playing Saturday matinee.
Parl-''The EIectrician."
One of the best casts yet seen in a pro-
duction at the Park Theater is that of 1.-THE
Electrician" This play opened at the Park
yesterday to crowded houses afternoon and
night. 1t is deliberately staged and well
acted. The presence in the cast of Frank
harrington, 2. August Anderson, Charley
Phillips, Florence Stone Helene Collier.
Ada Boshell and others nearly as well
known, Is sufficient to make the play run
along IN entertaining style. The story is
thrllllng, beginning with the murder Of an
ola man IN an electric power plant by the
Nlhaln ana the subsequent discovery by the
murdered mans son. The scene of the play
is divided between Denver and Cripple
creek, ana the four acts abound in realistic
eHects. The electric plant in the second
act is the most pretentious scene of the
play, with the lights of the city Showing
IN the distance This effect is novel and
aroused great enthusiasm yesterday Mr.
Anderson in the part of Bill Turner the
drunken foreman of the light plant makes
m ha
cast. Charley Phillips in the comedy mart
OF Barney Martin, responded to numerous
encores in the second act, when he sang
MS tree song. He is a good Irish come
dian, and his scenes with Ada Boshell. who
appears as Mary Tope, proprietress of q
hotel at Cripple Creek, are among the best
part and does it we'll. The climaxes are
good and the production entirely worthy Of
charles +. Bianey. all of whose plays have
come to be recognized as entertaining. This
Is his first attempt above farce. '.The
Electrician will be succeeded Monday by
Hyde's Comedians and Helene Mora.
The Opera, DIR. AIcantara.
The opera "Dr. Alcantara" will be pro-
duced this evening at the Grand Opera
House for the first time in this city. The
production is ~iven under the auspices of
the first and sixth sections of the Free Kim
dergarten and Children's Aid Society, of
which Mrs. j. w. Kern and Mrs l.. r.
Levey are the heads. The opera is bright
comedy with lots of pretty music i'm fact
1t is pretty from beginning TO end 1t opens
with serenade, sung by Il. b. Martindale
Jr- Each OF three women-the mother, the
daughter and the maid--think the serenade
tor nerseit. Out of the love of the singer
lot the daughter grows all of the interest
OF the opera. Mrs. Zelda Seguin Wallace
Miss ROwena New, Mrs Charles r ToSter
S SlI. Harry ), Graham, Mr.. Il. 3. Martin
H. Seguin have the leading roles There is ),
chorus or thirty pretty girls and as MANY
young men. A feature of the opera will he
the eostuming, which will be Spanish. Mr
Alexander Ernestinon is the musical di
rector and shares with Mrs. Wallace in the
stage management The entertainment will
be well worth attending, and there win be
crowded houses for each performances To-
night Will be the popular night and fhe
mousse tomorrow afternoon will be packed
as the price is only 80 cents to ali parts
Popular prices prevail for the evening
There Will be numerous box parties To-
night
Grand Opera at Popular Prices.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4.--Davld Henderson has
assumed the management of the Great
Northern Theater. He has engaged the
Boston Lyric Stock Company, now pro-
ducing grand opera with in the neighborhood
of sixty operas in it's repertoire The adj
mission prices are of the popular order an
experiment which has been tried with
marked success in Boston and Philadelphia
The attendance at the performances al
ready given would Indicate that the Jnove-