The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
0ENTTCT DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
UANAANA 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

Those who enjoyed the performance of
1.-The Fortune Teller when the company
was here before, will be especially ready to
welcome it back to English's tonight. All
in dove gray, with a Puritan hood and a
face of convent-girl innocence, Alice Mel
sen makes her first charming entrance as
Irma; then in a twinkling she is trans
formed into the picturesque gypsy Mu-
sette. petulant. jealous and ardent. The
last change of all, she struts forth disguised
as the natty Fedor, the scarlet-uniformed
lieutenant of Hussars. Miss Nielsen is not
alone the attraction of the great entertain
ment. There is the deep-voiced Eugene
Cowles as the fierce Romany lover, with
Richard Golden, Joseph Herbert and Joseph
Cawthorn as an unusual trio of eccentric
mirthmakers. And there is also the shapeiy
and coquetttsh Marguerite Sylvia, as the
French prima donna, Mile. Pompon, and
FRANK RuShworth, the silver-Voiced tenor.
No one who heard the opera here before
Will forget the great company or the music.
An effect ever to be remembered is the
stirring Climax and great march finale Of
the second act, with it's vivandieres, hussars
and Hungarian peasants.
The Turtle" the play that shocked the
New York critics till they saw "Zaza."
will give Indianapolis theater-goers their
opportunity to get a shock at two per-
4ormances Saturday at hnglish's. People
who are not easily shocked have told the
they admit that It has features that a pTn-
dish person might object to. The cast is
certainly a strong one.
The snowstorm scene in the last act Of
Moths" at the Grand this week is a regu-
lar blizzard, and the way the snow swirls
about and is driven before the fierce wind
Is Wlntry enough to carry out the idea of a
Polish wilderness. The Grand was packed
at both performances yesterday. MANY
ladies' took standing room at the matinee.
Inc senator next week is going to be one
OF the best productions of the stock COM
panys season.
The change of bill this afternoon at the
Park will introduce Monroe and Hart. Mat
tie Vickers and a company of eighteen peo-
pie in the farce-comedy The Gay Matinee
Girl, me bright music of this comedy and
the liveliness of its plot will serve to enter
tain the Parks audiences the rest of the
week.
The Mcdjeska advance sale of seats at
English's opens to-day. The great TRACE
dienne will begin her engagement Monday
night with Macbeth. . which she Will a4so
repeat on Wedn esday right. For Tuesday
night her grsa. production Of Shakspeare's
Antony and Cleopatra will be the bin.
ana Tor MedEeseay.s matinee Modjeska
The City Club will continue through the
week at the Empire. The performance is
running along smoothly enough now, with
Herr sigfried as the "Jtdge" IN the after
piece.
Joseph Herbert, one of the famous trio
of comedians with Alice Nielsen, is the
same Joseph Herbert who adapted The
Turtle" from the French, writing the farce
as II viii be given here Saturday. Mr..
Herbert Is 2 very busy actor. and because
CT his immense amount Of play writing he
carries MS private secretary with him.
Nance O'Nem Now Mrs. McKee Rankin.