The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
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leading role in "a Bachelors Honeymoon"
that comes to Englishs tonight. is young
actor with future. He has been asso-
ciated with Joseph Jefferson, the late Frank
Mayo. Roland Reed and was with Olga
Nethersole during her American tour. Pre-
vious to his engagement with "A Bachelors
Honeymoon he made a hit Mr.. Paul
('Small Bottles) in "Chimmie Fadden.
nartinnIar mention Is the youngest SON of
Joseph Jefferson, William Winter Jefferson,
named after the dean of New York dramatic
critics, William Winter of the New York
Tribune. "A Bachelors Honeymoon" will
be followed at Engishs Wednesday night
by the International Grand Opera Com
pany in Faust"
Godfrey Stein, who plays the unique Ger
man in the farce, Is well-known char
Keene. and the originator of many parts
in Augustus Pitous various productions.
detective. is young M ACTOR ACTOR Of g merit, and
was last season member of Louis
Jamess company; William Butterf1eld did
Athelstone, a beautiful and accomplished
actress, will be seen in the leading female
stone was formerly with Richard Mansfield.
Charles Frohman, Augustus DAILY and A.
NJ. Palmer. Miss Irena La Pier, dainty
'sGeisha," will appear as the literary slavey.
Miss Jessie Burnett famous for Der old
women and grand DANES, who is Bache-
ior's sister and moral guardian, gives
high-bred and finished performance. Bache-
lor's twin daughters are intrusted to Miss
Elonora Allen and Miss Nannette Frances,
and the roles require handsome and tall
ented young women. "A Bachelors Honey
NOON has been revised, and some of the
parts elaborated since IT was seen here last
year.
Miss Marie Booth. of the Grand stock
Company, comes from histrionic stock as
her name indicates. She is a daughter of
Junius Brutus Booth, ir., and grand.
daughter of the famous Junius Brutus
Booth, who played against Keene in London
when he was but nineteen years old. Miss
Booth is also niece Of the late Edwin
Booth and OF John Sleeper Clarke, London's
great comedian man of immense wealth
who owns the Walnut-street Theater, Phil
adelphia, and also the Strand Theater in
London. Miss Booths mother was Har-
riet Mace. a famous Boston beauty and her
fathers second wife. Miss Mace a
Booth at the age Of III fifteen They They've Went to
California shortly after that playing there
long time in company with the elder
Booth and with Edwin Booth. 1t can read
lily be seen that Miss Booths talent is in
herited. She Is one of the most prominent
has q most gracious stage presence and an
expressive voice and is better adapted for
the line of characters allotted her than al
most anybody in the country.
The Grand Stock Company's fourth week
will begin tonight with the first presenta-
ton here in many years of "Esmeralda-"
This play is comparatively new to young
theater goers, though it has by no means
dropped from the memory of the older ones
The audiences will scarcely recognize Mr.
Horning in the character OF the old North
Carolina farmer and Mr.. Kirkland assumes
role somewhat different from the ones In
which he is generally seen. AS he is a Vir-
gilman by birth, the assumption of South
s sTn cnaracter comes most natural to him
clude two striking railroad pictures as well
as the naval review of SIMPSONS fleet and
beautifully staged. Patrons of the Grand
have come to regard the artistic staging of
features. "Esmeraida" will run all this
week with the regular matinees Wednesday
and Saturday. Hereafter balcony seats can
be reserved for all matinees, the heavy de-
mand making 1t necessary.
The attraction at the Park Theater the
FIRST half OF this week. opening this after
noon, will be the latest farce-comedy,
'Have You Seen SMITH" There are numer-
Gus musical specialties introduced. "Ho-
half Of this week.
The BLACK Crook Extravaganza Com
pany will be the attraction at the Empire
this week. beginning to-day.
During signor Peruginis divorce proceed
lnSS against ldlnan russell the fact was
made public that Miss Russell was addicted
to the American game of poker. This brings
to mind a little poker seance George Prim-
rose, the well-known minstrel man. had in
Washington last winter. The Triple-Star
Combination was playing there at the time
Primrose was, and Lillian Russell. Della
Fox, Jefferson DAngelis and the minstrel
man were all stopping at the same hotel.
The game began one night. after the usual
midnight lunch of actors and took place
IN Miss Russell's apartments. For the first
hour or so the luck ran TO George Prim-
rose, and. besides piling up most of the
checks in front of him. he enjoyed numer-
Gus glasses Of wine that bell boys kept
bringing up from time to time.
Presently the luck changed and the two
ladies began TO win back all that they had
lost and more, too This somewhat unex-
pected turn OF fortunes wheel gave Mr.
Primrose a shock. but he still figured that
II he could hold his own at the cards he
would at least be ahead OF the game sew
eral cold bottles"
About o'clock D'Angelis, who had been
q persistent loser, began TO show signs of
wanting TO quit. in which he was abetfed by
Primrose, but not until they had both lost
several more jackpots 10 the ladies We're the
latter willing TO stop the game. After the
party broke up Primrose mentally calcu-
lated that although he was out $40 In cash
he was tho winner, because he had the best
part Of three quarts Of champagne safely