The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-16
WILL STAR IN LONDON
MAY IRWIN SIGNS FOR A SIX WEEKS
ENGAGEMENT NEXT SUMMER.
Part of George Lederer's Salisbury
Scheme-NIinnie SeIigman Cutting
Returns to the Stage.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15-Miss May Irwin
will play in London for term of at least
six weeks, commencing some time between
the first and the middle of next June. Her
engagement will be played at the Shaftes-
bury Theater, so it is said on good author
ity by friend of Miss Irwin, and will be
one of the most important engagements
the charming and stout actress has ever
played, because she has been widely adj
verified in advance in London on the
possibility that she would be able to
make the proper arrangements for a Lon
don debut. This at last has been assured
ard she will certainly play for at least
six weeks during the summer season. The
Shaftesbury Theater is one of the largest
and most handsomely appointed houses in
London, and is owned and operated by a
large English amusement syndicate.
Miss Twins arrangements on this side
were perfected by Mr.. George w. Lederer,
of the Casino Theater, who has been in
negotiation with Manager Rosenbaum, Miss
Twins business representative, for some
time, with the end in view of Miss Twins
London engagement. This was finally set
tied yesterday
Miss Gertrude Gheen, young English
actress will make her American debut at
Hoyt's Theater Monday in "A New York
err Miss Gheen is a pupil of Mrs
Fanny Stirling lady Gregory. who thirty
years ago was one of the best-known ac-
tresses in London. The young lady began
her career as a reciter in some of the fash
ionable drawing rooms of the British
trOpOiS; then she went to Drury Lane
where she appeared in Cheer, Boys
Cheer" Later she played IN "Black-eyed
Susan" "A New York Divorce Robert
Macalre," THE White Elephant and BY
ways" Last year Mr.. Z. ). Willard want
ed her to come to America with him, but
her engagements compelled her TO decline
his offer.
\ cablegram from London says: "All
rumors that Marie Tempest is to return to
America have been set at rest by her en-
gagement in new semi-classical comedy
opera at Days Theater. Miss Tempest has
been in London for three or four years, and
during that time several American man
ayers have endeavored to induce her to re-
turn to the States by the promise of a long
engagement and a large salary, but she
found the associations here too pleasant to
leave"
Anent the above the Morning Telegraph
says: Miss Tempest made her first hit in
this country in the 'Tyroloans,' in which she
played a boys part. In a criticism of her
ii was said that she was as dainty as a
Dresden china statuette, and the appella-'
ton has since chung to her. 1t was she who
brought Julius Steger into prominence here
by the fervency of the kisses they ex-
changed on the stage, and also by her
of a company in which she was playing
and who was about to discharge Steger
She is best seen in comic opera roles and
possesses natural talents for the rendition
of these characters. A natural blonde, she
possesses a luxuriant head of reddish-gold
hair and a violent temper, which has gained
for her the sobriquet of a Tempest in tea
pot" Miss Tempest sang the leading role
two seasons in De Koven and Smiths THE
Fencing Master.
Minnie SeIigman Cutting will return to
the stage making her temperance late
this month at Proctor's Observation-Disclosures
Theater. in one-act play at the highest
weekly salary ever paid by Mr.. Proctor.
This announcement will be read with in
terest by theater-goers who remember in
Minnie Seligman an actress of rare ability,
whose career in the theatrical world was
cut short by her marriage to Bob" Cut
ting and subsequent retirement from the
stage. Her last appearance in New York
was made at the old Standard Theater now
the Manhattan. in Richard Henry Savage's
play My Official Wife" in which her hus-
band who had been an amateur actor prior
to his marriage. made his first and last APP
pearance on the professional stage She
will first put on Comedy and Tragedy
a One-act play written by W. S. Gilbert for
Mary Anderson, which is highly concen-
frated tragedy. During the second week
condensed dramatic version of Carmen"