The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-25
Notes of the Stage.


By commencing their matinees at 2:SO to-
morrow afternoon Kellar and Otis Skinner
give their audiences ample time for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Otis skinner and Dickson & Talbot gave
the Flower Mission fair one of the
proscenium boxes for next Friday night at
the Grand. and the ladies in charge realized
800 from its sale.
All arrangements are complete for the
newsboys' dinner ut the Park Theater to-
morrow at IL a. m. Steve Brodie will be
present during the meal Over three hun
dred boys will enjoy the spread.
KeIlar,s audience at Englishs last night
greatly enjoyed the mystery performance.
1t is one of the cleverest ever given by the
magician here. Kelars first matinee will
be given to-day at popular prices. Mrs.
Kellar, as in former seasons. plays prom
inent part in the entertainment. She Is
handsome woman. and quite as entertain
ing in her way as kellar.
Edward G.. Cooke is here In advance of
"Trilby." which comes to the Grand the
first half of next week. This company has
been touring Australia for the past six
months Miss Eleanor Barry. who APP
III. Crane, is the Trilby. Charles Kent. an
actor well known for his character work,
is handling the role of Svengali, George p.
Webster Is Little Bilee, Herbert Carr is
Taffy Charles Garfield is the Laird and
Miss Jennie Reiffarth the Nine Wizard.
The Empire is Offering a strong attrac-
ton this week in Weber and Fields
Vaudeville Club. The Rays, Johnny and
Emma. are funnier than ever: John Ker-
nell is a well-known funmaker; Fields and
Lewis have been seen at the Empire be-
fore: the Stewart sisters haye an amusing
speciality. Johnson, Davenport and Lorella
appear in an acrobatic act and Farrell and
The afterpiece THE Wild West. intro
ducing Johnny Ray and the entire COM
pany- is well worth seeing.
Although the youngest of all his con-
freres as u star. Otis Skinner. who opens
his engagement at the Grand Opera House
with a matinee tomorrow has had a re-
markabe career. During the past two
years he has revived two of the MASTER
pieces of Shakspeare--'Hanle and THE
Merchant of Wonderland has this season
added two more, Richard IT. and .Ro-
meo and Juliet, besides which he has pro-
duced three new plays by native authors
and will this season make still another
production. this play also being from an
American pen. One of the most interesting
events of Mr.. SINNERS engagement will be
his Improvisation of Richard ILL.,, part
to which he brings a very careful study
and part In which indianapolis audiences
have yet to see him. II was his great sue
cess as Hamlet last year which caused
him TO add this play to his repertory, and
like his Hamlet. his Interpretation of the
part differs widely from that with which
the piay-goins public is familiar. There Is
little doubt but that Richard IL was very
wicked man. but there are grave doubts
that he was as grotesque as he has been
depicted on the stage is the view which
Otis Skinner takes of the character be-
lfeving him TO be a greater diplomat and "A
less violent man than he is usually mace
to appear. At the matinee THANKSGIVING
day The Lazy OF Lyons will be present.
ed. The Thanksgiving evening bill is "A
Soldier of Fortune. which will also be
given on Friday evening. Saturday matt
nee the play is Romeo and Juliet" and
Saturday night Richard III.