The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

colts Colonel Randolph is hardly dressed
Tor the part and Annie Filbourne VINO us
/ plays more lie than the previous Mrs. Ran
( dolph seen here. does not give the character
the Southern characteristics that she might
4 The settings for The New Dominion are
ak carried by Mr.. Clement. AID one sell
dom sees more appropriately staged pay tsSc
The New Dominion will remain at the
Grand the rest of the week
1 DR. hansen. who comes to the Grand next
Monday night for his iong-expected lecture
allows BIS slumbers to continue long past
daybreak in the morning and the hour is
close TO 10 o'clock before he arises and
leisurely descends to his breakfast. This
is deubtiess more enticing than the polar
bear. roasted, fried. broiIed and raw, which
formed the famous explorers daily repast
during the months after he left the Fran
and wendell his way across the trackless
regions of the north. with but one COM
panien. The three years of hardships en-
countered during his absence together with
the wearying solitude of the icy polar re-
gicns, are said to have left their imprint
on the features of Dr. Nansen. and despite
the bright twinkle OF his blue eyes his face.
when in rep0se, wears an expression OF
gloominess. The many dangers and hair
breadth escapes from death of the trip had
| also their part In fixing the features OF the
Arctic wanderer, and the recounting OF
| IilduJ 8oL LucSc IL one Oh the icdluISS VI iAiS
lecture. One day. many weeks after the ex-
| plorer and his companion, Johansen, had
ing but two small boats to proceed farther
| north. they arrived at point at the ice
| foe whence there seemed no break. Leav-
| landed and walked on The boats Jared
| IN some manner. slipped into the water ana,
waited by the wind, were rapidly drifting
ment's hesitation. the hardly explorer threw
| of his heavier outer clothing and swan
| after the boats. The water froZe on his
| clothes and when he finally managed to
| draw himself aboard 1t was but in time to
save himself from drowning. few mo-
mentS more in the water would have frozen
| his clothing so stiff that he could not have
moved his arms and he would have sunk.
| 1T was a most terrifying experience, says
| boats. we would have been left in the bare
| Arctic regions with no bite of food, and not
even so much as a small pocket knife to
| enable US to get more.
The always-welcome Sol Smith Russell and
| his great play, "A Bachelors Romance"
will make his first appearance in English
new opera house on Friday evening. A most
| superior company of artists is said to ac-
| company Mr.. Russell on his tour this year.
Mr. Russell has done good deal during
| the past two years to advance himself in
| the affections of a public that was already
| predisposed in his favor. In Miss Martha
| Mortons comedy he has one of the best
| opportunities of his career. "A Bachelors
ROMANCE IS In every respect a play of
| which Miss Morton may feel justly proud.
| It's theme is clean and simple and worked
| out clearly and coherently; the dialogue is
natural and often witty, and the situations,
while never theatrical in the abused sense
| OF the word are always effective. "A Bach
eior 5 Romance will be given on Friday
night and Saturday matinee On Saturday
night iggh MIR Russell will appear in new triple
mas" in which Mr. Russell made a lasting
impression two seasons ago. This will be
iollowed by a PRODUCTION of THE Tanning
of Petruchio and Miss Edith Crane will
| appear as Katherine. The concluding play
VIII be J. Madison Morton's comedy, in
| two acts, called THE Spitfire.
Jessie Bartlett Davis the famous con-
tralto of the Bostonians, now in the zenith
| of her powers, is a Westerner by birth, hav-
| ing been born at Morris, ILL.,, in 1859 and re-
ceived her early musical education from her
| father who was the village choir leader
On the removal of her family to Chicago
/ she completed her musical studies with Fred
w. Root and became well known in that city
as the leading church-choir singer. Upon
the formation of a local opera company to
sing "Pinafore' she was selected as the lit
| tie Buttercup, and her introduction to the
| lyric stage may be said to date from this
performance. Continuing her success after
studies abroad, she appeared with Patti in
Faust and creating a great furore. Her
subsequent history is a matter of record.
an engagement with the American Opera
Company followed, and after years retire
ment she was engaged with the Bostonians
and has remained with them ever since. Mrs
DaNis'S repertoire is extensive, including not
only the grand operas, but a list of roles
familiar to the muSic-loving public which
| she has created since her connection with
| the Bostonians. Not only Is Jessie Bartlett
Davis a great singer, possessing q liduid
contraltQ voice of phenomenal range and
sweetness. but the most finished actress on
| the lyric Stage. Beautiful in face and figure,
| and with an engaging and magnetic person
atty, she has obtained reputation and fol-
lowing possessed by no other woman, and
which is in keeping with her genius Ii is
put Just to say that in the new comic opera,
| Bostonians, Jessie Bartlett Davis in the role
| OF Dolores. has made an unqualified hit.
me Bostonians come to English's for two
| nights only, Monday and Tuesday and the
| sale opens this morning at the box Office
Sam Morris, the comedian uses his poodle
Nip in a couple of scenes in his new Alaskan
melodrana. "On the Yukon" which will
| begin a three days engagement at the Park
| this afternoon Nip accompanies his mas
| ter to the theater and when Morris has
made his bed and placed a glass of water
| at the head of 1t the dog retres Morris
J can go in and out of the room, or change
MS clothes 2 dozen times and Nip never
moves, but the instant the scene where he
| appears is near at hand, the poodle arises
| shakes himself in preparation for his
/ dramatic duties. goes on the stage, and
| waits at his proper entrance for the cue
| for him to appear. When the word is given
| he is never late. The actors wonder how
/ 1t is that Nip knows when he is wanted
| when even the human actors have to be
sometimes called.
| Pat Reilly of the Reilly & Woods Com
pany, which comes to the Empire for a
week commencing Monday matinee, is one
of the most grotesaue entertainers on the
vaudeville stage and he is always popular
| His ready w.t. originality. and adeptness in
| cartooning with chalk and brush popular
| faces from memory gives his work YER
| satility and finish hhat is strikingly attrac-
! tive.
Papinta is said to throw Loie Fuller i'm the
shade. Her dances are described as mar
Vicious in their color effects. They are the
| sensation of the season with Hopkins's
| Transoceanics. This company never fails
| TO play TO the capacity of the Park during
| its weeks engagement here each wear III
Will he at the Park all next week
The popular-priced Saturday matinee at
the Grand will be one of the greatest of the
season at that theater. Clay Clement and