The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-19
Notes of the stage.

Augustin Days plans contemplate the pro-
duction. some time in March, of 1.-THE Great
huby." 1t is also understood that he will
put on an imported christmas pantomime.
borrowed from Drury Lane, about the mid
Sporting Life" the big English melo-
drama, is nearing its one hundredth per-
Torrance at the Academy of Music, New
York, where 1t has broken all records for big
business. Manager jacob Lift will transfer
the entire production and complete cast to
McVicker'S Theater, Chicago, later in the
season.
Stuart Robson's principal support Is Theo-
dore Hamilton. Both are natives of Balt-
moro, Md. and were born on the same day
and in the same hour. They have been life
long friends and companions. Their first
stage experience was acquired in a barn at
the age of fourteen. They were elected
members of a juvenile dramatic organiza-
ton, which included among other seekers
after hiStrionic honors John Wilkes Booth,
Edwin Booth and John Sleeper Clark Ham
ilton served with distinction during the civil
promoted for galIantry on the battlefield.
Davis.
William Boag is an actor in whose early
experience there was an engagement with
Julia Marlowes company to play utility
parts which resulted in the representation
of twenty-one different characters in one
week, but the experience seems to have
been good for him, as about the only praise
given TO the performance of Worth a Mil
lion.' Mr.. Cranes new piece, is for .Boag's
representation of an old ex-convict who was
play is called a failure. so Mr.. Crane will
probably return to some of the pieces of
his older repertoire.
st went into Wednesday matinee of a
patriotic show last week." said Comedian
Frank Daniels the other day, land during
that performance the orchestra played THE
Star-spangled Banner nearly seventy-five
times. And to a tired but patriotic man who
must naturally stand every time he hears
the tune, -. wen. you can imagine 1
Must have felt like cussin,'' said some
one.
NO" quoth Daniels. Being a philoso-
pher. | felt thankful"
Thankful for what?'' queried the ques-
TONER.
Thankful that they played it only seven
ty-five times. Why. they might have played
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Julia Arthur is evidently a very level
headed woman to judge by the remarks she
made recently. Il will not retire from the
stage" said Miss Arthur, because if I did
so would give the lie to my whole strug-
gle in the profession so far-since my eIev-
enth year. would say in doing So that 1
had been working simply for recompense.
One OF the old philosophers said that 1t is
not the attainment of success that brings
pleasure. 1t IS the struggle to attain it. To
speak OF my private fortune i'm connection
with my stage work is to do 1 think even
q greater injustice to my work as an ac-
tress. My aim on the stage is just the same
now as II was in my former hard-spent
years In the drama: to succeed OH my own
merits and with only the aid of whatever
talent nature and experience may have en-
dowed me. always intend in the future to
adequately produce my plays, but to think
that will make use of a fortune to draw
the attention of the public to my efforts will
be. | think, to belittle my work. for which
have always claimed the one merit-that
is was honestly attained"
That Della Fox was once foolhardy
enough to ride on a cowcatcher Is a story
told by herself to her advance man and
vouched for by him. Two years ago. when
the fair opera singer played in 1.-The Little
Trooper" at Schenectady. n. Y, party OF
Aihanyites came over to see her, and to en-
terrain nj, her at supper after the perform
snce. lhere was gay company. and Del
ia was, OF course. the center of them She
IS herself good story teller, and many
lively sklts can be told about her. One OF
them was given by Mr.. Hamilton At a
certain one-night stand she had dressed the
EHpsF ~ r ts orchestra up as an Indian,
manager was wild, and the audience roared
with delight; What next?" said one of the
guests. What next?"
shell ride on a cowcatcher" answered a
Speculative soul. just TO say something
she win exclaimed Della, see, il she
Next morning she invited the companv
down TO he railroad track and begged the
engineer OF the first outgoing train to let
her sit on the cowcatcher II can't do It."
ssaid that Individual: But who can resist the
n UTE . opera singer? The engineer finally
while she climbed up on the ledge and
pressed her feet against the catcher Ii
was done In a moment. and slowly the