The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26
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Julia MarICWe arrived at EngliSh'S Hotel
yesterday, where she met Charles Major, Of
Shelbyville, and spent the afternoon in con-
sultation regarding the dramatization of
When Knighthood Was in Flower" The
manuscript was read to Miss Marlowe, and
the author was given the benefit of sugges-
tons by the actress that will assist him in
converting his book into proper dramatic
form.
The title of Julia Marlowe's new play,
The Countess Valeska," in which she re-
turns to Indianapolis at to-day's matinee,
naturally suggests that the author, Rudolph
Strait, has drawn upon bistory's reference
TO the Countess Walewska. Walewska of
real life was Polish countess. She is Va
leska of the play. They were both admirers
OF Napoleon. Yet it is extremely doubtful
If Herr Strait had Waewska in mind when
he wrote the play. The castle of Valeska,
where the action of the play occurs, borders
the battlefield of Friedand. The Walewska
estates in Poland were $50 miles from Fried
land. History knows not Aehm Won Lohde,
the principal male character of the play, but
las something to say OF the amours of the
beautiful. countess. Marie de Walewska and
Inc Corslcan conqueror, begun at Warsaw
IN 1897, when all Poland was infatuated with
me nnerator, who was TO vanquish the
Toes or that country and bestoW on il an in
dependent constitutional monarchy
Frederic Mason given to the process of
enoroidering upon the record he discov
efs, states that Marie Laczinska was mar
RED TO Anastasius Colonna, of WaleWice-
WaleWSkl. then seventy years of age Ma
poleon, having met her at a ball, wrote her
this Caesarfc dispatch: Il love you: ad-
mlre none but you; l desire none but you.
Answer quickly to quiet the impatient long
ing OF n, Great Indignation thereat arose
in the fair Walewska whose friends insist
ed that she must yield everything every
thing, for that sacred cause" There was
0v1nr ~
last breaks out; Il shall force you to love
tempt TO connect the historical character
with the stage heroine by confessing that
in the original form of the play 'valeska''
was called Countess Wanda" The name
sounded like that of a "Ouida heroine to
Miss Marowe, as she expressed it, and she
changed wanda to 'Valeska-"
A Christmas matinee at the Grand to-day
will open the stock company's week in Jim
the Penman.' This play has not been seen
in indianapolis for nearly ten years. 1t re-
quires the most careful handling by an ex-
perienced company. and it's production this
week may be expected TO arouse as much
interest as anything yet given by the stock
comes the villain and Mr.. kirkland the
avenger in the guise of q detective 1t will
the side of justice, because he has been
seen almost altogether in a line of parts
where he was at war with either the laws
OF man or the moral law. Jim the PEN
man will have two large audiences on the
opening day. and the sale for the week
shows Q good demand for seats There will
urday.
Julia Marlowe is n mems actress, says the
New York Sun, and in the course of an
article on the subject the same paper goes
on to claim that this is as certain as that
Keats is the poets poet. and Wagner the
musicians musician. Her superlative
femininity. is given as the explanation of
the alleged fact. 1t is no wonder that there
has been a small storm of protest i'm the
Women's columns of the newspapers aroused
by the Suns remark. The women will not
admit that Miss Marlowe does not belong
as much to them as to the men She is
one OF the few stage favorites who attract
both sexes alike; II anything. as SECULAR as
a canvass could be made of anything as
sacred the boudoirs OF the matinee girls
II IS safe TO say that as many photographs
masculine idol
The advance sale for Haverly's MINISTRIES
opens at English's box Office to-day They
win appear for one performance Thursday
night. The advance sale for the Bostonians
who will be heard in THE Serenade" and
robin Hood Friday and Saturday at Eng
Iish's. will open Tuesday morning.
knobs O. Tennessee" play dealing
with moonshiners and love. will begin a
tnfee uayS engagement AT the Park this
afternoon. For the last half of the week
beginning Thursday afternoon the Park
has Two Little Migrants" with Mildred
Holland and practically the same cast seen
here last season.
The Empires Offering to-day is the Big
Sensation, two white and eoIored COM
panies in combination and the somewhat
suggestive singer, Troja.
.CyranO" In French and English.
Z The few remaining weeks before the COM
Ing Of Richard Mansfield will give an oppor-
tunity for some interesting study for ''Cy-
rano" is at once a great play which appeals
by its sumptuous stage pictures, its superb
!. dramatic story apd the great art of Mans
field, and IL is, moreover. piece of literature
which will suggest TO the studious and those
who delight in hooks TO look beforehand into
the work Itself Those who understand
French will, if they have not already. want
10 read it in the original There are two
French editions. One is published by Char
pentier. Of Paris. at IS cents. the other by
Fcnno, OF New York at 20 cents. There are
many editions IN English, but only a few
TRANSACTIONS. The one made BY GLADYS
Thomas and Mary r. Guilemafd is uncopy-
fighteo. and therefore has been most piratea
by cheap publishers. This has been the
foundation Of many spurious attempts at