The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-24
THE WEEKS AMTISEMENTS
SOLVER GOLDSMITH AND 1.-THE
PRINCESS CHIC" AT ESGLIsH's.
High-CIass Vaudeville at the Grand
Park and Empire Attrac-
fioas-At the Zoo.

The distinguished comedian Stuart Rob-
son will make his annual visit at Englishs
Opera House. Thursday night OF the pres
ent week. producing for the second time in
this city the brilliant comedy oliver
Goldsmith" written especially for him by
Augustus Thomas. The popularity of
both star and playwright leave little room
for doubt that the Forthcoming engage
merit viii be notable Mr.. Robson is sur
rounded by a company of players, many of
whom have high regulations for careful
and artistic portraiture. That "Oliver
Goldsmith" is a genuine success there can
nov be no doubt Its enthusiastic recsp-
ton throughout the country. stamps 1T as
one OF the best comedies seen on the Amer
lean stage i'm many a season. Mr.. Thomas
has preserved the atmosphere of the period
in which the play is written to wonderiul
degree. People who are unfamiliar Wlth
the best IN literature Will not care 70 see
this play, but those TO whom Dr. SamueI
Johnson. Boswell, Garr1ck ard othsf
bright lights of that period are t Hla
delightful comedy in which these charac.
tiers live once again. Mr. Robson spent
much time AMI thought in arranging the
cast of "OIiver Goldsmith" The charac-
ter OF David Garrick is presented by the
Nell-kncwn comedian John r. Hen5na,w.
Dr. Samuel johnson. the famous old Gle
tionsry maker, Is intrusted TO that splencld
veteran actor Henry A Weaver sr
stephen Grattan presents the cnaraSteI os
Edmund Burke, Beaumont Smith that OF
BOSWELL Ogden Stevens is the kendrick.
Charles Lane the Coleman. Miss Jenreys
Lewis impersonates Mrs FeatnerStOne.
Ellen Mortimer Will be seen as Catherine
Horneck. nicknamed Little Comedy by
Or. Goldsmith, while that famous beauty
oIessamv v'iF Bride'.s viii be impersonated by
Miss Maud White.
Not the least interesting feature Of "Oli-
that has been given the play. Scenery.
costumes and properties are of character
and probably never surpassed.
Marguerite sylvia in princess Chic"
Kirk La Shelle's new comic opera, 1.-THE
Princess Chic" in which Marguerite Syl-
va will be seen and heard at English's
Opera House Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday afternoon of the current
week, is given an enviably high rank
among present lyric compositions. Since
the days OF Beranger no spot has been
more favored by the humorist and librettist
than Normandy, that delightful region of
sunny France, where the bailiffs are all
wits, the peasant girls pretty and the wine
the sweetest in the country. This is the
district chosen by Kirk La Shelle as the
locale for the story of 1.-The Princess Chic.
wards. The authors of the opera have
endeavored to supply an interesting story
surrounded by the glamour and romance
OF medieval days, music or melod1c form,
but devoid of senseless jingle, and comedy
that is legitimately incidental and consist
ent with the locale and period. In organic
ing a company for the presentation OF this
opera Mr. La Shelle has had the advantage
of his experience as the manager or the
Bossonlans ior several seasons ana IL a tse
Frank Daniels opera company and the COM
pany presenting Augustus Thomass drama
Arizona" both of which he now owns
He has left nothing undone to secure
company for the presentation OF his own
opera in an entirely adequate manner The
players are of the highest rank, and the
scenery and costumes OF the costliest kind,
II is claimed.
.sThe Princess Chic" is in three acts. two
of which are laid in the courtyard or the
Duke of Burgundy's chateau and one in the
grand hall of the same magnificent edifice.
The story of the opera is a simple one.
Princess Chic. ruler of the province of
Normandy, is afanced to Charles the Bold,
Duke of Burgundy, neighboring posses
sion The princess learns that King Louis
XI is trying to trick Charles of his duchy,
and takes il into her madcap head TO
thwart the royal plans and ar the same
time find out what the duke thinks OF her
by visiting him disguised as her own en-
voy. What she learns is not assuring to
her vanity, for, although she is the most
desired Of all the beauties of her province,
the duke cares less for the charms of
women than he does for war and the chase.
IlQueQ at MS lnulueIenCes the pfluCSSS
dresses q peasant girl and cOntriveS 10
be rescued from pair of brigands (whom
she has paid TO attack herr by the duke
himself The ruse bears fruit, and the duke
falls head over heels in love with her. He
will not hear TO her proceeding on her way
until morning Thus the duke has two
guests, an envoy and peasant girl. For
the furtherance of her scheme the princess
determines TO again assume the guise OF
her envoy. AS such she is discovered by
the duke coming from the peasant girls
room. This is serious business, and the
envoy is lodged in a dungeon The rest OF
the story tells OF her escape her overturn-
ing of the Kings designs and her final re-
appearance the Princess Chic in royal
raiment. The duke recognizes her as the
peasant girl whom he had made mistress
of his heart and all ends merrily.
Marguerite Sylvia, the star. is supported
BY Joseph C.. AIiron, Hubert Wilkes, Fred
erfck Knights Walter A Lawrence, Thorn
as Leary, Nell Mcneil, Agnes Paul, Isabelle
Underwood and number of others. a big
chorus is carried. The seat sale will open
at the box office Of the theater Tuesday
morning.
Vaudeville at the Grand.