The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Kelley Shannon company. which has
won much distinguished favor in other
cities. begins an engagement at English's
tonight in Clyde Fitch's THE Moth
and the Flame" In the second
act the interior OF a church, with
pews and stained glass windows, is
shown. Before the ceremony the society
people take seats and discuss the arrange
ments in the style characteristic of those
who regard wedding as a spectacular af-
fair. Their amusing comments do not have
the trademark of the concocter OF farce
comedy; they impress one with the idea
that possibly they were reproduced from
the notes of a shorthand writer who at
tended a real wedding. After few min
utes of comment and gossip the bridal par
ty appears. The ceremony is almost COM
pleted when it is interrupted by the woman
who has been wrOnged. She tells the story
Of her downfall hut the moth still re
fuses to believe that the flame" who won
her love deceived the unfortunate woman
and she insists on having the ceremony
completed. Provoked by the vehemence of
his accuser, the flame" strikes her down
and she falls at the feet of the confiding
moth" The cowardly blow reveals the
mans true nature and the moth" at last
convinced of her error. turns away and
leaves the flame" standing over his victim.
The orchestra was under the stage at the
Grand yesterday afternoon. so large was
the audience attracted by the stock COM
panys performance of THE Wife" An
other matinee will be given Saturday.
The change of bill at the Park this afternoon
brings Hoyts farce-comedy "A Contented Wom-
an" to that theater for the first time. Belle
Archer is at the head of the cast. which includes
Morrison. Arthur Gregory, Henrietta Lee, Bonnie
Lottie and others.
Ernest Hanngan. who is ahead of Have You
Seen Smith, the Davis and Keogh farce-com-
edy. with its company of twenty seven people, Is
in the city. This attraction will be at the Park
the first half of next week.
The Tammany Tigers. who had the handicap
Of following three of the strongest vaudeville
shows of the at the Empire. closed last
night after very good three days buslnesl'
lemons BLACK Crook is the next attraction,
coming Monday.
Handsome and clever Belle Archer did a very
graceful little act during a recent performance
of Hoyt's "A Contented Woman at Kalamazoo
Mich The boxes were occupied by General SHAFT
ter and his staff. At the conclusion of the second
act Miss Archer was presented with cluster OF
American Beauty roses from admirer in the
audience. After the applause had ceased and
Miss Archer could make herself heard she adj
vanced to the footlights and said: Ladies and
gentlemen-There is some one here tonight who
is far worthy to accept floral tributes-you
all know to whom refer-General Shafter. >
And stepping the box where the general
to General Shafter. who accepted them and re-
sponded with a blush. The cheering which fol-
lowed was long and loud. Men frantically swung
their hats and waved their handkerchiefs, and
1t was some time before anything like order was
restored.
After the performance General Shafter and his
staff waited for Miss Archer at the hotel, where
little lunch had been prepared and the occa,
sion was one that will be remembered. General
Shafter and each of his staff presented Miss
Archer with souvenirs of the Santiago campaign,
the generals brother presenting her with medal,
The following morning, just as the train which
was to take the company to the next town was
to pull out, aid-de-camp came rushing down
with an enormous basket of flowers, to which
was tied dainty note for Miss Archer from
General Shafter, in which he wished her con-
tinuation of the phenomenal success she has
scored in the part of Grace Holme in "A Con-
tented Woman"