The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-05

Edna Wallace Hopper will star next sea-
son in an opera that is now being written
for her
1t is quite likely that Julia Marlowe may
be seen in a big revival of "A Winters
Tale" before the present season comes 10
an end.
Because he refused to be interviewed since
his return from England, Tod Sloan, the
premier jockey of two continents, is now
called 1.-The Duse of the saddle"
Herbert Victor's leadership of the Pitts
burg Symphony Orchestra has been so sue
cessful that the number of musicians will
be increased from fifty-three to seventy.
The Imperial Stock Company, in St. Louis,
is making overtures to Otis Skinner to join
that company leading man at the close
of the tour of the Jeffersons in THE
Rivals"
Mrs Stuart Robson has been a member of
her husbands company for ten years. She
is an excellent comedy actress. Maud
Granger who is with 1.-The Meddler' COM
pany, was one of the three leading ladies of
the famous Union Square company, New
York.
Hall Game will return to Europe early in
December, by which time he will have con-
cuded his lecturing tour. He will resume
work on his new novel, which will be pub
lished in August, 1900 and on play which
he has had in hand for several months.
The statement, has been made that Mr.
Gaines next book will be called The
Drunkard" This report is denied.
Virginia Earle, who for several seasons
has been prima donna of Augustin Days
musical comedians. and who is now singing
the title part in "A Runaway Girl at the
Fifth-avenue Treater, Is to retire shortly
from that organization, and her part is to
be taken by Miss Adele Richie, who made
her debut with Daily last week In the role
L. . l. DC r@eA hwyV
Here's a combination for you: Joseph
Jefferson Winter is playing Lorenzo in
Augustin Days production Of 1.-THE Mer-
chant of Venice" in New York, and Will
lam Winter Jefferson is nlaying one of his
former is the son of William Winter, the en-
inent critic The fathers are lifelong friends
The two boys received their Christian
names as a result Of this friendship.
The best New York reviewers agree that
Julia Arthur is a most promising actress
of the standard heroineS. Not long ago Miss
Arthur made her first appearance in that
part had recreation at her hands. She was
a beautiful thing to view. and her read
ing of the not too, intelligent passages or
her part Is described as charmingly original.
Miss Arthur is playing Rosalind and Juliet
Both have had new life, so the wise men
say
Victory Bateman, one of the most talented
actresses in this country, is now in a retreat
for women whose brains have given out,
and it is a question if she will ever be able
to take up her stage work again. Miss
Bateman's last role was Roxane in the Chi
cago production of "Cyrano. She took Ill
before the play was put on and went back
East, where she is now under the care of
specialist. Miss Bateman is said to have
been overworked in the st. Louis stock
company, where In twenty weeks she had
studied and played twenty different roles,
having memorized 10000 words in that time.
1.-The Christian" appears to be the great
est success ever known in New York the
atricals Whether it will continue to break
records until it has set a new figure for a
long run is not to be determined at this
time. 1t continues to push forward how
ever, playing to the greatest receipts week
after week that have been known in the
metropolis. Even Miss Maud Adams s
record has been shattered by this venture
of Miss Viola Allen. There. seems to be
no certainty that 1.-The Christian" will reach
this city this season. but Miss Adams will
appear here late in the spring.
William II. Cranes new play, Worth a
Million" concerns a retired Chicago mill
lionaire, called Colonel West, who decides
to take rest and have good time. He
goes to India, where he finds an American
dying of jungle fever. The latter confesses
a long-concealed crime, tells of an innocent
man in prison, and appeals to the colonel
to find the convicts daughter to hand over
his fortune to her. West hastens back to
America and discovers in an artists chores
man the prisoner. released. West finds em-
ployment for him in a bank, discovers the
daughter, saves her from wedlock with a
Scoundrel and marrieS her to her true-blue
lover. He himself marres a Chicago widow
when he has made everybody else happy.
Crane plays the part of Colonel West.