The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25


ture by Theophile Gautier, Charles Nordier
and M. Merilhcu before M. Rostand.
Notes of the Stage.
The Grand Stock Company is soon to pro-
duce "The Private Secretary
George Backus is said to be giving an ex-
eellent piece. of character work in way
Down East"
Hopkins's Transoceanic Star Speciality
Company comes to the Park next week,
opening with a New Years matinee.
Della Fox and the musical comedy, ''The
| Little Host" will begin a season at the
Herald-square Theater, New York, Monday.
The Charles King Dramatic Company, now
| touring Cuba, was the first troupe from the
| United States to visit the island since the
war
John Philip Sousa is said to be at work
upon new comic opera, ''The King of
Clubs" in which Walter Jones may star
| next season.
Charles A. Stevenson Kate Claxtons hus-
band, will return to the stage to play. the
| leading male part in "Zaza'' with Mrs.
Leslie Carter.
Georgia Cayvan's name has been ised in
| Mrs. Oliver Sumner Teal's divorce suit, and
| all New York calls it the work of a spiteful
woman who has made marriage failure.
Silver bon-bon dishes were the souvenirs
given by Charles Frohman to commemorate
| the fiftieth performance of "On and OFF, at
| the Madison-square Theater in New York
| city,
1t is probable that Manager Frank Perley
will devote his time to the Alice Nelson
| Opera Company next season, and that w. II.
| Macdonald will assume the business man.
| agement of the Bostonians.
Miss Maxine Elliott is one of the most
photographed actresses on the American
stage to-day. Her rare brunette beauty and
| her perfect features make her portraits of
| special attractiveness, especially those taken
| in the colonial costumes which are so be-
| coming to her in Nathan Hale"
| onenbach's la Belle Helene" will be pro-
duced at the New York Casino Jan. ., with
| Lillian Russell in the title role Besides
| Miss Russell the cast will include Thomas
| Q. Seabrooke who will appear as Calchas;
John Z. Henshaw as Meneaus, Edna Wal
| lace Hopper as OreSteS, and William f.
Philip as Paris.
Stuart Robson's first experience was ac-
quired in a barn in Baltimore. Mr.. Robson
then at the age of fourteen, was elected a
member of Juvenile dramatic organization
which included number of seekers for his
tr1onc houors, whose names afterwards be-
came household words wherever the English
language is spoken. They were Theodore
Hamilton, John Wilkes Booth, John Sleeper
Clark and Edwin Booth
Marie Burroughs, who is with "The Med
dler" company, was Miss Lille Arlington
of San Fracisco and it is to Lawrence Bar
rett that she owes her introduction to the
stage. Mr.. Barrett heard her in recitations
during one of his professional tours to the
coast, and advised her to go to New York
Later he introduced her to Dr. Mallory, who
was at that time managing the Madison
square Theater, in Gotham. Gertrude Perry
another member of Robson's company
played the part OF Guinea in his last sea-
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Richard Mansfield said not long ago that
he never went near the theater except to
dress for ana play his part and Augustin
Daily, it is said, never sets foot inside any
theater save his own or where his company
happens to be playing. These two are as
far known, the only two managers who
do not feel the need of observing the meth
Gus OF ptnS g allQ 70 confuse the necessity
this season much more prosperous than ever
before, while Mr.. DAILY, sad to say, has had
several seasons which were most unsatis-
factory in the way of results the profits of
his importations in the way of musical
comedy being needed to keep his serious
organization in motion.
Gustave Amberg, manager of the Ger
mania Theater, landed from the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, happy with thirty peasant
actors and actresses from Ober Ammergau,
at New York last week. They all wore their
picturesque peasant garb. the mems knees
being entirely bare, while from their watch
chains hung several pounds of silver medals
and prizes won in sharpshooting contests.
The twelve women in the company are crack
shots. as we'll as the men. The women were
gay In their kits, or farm dress, and in
serted yokes. They have appeared in the
Passion Play, but will present at the Ger
mania in New York beginning Monday a
repertoire of melodramas illustrating Ba-
varian farm life One of the dramas will be
Observation-Disclosures Won Ammergau," a play
written for them Their speciality is the
''Schluplattler," a Bavarian farm dance
Some one addressed letter to a newspa-
per recently on the subject of Miss Julia
Marlowe's temper. ST am unable to bring
myself to believe" said this person, who
must be a woman, that Miss Marlowe is
always as sweet and as amiable as she ap-
pears to be on the stage. Even in her most
tragic moments she seems to wear her woes
lightly. / would like to know of the more
or less able dramatic critic the whole truth
of the matter"
The more or less able dramatic critic"
sought out a business relative of Miss Mar
lowe and learned from him that the actress
ia question is almost invariably, even mo-
notonously, amable This business ac-
Quafntance declared that in several years he
had not seen Miss MarloWe even slightly
ruffied-even in the face of circumstances
that would ordinarily upset the most an
II should some day like to see Miss Mar.
lowe IN state of mind he said: iii would
be something of relief to see her SMASH
bric-a-brac and punch holes i'm oil paint
ings. Instead of that. she is sweet and
gentle amiable and accommodating ALWAYS
She is ever thinking of you-not OF herself
The result Is that you are always thinking
ledger balance finally Ii not In MarIowe's
favor"