The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
LOCAL aPLAYHOUSES
THE WEEKS ATTRACTIONS AT ENGLLSS. THE GRAND. THE
PARK AND The EN- LRE-STAGE GOSSIP

1t Is particularly pleasant TO know that
Joseph Jefferson Will appear at the English
Opera House for one night Tuesday. Nov.
&. and that he Will make his temperance
in THE Rivals" Agreeable evenings spent
with Mr.. Jefferson III the service OF meritor-
iOus and meanIngful plays have endeaTed
him 20 refined theater-gOers and given him
a respected place in the regard of an even
less fastidious public. Mr.. Jefferson to-day
stands alone IN class by himself. with
scarcely an equal In the field Of legitimate
comedy and no rivals that likely TO out
shine him in his day. Every condition o;
good acting Is fulfilled by Mr.. Jefferson's
performances. The conception is distinct
as well as true. and the execution is without
a flaw. The halo OF genius is all about II
When one comes 10 the particulars Of his
acting IL Is not difficult TO see by whai
means this effect is produced Perfect sin
certify. vivid imagination these are tn,
springs of Mr. Jenersons art. The genera
ton IL blessed that can see and enjoy II.
The cast supporting Mr.. Jefferson this year
includes Boyd Oytman as Jack Absolute
Werner Charges as Sir Anthony Absolute
Joseph Jefferson. jr.. as Sir LUcius OTrig
ger, George Denham as David. William
Jefferson as Fag. Jefferson Winter as Falk
land. Miss Ffolliot Page as Mrs. Malaprop
Elsie Leslie as Lydia Languish. and Blanche
Bender as Lucy.
Frank Daniels I'm ''The Ameer."
There will be mirth and melody here thi
week when Frank Daniels comes with his
new comic opera, The Amer" The opera
is said TO be the funniest and prettiest In
the Daniels repertoire of successes. Victo.
Herbert Is the composer If the music. Thai
Is a guarantee OF the excellence OF that parl
of the production There is no need to SPEAK
OF Danielss ability. He is, In the opinion OF
many, the funniest man on the boards I'm
like so many of his feuow-comedIans, Dan
iels does not 60 in for tears. Laughter, he
thinks, is what most people In this work-a-
day world not only want, but need And, so
long as Daniels can make people laugh he
will keep In the path he has trod for so long
time and so successfully His part in his
new opera is. he says. more TO his liking
than any other he has interpreted. 1t is
full OF comicaI sltua tons, which he has
adorned in his own original and inimitable
way until they have become pictures pro
vocative OF spontaneous mirth in the
Amesr's domain in :Afghanistan Such
q locale Is suggestive OF rich color
and those who have seen the production
say that the suggestion has been material
lied most satisfactorily. The story. which
is by Fred NJ Ranken and Kirk La Shelle,
tells Of the Ameer's trials in preserving his
own life from the Vaccinations of those
who should be his friends. and the ridicu-
lous methods he is forced TO employ TO raise
cash enough to keep up the pomp and splen-
dor Of an Oriental monarch. The libretto Is
understood TO be about clever a piece OF
comic opera writing as has been turned out
in support of Frank Daniels is larger than
has ever attended him According to report
IT is superior. too. to any of Its predeces-
soIs not only in voice, but In looks. Its nu-
merical strength Is over sixty, and among
the principals are Helen Redmond, Kate
TART, Norma kopp, George Devoll. w. F.
Rochester, Will Danforth and William Cor
liss. THE Ameer" will be at English ;
Wednesday and Thursday nights of this
week.