The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-11

has not been overpraised. In it the Bos-
tonians have an opera good for several sea-
sons. They have presented nothing more
attractive in costumes and scenery while
the new material in the organization is of
the best William Philip has the leading
tenor role. the only straight part, and sings
it well. That fine old comic opera singer,
Harry Brown is also valuable acquisi-
ton. THE Serenade" will be repeated to-
night at the closing performance of the en-
gagement
A rare musical and comedy treat must be
in store for this city If the stories told about
The Geisha'' be true. 1t was described
both in London and New York as jolly
uproar set to music and the long runs at
Days two theaters furnish enough evil
dence to verify the many reports of its
great success. From the start it attracted
the attention of theater-goers who watch
for new operate productions and has been
waited for in this city with great anticipa-
ton of witnessing something pleasing and
out of the ordinary. The story of 1.-The
Geisha' shows that it is original and
promises to be highly attractive. The idea
of placing on the stage a japanese tea
house and showing the doings of the famous
geisha girls whose beauty, dancing and
singing have made these teahouse slaves
famous with travellers, was in itself suffi-
teahouse in this story is called the Tea
house of Ten Thousand joys kept by
Chinaman. Lieutenant Fairfax of the Brit
iSh navy, whose ship is stationed in Jap
and become enslaved with MimoSa San, the
prettiest of all the dancing girls. The lieu
tenants betrothed, Miss Mollie Seamore, is
also in Japan with an English yachting
party. and desiring to be revenged on her
faithleSs lover, disguises herself as geisha
girl and helps amuse the guests in the same
resort with Mimosa San. A japanese mar
qus, who has fallen in love with Mimosa
San, dislikes the attentiC rs of the British
paval officer. revokes the license of the
teahouse and has the girls all sold at auc-
ton. He intended to bid in the pretty
drops in and Lady Wynn outbids the Jap
anese marquis. Finally the slaves are all
sold but the English girl Mollie Seamore,
and she is bid in for song by the mar
quis who proposes TO marry her at once.
She is rescued and at the last united to her
lover. The extravagant scenery, the unique
music, the dancing and the comical songs
are said to be constant surprises to the
audience. THE Geisha' will be given for
two performances only here Thursday mat
inee and night.
The coming OF the Herrmanns to the
Grand the last half of this week, opening
Thursday night, will be an interesting
event. For three generations the Hermann
family has produced some of the greatest
lights in the world of mystery and leger-
domain. The head of the Hermann house
was a German physician, who found relief
from his professional career in studying how
to deceive his fellow-countrymen, harmless
ly, of course. He developed a decided ex-
pertness with which he amused his friends
in Paris. where he afterwards took UP his
residence The older Hermann was the
rather of eight sons and eight daughters
The eldest boy Carl, developed a talent for
slelght- of-hand tricks and soon took it up
as profession. He visited nearly every civ
seven years ago, leaving a considerable for
tune. 1t was this brother Carl who took
II on himself to make a magician out of
Alexander, the youngest of the family. The
scheme was opposed by the father, and to
accomplish his ends Carl 1T is said, KID
mapped Alexander and took him to Russia,
where in st. Petersburg Alexander made
his hrst appearance. During all their pere-
CARNATIONS Alexanders education was care
fully looked after, and in Vienna he at
Spain, where he appeared before Queen
Isabella l.. 1t was in 1861 that the two
brothers came to America. Fifteen years
later the younger declared his intention of
and was naturalized in Boston. The broth
ers then began tour of the world, during
which they played an engagement of one
Thousand nights in London. From 1874 until
1888 Alexander made annual tours in the
United States and then went to South
America. Don Pedro, the Emperor Of Brazil,
became one of his most devoted patrons
and attended nineteen of the twenty per-
formanceS he gave in Rio Janeiro. He also
decorated him with the cross of Brazil
In 1885 he again returned to the United
States which country he toured annually.
netting anywhere from $S5, 900 to 800 900 each
year until his death last year.