The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16

in the ''palmy'' days of his popular house,
she turned out to be prime favorite MI.
clever Coincidence and with his usual man
agerial astuteness. for In those days Tony
Pastor was big star in the theatrical
armament, kept her as one of his big fea-
lures for several years. Her New York
success was as convincing as 1t was inn
mediate and only short time passed be-
fore the city claimed her as one of its spe-
cial pets. Her ia ne spread so far that the
curiosity and finally the envy of her possess
sion was aroused in Augustin Daily, and in
short time she was member of his stock
company, where she stayed for four years.
making two trips to England. She created
nights and finally became a star on her
own account, with the attendant success
which has characterized everything she has
attempted in her stage career AS a
farceur and exponent of comedy in its
purest and most delightful form, Miss Ir-
new school on the modern stage in con-
nection with which her singing of coon
songs is not the least attractive feature.
She possesses the sense of humor to nigh
degree and hers is the standard for all 9TH
er American farce condolences who chal-
enge public attention.
The Holden Comedy Company comes to
the Park to-day for the entire week.
Dangers of a Great City will be the bill
to-day and tomorrow. On Friday night
the Park will have bulletins from the Nc
Coy-Ruhln fight at Syracuse, n. Y.
James A. Herne, the author and leading
actor of that beautiful home play, "Shore
Acres" has had most remarkable career
From the time he left the brush factory,
where he was apprenticed as boy in his
native town, West Troy n. Y, until he
had passed his fiftieth year. he had hard
fight for recognition in his chosen profess
sion. 1t is true that the members of the
dramatic guild long ago recognized his emf
c
patronage, and without that no artist can
win success. The original production of
did not help the actor-dramatist much, and
but a single critic in that city recognized
the value of this new work. Mr.. Herne took
everything philosophicaly, and now that he
has gained an Independent fortune with q
single play and with the unstinted approval
of the theater-going public, he means TIC
and ambitions This is Mr.. Herne's fare
well season in Shore Acres" which is an
a no ISr me Gran G next nnursaay, Ell Ell,
open this morning at the Pembroke Arcade.
Mr.. E. NJ. Dasher has returned from his
trip to the Pacific coast with "A Stranger in
New York" and reports highly success
full season with the Joseph Coyne-Anna
Boyd company, Notwithstanding the fact
that it received the worst lacing in this city
of any Hoyt play ever produced here. New
songs have been introduced and the play is
now said to be up with any of Hoyt's later
successes. Mr.. Hoyt's latest song for Coyne
is The Langdid Man." character ballad
of a farcical nature, with which Coyne is
making big hit. Camille Cleveland who
Joined the company in this city, was married
in Winnipeg to a st. Paul commercial trav-
eler. Harry Conor and the No. 1 company
are going to take the play to London next
fall Mr.. Dasher has made fifteen trips
across the continent in the ten years he has
been associated with Playwright Hoyt and
declares that San Francisco is now in the
worst shape he ever knew it, theatrically
tons to stand the heavy transportation bills
necessary to reach the coast The Boston
ians and Willie Collier in The Man from
Mexico" were the only Eastern attractions
that played to pld-time San Francisco BUSH
ness this season. Music halls and stock
companies have taken the town, and COM
panieS from the East are warned to carry
after leaving Denver or Salt Lake City
Mr.. Dasher will remain here a few days be-
fore returning to New York.
The theater at Fair Bank opens it's sum-
mer season of vaudeville tonight. The new
Fair Bank Band also makes it's debut to-
night with concert at the attractive Fall
creek resort.
Otis Skinner. the star supported by
Mary Hampton and strong selection of
actors, opened McVickers Theater at Chi
cago last night in a grand revival of She
nandoah as Jacob Lifts Stock Company
Lift secured control of McVicker's some
time ago, and last night was the first per-
formance under his management.