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

which goes on the road. and The new Casino
production to be put on next week.
De Wolf Hopper in "The charlatan"
night.
Francis Wilson is said to have made the
greatest hit with his new opera, "The Little
Corporal" since his days in ''Erminie.'
Miss Grace Emmett. who recently under
went a serious operation in st. Louis hos
pital, is rapidly recovering and viii rrCb-
ably soon return to the stage.
1t is said Chairman Mott. of the l.. A. W.,
will blacklist every theater where Eddie
Bald appears in his play. "a Twig of
stage and none of the theaters has permit
from Chairman Mott to give a race.
Rupert of Hentzau." the decentralization
Of Anthony Hopes sequel to 1.-THE Prisoner
of Zenda,'' will be played this season by
James X. Hackett on his tour and in New
York in the spring. Mr.. Hackett will play
the roles Of the king and Rudolph Rassen-
dyll.
Paderewskfs new opera, entitled 'Stanis-
laus. was at one time intended for Covent
Garden, but its first performance in public
will now take place at the Royal Opera,
Dresden, early in December, under the con-
will begin toward the end of this month.
A New Hampshire paper editorially re-
marks that Mr.. Keith's theater in Boston
has probably done more than any other
single influence for the cultivation of a. taste
for the artistic and beautiful among the in
habitants of New England" That is pretty
high praise for vaudeville in Boston.
Cherokee BILL of Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers, and his bride, formerly Miss Caroline
Beach, the model for Montana's famed sill
yer statue, are passing their honeymoon in
New York. They met in Eldorado Springs,
Mo-, three years ago and enjoyed two
again until just after the mastering out of
the cavalrymen at Camp Wikoff. And two
weeks later they were married. Cherokee
BILE. S. Kinkead it is when he puts his
pen to a. hotel register-now expects to join
a show and with his wife do a wild West
act. Mrs. Kinkead has been an actress for
the last few years.
Not the least remarkable incident connect
ed with Wilson Barretts drama, 1.-THE Sign
of the Cross is the way it came to be writ
ten. 1t is a singular fact that the greatest
atheist of the day should have been directly
responsible for the first drama of the age
that takes for its subject the struggles OF
the followers of the new faith of Christ
against a pagan nation 1t came about in
this way: During his American tour in 1894
Barrett was in st. Louis Easter Sunday.
Colonel Ingersoll was to lecture that even
ing and both men were at the Southern
Hotel. During the day they were intro
duced by common friend and the con-
versation soon drifted upon the subject of
religion. Colonel Ingersoll has very. de-
cided ideas on the subject and gets thou
sands of dollars each year for expressing
them Mr.. Barrett has equally decided, al
though entirely different opinions on the
subject. The argument was an eloquent one
on both sides, but it ended as such argu-
ments invariably do; neither convinced the
other and only strengthened himself
in his own belief. Unlike most re-
ligious discussions, however, the mat
ter did not end :, with the argu,
a party of friends at supper tempting
array of good things was set forth, but on
that occasion quail and the bubbling wine
had no charms for Mr.. Barrett. While his
guests ate he talked He was full of a new
idea born of his. argument with
the celebrated agnostic. Il will write
masses he exclaimed. ito Christian
and infidel alike, just as IngersolIs lectures
do He draws crowds to the theater to hear
| him ridicule the Christian faith. l will
draw the same people to the same places to
see a drama that will show the beauty and
a rough outline of the plot. / shall take
| for my theme the history of Rome under
| Nero and the prosecutions of the early
| Christians. 1t is one of the most dramatic
stories of history and I am confident that
the play will be success" Men
| a cold bottle and have predicted events
| that never materialized. Not so with Bar
| rett. The next year he was back in st:
Louis and with him his play THE Sign of
| the Cross" 1t was presented for the first
time in that city on Friday evening. March
|