The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-14
0QMWTOW DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
DAN AANA 1888 When Building
AMUSEME NTS.

Back behind the scenes on the stage at
Englihs this week would be poor retreat
for ore with weak nerves. That part of the
Shenandoah" battle scene which takes
place in view of the audience is as orderly
and quiet as church social compared with
the apparent confusion going on behind the
scenes During the battle scene actors, sol
diers and horses are mixed up in mass of
running, shouting and struggling humanity.
At tw, or three different points may be
seen fDwning men standing and yelling or
ders. 1t some command twenty men will
start oil the jump in different directions. A
visitor S pretty sure TO be tumbled over.
and bebre he regains his feet "a half dozen
men AM perhaps horse or two will gallop
over hin. Behind the scenes is where the
real battle is being fought, and a sight of the
troops a close range is far more gruesome
and realistic than from the far side of the
footighs. Men with blood-stained shirts,
arms in fings and heads baudaged are pant
ing and perspiring, looking ready to drop
in their racks. 1t needs no imagination to
think thy have been in a real fight.
One ofthe coolest in all this confusion is
Mary Hampton. When off the stage she is
supposedto be nursing some wounded SOL
der, butone finds her chatting with some
sister acress or joking with Maurice Bar
rymore 6 unconcernedly and careless as
a school marin crossing the Fairgrounds
with fift. children yelling at her heels.
Miss Hampton is said to be the policeman
of the company. to whom everybody goes to
tell theirtroubles. She is as popular as a
gypsy ina lemonade booth at the Flower
Mission fir. Otis Turner, the very COM
ical sergent, the fat comedian of the COM
pany, is always laughing and making
merry viii some one, regardless of the stir
ring evens. Turner is an old indianapolis
boy, but le has paid. few visits to the city
IN recent years.
Every che from Barrymore down makes
room for StudebakerS Tigers when they
come on 'or these are the only ones in the
army VIII. are trusted with cartridges and
they do III the firing. During the noisiest
part of tie scene it is not unusual TO see
Mary Hampton walk through the mass OF
yelling sddiers and give her horse a lump
of sugar a. reward for its particularly
exciting work. The horses seem to stand
the raclst better than the men, but when
the bate scene comes on they begin to
prance, aw the tanbark and struggle with
their bis with all the Impotence of a
human.
The gents in this play are being seen
at Engshs under the most favorable cir
cumsta'ces and Bronson Howard should en-
terrain very warm feelings toward Jacob
Lift 70 the magnificent style of the produc-
ton here will be a matinee to-day and an
ether IN Saturday.
''Sunrba," at the Grand. is repeating its
old-tine big engagements. 1t is a fine en-
tertahment this year which the Hanlons
have sent to indianapolis and one of the
most popular fair week attractions the
Gram could have found The matinee au-
diene at the Grand yesterday was large
OthC matneeS will be given tomorrow and
Saturday,. OF the speciality features in
''Suerba'' the three Powers brothers furn-
ish he most popular in their burlesque BIZ
cyca act.
Jseph Arthur. whose latest play, ION the
Wbash,'' will be at the Park Theater next
week, is coming on from New York to super
inend its production here. Frank Arnett
arrived yesterday in advance of the new
ply.
Tennessee's Pardner" at the Park Thea
tC this week is performance away above
tie average 1t is said to be the strongest
fir week attraction the Park has ever had.
ne crowds may see ii every afternoon and
Wenlng.
why Smith Left Home" George Broad
nursts new farce. will follow at English
next Monday and Tuesday nights.
The "City Club" is receiving liberal
patronage at the Empire. This seasons
production is clean and the specialties good.
Nat Goodwin Breaks n Leg.
LONDON. Sept. 1S-Nat Goodwin. the
actor. while out riding in the country yes
terday near Woolwich, was thrown from
his horse and sustained two bad fractures
of the leg. He intended to sail for New
York to-day, but was unable TO do so and
says he Will endeavOr TO start on a steamer
leaving England Saturday.
Funds for Pittsburg Strikers.
The executive board If the United Mine