The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-26
TWEEN SEASON GOSSIP
DRAMATIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PRE-
FERRED IN BIG COMPANIES.
Theatrical Gossip the Past Week ON
YIays and Players Both at
Home and Abroad.

One OF the greatest successes in theatrical
history has been that of Miss Maud Adams
in the play of 'The Little Minister" under
the management of Mr.. Charles Frohman.
It is remarkable TO note in this connection
that the company of THE Little Minister
contained from the beginning to the close of
its run during the past winter, no less than
six principals and all of the minor charac-
tiers and auxiliaries who were graduates
from a single New York dramatic school,
the American Academy of the Dramatic
Arts 1t is stated that, in making the cast,
Mr. Frohman was unconscious of this fact,
but selected Messrs. George Fawcett, Will
fred auckland, Ira Harris, and Misses Jes-
sic Mackaye, Marguerite Gordon, Sara Con-
verse Of the principals because they seemed
best suited to their roles. The auxiliaries
were Intentionally chosen from the acad-
envy. In view of these facts, the dramatic
school idea seems to be progressing.
The management of the Broadway Thea
ter Company has booked Indianapolis on
its coming tour in Smith & De Koven's
meritorious operate venture, "The High
wayman." They have contracted to play
at English's Opera House with the same
cast that played the opera for nearly two
hundred performances at the Broadway
Theater, New York, last season. The
opera is staged deliberately, and contains an
exceptional chorus. under the dictatorship
of Signor A. De Novellis. The artists in
clude Miss Camille d'Arville, as prima dom
ma; Joseph O'Mara, the operate Irish tenor;
Jerome Sykes, formerly a member of the
Bostonians, but who is now undeniably no.
torious in his portrayal of that quaint
~
Nellie Braggins the soubrette, for long
time with the Rice companies; Reginald
Roberts OF the original 'Shamus O'Brien
company; George ODonnell, late of the
Gastle-square Opera Company; w. S. Cor
Others -
The London season of David Belasco's
play, 'The Heart Of Maryland" was to
close Saturday night instead of July /, as
recently planned. 1t all depends on Mrs
Carriers ability to hold out. Her health is
giving the management great concern, but
they are still hopeful that she will pull
through to the end of the season, which,
originally contracted for four weeks, has
been twice extended. Messrs. Gatti, the
proprietors of the Adelphi Theater, were
very DESTROYS of reopening in August with
THE Heart of Maryland" with Mrs Car
ter IN the cast, supported by an English
company and continuing until next Christ
mas, when the production of the annual
pantomtme is already underlined. On ac-
count of her health Mrs. Carter was I'M
able to consider the proposition. She in
tends to rest for three months before be-
ginning her next season. She has appeared
in THE Heart of Maryland over three
alone, beginning Aug. Is last, and during
that period has travelled over $4,000 miles.
Mrs. Carter will positively appear in a new
play in America next season, though she
may play a short preliminary engagement
IN Belasco's great war drama. An evidence
of the splendid impression and success
which the drama has made abroad is found
In the fact that arrangements have already
been made for its production in Berlin, on
or about Oct. Is, and negotiations are pend
Ing for its presentation in other countries.
Here is Oscar Hammerstein, says Hillary
Bell, in the New York Press This honest
man paid S13OO0OO for a bit4of ground and
built a million-dollar palace Olympia Thea
teri Of entertainment on it. Yet he is barred
out of his own door and has to climb
through the window like "Editha's Burg
lar" He sleeps on hard sofa in the foyer
by night, and is virtual prisoner by day.
his Vletuals are cold. He cannot take
bath. His only luxury is linen, which he
puts on secretly in one OF the dark boxes.
The police watch him suspiciously. He is
hauled up for contempt of court for enter
ing his own tEeater, in which, even the law
yers confess, he possesses an equity of ST.
4OoOO. A millionaire with no bed to sleep
In and no tub to "Au Balm" in!
The manager who paid $4,000 a week for
HNette Gutlbert's songs, with no one to sing
a lullaby over his present nightmares! We
took in 5000 a night. There were periods
when the Olympian roof would not hold all
VINO wanted to ascend into it: Oscar is a
man with past Mingled melancholy and
wrath agitate his BOSOM But yesterday ne
might have stood before the world. He paid
100000 for electric lights and their accom-
panying machinery, but in these dark days
all the genius of Brush and Edison cannot
illuminate the shadows of his soul Oscar
q fiCt Of
Fate. An honest, worthy man, but out of
humor with fortune.
Sir Henry Irving is never afraid of COM
PARSONS. According to public report, NJ
Coquelin has made the success of his life
in "Cyrano de Bergerac." He wished to
produce the play in London, and Sir Henry
promptly put the Lyceum at his disposal.
The French actor, therefore, will be seen
to the very best advantage in England's
most famous theater. Later on Sir Henry
Will play Cyrano upon his own stage, and
everybody will be able to measure his per-
Torrance by that of the ilustrious French
man. This will not be the first time that
M. Coquelin has entered the lists against
his redoubtable and chivalrous rival. Some
years ago he ventured to show London how
Bells ought to be acted But he did not
make many converts. 1t is not likely that
be will have much better luck with Cyrano.
de is superb artist and, in many respects
an unexcelled comedian, but ina ginative or
romantic acting is not his strong point Sir
Henry is an adept in both
For her first starring tour in 1.-THE Chris
tian" Viola Allen is to have the best of sup
port IL the plans announced by her manag-
efs are fully carried out Frank Worthing,
the young Englishman, who was with the
Frawley company for several seasons, is to
play John Storm. and among others en-
gagged are George Woodward and Marie
Bates, while an effort is being made to Sc
cure Joseph Holland Woodward will be re-
membered as Tim Murphy's successor in
"A Texas Steer" and for several clever i'm
presentations in the companies headed by
Sol Smith Russell, Georgia Cayvan and
Julia Arthur. while no one who saw Chin
ME Fadden" or An Irish Gentleman to
say nothing of THE Country Fair" could
forget Marie Bates. Holland is wanted for
the representation of a heavy swell but
may refuse the engagement because Worth
Ing VIII be billed as the. leading man.
For the cast of why Smith Left Home"
the new comedy by George H. Broadhurst
there have been engaged Berniee Wheeler,
Mrs. Annie Yeamans, Dorothy Usher, Mac
lyn Arbuckle, and Mr.. and Mrs. Matt b.
Snyder Miss Wheeler thus returns to the
stage after a short matrimonial venture:
Mrs. Yeamans is the mother of Jennie:
Dorothy Usher achieved notoriety by being
sent back from Australia by Nat Goodwin
because she had some pictures taken in a
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