The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-28
First Performance OF The Physician
London Stage Gossip.

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Copyright. 1897. by the Associated Press.)
LONDON. March 27.-The production of
Henry Arthur Jones's new play of modern
life. The Physician at the Criterion
Theater on Thursday night, was the dra-
matte feature of the week. There was the
usual first-night audience present, including
the Rt. Hon. George ]. Goscben. hrst lord
OF the admiralty. Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley,
many members of the House of Commons
and artistic world. Miss ELLEN Ferry WAS
present, looking better in health than for
years past. The play is somew nat prosy,
though the monotony OF the dialogue is re-
lieved here and there by flashes Of wit.
Several OF the situations are undeniably in
genious. The company Is capable and wen
with particularly striking success. Charles
Wyndnam. Alfred Bishop and Marion Terry
were among the players.
The cast of THE Seats of the Mighty"
with which Mr.. Tree will open Her Males
US Theater. is as follows: Doltaire, Beer
bohm Tree; Captain Moray. Lewis Waller;
Gobard. Lionel Brough: yauban, William
Mollison: Alike. Kate Rorke: Nine. La
Pompadour, Jeannette Steer; Mathilde. -
Ostlere; Nine. Cournal. Mrs. Tree. 1hGrs-
day, April q, is now fixed upon as the date
for opening the new theater.
The Gay Parisienne" will be withdrawn
from the board of the Duke of York's
theater about April Il. 1t will be followed
by the American farce. Lost. Strayed or
Stolen" which Will be condensed into three
acts instead of the four in which it was
done in the United States.
Mr.. Forbes Robertson last Monday, at
Dublin. began a thirteen weeks tour. which
will extend to the central provincial towns.
HIS repertoire includes The ~Profigate"
and Dor the Crown as principal pieces,
but he also contemplates producing
''Othello' and the version OF The Scar
let Letter. which was done some years
ago at the Royal Theater.
Another musical farce. entitled 1.-The
French Maid" written by Mr.. Basilhood
will be produced during the latter part of
April at one of the West-end theaters.
Mile. Jeanne Block. a coincidence. now
playing at the Folies Bergeres. in Paris.
has signed a contract with Hammerstein's
Olympia. at New York. The terms of her
engagement call for a salary of 1,5OO per
week. for eight weeks, $1,000 to be depos-
tied with her bankers one week prior to
sailing. Dan Leno is also under contract 10
appear at the same house beginning April
"a. at the same salary 1t is probable that
Mr.. Leno received $3.50 per week
in London from the syndicate controlling
the music halls. the artist appearing at
three houses in one evening. Lettie Lind
has been offered $1,000 per week for the
Olympia, whereas her salary In London
is $500.
General Boulanger forms the central fig
ure in the play. "A la Vie a Mort" by
NJ. Pierre Denis, recently produced at the
NouveauloS Theater. in Paris The first
scene shows the general at a military ball,
where he NETS Madame De Kerlain. In a
subsequent scene he is shown at the height
OF his political fame. Then comes the flight
10 Brussels. the death of Madame De Ker-
lain and the generals preparation for sui
eide.
Beerbohm Tree has secured the French
musical play without words "Chand MAR
chand) dHabits.' which will be put on at
Her Majesty's Theater during the season.
Albert Chevalier is talking of producing
a comic opera entitled The Land Of Nod, =
for which he has himself written the words
while the score is the work OF Alfred West.
With but few exceptions the theaters OF
London are feeling the effects of the len
ten quiet. The music halls are. however.
doing "A regular business and the same is
true of the Garrick. Most of the West
end houses will be closed on Good Friday.