The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

Although his name was not printed in
particularly large letters on the bills when
1.-THE Man from Mexico which comes to
English's Thursday night, was originally
produced at Hoyts Theater, New York.
Willie Collier, in the title role, almost car
ried away the honors from adapter Du
Souchet himself, according to all reports.
He furnished character sketch which was
droly artistic and distinctly admirable from
every point of view. Nat Goodwin, it will
be remembered was unable to make any
thing out of a version of this French piece
some time ago. and it is only justice to Mr..
Collier to say that he gets as many laughs
out Of his part as Charles Wyndham did
when he appeared in another version of it,
fourteen Days" which. in it's day, was
pronounced success
The New York Sun says: "That second
act scene of THE Man from Mexico in the
wardens Office of the penitentiary, with the
lock step of the convicts. is one of side
splitting effects Willie Collier makes you
roar at this act in spite of yourself You
can't stop to protest until your sides are
sore, and then. of course, it is too late. Mr..
Du Souchet has done capital work on this
farce. Although the story lay right at hand,
he has frightened it by hundred and one
bright American touches. Du Souchet in
fact has given the old Trench Tnan1,scrint
an electric bath, and it has emerged thor
oughly up to date and funnier than ever"
Aside from the new play "A Grip of
Steel" at the Park Theater to-day, there
will be double interest in the perform
ances, owing to the first appearance here of
the noted English meiodramatic actor.
Henry Bedford. He comes to this country
with the record of having played the lead
ing character Of the play "Ronjarre' for
more than twelve hundred times in England.
Mr.. Bedford was educated in London, and
was a school-felow of the late William
Terriss. He began his stage career as an
amateur. For six years he was a member
OF stock company in London, playing
in comedy, farce, melodrama and tragedy.
He played a leading part in the first per-
formances of "A Dark Secret and the title
character in Michael Strogoff." Later he
was engaged as member of the company
at the St James Theater, under the man
agement or the KendalS and John Hare. In
the kendals' revival of Tom Taylor's Lady
Clancarty,' in March, 1897. he attracted at
tention for his Interpretation of Scum Good
man, and on their provincial tour he also
played sya :, victor .:ty De Rel in Impulse" He
played In The Wife's Secret" and was en-
gagged by the Kendals to stage Little Lord
Eauntleroy' on the first English tour of
that tn play. He played the, part of Peter
Eagan IN Mr.. Toole's production of The
Solicitor. In 1892 Mr. Bedford joined the
company at the Princess Theater. to as
sumo Leading roles in a round of plays and
Wnlle there was engaged to create Roniarre
IN "A Grip of Steel" At the close of this
engagement he played Ironhand in an his
torical drama called The Days of Crom-
WE'LL, and then toured through the provin-
css IN IT. While playing this part Mr.
ss1eiding engaged him to come TO the United
lean public in "A Grip of Steel He landed
IN this country on Aug. IA. and after spend
ing a week In New York, went to Boston
70 Desih renearsing Tor his American tour.
The Empires offering for the first three
days of this week Is the well-known .,Moulin
Rouge with number of new principals.