The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
0ENTTOT DR.. A. t. BUCHANAN
DIN IlDl a7.ss When Building
AMUSEM ENTS.
MOdJeska and Otis skinner Again fl
the City.

ukUUJGBkA anu Ohl8 SKINNER Again IN
the City.
Distinguished theatrical visitors arrived at
the Denison Hotel yesterday. In one car
riage came Otis Skinner and Maud Durbin,
and shortly after another carriage arrived
with Nine. Modjeska and Count Bozenta,
her husband. Four years ago the same peo-
pie reached Indianapolis for the most sue
cessful engagement Modjeska ever played
here, but now they are at the head of sep
arate organizations On Modjeska's former
visit her leading support was Otis Skinner.
Joseph Buckley, Mr.. SINNERS present sue
cessful manager, was then the manager of
Modjeska's company, and Miss Maud Dur
bin, who has since been called of the
best Juliets on the stage, was the ingenue.
The following season Modjeska went to
Europe to play and Otis Skinner started out
as star under Mr.. Buckley's management.
The friendships former at that time have
lasted ever since and now when they are
opposition, as the players term it, and are
to fill engagements at different theaters,
they are still the very best of friends. One
friendship formed at that time has had
romantic sequel, for Miss Maud Durbin has
since become Mrs. Skinner.
Madame MOdjeska's health is now COM
pletely restored and her business this sea-
son has been phenomenal which clearly
shows the estimation in which she is held
by the public. Skinner, too is happy. He
says that his new play is the best romantic
play he has ever had You know that it is
q dramatization of Robert Louis Stevensons
Prince Otto . he said yesterday. II call
it q pervasion of the story. newspaper
man gave me the idea and 1t has turned cut
beyond any of our expectations. Our
son thus far has broken all former records,
which .pleases my manager more than any
thing"
Otis Skinner grows younger every year;
prosperity appears to agree with him.
H. acfr-,r -.sl -
that Stevenson was a good deal of
prophet when he wrote Prince Otto TWEEN
ty years ago? No? Well he was. Had he
written the story within the past eighteen
months, and used real kings and queens as
characters, instead of those created by his
fancy, his characters would not have been
drawn truer to certain recent events with
which the reading world is familiar. Per-
NIT me to illustrate:
Prince Rudolph, with his princess were
most cordially dc ested by their subjects,
and their prime minister, scheming fell
low, plunged the country into war with it's
neighbor Now, within the past few months
Greece has been forced into most disas-
t!ous war with Turkey through the ma
chinations of its prime minister, and there
Is not In Europe a ruler who is more care
less than King George. HIS wife. the Prin-
popular woman in southern Europe. The
war was forced on Greece by the will of
the populace, headed by Premier Rail-, who.
according to telegraphic advices received
in London about the end of last May, was
seriously implicated ID in a plot to 9yerthrow
evidence. That Queen Olga is unpopular
may be gathered from the following ex-
cerpt, which l clipped from cable letter
from London to a daily newspaper, which
was published early in June. 1t reads: To
be sure. she Queen olga is neither capri
ciouS nor reckless, nor bent upon overwhelm-
ing her family with the deadly cloud of do
mestic scandal yet in her way she is work
ing to the same end-estrangement of throne
and people and announcement of the rev.
dictionary spirits that only await the OPP
portunity to send crowned heads and pur-
ple-cloaked shoulders hustling over the bor-
der to make way for the elect OF uprisen
people. Around this imported Russian
grand duchess centers all the hate which
reigning house. Even the pro- Russian
newspapers OF Germany admit that she is
a milestone on the neck of King George
Another striking coincidence with my
Prince Rudolph has been furnished in the
recent uuel petMeen the DUO orleans and
place just outside Paris not very long ago,
as everybody knows. The Count of Turin
italy, deeply insulted by the structures
which the Due d'OTleanS had placed on the
conduct OF the italian government in At
RIGA in the letters which he had published
The Count of Turin is the nephew of the
reigning King. of Italy. and the Due
Bourbon family in France and heir to the
throne left vacant by Louis Philippe. The
contention of the Due d'Orleans was that
perfect right to record his experiences and
to publish the same If he saw fit. In play
and story there is an Englishman who gets
into a great deal cf trouble by having his
diary discovered and read, and he is chal-
lenged by the prince to fight. In the diary
he has recorded the vices and weaknesses
Of the court, and in his own defense he
makes the same contention that was made
by the Due d'Orleans in his defense.
1T is almost prophetic. Had Mr.. Steven
son written Prince Otto within the past
six months and founded his story on the
recent events in Europe the resemblance
could hardly have been greater"
Otis Skinner will present his new play.
prince Rudolph" all week at the Grand
with the exception of Wednesday matinee
when he gives Tine Lady of Lyons" and
Friday night, when Romeo and Juliet will
be the bill.
Modjeska's engagement at Englsh's is
for two nights only. Mary Stuart will be
given tonight and Macbeth" tomorrow
night.
The Rays" in Edgar selden's latest
farce, "A Hot Old Time will be the at
traction at the Park this afternoon. to-
night and until Thursday.
That celebrated actor Steve Brodie is the
card at the Empire the first half of the
week.
ut is most peculiar said Charles A.
Stevens who is in the city completing ar
engagements for the appearance of Lillian
Russell Della Fox and JEFF De Angels.
who present the wedding Day" the latest
comic opera by Strange and Edwards at
what peculiar tastes the leading operate
comedians in this country possess Francis
Wilson, for instance, is a thorough book
worm; De Wolf Hopper possesses a distinct