The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-10
Notes of the Stage.

Mr. George A. Broadhurst, the play
wright has written new comedy drama
called 1.-THE Last Chapter" which may
shortly be produced in New York.
Mrs Clara Bloodgood. who since the
death of her husband has been out of the
cast at the Empire, in New York. resumed
her part in The Conquerors" this week
Harrison Grey Fiske editor of the Dra-
matte Mirror, was arrested in New York
Monday. on two charges of criminal libel
preferred by the theatrical syndicate. His
bond was fixed at 500 in each case.
Minnie Dupree has not been here since
she played Lizbeth i'm Nat Goodwin's pre-
sentation of In Mizzouri" but she made
an impression in that part which is not
easily forgotten Since then she has made
hit i'm The Two Little Migrants" ana
now she is engaged to so to London with
Mrs. Leslie Carter to play the ingenue role
in The Heart of Maryland.
Arthur w. Pinero. who is considered by
many 20 be the foremost English dramatist
aud whose claims to that distinction might
be successfully defended. is writing the
words for d comic opera and Sir Arthur
Sullivan is to compose the music. Sir Ar
thur is also engaged, among other things,
in composing musical setting for Rudyard
Kipling's Recessional. Reginald de. Koven
is also devoting his somewhat reminiscent
muse TO the latter purpose
Ellen Terry is the main trouble which
confronts Irving. Despite the fact that she
Is growing old and stout and that the public
wants young heroines. she refuses to allow
Irving to get a younger leading lady. The
result has been disastrous to the baronet
and now he has been forced to- abandon the
Iyeeum, which will be taken in May by
Forbes Robertson and Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell. They will produce "Pallas and Nell
sande" Hamlet Macbeth" and The
Second Mrs. Tanquery.
Mckee Rankin has had more vicissitudes
this season than such a good actor should
be subjected to and his latest venture is a
new stage version of East Lynne" 1t is
not exactly certain that a new stage version
of this lachrymese story was one of the
crying needs OF the present day and ac-
counts are not exactly definite enough to
say it was success. In the presentation
of this new version Mr. Rankin had Mr.
Wilton Iackaye's services as Sir Francis
Levison and Nance ONeill as Lady Isabel,
Anna Held is playing to packed houses
through the South, where she is regarded
much as some great prima donna would be-
A writer in the Atlanta Constitution says:
mile. Held left Atlanta yesterday after
noon at 4:3O o'clock in her private car.
When the car left the city she stood on the
platform and smiled at the crowd which
had eongregated. She looked pretty in a
becoming dress. When the train went
around the curve Under the Broad-street
bridge Mile. Held gave flashing look
from her wicked brown eyes. smiled pleas
antly and babe Atlanta goodbye. At the
matinee yesterday she sang her new coon
song. The theater was crowded with
large audience. which appauded her songs
and admired her beautiful eyes and gor-
geous costumes and jewelry."
man who pretends TO know gives me
the following regarding Clement Scott:
First of all, Mr.. Scott. as you know. went
abroad. He was run down and ill. He
wanted rest. Then as his celebrated inter-
View might have been distasteful to his
proprietors. he did endeavor 10 resign his
position. This news coming TO Mr.. Harms.
worths ears. he made Mr.. Scott Il hand
some offer to join the Daily Mali staff, bun