The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-04

Arrangements are nearly completed Tor a
combination of all the theaters between
Portland and ST. Paul under the control of
the Northwestern Theatrical Association.
Leo Detrichstein has been engaged by
Rudolph Aronson to play the role of a
Frenchman in Miss Jane Mauldin--Fei s
new three-act comedy "a Paris Model -
now rehearsing at the Bijou Theater.
Dan DAILY, the comedian, who was injured
by a fall on the stage in Boston last Mon
day night, is. reported to be improving
steadily. 1t will be some time, however, be-
fore he can resume his professional work.
Harry Woodruff, the young actor who left
the stage for a course at Harvard and who
appeared last summer in Secret Service"
in London, says that he will resume. his
career as an actor after his graduation from
Harvard next June. He has been spending
the holidays in New York.
Lord Rosslyn is billed to appear as pro-
fessonal actor in Mr.. Pinero's new play at
the Court Theater in London He was on
the point two years ago of making his pro-
fessional debut but abstained in considera-
ton of receiving financial assistance from
his brothers-in-law, the Duke of Suther-
land, and the Earl of Warwick and the Earl
of Westmoreland That he should make his
debut now, in spite of all that they have
fresh recourse to their purses, and has
found them closed against him. 1t may be
remembered that he recently was gazetted
as a bankrupt and that the most sensational
event of the last London season was when
he was elected from the town mansion of
the Earl of Derby for having put in his APP
pearance at ball given in honor of the
Prince and Princess of Wales, to which he
had not been invited.
Mr.. Oscar Hammersteins dream is to be
realized. La Poupee" is to be presented
by a cast selected by Mr.. Augustin DAILY,
and the musical comedy, which was so sue
cessful in London, and which was such a
dire failure at Olympia, will be seen at
Days Theater before the close of the pres
ent season. Mr.. Hammerstein and Mr.. DAILY
made arrangements yesterday, which were
evidently satisfactory to both, and al
though it is not possible to give the entire
cast at the present writing, it is reasonably
sure that Miss Virginia Earle will play the
part essayed by Anna Held, and afterwards
by Louise Willis Hepner.
Il don't think La Poupee' had a fair trial
in New York. said Mr.. Hammerstein. II
am extremely sorry that Miss Hepner did
not play the part from the beginning. After
Anna Held had been so adrotly and ex-
tensively featured it was a little too much
to expect New York theater-goers to accept
an understudy in her place. no matter how
much more clever the understudy might be
Poupee' as valuable piece of theatrical
property, and think, when it is presented
under Mr.. Days direction. the general pub
lie will agree with me that it is good
thing. ] imagine most of the people who
have taken part in The Geisha will be in
the cast of La Poupee.' With Mr.. Joseph
Herbert in the part assumed by Mr.. Arson,
at Olympia Miss Earle, Miss Nancy Nc
Intosh and others of recognized ability in
the cast / can see where La Poupee will
prove a success. New York Telegraph.