The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

Marie Dresler, of the "Courted into Court"
company, is threatened with heart trouble
that will cause her TO retire from the COM
pany and take a rest.
E. H. Sothern revived Lord ChumIey''
in New York this week, and it was not a
bowling success. Miss Eta Hawkins is
seen in her original part of Meg, 1.-The angel
of the attic.
The adaptation Of the novel of Henry
Esmond." made for Mr.. Sothern by Glen
Macdonald and Louis E. Shipman, which
was to have been the actors second play
this season, has just been completed, and
Mr.. Sothern Will shortly begin rehearsals.
1t will be first presented next month in Phil
adelphia.
La Poupee," Andraus much-talked-of
production, with Anna Held as the star, is
said to be running more smoothly and brisk
~ now than 1t did on the opening night at
Hammerstein's Lyric and is proportionately
improved in its performance.
Seats are now selling at wulschner's
music store for the popular concert to be
given at Tomlinson Hall tomorrow night
by Victor Herbert's famous band, which in
Guides fifty performers, among them several
notable sololsts. ANY one who loves music
in its more brilliant and stirring form will
nave an opportunity to feast 70 the Iullest
extent. The Herbert concerts have the rep
utation of being Of the most captivating
sort, and more so now since HERBERT reor-
ganization of the famous band last
winter when he vastly improved 1t in some
ways and made it the most modern or mod
ern bands and put in nearly q score OF the
finest players to be had on either side or the
Atlantic.
So many pleasing specialities are intro
sduced in Jack and the Beanstalk" that
1T is difficult to select any particular ones
and, designate them as features. None,
however, is more comicat than that of Miss
Nellie Lynch in the last act She SEEM
| ingly throws out of joint almost every
coupling in her body and becomes the pro-
| time she furnishes Sinbad with no end of
| amusing trouble. Maud Hollins gets her
| share of applause for her song, Polly
| Palmer" sung in excellent style and all
the more charming because of her beauti-
| full face. She would rank high in g. beauty
show. Two good houses gTeeted the per,
evening were augmented by out-of-town
theater parties. Excursions were run over
tendance is holding right up through the
week. Plenty of good seats can still be had
for all performances.
Roland Reed and his company, including
charming Isadore Rush. will be the next
attraction at English's, appearing there
Monday night in "A Man of Ideas" and
Tuesday evening in 1.-THE Wrong Mr..
| Wright" which play was so successful
| here last year. In "A Man of IDEAS sgd
ney Resented has fitted Mr. Reed with an
other success. A scene from "As You Like
IT. gets couically mixed up with the plot,
furnishing splendid chance for a display
of versatility, Miss Rush taking the part
of Rosalind.
This afternoon at the Park the Wilbur
Company will appear in ''The Merry War;"
and this evening in Indiana" Tomorrow
| the matinee bill will be Martha" and to-
morrow night that dashing opera Mari
| tana" Gus Hills Novelties will follow
| next Monday with a good vaudeville bill.
| On account of the great interest mani
tested in the coming election in New York
and Ohio, the management Of the Empire
| has concluded to give a special midnight
| performances to commence Immediately at
| the close of the regular bill next Tuesday
night. A special wire will be run to the
stage and the returns viii be received by
| a cnnnnafent oneratOr.