The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-30

Brothers for their Royal Buriesquers." and
will be seen at the Empire the first half
of election week.
1t is said the company now playing at
the Manhattan Theater. New York, will be
made permanent organization, with Anna
Held added as its principal member. The
company will appear IN adaptations OF
French comedies.
"A Guilty Mother" James II. Wallick's
big melodramatic production. which did a
big business at the Park last season, is
coming to that theater next week-the first
three days. Lincoln j. Carriers new war
PPl aTk "chattanoosa' IS soon 70 De at 'he
Way Down East follows I'D its New
York and Boston success with a hit in Phil
adelphia, where it is said to be playing an
extended engagement to the capacity of the
Walnut The quaint humor and simple
pathos so deftly Blended in this idyl of New
Hampshire farm life are spoken OF as ap-
pealing to all people. Negotiations are
pending for it's revival in New York for the
whole Of next season.
NM. Berton and Simon, the authors of
Zaza," which is being adapted from the
French by David Belasco. and in which
Mrs. Leslie Carter will make her reappear-
ance in New York this winter, have decided
to visit this country to witness the nrSt
American performance OF the play M.
Simon is the son of Jules Simon, the French
statesman. and NJ Berton was for some
years leading actor in Nine ReJane
company.
The romance which began some years ago
when Edith Crane and Tyrone Power first
met as members of Augustin Days COM
pany has finally been taken into church.
Before the comedian went on his tour this
fall he and E. H. Sothern's new leading
lady were made one. The marriage was
kept professional secret. Mr.. Power is
son of the famous Irish comedian, VINO was
drowned at sea. Miss Cranes best profess
sional achievement was her striking inn
personation of the title role in "Trilby.
The engagement of Mrs. Fiske at the
Grand is drawing near, and she will be seen
two nights and a Wednesday matinee
towards the close of next month in her new
double bill as we'll as in "Tess." During
Mrs Fiske's brief stay at the Grand the
stock company will go to Anderson and
Lafayette returning to the Grand in time
for special Thursday matinee to take the
place of their regular ar, N WEDNESDAY eo,n
pany will open that week on Monday night
here as usual The contract for Mrs.
Fiske,s appearance was maze 6et fdr ar ar
stock season at the Grand The interrupt
ton, however, will be so brief that the
stock company will not lose any ground.
w. s. Gilbert once wrote parody Of
Hamlet" of which this is a sample:
Oph.-Alas, I am betrothed!
Ros-Betrothed? To whom?
Oph.-To Hamlet.
Ros-Oh, incomprehensible! Thou lowest
Hamlet?
Oph.-Now, said not SOL said we were
betrothed.
Guiid-And what's he like?
Oph.-Alike for no two seasons at q time.
Sometimes he's tall-sometimeS he's very
short-now with black hair-now with a.
faxen wig-sometimes an English accent
then a French--then English with a strong
provincial burr" Once an American and
once a Jew =,
But Danish never. take him how you will.
And strange to say, whatePer his tongue
may be, -
French-Though we're in Denmark, A. D.,
ten-six-two-He always dresses as King
James the First.
Guild.-Oh, he is surely mad!
Oph.-Well, there again
Opinion is divided. Some men hold
That he's the sanest far of all sane men
Some that he's really sane, but shamming
Maidstone that he's really mad, but sham
ming Sandstone that he will be mad-some
that he was-some that he couldn't be. But
on the whole
GAS far as / can make out what they mean
The favorite theory's something like this:
Hamlet is idioticaly sane
With lucid intervals OF lunacy.