The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
THE GRAND STOCK COMPANY.
DramatizatiOn of Ouida's "MOths" An
nGunced for This Week.

Moths" the play in which the Grand
stock company will appear this week, open
ing tomorrow night first attained popu-
aarity some seventeen or eighteen years ago,
when produced at Wallacks Theater, New
York, with Rose Coghlan and Osmond
Teare in the principal parts. In Ouida's
novel of the same name she handles her sub
iect more broadly. AS put on the stage,
the characters, while they retain most of
the virtues and vices given them by the
famous French novelist, are not presented
so boldly. A frivolous mother Lady Dolly,
is shown trying to marry her daughter to a
Russian nobleman named Zuroff, who was
repuIsive to this daughter, a sweet, pure
minded girl, fresh from school and with
little or no knowledge of the world in which
her mother, a selfish heartless English
woman, lived. Vera had fallen in love with
Correze a famous singer, whom she had
met by chance while on her way to Trou-
Vile to ioin her mother. She was, however,
forced into a marriage with Zurom by her
mother who used means to bring II
about the argument that Zuron possessed
compromising letters from her (Lady Dolly,
which he threatened to make pubic IL vera
did not conesent to wed him. After the mar
Tiage Zuroff takes his bride to his estate
in Siberia, where they lead an unhappy HE
and where he Is eVntualIy sought Dy d Hldll
named Jura. who also loved Vera and hated
Zurof for his abuse of his young WlIe.
duel in Siberia results in the killing OF Zuron
and a fatal injury to Jura, thus removing
both husband and lover from the pain OF
Correze, who in the final act comes to his
own and marries Vera OF course, TINS
brief sketch of the chief incidents OF the
story by no means gives an adequate IDEA
of the strength of the lines and situations
of this play. There is q comedy element
ii If looked after very largely by an Amer
lean girl pictured from the STANDPOINT OF
French novelist, and who is as httle IKE
the real article as possible. Playlng oppo-
site the American girl is an English lord
ling these two characters being assumed by
Miss Daily and Mr.. Conger. Miss shannon
will be seen as Vera, Mr.. kirkland as
Xuroff. Mr.. Hansel as Jura, Mr.. Patton as
Correze Miss Bridges as Lady Dolly ana
Miss Field as the Duchess. The gay soclety
life of the first two acts necesStateS some
stunning gowns which have been made Tor
the four ladies in the cast ana whlch Will
attract much attention this week 1heIe
is excellent opportunity IN Moths TOT te
art of the scene painter, and the Stsge Will
be richly furnished. There Will De matnees
Wednesday and Saturday, as usual.
Alice Nielsen in sThe Fortune Teller"
Special inducements, it is said, were Of
fered by the management of English's to
Prank Perley. manager Of the Alice Nielsen
Onera Company to cause that organization
"a nlav a return engagement in this city on
next Thursday and Friday evenings When
Miss Nielsen and her opera, The Fortune
Teller" were here in January they recoroea
a genuine hit. Those who saw the opera
pronounced it one Of the best that had been
heard here, and those who did not see
heard so much about it that they were
anxious for an opportunity. On this &C
count it was thought that no great risk
would be taken in repeating the visit, even
after such brief lapse of time. 1t hap
pened that Miss Nielsen's route on her way
TO the East admitted of booking this city
again and the necessary contracts were
therefore signed. IT is doubtful if Miss
Nielsen and her company Will again be abe
TO play here in several seasons, as the busl-
ness arrangements made by her manager,
Mr. Perley now comprehend an appearance
of six months in the city OF London, ana an
alI-winter run, beginning early in Noyem-
Der, at the Casino in New YORK city. MISS
Nielsen returns here with her company en-
tirely unchanged. me same splendld sup
porting cast attends her lncludlhS Eugene
COwles, Richard Golden, Joseph Herbert,
Joseph Cawthorn, Frank Rushworth, Paui
Nicholson w. +. Rochester, Marguerite
StI,la Jennie Hawlev. Billie Norton and
May Boley. She still retains the complete
orchestra under the experienced direction OF
the eminent conductor, Paul Steindorn.
The book of The Fortune Teller is full
Of bright and clever sayings. II is IN the
lyrics, however. that Harry 3. Smith shows
10 the best advantage, nearly All OF them
being crisp, sparkling and original. For in
stance. there is the song for Miss Nielsen in
the first act. called Always do as people
say you should" Ii runs like this:
My aged grandma told me, and I've read
the same in books,
That il doesn't matter what a girl may wear
nor how she looks.
She never should be frivolous, she never
should be bold
My grandma said, My darling, always do
as you are told
When grandma said. Don't touch the jam.
/ minded her request
didn't care bit for jam, / liked the jelly
best.
BE punctuai at meals she said, or 1 shall
have TO ScOld,
And / was always there, you see 1 did as
told.
Refrain
Always do as people say you should,
You never can be happy child, unless
you're good.
do as j am told,
I'm just as good gold,
And know / shall be happy cause am 50
good.