The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-07
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Notes of the Stage.
Fany Rice will play return dates at Wash
ington, Pittsburg and Cincinnati this sea-
son.
Rudyard Kipling is said to be preparing a
dramatization of THE Lighs That Failed
for Olga NetneIsole.
James X. Hackett will appear for the first
time since his illness at a special matinee
of ''The Princess and the Butterfly" at the
Lyceum Theater. New York, to-day
Pauline Hall has signed to sing in REVEALS
of "Ermine'' by the Castle-square Opera
Company. She has denied a rumor that she
has foresworn the vaudeville stage.
Nellie Farren, who is poor in health and
in purse, will soon have d testimonial per-
Torrance at the London Gaiety Theater,
the scene of her histrionic triumphs in bur-
lesque.
E. II. Sotherns new play '"rhe Head of
the House." by Glen McDonough and Louis
Evan Shipman, will have its first produc-
ton in Rochester on Feb. "a. The play is
based upon Thackerays novel, Henry rs
mond
Willie Collier in "The Man from Mexico"
has made one of the greatest hits of the
season at the Baldwin Theater, San Fran
cisco, where his engagement has just closed.
On the last day there the management had
to telephone for police to keep back the
crowd after the house had been sold out.
Sylvia Thorne now critically ill in a New
York hospital; is a member of a family
famed in theatrical and athletic circles. Her
sister-ln-law is Edna May, star of the Ca
sino Company, playing THE Belle of New
York" and her brother is Fred Titus. Syl-
via Thorns was once the wife of Ben Tut
hill, the theatrical manager.
J. Lester Wallack, a grandson of the ia
nous actor of that name, will appear as the
Able Dubois in Minnie Seligman Cuttings
production of Gilberts Comedy and Trag-
edy" at Proctor's Theater Twenty-third
street, New York, this week. Young Wal
lack, who is just twenty-one, is described as
remarkably alike in appearance to his la
mented grandfather.
whats in a name?" Everything to Eliza
beth Waters, better known as the Baroness
Blanc. She was at the head of a vaude-
vile company that was to start out to
sweep the country. The courts decided that
NJ $. Waters could not use her ariStocratic
title, her former husband having entered a
legal objection Elizabeth Waters was nil
as a drawing card and the organization dis
banded. The company had already
booked time at the Grand in this city.
The report that Della Fox. of the Russell
Fox-De Angels Company, is to marry Ulys-
SEES G. Chilvers, the Detroit man, is denied
by Miss Fox in message to the New York
Herald from Rochester N Y The rumor
was the result of noticeable attention be-
slowed by the dasning little actress upon
Cfilvers while in Detroit last week and is
strengthened by the knowledge that Miss
FOX Is at least particularly fond of the
handsome Detroit barytone
Charles Frohman has engaged Maurice
Barrymore to play his original part in 1.-The
Heart of Maryland for the London engage
This kills the story that Barrymore was GO
| ing to England to take the part of the Eng
| lfsh actor who succeeded the late William
| TerriSS in CilletteS Secret Service Froh-
man has offered George BackUs his own
| terms to take the Secret Service" role in
London, but Mr.. Backus has not yet de-
elded Backus also had an offer to play
Jones' Company.
| Here is the latest negro sketch dialogue
heard in New York vaudeville shows Two
negroes. one a New Yorker, the other a
| Londoner, are playing poker A particular
! ly large pot has accumulated, when the
| Londoner announces that he cannot possibly
| be beaten, as he holds the highest hand
| four aces.
| pocketing the stakes. Use got a lalapa-
What's dat?' demands the Londoner.
when yer gifts a laiapalooser" says the
| New Yorker, showing his cards into the
deck, yer amt allowed to show it,
1t can be said that Miss Julia Arthur in
the role of Clorinda WiIdairs in "A Lady OF
Quality strikes new note in the drama
Heretofore the picturesque and romantic
characters who welded swords, swore ant
! drank were men, so a heroine Of this order
is distinct novelty Miss Arthur, through
her refined treatment and artistic methods
seems to have made popular success which
| the crowded houses that have greeted hel
| everywhere show Clorinda Wildairs is tn,
| reverse of the male characters in the ro
mantle drama of to-day. She is a new
| heroine on the stage. and reports all indicate
! that Miss Arthur has made herself as fasci
mating as she is rare
| r. A. Barnet the author of many success
was leaving Boston, his home, not long age
for New York. He had just settled him
self in the buffet car for quiet smoke ant
had opened his newspaper to read when &
commercial traveller of the inquisitive kinc
| entered. The drummer took a seat neal
him and made several attempts to attract
| his attention. Finally, unable to stand the
| silence, the drummer inquired:
Travelling west?"
Slightly elevating his eyebrows as he
| looked at his questioner, Mr.. Barnet replied
Yes
New York;
Yes"
"Pleasure?"
Yes"
Great place, New York. Ever been there
before?"
Yes"
Il am going home this trip. New York
you know"
Others in the car had by this time become
interested in the situation, owing to the
humorous persistency of the drummer and
the amused annoyance of Mr.. Barnet The
conversation was nearing the end although
the drummer did not know it, as he con
tinued firing his questions. Finally he
asked:
Excuse me, but might / ask what you
are going to New York for?''
Laying his newspaper down and looking
his inquisitor steadily in the face. Mr.. Bar
net replied with much elaboration:
Il am going to New York, first, because
the train is taking there second, be-
cause 1 have plenty of money and can afford
It. and last, because If ! like the place in
tend to buy It.
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