The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
PLAY BILLS THIS WEEK
GRAND STOCK COMPANY GIVES GALL
THE COMFORTS OF HOME.
Andrew Mack Opens at EngIish's in
"The Ragged Earl"-Park and
Empire Announcements.

The second week of the Grand Stock Com
pany at that theater will show the mem
bers OF this already popular organization
in play entirely different from THE Char
ity Ball" in which they SO successfully
made their debut last week. William Gil
lette's comedy, "All the Comforts of Home"
which had widespread popularity several
years ago, has been selected for this weeks
bill, and the opening performance will be
given tomorrow night. 1t is a four-act
comedy, intensely funny, and the fifteen
people making UP the cast are kept on the
move all the time to keep UP with the rapid
action OF the piece. 1t tells the story of Eg-
bert Pettibone, an elderly man who has
married a young wife (his second matri-
rnonial venture) of whom he is almost in
sanely Jealous. Pettibone has a daughter
bv his first wife and this daughter has
lover. Young Mrs. Pettibone is trying to
help the young people along in their AFFAIR
and in doing so writes note to the lover
which falls into the hands of her husband.
Not understanding its purport Pettibone
imagines his wife trying to make an APP
pointment with some admirer and conse-
nuently bundles off both her and the daugh-
ter on foreign tour. He puts his nephew
In charge of the house during his absence
and his nephew being pretty lively young
man and hard pressed for money. proceeds
TO rent out rooms. In this way he gets
house full of all sorts of people ana they
make things decidedly lively for each other.
The funny situations resulting from this
collection Of dodgers who all come to the
young mans boarding house in search OF
the comforts of home, which he guaran-
tees. furnish a continuous run of amuse-
ment William Gillette handles all this fun
with the deft hand of a clever playwright,
extracting all the humor, and finally work.
ing everything out satisfactorily, though
the task seems hopeless for three acts ow-
ing to the complications. Benjamin Horn
ing will appear as the jealous Mr.. Petit
bone, Miss Booth playing the part Of his
wife and. bliss Field that of his daughter
Mr. kirkland is the lively young nephew
and Frederick Conger his companion, Tom
McDow. Mr.. DamsoE plays a character
mart. that of Christopher Dabney, broken
down music teacher. Miss Shannon appears
as a Russian prima donna, one OF the nu-
merous boarders, and Mr.. Gwynette as
Theodore Bender, a retired produce dealer
with a shrewish wife Miss Daily and
lively daughter (Aliss Berg) Mr.. Patton
PLAYS a London johnnie and Mr.. Miles
IL the young lover of Petitioners daughter
Miss Stephens is the prima donna's maid
and Mr. Osborn a balin.
The success of the stock company's open
ing week was so great as to assure still
heartier reception for "All the Comforts of
Home" which will be given every even
ing this week and at the Wednesday and
Saturday matinees. Entire new scenery has
been painted and the stage will be hand
sornely dressed. while the gowns of the
ladies viii probably attract as much at
tention as last week New biograph views
are promised, comprising several striking
ones, notably the United States battle ship
Indiana going at full speed off the coast of
Cuba This picture was taken from the
New York Journals dispatch boat running
in the same direction Another picture will
be that of wounded soldiers embarking in
row boats at Siboney, Cuba, to be con-
veyed to the hospital ship Olivette General
F'itzhugh Lee is also shown leaving his
hotel at Havana to pay that memorable
visit to General Blanco on the day before
he left Havana. Seats for the week are on
sale at the box office of the theater