The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21
Notes of the Stage.

Notes of the Stage.
Two weeks more will end Richard Mans
fields long "Cyrano" run in New York. He
plays his way West after that.
way Down East is fairly launched on
it's travels. after $50 nights at the Manhat-
tan, New York, three months in Boston and
as many weeks in Philadelphia
Frank Daniels has adopted a rule new to
comic opera companies. According to it all
members of his company are required on
those DAYS when no rehearsal has been
called to spend one hour in vocal exercises.
Julie opp has begun suit for divorce from
her husband, Robert Lorraine. London was
unprepared for the news of Miss Ops mar
ital unhappiness. Miss Opp was Frohmans
leading woman last season, having married
Lorraine just before sailing to America.
The frisky and audacious French farce.
'Ths Turtle" now ranks as senior among
the current New York attractions. It's run
has covered eleven weeks and no attraction
to follow at the new Manhattan has yet
been considered. Little live turtles with
1eweled harness and tiny gold chains, VIII
be imported from Paris as souvenirs for the
coming one hundredth night.
Joseph Haworth las Thursday evening
succeeded Edward Morgan John Storm in
THE Christian" Mr.. Haworth has ideas
VI his OWL do W the lillSl plCtotiOA " eA'S
part and his presentation suffered nothing
by comparison with the work of Mr.. Nor
gan. Mr. Morgan is TO appear to-ngnl AT
The Lyceum in "Trelawney of the Wells.
Miss Alice Reeves assumed the part of Pol
~. which had been played by the late MISS
Marlowe.
After passing their silver wedding day the
sweet bells have tangled in the home OF
Bolossy Kiralfy, who, with his brother
Irme, has made a worldwide reputation as
Tys
suing for divorce Through her New York
counsel, Howe q Hummel, she has applied
for alimony and counsel fees. The applica-
ton is returnable on the day after Thanks
giving. Mrs. Kiralfy has three children.
Anna Held in 1.-The French Maid" is in
her sixth week at the Park Theater. Boston.
where her personal success has been quite
extraordinary. All financial records were
broken on football night and a crowd of
five hundred effervescent young college en-
thusiasts drew the piquant Parisienne's car
riage to the Hotel Touraine after the per-
conservative city. and has not SO completely
lost 1t shead over a stage beauty since the
first visit of Adelaide Nelson.
OF all the big melodramas produced at
the Academy of Music. New York, which
has been aptly called the Drury Lane of
America, Jacob Lifts Sporting Life"
which has now been running there for ten
weeks is said to be the costliest and most
picturesque presentation that has ever been
given on that immense stage 1t has six
teen different scenes, all of them massive in
construction and beautiful in design over
two hundred people and twenty horses are
employed in the play. On election night,
the fifty-frst performance, the receipts OF
sporting Life amounted TO $zl2l.fo, there
being 1887 people in the Academy.
Isn't is queer how the actors are drop
ping their middle initials from their names?
There's Charles Coghlan, for instance.
When he came to this country in 1880 to
join his sister Rose. who was already
favorite here, he was always billed as
Charles F. Coghlan. The F. has vanished
now, has the L. from Robert Down
ings name, the ''B" from Robert Mantelps,
the IT. from James Powers's, the FL
from William Owens, etc. Somebody has
said that Augustn Daily is responsible for
this fad. Having but two names himself,
he permits all actors who play on his stage
no more than this number on his pro-
grammes.
Betina Gerard has joined Sam T. Jacks
forces, and will be featured at that theater
this week. Miss Gerard says she is wholly
restored to health both mentally and physic-
ally, and declares that she only asks for
fair chance now to hold her own. From her
position as petted Washington society IA
vorite to becoming a burlesque actress in
Sam T. Jacks Broa dway Theater is quite a
leap, but Miss Gerard has made the jump,
and in a comparatively few years. 1t is not
SO many. years ago that she. the daughter
of Gen. Albert Ordway, was the toast of the
society beaux of the national capital. Then
came her marriage to Millionaire Padelford,
a sensational divorce, her debut in opera,
several other marriages and divorces a dive
into farce-comedy, and Imprisonment in a
sanitarium. Now she is Sam T. Jack star.
How many actors and actresses are in
debted to Modjeska for their early instruc-
ton on the stage! Robert Tabor Julia Mar
loves talented husband, doubled" the
small parts of Duke Frederick and Sylvius,
the shepherd, in "As You Like IT, with
the Polish actress as Rosaind, back in the
early part of 81. And in "Adrienne Lee
couvreur," the same year, he was one of
the societaires whose name appeared on
the programme closest to the call boys and
the servants. Grace Henderson served an
apprenticeship with Modjeska at the same
time Mr. Taber did. and won her first re-
nown as Celia in LAS You Like It." and
Olivia in Twelfth Night" Then she went
man, with THE Telephone Girl" is an
other of Modjeska's proteges. Seeking a
stage career against the wishes of her
mother, she finally obtained foothold with
Modjeska in "Odette." 1t is not recorded
that she was very successful In the serious
drama-in fact she was passed unnoticed
until Charles S. Dixon brought out "Incog"
and gave Miss Lipman the part of Molly
Summers, the laughing girl. Since then
she has been identified with roles in which
mirth is especially emphasized. Miss Lip
man is married, and very happily, to Louis
Mann, who stars with her. While Otis
Skinner was cut out for star early in his
career, he laid the foundation and made the
venture following his tour with Modjeska
who had starred" him as her leading
man. Maud Durhin, who afterwards be-
came Mrs. Otis Skinner. had nearly all of
her early training with Modjeska
The Polish actress is about the only great
one left who can properly portray Shak-
speare's tragic heroines. or read the lines
Of the great poet with consummate dramat-
ic fire. She has entirely regained her
health and her present season promises
to be succession of her old-time triumphs.