The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
Notes Of the stage.

Kathryn Kidder is again acting the title
part in her sumptuous production of Nine.
Sans Gene" and with her usual success.
Sol Smith Russell, in "a Bachelors Ro-
nance begins a three weeks engagement
at Hooley's Theater, in Chicago, tomorrow
night. 80
George Backus lis winning fame in
christopher. Jr.," and is doing so we'll
that Manager Bradley thinks Of star
ring him in new play next season.
During Lewis Morrison's annual engage
ment at the Grand in few weeks that
favorite actor will be seen in Frederick
the Great" and 1.-THE Master of Cere-
MONIES" s4-
English's will be dark the first half of
this week on account of the great theatrical
syndicate attempting to swing a mo. %
company into Indianapolis with Secret
Louise Allen who will be remembered for
her clever work in Little Christopher"
Miss Philadelphia" and "One of the Boys"
will play the leading feminine role in THE
Man from Mexico.'F
Miss Violet Rand. who will be seen in
'The Man from Mexico" is a sister of
Mrs. Fritz Williams, and comes of an old
theatrical family. She is said to possess
rare beauty and talent.
Digby Bell is goingsto bring THE Hoosier
Doctor to Indianapolis next month. This
is the comedy which Augustus Thomas
wrote Tor him, and IN which he and his COM
pany have been making a successful tour
of the Pacific slope.
In the last act of "The Man from Next
co" Willie Collier wears an elaborate Mexi-
can costume which was especially imported
for and worn at the famous Bradley-Martin
ball. The scarf which hangs from his right
shoulder is clasped by a beautiful silver
jeweled buckle, which was presented to Mr.
Collier by the late Edwin Booth.
Paul J. Tustin, who will be seen at the
Park tomorrow in 1.-THE Sidewalks of New
York." dove from the Eads bridge st.
Louis, May 81 1895. a distance of 129 feet
and repeated the act last Monday while
playing an engagement in that city. He is
Californian by birth and commenced to
swim and dive when but eight years old
coast for a haf-mile swim. He has been
remarkably successful and in 1894. while at
Earl's Court London, was especially COM
mended by the lord mayor of EnglandS
metropolis.
Tragedian Thomas w. Keene is about the
only representative of the old school where
in there was supposed to be no limit to the
actors versatility He who could not play
black face, a role in burlesque with the
ballet, Juvenile old men or Romeo. was
considered poorly equipped for his trade
Mr.. Keene in his thirty-six years on the
stage has enacted every conceivable line
of business. With these invaluable adj
vantages he became a star tragedian in
1881. and has nobly espoused the cause of
Shakespeare ever since. AT the outset he
was very robust, and many thought him
too much so. But all this is said to be
changed now. 34t -'-
1t is seldom that an actress launched into
stellar honors achieves at once such a sue
cess as has Julia Arthur Her youth beau
ty, magnetism, dramatic intensity and in
telligence give her alplace in the drama all
her own. She has Won an assured position
as standard HttfAe tfJn and fixed place
in the stellar horizon. She is no longer a
coming actress she is here and in "a
Lady of Quality has come into her own.
Seldom in recent years in New York has
any actress so quickly demonstrated the
right to reign as onefof the queens Of the
stage. She closes her New York engage
ment Dec. II, and then begins tour
of the larger cities. ~