The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-01
Notes of the stage.

Anthony Hope and Edward Rose will
dramatize Hopes latest novel, "Simon
Dale
Dorothy Morton will be the prima donna
of the stock opera company at a Chicago
aheater.
Patti will sing with a festival chorus of
some three thousand and an orchestra of
five hundred at a concert in the London
Crystal Palace, June rs.
Alice Lavige. the actress. who was sud
denly stricken blind, will receive nearly
$4,000 as a result OF the benefit arranged
for her by Rejane.
Next season Julia Arthur will be seen as
Rosalind in las You Like It." Viola, in
Twelfth Night;' Juliet, in Romeo and
Juliet and Portia, in The Merchant of
Venice"
Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown holds the
record il. this country for long runs. 1t ran
straight through in new York for 656 per-
formances at Hoyts Theater. The longest
previous runs We're "Adonis," SOB perform
Pauline Joran, the young San Franciscan,
IS to sing the leading role in Sullivan, Pr
nero and Carr's new opera when it is
brought out at the Savoy Theater in Lon
don. The new opera is called THE Beauty
Stone" The piece is described as a combi-
nation of romantic play and musical drama.
The London Daily Mail critic says of The
Heart of Maryland THAT there is room
for such a play was obvious from the en-
thusiastic welcome. With a mastery eye
for detail. the background of this battle
story is hlled In, and with a ruthless real
ism worthy of Zola's 'Debacle," the scent
of the carnage is brought over the foot
lights far more wildly than in Secret Serv-
Nat q GOuduyfnfS roOananu with NTavfOa
Elliott and the other good comedians who
always assist Mr.. Goodwin, will be the next
important attraction at English's. Good
wins engagement is for Saturday, May II,
when he win give AN American Citizen
at the matinee and "A Gilded Fool' at
night. AN American Citizen is Madeline
Lucette Ryley's play which Mr.. Goodwin
gave here for one performance last year.
Following Goodwin at English's comes May
Irwin for two days, May 10 and II, in The
A late number of Munsey's Magazine has
q laughable article about the turkey dinner
that the poor actors are obliged TO eat in
sShore Acres" 1t says: The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ought
TO be notified about little Mandy Gates, who
IS literally stuffed with turkey. cranberry
sauce and mince pie every night in the
week and twice on Saturday" 1t must be
an awful thing to be obliged to eat such
ueiiCdCl0S Wneu one mas no appetite IQr
them. There are some actors now playing
in Shore Acres" that have attended this
Thanksgiving feast over one thousand
times. No wonder they hate the sight of
roast turkey. AS yet Mr.. Hearne's play has
not caused a scarcity of this toothsome
bird, but there is no telling what may hap
pen II Shore Acres continues to grow in
popularity. A fine scenic production of this
popular ~comedy-drama will be given at the
Grand May 10, 20 and Fl, with Mr.. Hearne
as Uncle Nat.
There are many items of interesting news
concerning NJ. Rostand's ''Cyrano de Ber-
gerac, still drawing enormous audiences at
the Porte st. Martin, in Paris. To Russia
belongs the honor of having first trans
planted 1t from the French stage. NJ.
Rostand is gaining both fortune and fame
from his latest work. His rights as author
for the last four weeks amounted to no less
than Sc. 40. q figure which, il is believed,
even in these days, is a record sum for a
writer to draw in one month from one thea
ter in respect of one piece. But neither
fame nor fortune leaves him unmindful of
his early associations and companions.
Some time ago he hired of NJ. Coquelin the
entire theater for the afternoon, and hen