The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-06

Alice Neilsens 1.-THE Fortune Teller"
coming to English's tonight, is credited
with being a success ever since it started
the season. Miss Nielsen has a triple role
with rich costumes and tuneful songs, but
she is only part of the attractive COM
pany, which includes Eugene Cowles, Rich
ard Golden, Joseph Herbert Frank Rush
worth, Joseph Cawthorn, Marguerite Sylvia,
Jennie Hawley Paul Nicholson, Billie Nor
ton, May Boley and a large chorus. The
story of THE Fortune Teller" as told in
Mr. Smiths libretto, relates the adventures
of pretty Romany girl, Musette the for
tune teller, who has two doubles, one bal
let dancer and the other young lieutenant
in the Hungarian hussars. The ballet
dancer, who is named Irma and who is an
helress, is sought in marriage by an elop-
Sdled count with penchant for composing
airs which everybody recognizes. She is in
love with dashing young officer of the
hungarian army, Ladislas by name, and
porsuades the gypsy fortune teller, Musette.
10 take her place in marriage with the
count. Musette's gypsy lover, Sander,
makes trouble and general confusion
reigns, the heiress finally being obliged to
don the uniform of her twin brother, Fedor
and pretend to be a soldier in order to es-
cape the opportunities of the count and the
dangerous jealousy of the gypsy. The other
characters of the plot are an eccentric
teacher of dancing, a funny old Dutchman,
ma and various agreeable-looKing gypsy
girls and soldiers. From all accounts the
sigma! triumph of 1.-The Fortune Teller has
been made by the music Of Victor Herbert
The score is said to be remarkable one
1t is said to appeal to the senses, to tickle
the ear and to please the musician. The
staging of the play is said to be elaborate,
tlfui.
1t has been so long since 1.-THE Bankers
Daughter" was last produced in indianapolis
that comparatively few theater goers can
remember much concerning the play The
late Charles Thorne was the original John
Strebelow in the New York cast twenty
years ago and made a great hit in the part
Frederick Paulding Is to play 1t with the
Grand Stock Company next week. 1t is such
a character as requires an actor of ripe ex-
perience. There is a duel in The Bankers
Daughter which is one of the most effective
sword fights ever seen on the stage 1t
takes place in a snowstorm and results in
the death of one of the combatants. There
are five acts in this play, and the scenic
effects promise to be the most elaborate yet
shown by the stock company.
After seeing Kara's act with the Trans
oceanics at the Park this week one can
readily understand why he is called the
greatest juggler in the world" No artist
who has yet appeared in this country in a
similar line of work has shown anything APP
preaching the skilled Kara The ease with
which he throws all sorts and sizes of articles
into the air and disposeS of them seemingly
wherever he wants to is marvellous Every
thing from cigarette to q large hat rack
from tallow candle to the waiter himself
is juggled, and apparently with the same
ease and confidence. Those who fail to see
Kara's act this week can hardly hope to see
it duplicated by any one else. 1t is not likely
that another such juggler exists as this won
derful fellow. The TRANSFORMERS are pack
ing the Park twice each day and will con-
tinue to do so the rest of the week Late
corners again had to stand up last night