The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ROBERT MantelPS revival of the old
French romantic play, "Monbars,' at Eng
iish's, last night, was decided success. In
addition to the important adjuncts of fine
Suggesting and an appreciative audience
Mr.. Mantell was fortunate in being sur
rounded by capable company. Miss Ric-
cardo as Diane, his new leading woman
Miss Marie Russell as Madame Mouton
the lifelong, answering friend of Diane;
Mr.. Beverly Turner as Laurent, the villain,
who sought to kill Monbars and secure his
fortune for his son. and Miss Moulton as
Madame Laurent, all ably assisted Mr.
Mantell in bringing out the dramatic and
tragic situations of this play. the scene of
which is laid in France in the stirring times
OF the latter part of the last century. Miss
Riccardo's acting was an agreeable sur
prise. At times she caused breathess
stiffness by the exquisite realism of her
Sympathetic art in portraying the character
OF a pure woman unjuStly accused of crime
Miss Ricardo is admirably adapted, both
as to lace and form, to play the role of the
ioving, trusting, wronged girl, ignorant of
his reputation among the ladies by his
sk1llful presentation of the difficult char
acter of man who. has, unwittingly mar
ried woman who loved and should have
been the wife of another. Monbars. obtain
ing his wife through befriending her father.
different manner, have been villain and
received Kisses and condemnation. Drawn
by a clever playwright and portrayed by a
master CT romantic acting, he became a
character that won the applause of the
audience, evidenced by two long-continued
curtain calls David p Ward. who took the
force into his lines. Some of the minor
characters were in able hands. among them
Mouton, played by James l.. Carhart; the
Marquis de Noirmont, by Tileston Bryce,
and DR.. Daniel. by Arthur Maitland.
On account Of the nonarriyal of scenery
for THE Secret Warrant Mr.. Mantell has
been obliged to substitute "Monbars" in
place of "a Secret Warrant" at the matt
close with a presentation of "The Face in
the Moonlight this evening.
Hanlons' "superba." coming to the Grand
next week. is at Buffalo this week, where
1t opened its season last Monday at the
Lyceum Theater. The big production will
arrive here on Sunday. and the stage of the
Grand is being prepared for it's coming A
clear stage is needed for "s,uperba," as ev-
erything Is carried by the Hanlons, and all
possible room is utilized for the immense
amount of paraphernalia necessary in their
wonderful pantomime. The antics of Charles
Geyer, the famous Pierrot in "Superba,
one place during the production he finds
himself on big cake Of ice, high above the
stage wners the numerous Arctic explorers
sion does not bother Pierrot in the least
for he coolly takes his place among them
cover the north pole. Another difficulty he
extracts himself from occurs in a bathroom
where he has fun with a tub which eventu-
ally floats out upon the wide ocean He
tries TO gain lighthouse, which recedes as
he gets near 1t. and finally he is swallowed
by whale, but soon cuts himself a win
dow In its side and escapes. Then there
IS the bathing beach scene, the shadow
pantomme, where Pierrot destroys the
Spaniards. and numerous other mystifying
effects. There are said to be half a dozen
beautiful ballets in the spectacle this sea-
will DO given Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at popular prices.
The Shenandoah Company. that will be
at English's all next week, carries many
of Its own horses to be used in the cavalry
charge, together with cavalrymen, a battery
IF artillery. fife and drum corps 10 lead
the infantry companies. in addition to sew
erdl carloads OF special scenery for the
spectacular presentation OF the battle
scenes. This organiza ton which Jacob Lift
has sent out is known to be one of the big
companies on the road this season, and K
comes to Indianapolis at an especially ap-
pfopriate season.
To-days two performances terminate the
engagement Of the Morning Glories," at
the Empire. The management of the City
Club which will be the next weeks enter
tainment. promises new faces and figures
In the chorus and olio though a number
of old fayorites are retained.
The fair week attraction at the Park is
''Tennessees Pardner." which left splen
did impression here last spring. Human
Hearts, closes its engagement with two
performances to-day.