The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-31
NEW YORK THEATRICAL NEWS.
changes I'm Leading Attractions Now
Playing at the Metropolis.

Playing at the Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3o.-Mr. Daily has de-
cided to discontinue the run of 1.-The Circus
Girl at Days Theater after another week,
and to revive 1.-The Geisha'' on Monday
evening, Nov. s. The public interest in
1.-The Circus Girl' is not entirely at an end,
and farewell matnees will be given next
week. Extensive preparations have been
made for the revival of THE Geisha" with
the changes and additions that will make
it exactly like the present production of the
piece now in it's second year at Days The
alter, London, and the date set for the first
performance will leave it little enough time
to run before December, when Miss Rehan
and Mr. Days regular dramatic company
of the theater will come back to occupy the
stage.
This will be Miss Maud Adams's last
week at the Empire Theater. She leaves
there Saturday night to go to the Garrick
where she hopes to continue her success in
THE Little Minister" Her last week at
the Empire will be made interesting by the
giving of nine performances of THE Little
Minister" Three of these performances will
be matineeS, the first OF which will be given
on Tuesday afternoon, the others on
Wednesday and Saturday.
On Monday night. Nov. g. Mr.. John Drew,
who is now in his sixth season under Chas.
Frohman's management, will begin his an
nual New York engagement at the Empire.
His first play will be A Marriage of Con-
Venience, which is described as a comedy
of manners and which has been adapted
by Sydney Grundy, author of Sowing the
Wind, from the French of Alexander Du-
mas.
"A Stranger in New York. will remain at
the Garrick for only this week. 1t has been
at this house now nearly two months. On
next Monday evening it Will be transferred
to Hoyt's Theater, where it will continue
An election day matinee of "A Stranger in
New York will be given at the Garrick.
There will be no Wednesday matinee this
week, but the Wednesday afternoon per-
formances will be resumed next week and
continued all through Miss .Adams's engage
ment, which may extend through the rest
Sol Smith Russell has two weeks yet at
the Garden Theater as the. hero of "A
tinued all through the remaining time. 1t
was his intention during his last week to
give few performances OF Katherine ana
Petruchio," and two other comedies, but
now he has decided to postpone them until
his next appearance in New York.
On Nov. is Henry b. Dixey will begin his
career as magician at the Garden The
alter.
one more week of the First Born" at the
Manhattan Theater will end the run OF the
Chinese play at that house. This is not the
last, however which New York will see
of the First Born" Charles Frohman and
David Belasco have the greatest confidence
in this Oriental play and they will bring it
back to the metropolis and put it into the
Garden Theater for a long stay. The de-
cided novelty of The First Born" and its
mantle situations. instead of the comical
usliages hitherto made Of pig-taied people
on the American stage have awakened an
interest in dramatic work Of this kind that
il is likely to lead to further productions
of the same sort. On Monday night The
First Born" win be produced in London
under Charles Frohmar's management.
THE Proper Caper' will end its laughing
career at Hoyt's Theater next Saturday
night.