The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

| playing the title role and Mr.. Kirkland
| Captain Redwood one OF his best charac-
| tiers. which he played in A. NJ. Palmer's
| company.
There are four sisters Ia Frank Daniels's
Comic Opera Company and three of them
are prima donnas, They are Helen and
Lillian Redmond and Sadie and Mae En-
mons. Lillian Redmond, while rot yet
| chorus and as her voice is of exceptionally
| excellent quality, her promotion at no dis
| tant day need cause no surprise.
The starring tour of Melbourne Meadow
ell and Miss Blanche Walsh, which was in
terrupted by the death of Mrs. Mcdowell
| Granny Dayenport), will be resumed at
| Portland, Me, Monday. Cleopatra will be
whose plays Miss Davenport, did so much
| to popularize in America have sent floral
wreaths to be placed on the actresses grave
Mile. Anna Held's advent in the title role
of 1.-The French Maid" has resulted in
overlooking houses at the Park, Boston,
where the sprightly musical comedy is in
for a two months run. The chic little
| French woman is credited with very
| dainty and piquant performance and her
| ambition to gain recognition as come
dienne, rather than as a chanteuse, has been
| greatly furthered.
There is on the stage no more captivating
warbler of Irish melodies than Andrew
Mack, the singing comedian. who first
started Molly Q" on its wave of popularity.
In 1.-The Ragged Earl. Mr.. Mack will in
| troduce batch of new songs, composed
| expressly for his new play, and which have
them yet are BEN h sweet city little Bang
| of Gold" and Mack's Lullaby"
willard Holcomb, the critic of the Wash
ington Post. has this to say of "A Msft
Marriage" Du Souchet's new farce, which
o,1I Oct Tba
| tacle of a mans marrying his prospective
mother-in-law by accident is certainly a
novel variation of the familiar theme, but
| there are others, and the combined result
was a highly amused audience, a couple of
happy, managers and a well pleased COM
pany."
| Mary Anglin who has made such great
success as Richard Mansfield's leading lady
in 'Cyrano de Bergerac;" Marie Derrick
son, beautiful girl, with John Drew, and
Adeline Adler. who is playing the leading
ingenue role in Sporting Life" are grad
yates of the Stanhope- Dra-
matte School, in New York These young
training and reflect the greatest credit on
Mrs. Wheatcroft
The announcement that Julia Arthur is to
play Camille" will doubtless recall the
days when little Julia Lewis, as she was
known then, played that same role in DAN
tel Bandmann's company down through the
one-night stands in the South and South
west. Indeed, Miss Arthur has had many
and varied experiences as the lady with
cough, and the old-timers do say that even
when but a slip of a. girl she played the
role as it has seldom been portrayed.
Belle Archer has inherited the wonderful
dramatic vigor that has made her ances-
tors famous; she has that magnetism with
out which it is impossible to mount the
ladder of fame. No amount of talent and
ability can carry the dramatic artist to
success without this spark Of genius. In
Park next week, Miss Archer has found
part thoroughly congenial 1t is exactly
opposite to the characters she assumed
While with Nat Goodwin and the late SAL
VIM. Her performance of the New
Woman" in Hoyts creation has met with
fulsome praise.
Mrs. Fiske opened her season most aus
picously last Monday, and has found an
enthusiastic welcome in the three cities in
which she has thus far appeared She will
play but five one-nght stands this season,
her engagements being in the larger CITIES
in several of Which her stay will be extend
ed She will go into New York earlier. than
usual. Mrs. Fiske'S new double bill is be-
ing received with an enthuiasm as marked
that which her Tess of the D'Urber-
villes' evoked, although Tess is rede-
Finds the Way "a Bid of Old Chelsea
and "Divorcons7 Mrs. Fiske has remark
ably varied repertoire.
The International Grand Opera Company
made uD of many of the best artists that
have ever Travelled in America, including.
brilliant chorus and orchestra of thirty
pieces, will give two performances here on
Nov. 2 and at English's Opera House The
repertoire of the company is as follows:
Carmen and Romeo and Juliet in Eng
lish; Faust" Lucia di Lamn4ermoor," Il
| Pagliacci," 'Cavaleria Rusticana," I'll
Trovatore'' and ia Boheme," in italian.
! The chief prima donna is Clementine De
We're, who took Melbas place at the Met
| triumphs at Covent Garden, London, are
matters of record. She will sing the title
IN ee n TN the E n and
La Boheme" Also Lucia" and Faust
Nine. Selma Kronold is the dramatic
soprano. Her work in America and Ger
many is well known. Miss Louise Engel,
contralto of the company, is an artist who
nas achieved success in Germany and IN
beautiful American girl are announced to
create a sensation. The other artists of
the castsmsignor PanbianGhi tenor, signor
| first-class singers from Italy. Signor Dado
made a hit with the Imperial company two
years ago. Aside from the great cast in
which every opera will be presented, the
works will all be mounted with new seem
cry, costumes and properties
Catherine Campbell, who has been devot-
| ing the summer to a general study of the
drama and teaching dramatic art In this
city, was called to st. Louis last week to
take a leading parts in the Grand Opera
House Stock Company in that city. OF her
| first appearance the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat says: "It was quite evident yesterday
afternoon and last night that interest in
| the play at the Grand Opera House CEN
tered in the temperance in st. Louis of
Miss Catherine Campbell. Miss Campbell
was with the Imperial Stock Company last
season. and later with the Hopkins Com
| pany, and won many admirers She went
| from here to Philadelphia, where she added
| to her laurelS by excellent work at the
Forepaugh Theater. AT the opening of this
season she declined many fiattering offers
her intention being to take a long and
much-needed rest at her beautiful home
in Indianapolis. Strong inducement, how
ever. brought her back TO st. Louis for a
brief professional engagement. She does
not deny that desire to be once more with
personal friends very dear to her had some
thing to. do with this return. Miss Camp
bell is playing the role of Lucille Ferrant,
the adventures in Belasco and De Miles
drama, THE Wife, and it was not diff
cult TO see what was, in very large part
at least, the attraction that drew splendid
houses to the Grand at both the matinee
and evening performances yesterday Miss
Campbell was given welcome that must
have gladdened her heart, and the splendid
gowns. the red one in the first act and in the