The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-23

consummate ideal OF sublime self-sacrifice.
Dickens himself (as he once said to the
present writer) considered A Tale CT TWO
cities to be the best of all his works.; and,
whether that judgment be right or wrong,
the story assuredly sets forth a most imag-
NATIVE picture of a terrible episode or hu-
man experience, together with regal and
majestic conception of the possible grand
eur OF human character and conduct. Sid
ney carton Is man of genius. OF deep
heart of exquisite sensibility: lonely In the
world; careless of his welfare; Indifferent
to all the caprices of fortune; needless or
all fates and equal to any; sometimes reck-
less and bitter-as fine natures become tnat
were born for love but are blighted with
disappointment and nurtured on failure and
despair-but always sweetly and tenderly
pathetic. Mr.: Harvey to some extent put
very superficially, indicates this character;
but for adequate embodiment OF IL ne
lacks weight. authority, inherent power
and the allurements of genius. Mr. Harvey
was trained in the good School OF 1enry
Irving, and he seems not unmindful or that
great actors wonderful performance OF
Robert Landry in The Dead Heart he
could not have formed his style on a better
model, but he did not show, and probably
does not possess, the intuition 10 grasp Its
subtle beauty or the ability TO copy 10 any
practical advantage its exquisite method
When 1.-The Only Way was acted in this
city Edward j. Morgan had taken Henry
Miler's place in the role of Carton. He
recklessness and bitterness of which Mr..
Winter writes and played il generally with
the fine ability that must some day make
him one of the most conspicuous of Eng
here in Hall Gaines 1.-THE Christian and
now is engaged in playing the part OF
David Rossi in Mr.. Gaines 1.-THE Eternal
City in the East.
can American Invasion" by Madeline
Lucette Ryley, was presented on Monday
evening at the Bijou Theater, New York,
by ]. z. Dodson, Annie Irish and their COM
pany. Mr. Dodson impersonates an Amer
lean civil engineer resident in India, who
learns of plot to accomplish his ruin. and
in combating it, has to bring to play his
wit against the wit of young and hand-
some widow Miss Irish), who Is opposing
him on the ground of pique. He beats his
malicious enemies and wins the love OF the
woman. The most conspicuous appearance
in this city of Mr.. DOdSOn and Miss irish
was in Love Finds Way" comedy that
they presented at English's three seasons
ago
Robert Marshalrs comedy, His Excel
lency, the Governor" is being acted at the
Garrick Theater. New York. by a company
that includes Jessie Millward, W. H.
Thompson. Leo Ditrichstein. Edwin Stew
ems and Maggie Holloway Fisher. The play
will be taken on tour soon, and, by. good
fortune, may be presented here. 1t was
acted in this city by company headed by
Ethel barrymore Miss Millward was here
in Lord and Lady Algy'' as a member of
the Empire Theater stock company. and
the business was so poor that Charles
Frohman, since. has not sent the company
to this city. Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Stew
ems both are fine players and Mr.. Ditrich-
stein is particularly clever.
The Zeb and Zarrow trio of bicycle riders,
feature of Zig Tag Alley which closed
an engagement at the Park last evening,
has been in hard luck. Zarrow is in a
hospital at Cleveland. Last Monday after
noon Zeb sprained his ankle on the stage.
Last evening the remaining member or
the trio fell off his wheel while trying to
do head stand and his forehead was cut.
He was attended at the drug store in the
theater building and will be able to con-
tinue to represent the trio on the pro-
gramme.
The bill at the Grand this week is diver
sified and entertaining throughout Fields
and Ward keep the audience in roar when
they on the stage. All week the audi
ences have been unusually large.