The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09


Miss Elsie De Wolfe the well-known mem
Der of Charles Frohman's Empire Theater
Stock Company, has made a distinct hit as
the maid in "A Marriage of Convenience"
during the run of the play in New York.
Fanny Rice is to be at the Grand next
week, following Francis Wilson's engage
ment. She has had a very successful sea-
son thus far, deVoting herself altogether to
her bright musical comedy, AT the French
Ball.
Smythe and Rice have received a splendid
offer from a London manager for a spring
season of The Man from Mexico" in the
English metropolis Ii it is accepted Willie
Collier and ali of the original cast will be
sent over.
George Backus, in a room in the Holland
building, on upper Broadway, in New York,
is busily engaged in writing a new comedy,
which may possibly be produced before the
end of this season. Mr.. BaCkus declines to
give any Information relating to the new
play.
THE Princess and the Butterfly" at DAN
iel Frohman's Lyceum Theater, in New
York, will be replaced on JAM "a by 1.-THE
Tree of knowledge" a modern drama, by
the St. James Theater, London, since last
September.
Miss Julia Marlowes new play, 1.-THE
Countess Valeska,' which will be done for
the first time in America at the Knicker-
booker Theater, Monday night, is an .adap-
ton of Rudolph Stratz's Der Lange
Preusse," which was one of the successes
of Berlin last season.
Col. William f. Cody ("Buffalo BiT') is
tired of the show business, and so declares
himself. Colonel Cody arrived in New York
last week from the Big Horn BASIN wy
oming, where he has business interests. His
heart is in the Big Horn basin, although
he will continue to run the Wild West show
until after the Paris Exposition of 1900
Manager Berger of Sol Smith Russens
company, says he will make only sixteen
towns during this season. His engagement
last week in St. Louis is the farthest west,
and Washington, d. c., the fartheSt south
he will go. Up to the present time 5000
was the poorest weeks business he has had.
1.-THE Cherry Pickers'' is an interesting
contribution to the melodramatic stage.
The story is laid in India and Afghanistan
during the campaign of 1880 and is full
of local color 1.-THE Cherry Pickers' is the
name given to the Eleventh Regiment, Brit
ish Hussars q distinctive feature of whose
uniform is the cherry color of their trous-
ers A romance of the Afghan campaign
forms the theme on which Joseph Arthur
has built the play.
Julia Herne, the seventeen-year-old
daughter OF JAMES "A. Il6IuS, Will HleA0
what is practically her initial bow to a
New York audience at the forthcoming
presentation of Shore Acres at the Fifth
avenue Theater. Miss Herne is said to have
inherited a good share of her fathers tall
ents and besides that is a winsome young
woman in manner and appearance. She is
to play the part of Helen. She has been on
the road with the company, ana her sue
cess in the character has warranted Mr.
Herne in permitting her TO continue therelh
in the metropolis.
Miss Pauline Won Arnold, a young woman
who has had her portrait painted by such
artists as Edwin Abbey and Julian Story
is to make her debut on the stage Jan. II, at
Hoyt's Theater in New York in Frances
Aymar Matthewss new play 'Renuncia-
ton" which will then be acted by the
students of the Stanhope-W heatcroft ORA
matte School. Miss Miriam Skancke, Ior
the last two wears leading member or the
swell Versatile Dramatic Club OF ST Louis,
will also be seen in the same play. Inc iat,
ter was the Grecian Queen at the carnival
in Atlanta Ga, and is young woman OF
uncommon beauty.
The appropriate nomenclature of charac-
tiers for which Charles Hoyt is noted is APP
parent in his latest work, "a Stranger in
New York" The clubman who does moth
ing but enjoy life is designated as Wright
limit" his particular friend, who is some
thing OF q vocalist, IS GdtiOll oMtGls buS
man from Chicago, and who is always in
trouble is introduced as ASH, .I GSllier DoYnie6
mond Va. belle is Virginia Pryde;" the
walters and hallboy are Handle Grubb,
..HaiGht Work and "Climer;" May ketch-
UNI is a society spy and whey FOX Is
detective while a Chicago clubman well
known in New York, is known as Cumming
Swift"
Otis skinner. in recent interview, de-
clared that the dramatic art cannot be
taught 1t is INFORM True, one might profit
much by study and practice and experience,
but the mind must be there. Relative to
Richard III, that crooked-backed. crafty,
Hl-favored being, brilliant malignant, am
bilious beyond bounds, who stopped at no
crime in order to reach the throne, Mr..
Skinner says that the ordinary stage pre-
sentation did grave injustice TO Shak-
speares creation. Instead of being a cruel
man. Richard of Gloster was essentially
man of the world, a finished diplomat,