The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-01
its stirring. moving story and exciting cpl

its stirring. moving story and exciting cpl
sodes.
Eight Bells" the spectacular panto-
mimic farce-comedy written by John r.
Byrne for the purpose of exploiting the
famous Byrne family OF acrobats ana
comedians, Is described as hilariousiy run
ny. Mr.. Byrne, In addition TO being a
Der of mechanical devices. pantomimic
tricks. etc, many of which are employed
in the present production, which opens d
three days engagement tonight AT the
Park Theater. Matinees will be given TO-
morrow and Wednesday.
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Manager Miller said Saturday night that
the present season at English's Opera
House has only about fifteen more attrac-
tions TO offer the theatergoing public. THESE
are among the greatest offerings of the
season. however. including such events as
Nat Godwin's revival Of The Merchant OF
Venice" Stuart RObsOn's revival OF one
Stops to Conquer, A Ma 251; Weber &
Fields. Mrs. lie Moyne, Mr.. Skinner and
Miss Robson in Brownings In a Bal
cony." and Viola Allen in her new play
sIn the Palace Of the King which has
just passed it's one hundredth New York
performance.
Director Bostock has arranged a series
OF DenefIS AT the LOO tAiS WCth. -Aib
will be Pythian night, a benefit to the
knights OF Pythias. The uniform rank will
come I'm fun costume. The w. e. English
Zouaves will be present and put on a drill.
The Acme quartet has also been engaged
to appear. Tomorrow night will be a
benefit 10 the Patriotic Order of Americans.
The arena performances this week will be
up to the standard. "Chiquita," returned
TO Washington, ID. c., last night, having
come here as a special feature for the
Girls Industrial School benefit SATURDAY.
She will begin her regular engagement
here Monday night, April s, and will re-
main until the Zoo closes.
Richard Mansfield delivered an address
to the graduating class of the Empire The
alter Dramatic School, New York, last week.
in which he gave young actors a number of
valuable hints. Mr.. Mansfield placed par
ticular emphasis on the need of actors
practicing perfect table manner in dinner
scenes on the stage. He also urged the
Importance of good English and of voice
cultivation. He declared in favor of the
establishment OF a national theater. and
expressed his belief that such an estab-
lisnment would encourage native drama
fists and discourage the production of i'm
moral plays. One Of the best things the
great actor said was: You cannot sue
coed on the stage without work. You cam
not spend the days in bed and the nights
carousing. More women succeed on the
stage because they are more In earnest,
harder workers, more courageous and more
temperate than the average man. Nothing
hinders a woman on the stage but plain
looks and matrimony."
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Maude Adams's impersonation of the
fascinating historical character of 1.-THE
Eaglet." Napoleon's son, who was King of
Rome and Duke Of Reichstadt, in Edmond
Rostand's romantic drama "L'Aiglon' has
proven one Of the greatest successes Of her
remarkable career. This achievement Of
Americas young actress, which appears SO
brilliant to the theatergoing public. has in
reality been the slowly evolved result of
laborious and long-continued study on her
part. In order TO better fit herself TO por-
tray the great character, already dignified
by the touch of Sarah Bernhardt's tower
ing genius, Miss Adams journeyed % Paris
last summer to study the life of the little
son of Napoleon. Added to her profound
knowledge of the character with all its his
toric side-lights and her we'll known ability
as an actress, Is the magnificent scenic
production of "LAiglon," which Manager
Charles Frohman has provided for his star.
This production is declared to be wonder
fully complete to the minutest details. and
the battlefield of Wagram is pointed out as
one of the best examples of the highest
development of modern stagecraft In this
country.
Becky Sharp is clever, she is brilliant,
she lies with the freshness and fecundity
of a spring shower-she attracts men, she
overwhelms women. she can make the
truth look a poor thing. and she can so
dress up dishonesty that II shines with
beauty; she has gifts, she has life. she has
will. but her ways run contrary to the
highest law, TO the deepest of Jail things.
She is doomed not to succeed; she cannot
succeed because the constitution of mems
hearts and minds are what they are. and
If the playwright has done his work as one
is told he attempted to do IL. this is what
the spectator should feel-this, combined
with poignant, personal regret for Becky
herself. There are other characters that
play their parts in Vanity Fair'-that
masterfui ~modernization OF John Bunyan-s
ideas. the City of Vanity and Vanity Fair
as Dobbin, who, poor fellow, is innocent
enough of all evil intention and goes his
| way without a smirch. And there is Raw
don Crawley, who shares Becky's downfall,
who indeed had his own burden of wrong
| doing and who knew he had. too, deep down
in his soul. and was made a sorrowful man
by the knowledge, and continued so to the
end. The great production OF Becky
Sharp which has been arranged under
the personal supervision Of Mrs. Fiske.
| will be witnessed in its entirety at the Park
| Theater Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday afternoon of the current week.
The heavy advance sale has by no means
exhausted the good seats in the theater.
which come very near TO taking in the en-
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