The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16

pany in "Finnigan's Courtship." a sequel
to their other popular comedy. "Finnigan's
Ball"
Much Ado About Nothing has inspired
vayre, and another. Victorin Joncieres; has
made an opera out OF Tennyson's Idyis Of
the King called 'Lancelot."
Clay NJ Greene, the dramatist. has been
Gus region, The rehearsals of Under the
Polar Star will be conducted by his coll
laborator. David Belasco.
Keith Wakeman, late of Wizards COM
production of In Sight of ST. Pauls."
She plays Cynthia Dell. the part created
in America by Emily Rigl.
Emma Nevada recently lost in Paris a
diamond and pearl shell of great worth.
at the Opera Comique, and bore the in
scription, "A Pearl to a Pearl"
During the run of THE Liar" at Hoyt's
Stoddart will appear in his two famous
brary and the telegraph scenes.
Madeline Lucette RyIey will have plays
produced by Nat Goodwin, l.. III. Sothern
and John Drew, the three best known of
the younger comedians. That is the best
innings a woman has yet made In this
country.
Sir Henry Irving has lately protested
against a comic opera based on the sub
ject OF Nine. Sans-Gene," as he will act
the play in London, and desires to keep
the work unknown there until he presents
it in English.
Efie Shannon will be the leading lady
of the Miner q Brooks Company.
Her flrst appearance with this organization
will be as Flower Moyne in the romantic
drama by Franklin Fyles and Eugene Pres
bury early in November.
Dickson & Talbot are going to introduce
Park Theater. Beginning next Friday
night they are going 10 give the audience
a chance to sing familiar songs between
the acts. Marching Through Georgia.
chosen for next Friday evening. The words
are in the programme, and the first mem
toned will be sung between acts nrst ana
second, while the other will be rendered
between acts second and third. The stage
people will have nothing TO do with this
singing. with the orchestra playing the &C
compartment. First the orchestra will play
the piece through, and then professor Mil
Ter will rise and signal for the start. Few
people are averse to singing. and it is
likely the idea will become popular at once.
If SO it will be continued throughout the
season, each Friday night being singing
night" and the songs being changed each
week.
Judging from the announcements made
by Mr.. Frohman and other managers, an
unusually large number of novels Will find
their way on the boards next season. First
will come John Drew in a play drawn from
Mr.. Weyman's Under the Red Robe" A
Iltlle ldler MI. SOlHeIn VIII ietuiH nc
Lyceum in q drama derived from the same
novelist's "A Gentleman of France In
October Miss Cayvan promises at Palmer's
a play in which Becky Sharp and other OF
the personages of Vanity Fair will tread
the stage. Beerbohm Trees return in No
vember will be accompanied with a drama
tization of Gilbert Parker's The Seats of
the Mighty" Charles Frohman announces
productions of stage versions of Paul
Bourgeois "A Tragic Idyl." Mrs. Burnetts
"A Lady of Quality" Mr.. Barrie's Little
Minister" and +. Hopkinson Smiths TON
Googan." Furthermore 1t is said that
William Dean Howells has completed his
dramatization OF THE Rise of Silas Lap
ham," which Mr.. Crane will present this
fall. Theatergoers who are pining for the
opening of the season may therefore antic-
ipate events by reading the novels that are
TO find their way TO the stage.