The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-17
DENTTOT DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
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There will be a brilliant audience at the
Grand tonight when Francis Wilson opens
his engagement in that beautiful comic
opera Half King The opera last sea-
son was a huge success. The production is
everything that it should be. 1t is excellent
in plot, not sufficiently involved to estab
lish precedent, the music fits the words
and the words are good. Those who heard
the enhancing music last season will bear
out this optimistic opinion. Francis Wilson
plays Tireschappe, q mountebank with
band of vagabonds in Paris in the
eighteenth century. This state of affairs
only lasts during one act, however. In the
second, as in ''Erminie.' he becomes a no.
bleman, and in the third king, whole
king, not half, but only king of his vaga-
bonds. He invests the new part with
splendid quality of humor. Besides Miss
Lulu CHASER there is in Francis Wilson's
Half a King company young woman of
exceptional beauty, Miss Celeste Wynn.
What she does is said to be most pleasing
in its daintiness, and the bits of melody she
sings are warbled with delicious sweetness.
She is taking the part of Lucinda. Miss
Wynn obtained her musical education in De-
troit and got her first stage experience as
a member of the chorus of ROB Roy"
That was only two seasons ago. Then she
played with the Castle-square Company in
Boston and Philadelphia, and now in her
third year, and when she IS but twenty, she
has an opportunity which many an ambi-
tious girl may envy. Mr.. Wilson's company
arrived yesterday from Chicago. Among
the forces is Mr.. Edgar Temple, well known
in this city from his connection with sum-
mer opera organizations.
The play of EAST Lynne in which
Eugene Blair makes her appearance at En-
glish's tonight and tomorrow night, was
at one time the favorite emotional drama
of the best actresses on the stage For ten
years no other play was such a winner. and
then the cheaper productions multiplied
until the play was so murdered that it
ceased to be given as a frst-class perform
ance Miss Blair now making her first tour
as a star, promises to give a serious and
worthy revival of East Lynne as it was
when theaters were nightly crowded TO see
Lucille Western and others portray the sad
story of Lady Isabel The characters in
this play admit of high coloring, and the
well-developed action leaves no uninterest-
ing moments. For Wednesdays matinee
Miss Blair will give Camille and close
her engagement Wednesday night with
Carmen
The sale of seats for Fanny Rice's en-
Ragement at the Grand the last half of this
week VIII open TINS ihornlNS dl TIE IeAi-
broke Arcade. Miss Rice and her company
will appear in AT the French Ball." in
which she will introduce among other
things her latest Paris novelty, the dane
ing and singing dolls.' There Will be
Saturday matinee at popular prices.
For the first three days of this week.
opening with the matinee this afternoon.
the Park Theater has Hughes's Spectacular
Vaudeville and Farce Comedy Company
with twenty-fivs people. The last half of
the week will be occupied by the popular
Byrons and their company in Ups and
Downs of Life" The Turn of the Tide
and THE Plunger."
Harry Morriss Twentieth Century Maids
open at the Empire this afternoon for
weeks stay Among the pictures TO be
shown is THE Human Vampire"