The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-25
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There was significant demonstration
during the performance of La Tosca" at
Flnglish's Opera House Wednesday night.
After the third act the orchestra played
Sousa' STARS and Stripes march and
played it so well that there was an out
burst of applause much more pronounced
and enthusiastic than usual. Women in the
boxes and throughout the 2arquette Joined
in prolonging the uproar. Joseph Arthur
the author of blue Jeans. who was with
a box party made himself conspicuous by
clapping his hands as loudly as any The
audience demanded encore and Director
Herman Arndt took up his violin and the
orchestra started TO repeat Sousa's march.
About six bars had been played when the
footlights signaled for the next act and
the music ceased. This the audience would
not have. Every one again renewed the APP
plause louder than ever Fanny Davenport's
stage manager rushed to the stars dress
ing room and explained the situation de-
claring he did not dare run up the curtain
with the house in such disorder. Don't
do it," exclaimed Miss Davenport Notify
the leader to go with his encore. We
can wait" Afterward Miss Davenport said
that she had found that war sentiment or
patriotism something seemed to be in
march Is all that is necessary TO make an
audience forget the play for the time being
and insist on indulging in few minutes
OF mild military hysteria. No doubt some
or this enthusiasm was due to the excellent
manner with which Director .Arndt's or
chestra at English's played the march,
That theater goers appreciate good
cheStra is shown almost every night at
EnglishS by the way the overtures and
operate medleys from the latest compost
tons are greeted.
The title role In "Old Lavender" played
so long by Edward Harrigan, has such a
strong hold on theater goers familiar with
Harrigan productions that it has outiived
all his other plays treating of phase Of
life in New York. The play is a succession
of fanciful scenes from the criminal resorts
and docks, and the characters are treated
in the good old melodramatic fashion so
dear to the galleries and so interesting to
others who find amusement in the study of
such characters. Harrigan and "Old Law
ender'' will be at Englishs for a matinee
and night performance Saturday.
The best thing said about THE Sunshine
OF Paradise Alley" coming to EngIish's
next week. is that Denman Thompson has
made moral and entertaining play out of
the slum life in New York, employing the
same talent for picturesque realism and
innocent comedy which made his "Old
Homestead famous. The play as described
during its successful presentation in the
East, abounds III scenic and theatrical eff
fects without any of the more coarse ex-
hibittons of modern melodrama. There are
twenty-four speaking parts in the drama.
James Lederer, in advance of the late sue
cessful New York Casino production, THE
Belle of New York. arrived yesterday from
Chicago. where this musical and comedy
phantasy is playing 81 engagement at the
Columbia THE Belle of New York will
be at Englishs next Thursday for three
days.
The Empire was dark yesterday afternoon
and evening owing to- a misconnection of
Semons Extravaganza at Paducah, Ky.
The company will arrive to-day and omen
this afternoon for the rest of the week.
Bryant & Watson's American Burlesquers
will be the attraction at the Empire all next
week.
Aside from being filed with strong and
sensational situations, when London
Sleeps" which comes to the Grand all next
week. is mounted in a gorgeous scenic
dress. There are four acts and eleven
scenes. The play was seen here two sea-
sons ago at Englishs.