The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-12
nEMTTOT DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Ezra Kendall, the star in Primrose &
Vests minstrel combination, which opens
at English's tonight for the rest of the
week, including Saturday matinee has a
genius for business well for entertain
ing. He proved on one occasion his ability
to seize an opportunity by the forelock. His
advance agent telegraphed him from some
''one-night stand" Manager here has made
a mistake and booked two shows for the
same night. Says we must cancel" Ken
dali Immediately wired back:
Just what l have been waiting for for
years. We will both play"
And they did. The other attraction was
Perkins Fisher in "A Cold Day." Fisher
accepted the plan and both companies
played, dividing the receipts. The perform
ance lasted till nearly o clock in the morn
ing. The novelty of the thing drew big
house, and each had more money than he
would have had playing alone. Both Fisher
and Kendall decided that the scheme could
be worked regularly, and they went into
partnership and claim to have made pile
of money by it.
Clay Clement, the actor who will be intro.
duced to Indianapolis theater goers Monday
night at English's, grew to manhood on a
farm that is still the home of his father
near Peoria, Ill. MIR. Clement knows more
about hog than any one l ever met" said
John Henry Martin, Mr. Clement manager.
HE has made special study of swine
just as thoroughly as he has studied Hohen-
stauheTl, the character that has given him
fame as an actor. l do not mean to say
that Mr.. Clement has studied the hog com
mercially. MIR Clement does not see the
commercial side of anything; he is all art
and ideality. He could not look at a hog
and coma within anywhere near guessing
its weight He could not judge of the hog $
capacity to turn out so many pounds of
sausages, but when it comes to reading a
hogs mind and forecasting what the
pig is thinking what he Is going to
under certain conditions Mr.. Clement is GER
tainly little short Of a wizard. He can get
more wit, wisdom and pure fun out Of a
me could be got out of what / ever re-
eAfded the stupidest of brutes. Mr.
inimitable, but no one on earth could tell
them but him, simply because no one knows
the hog like Clay Clement knows him."
Mr. and Mrs. Russ whytals engagement
at the Grand the latter half of next week
should be largely attended by all who APP
preciate clean and powerful play, we'll
acted and staged. When For Fair Vir-
ginia was first presented here, two seasons
ago, is was recognized as one of the strong
est plays in dramatic interest which has
visited Indianapolis in years. The advance
sale viii open Monday morning next at the
Pembroke Arcade. There will be a popular
priced matinee Saturday.
Helene Mora has yielded to the popular
demand for one of the old favorite songs of
past seasons and has added Say Au Re-
voir'' to her list at the Park for the rest of
the week. 1t pleaseS the audiences i'm
mensely.
Henry Miller closed a successful engage
ment in ''Heartsease'. in Chicago last Sat-
srday night. The engagement was partic-
l!larly noteworthy from the fact that 1t was
ie Chicago that the play was originally
society drama, and much interest and GU
riosity was felt in the verdict which the
play would OBTAIN as rewritten and other
wise greatly altered in every way All
critics agree as to the vast Improvement
and increased attractivenesS of the new
play. The incidents and sentiments which
seemed exaggerated in modern garb as
sumed an atmosphere of picturesquesness
and romanticism in the gorgeous rament,
bepowdered wig, courtly graces OF manners
and the duello of a century ago. The
beauty of the production and the richness
OF the costumes received the most unstinted
praise. the production being far superior
and more beautiful in every detail than
that OF the original production at the Gar
dan Theater. New York, last season.
Helene Mora. with the courtesy of Messrs.
Dickson & Talbot and the manager of
Hyde's Comedians, has accepted an invita-
ton to sing at the Flower Mission fair to-
night. By special request of the Flower
Mission women Miss Mora will probably
give Au hevoir as one of her numbers.
Tim Murphy Orders His Coffin.
Tim Murphy is not dead. but he has or
dered his coffin. During his engagement
here this week. Mr.. Murphy publicly an
nounced that he had decided to leave the
world. but would appear again under a
new name. He believes he is still young
enough to establish a reputation as a new
man, and he further believes it is to his
interest to change his name Managers
ali over the country" Mr.. Murphy said
'have told me they cannot convince the
public when my name is displayed that ]
am not some song-and-dance Irish vaude-
Vile man. When they see me booked to
appear in q comedy the people think | am
some ambitious variety actor who thinks
he can make success in new line OF
work, and they keep away from the theater
as II ! carried yellow fever germs. have
been thinking about this matter for several
seasons, and / am convinced that my name
Il against me. II l had written my name