The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP
Clara Morris at the Grand 0pera-House
To-MorroW and Tuesday Evenings.
Mrs. James Brown Potter. the Beauty OF New
York Fashionable Society, at English's.
and Pop at The Grand-Play Gossip.

tomorrow and Tuesday evenings, is of course.
an event of unusual interest," for this remarka-
bic womans acting commands the highest adj
miration from lovers Of the dramatic art
This season, with the restoration of her
health and strength. she has been able to
fill all her engagements. and no longer indiets
tiresome waits" on her audience between acts
In Renee de Moray" which will be given, Miss
Morris, according to the critics. has one of the
strongest plays produced in many years. Essen
TALLY French in it's conception az in it's materi-
ais it tells the familiar. but always pathetic.
story of the shadow of youthful SIN falling
across happy home. of the misunderstanding
that arose, of the self sacrifice and social mar
tyrdom that ultimately rewarded. The
u nain roays aSDs we sbroaeh
succession of strongly drawn scenes and
sensational climaxes. In q play of that sort
Miss Morris is, of course, thoroughly at home
and the peculiar qualities of her artistic equip
ment are amply displayed. Her excessive emo
tionahsm and the force or her thorough ldent tiff
cation with the passion simulated for the mo-
ment carries the audience along with her in
sort of whirlwind of sympathy. Miss Morris,
however. is by means without other resources
than the power over the feelings: Renee de
Moray she shows alike in the lighter and in the
stronger passages a certain refinement and deli
cacy of art which linger longer with the hearer
than the emotionasm which is always most
conspicuous Her supporting company includes
B. r. Graham. Walter c. Kelley. E. A. Mellow
ell. Werner Charges Giles Shine NJ. w. hawley.
Adolph Bernard Harry P. Stone. C. P. Berry
G. c. Neal. En-. NJ Miller. j. j. Sullivan. Oscar
j. Erben Mrs. Charles Watson, Mrs. Octavia
Allen Miss Lila Vane. Miss Mollie Revel Miss
Edith Bryant and Miss Hattie Pierson.
Mrs. James Brown Potter. her gowns scented
with the perfume of New York fashionable So
cety. will give Indianapolis theater-goers OPP
portunity to judge of her much-vaunted beauty
and her dramatic powers, at English's,
Wednesday evening next So much has been
said and written about this lady that there is
great curiosity to ses her. For long time Mrs.
Potter was the leading lady in the swell theat-
ricals at New York city. Her fame became
something more thar local. and she was induced
TO give a reading at the residence of Secretary
Whitney in Washington. She gave "Ostler
Joe." an altogether dramatic but somewhat
risky poem, which created a sensation the like
of which never known before in swelldom.
Before this she had been a belle of society, but
she abandoned it to GO upon the stage. She
went to Paris and studied and then to London
and made her professional debut with uccess.
She was patronized by the nobility. On the
3lst of last October she stepped the stage
of TIA Fifth-Avenue Thearer in New York,
before audience representing that
fashionable society of which she had
been leader. Since then she has been
various cities and has proven to be one of the
strongest of attractions. Critics disagree to
the extent of her ability. but all agree that she
is very beautiful woman, possessed of talent
very high rank. In fact, Criticisms have been
different. and conflicting the opinions
given, that it is extremely difficult to tell how
far the promise of her debut has been realized.
Harry Minor. her manager. has had the good
sense % surround her with company of
usual excellence Ii includes Mr.. Kyrle Bellew,
the famous leading man of Wallack's Theater,
J. e. Kelerd, Hart Conway. F. B. Conway.
Miss Alice Brooks, Mrs Carrie Jameson and
others Mrs. Potter will appear here in Romeo
and Juliet. which is said to be best suited TO her
of any play in her repertoire, The advance sale
will begin tomorrow.
Pop" Geo Faweet Rowe's successful musical
farce. will be the attraction for the last half of
this week at the Grand. presented by Mr.. John
A. Mackay and company of comedians Pop"
is feast of fun and frolic characterized by
sparkling music, original specialties, and anus
ing situations. The company includes chorus
of pretty girls who, IN the dress OF the Directore
introduce medley of popular music. The piece
has been rewritten entirely. since last presented
here, and is now said To afford excellent oppor-
tunitiea for fun-maKing, in which Dir. Mackay
excels.s There is originality and versatility
about him that few comedians possess, and those
who have seen him will remember what very
amusing actor he it, Those VINO want to drive
dull care away by an evening OF laughter will
do well to him in POP for it most
amusing performance. throughout. The advance
sale for bis engagement will begin on Tuesday
morning
The Museum will have a legitimate dramatic
attraction this week. change that will doubt
less be appreciated by the patrons of the house
who have been seeing sensational melodramas
for the last fortnight. 1t is Elliott Barnes's
popular drama, "Only q Farmers Daughter,
which gave that ambitious author fame and
fortune and has had remarkable prosperity
during he five years of its existence. It is now
being played bv four companies in various
parts of the country and all doing well.
The company that gave it such q long run at |
the Third avenue Theater, New York, will pre-
sent it here At its head is Miss Marion Alb
bott, actress to the local stage. hut a
young woman who is said to be strikingly at
traetive and remarkably talented. With her
such carable people Mabel Elliott. Kate
E Howard, Jean Houston. S. j. Fornam, R. A.
RISK, Owen d. Jones. Maud Thompson and
others. "Only Farmers Daughter" will run
all week, with ma tinees daily.
Gossip of the Stage. i
Mrs. Potter will star next season in a gorgeous
production of Antony and Cleopatra"