The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

Dumas famous Three Musketeers" Is
being presented at the Park Theater the
latter half OF. the week and is deserving of
the patronage of theatergoers. 1t Is a ro-
mantle drama in eight tableaux from the
French of Dumas. pere. and the company
presenting II, with but few exceptions, is
very clever. Mr.. Hardy Glazier, the lead
ing man, was a member of the company of
Alexander Salvini for several years and was
also seen here with Katharine Kidder in
NINE. Sans Gene" In the Three Mus
keteers' Mr.. Glazier takes the leading role.
as Philip d'Artagnan. and he gets in and out
Of scrapes almost as smoothly as the Du-
mas character. Dumas book. however.
has been badly ~butchered in the play, and
IL one did not read the programme 1t would
hardly be recognizable, although the story
in the drama is a very good one and the act
ing of exceptional excellence FOR a popular
priced stage. The plot of the drama hovers
over the securing of the queens diamonds.
which she has given 20 the Duke of Buck
ingham. The Cardinal. VIII is almost as
powerful in court as the King, knows of the
Queens love for Buckingham and the gift
of the diamond studs, and at a court ball
which is announced by the King makes him
give his word that these diamond studs
shall form part of the Queens toilet, to
which the King consents. The Queen is in
formed and her trusted waiting woman
pledges her word to the Queen hat the
diamonds will be at the palace before the
time for the ball. In the meantime there
are spies working for the Cardinal. who is
the Queens enemy. The waiting woman
send D'Artagnan, who is her lover. as the
messenger after the diamonds, but they are
stolen from the Duke by a woman spy of
the CARDINAL RArfaQnan gets pOSSaSSi0n Or
the jewels from the woman. who turns out
10 be the mother of his sweetheart, but
while escaping from the Cardinals guard
the diamonds are shot out of his hand and
again become the possession of the Cardi-
nal. All seems lost when on the evening of
the ball the King commands the presence
of the Queen and does not notice the omis-
sion Of the Jewels until his attention is
diamonds in his keeping. When the King
demands the reason of the missing dia-
monds and the Queen refuses TO answer,
the Cardinal exposes all. But in the mean
time DArtagnan has had two diamonds
made exactly like the missing ones. The
King. after consultation with the Cardinal,
pronounces the Queens sentence and the
Kings guards. of which D'Artagnan is a
member are called in. In an aside he as
sures the Queen that she is safe in denounc-
ing the plot as treachery, and just at this
point the waiting woman enters with the
jewels and there is a grand expose and the
queens honor restored. Throughout the
play there is enough humor to keep the au-
dfence amused and the duel scene, In which
D'Artagnan makes appointments to fight a
one hour apart. the sword play is excellent,
and the defeat of the Cardinals guards.
ed by the audience with cheers. Blanche
Stoddard.. as Anne of Austria. does very
s 0t,a We, Work !. she is e pretty woman and
the part OF Miladi Lady De Winter admira-
bly,. and Madge Tucker. as Constance. the
Queens waiting woman. plays the charac-
The Three Musketeers" will be the bill
at the Park Theater this afternoon and
evening and Saturday afternoon. closing
with the evenings performance.
Miss Blanche Rice, the ingenue of the
Pix Stock Company. Cincinnati. is going to
play the part OF Beatrice Silox in the Grand
Stock Company's production of 'Niobe'
here next week. "Niobe" requires the serv-
ices OF half a dozen pretty women. and both
Miss Rice and Miss Rand have attractive
parts in this play. Some unusually pretty
gowns will be worn during the 'Niobe''
week at the Grand. 1t is essentially a dressy
play all around. the men showing off 10
good advantage I'm that respect as well as
the women. East Lynne will be seen for
fnee and night at the Grand. The theater
was packed again last night.
The houses have been good at the EN-
pire all week. and Wine, Women and
Song" has been as thoroughly enjoyed by
the patrons OF that theater as any other
show the Empire has offered. The Jenny
Eddy trio. the Racket musicians and the
burke brothers form a triolet that is yalu-
able 10 any box office. Two performances
to-day and two tomorrow close the en-
gagement.
Tonight at Enelish's Leavitt's extrava-
ganza The Spider and the Fly will be the
attraction. The company contains a corps
or speciality performers. There is said Ia
De a cnorus OF pretty girls. tuneful music
and special scenery.