The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-31
THE WEEKS ADJUSTMENTS
aL,AIGLoN- AT ENGLIsH's AND
-BECKY SHARP AT THE PARK.
Two Famous Attractions This Week
Vaudeville at Grand-At other
Amusement Places.

Maude Adams will be presented at Eng
rish's Opera House tomorrow night by
Manager Charles Frohman in his magnii-
cent scenic production Of Edmond Rostand's
Justly celebrated historic romance, "LAg-
len" The engagement will continue Tues
day and Wednesday nights. The wonderful
triumph which Miss Adams has made III
this great poetic drama is not a matter for
managerial announcement but is known 10
the theater-going public ~everywhere and
fills one Of the most brilliant chapters In
the annals OF the American stage. Miss
Adams acted the role of the Eaglet, Ma
poleon Bonaparte's unfortunate son, sew
enty-hve times at the Knickerbocker The
alter in New York, and every performance
was given TO a fashionable audience that
filled the theater Miss Adams broke the
record for big receipts at the Knicker-
becker. and when it is m that she
maintained this astonishing pace through
out an engagement lasting ten weeks an
adequate idea Of the magnitude OF her
metropolitan triumph may be gained Prior
TO Miss Adams's appearance in "LAiglon
1t was believed by many that she would Lot
be able TO interest Americans in a vague
historical person who holds no important
place even I'm the minds Of the French peo-
pie to whom he belongs, except by reason
of his illustrious parentage, but the dis
tinguished young actress not only inter-
ested her audiences in the pathetic little
figure, but played upon their hearts with
her irresistibly sympathetic and beautifully
natural manner of portraying the charac-
ter.
In 'L'Aiglon'' Miss Adams appears for
the first time in her career wearing male
costume. The ROstand story deals with
the last lays OF Napoleon ii, Duke OF
Reichstadt. known as L'Aiglon, who died
before he reached the age OF twenty-one,
succumbing to consumption and a broken
heart after a vain attempt to return to
France for the purpose Of reascendlng his
fathers throne. The action takes place AT
the Austrian court, where the Eaglet was
virtually held a prisoner under the super
vision OF the crafty Prime Minister Meter
Mich for, as he styled II, the SaIety OF
Europe" 1t is a touching little romance
and its hero is a heart-meiting little hguIe
as Miss Adams presents him. The actress
rises to the full height in all the dramatic
scenes OF the play, and on the battleneid
OF Wagfam, where every dream and nope OL
the weakling is forever shattered, she IN
vests the youth with a half-weird. hair
sublime atmosphere that speaks volumes
for the power and subtlety of her art. But
IL IS in the sympathetic phases OF the char-
acter that reach the heart and stir the
tenderer emotions that Miss Adams's Eag-
let possesses a charm and strength tnat
are ~undeniable and irresistible.
From a scenic point of view the pro-
duction of 'L'Aiglon'' is declared to be a
splendid one. Manager Frohman is said TO
have expended thousands of dollars on it,
and every detail is claimed to be histor-
fcally, INTELLECTUALLY and sartorially cor
rect.
The company supporting Miss Adams this
season in a includes j. II Gil
mour, Edwin Arden, Percy Lyndal. Eugene
Jepson, Oswald Yorke, Joseph Francoeur;
]. II. Benrimo, William Lowers. Edward
Lester, r.. Peyton Carter, Clayton Legge,
George Irving, Ida Waterman, Sarah Perry,
Sarah Converse, Ellie Collmer. Margaret
Gordon. Frances Comstock, Edith Scott
and Beatrice Morrison, in addition TO a
large number of people for minor roles.
on account of the magnitude OF the pro
duction the curtain will be raised promptly
at 5 d. m. each day.