The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-04

AAl1S VIII DC julia arthur > last SEASON. OH
the stage. AS the wife OF the wealthy Mr..
Chimney, Of Boston, she does not have to
work.
Miss Lola Yberri. the dancer. and sey-
mour Fitch. a New York lawyer, were mar
rled by acting Mayor Guggenheim. in New
York, last week.
OF Girl" titles there SENS to be no end
Two new musical comedies. about to be pro-
duced in England, are THE Poster Girl
and THE Puritan Girl
Frank Daniels has returned to New York
from his vacation at his summer home in
Rye, and on Monday will begin his rehear-
sails for the coming season.
Devils Island" is the name of a new
melodrama produced at the Fourteenth
street Theater, in New York last week 1t
is founded on the Dreyfus case.
1t is doubtful if Mr. and Mrs. Russ Why
tall will appear in either For Fair vir-
ginia" or "Out Yonder'' this season, as their
work will be confined to romantic drama.
Sol Smith Russell is enjoying life at Ed
gerton, Mass, by the sea, where he is
making a study of the part of Uncle Dick
In Martha Mortol's new play Of that name
James O'Nein and his company are re-
hearsing at Mr.. O'Nein's home in New Lon
don, Conn. The tour begins Sept. s. Min
ME Radcliffe is the leading actress of the
company
Denman Thompson said recently that he
had played the part of Uncle Josh for near
ly thirty years, and he hopes to be able to
play 1T thirty more in new play on which
he is working.
r. A. Barnetts successful musical ex-
travaganza, Jack and the Beanstalk," will
be sent on the road again this season by
Klaw & Erlanger. 1t is one of the most
profitable ventures ever made by this firm
Edward Tyler and Charles Kirk have been
engaged by Messrs. Lederer & Mcclellan for
THE Belle of New York; company, headed
by Dan Daily which opens at the Montauk
Iheater, Brooklyn, Sept. u.
Miss Aletha Luce, who will be seen here
with Roland Reed in "a Distinguished
Guest" is one of the American artists that
made decided hit in London last season
in THE Cat and the Cherub. Boston
Globe.
The following is the list of pianists who
are announced to play in America this sea-
son: Emil Sauer, Joseffy, Rosenthal, Fanny
Observation-Disclosures, Siloi, Sherwood, Aus der
Ohe, Madeline Schiller. E. A. Mcdowell,
George Liebling, Godowsky Constantin Won
Sternberg and Richard Burmeister.
During the present season in New York
Augustin Daily will produce r. A. Barnet's
musical comedy Gretchen Queen of the
Ballet" In splendor of scenery, pictures and
fineness of costumes, the new piece will
probably surpass anything of its kind ever
presented ON the stage of Days Theater.
Yvette Guilber- has signed an engagement
with Carl and Theodore Resented for 100
performances to be given in Austria, Rus
STA, Germany and Roumania- Mile. Guilbert
a concert hall singer; she will either retire
from the stage or else reappear in Paris in
legitimate company.
Miss Alice Nielsen secretly arranged with
the publishers of the music of Herbert's new
opera, 1.-THE Fortune Teller" to send sheets
of the score as soon as struck off to her
cut in Japan. When she ran over the mu-
sic with Mr.. Herbert at the first rehearsal
find the young singer mote perfect" He
had not been let into the secret
Contracts were closed last week at. the
office of Klaw & Erlanger, whereby Burr
Mcintosh will commence his starring tour
at Washington, d. c., Oct. 10. i'm "a War
correspondent" written by Lottie Blair
Parker, author of Way Down East" "a
War Correspondent is a romantic comedy,
and its scenes are laid in and about Ha-
vana. The action takes place just prior to
General Lees recall from Cuba.
Miss Julia Arthurs company will begin
rehearsals at the Hollis-street Theater, Bos-
ton, tomorrow, under the direction of Stage
Manager Napier Lothian. jr. Miss Arthurs
season will open in Detroit in October I'm
and then As You Like si IT.. gay camili s'Se "a
new version), Mercedes "Infidele' (from
the Italianl will follow. Owing to the popu-.
larity of "A Lady of Quality that play will
be included in Miss Arthur's repertory.
THE carpethagger," the new play in
which Tim Murphy stars this season is a
romantic political comedy with the scene
laid in the South just after the civil war. It
tells Of a Chicago auctioneer who was made
the Governor of Mississippi. There is a
mysterious murder, and duel fought as
There is also Southern widow and other
interesting characters of that epoch. Mr..
Murphy will be seen as the Carpetbag Gov
ernor.
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon appear
to have made a very strong impression in
1.-THE Moth and the Flame" in Chicago.
They are playing at Powers Theater and
have been doing fine business in spite Of
the warm weather The Chicago critics
speak in the highest terms of the play and
praise the acting of Mr.. Kelley. Miss Shan
non and other members of the company.
After engagements in Pittsburg, Cleveland
and DEtroit a brief tour of Canada will be
made reaching New York Oct. 8.
An American girl tells the following story
about Sibyl Sanderson's attendance at one
of Marchesi's muscales in Paris: 1--WE were
just done with applauding a pupils solo
when in came Sibyl. Such confusion and
such rustlingl She wore a gorgeous crea-
ton of brown brocade and orange ostrich
plumes. She took a seat just in front of
me, and l saw that the reception gown was
nothing in the world but an opera cloak. /
couldn't resist l spoke in a whisper. just a
mild exclamation. Sibyl replied instantly:
Why. my dear girl, of course it is. You see
/ hadn't left my bOudoir all day long and in
order to get here at all l simply had to rush
this thing on right over my robe-de-cham-
bre. dressed in seven seconds, and it's de-
liciously comfortable "
De Wolf Hopper produced his new Sousa-
Klein opera, The Charlatan," in Montreal
last week for the first time. The story of
the piece is described as interesting and full
of bright witticisms. The scene is laid in
Russia, giving ample scope for pretty seen
cry: Demidoff. a fake magician. conspires
with Gogol, uncle of Prince Boris to make
his (Demidoff'sl daughter appear as a prin-
cess, so that Boris will marry her. thus
bringing fame and fortune to Demidoff and
rank to Gogol. After the marriage the al
legged princess tells her husband the truth
and Gogol is punished. while Demidoff es-
capes. The part of Demidoff is said to suit
Hopper admirably. He had to make a
speech at the close. Alfred Klein. as Jeli-
kof, is spoken of as funny as ever Miss
Nella Bergen was heartily welcomed and
her solos were many times encored.