The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
Notes of the Stage.

Charles Kirk has replaced Richard earle
in the part of Don Pasquale de Mackeral
in Yankee Doodle Dandy" at the New
York Casino.
"A Brace of Partridges" is the name of
the English comedy produced in New York
last week at the Medison-square Theater,
known for three years as Hoyts Theater.
Miss Blanche Breneman, of College ave-
nue., is visiting in New York city, where
she will join the Harrison j. Wolf Company.
She will play Nell in the Lost Paradise. =
The Omaha Exposition people have ar
ranged to take the Kiralfy naval show to
Omaha when it closes at New York two
weeks hence at the Madiscn-square Garden.
"Cn the wabash" Joseph Arthur's newly
named play, is coming to the Park next
week The author of Blue Jeans promises
a fine production in this Indiana comedy
Drama.
Mrs. Charles e. Evans, who was thrown
from her bicycle and broke her leg, near
Long Branch. two weeks ago. has been
brought to her home in New York from the
Monmouth Memorial Hospital, where she
was taken after the accident.
Miss Grace Golden, who was the prima
donna of the Castle-sQuare Opera Company
at the American Theater last season. has
winter, but will remain in Paris, to study
and recuperate from the hard work she
did last year.
Bert Leslie and Carrie Fulton are still
with the City Club which will open at the
Empire Monday. Irene Young and Alice
Wren pair of dainty dancers who made a
distinct success here last season with Harry
Morriss Twentieth Century Maids" are
among the additions to the olio.
II. A. Moss, managing director OF syndi-
cate which controls twenty-three music
halls in England. was passenger on the
steamship Majestic, which arrived in New
York last Thursday. Mr.. Moss comes to
this country for the purpose of engaging
American vaudeville artists. He will return
Mrs. Fiske is rehearsng at the Lyric
Theater, and will begin her tour on Oct. 10.
Her repertory will include Tess" Love
Finds the Way "A Bit Of Old Chelsea"
and "Divorcons" and before her return 10
New York she will produce Little Italy" a
one act play by Horace 3. Fry, the LOCALE
of which is the quarter in New York of that
name. Mrs. Fiske will also during her road
her New York engagement at the Fifth
avenue Theater in the spring.
Like all of Hoyt's plays, "a Contented
Woman guys a specific object. The VIC
live in some of the far Western States,
where laws have been made and passed al
lowing them to vote, and who imagine they
can run the political affairs Of the country
better than the I men. TT The piece Will be
date with Belle Archer, formerly leading
lady with Nat Goodwin, in the title role.
The marriage has just been announced of
Mrs. w. J. Seaman, the widow of the once
fa1 nd Ata11
the theater manager. The ceremony occur
red on Sept. 1, at Trinity Chapel, New York.
and was witnessed by Mr.. Pitou's son and
daughter and two or three intimate friends.
Mrs. Seaman was a most devoted and
loyal wife TO the comedian. nursing him ten
ing to it that he had the very best of care
and medical attention at Bloomr gdale,
where he died last January, after five or
six years confinement. She had been a
warm friend of the first wife of Mr.. Pitou,
who was Mr.. Scanlan's manager and friend,
and when Mrs. Pitou died, more than ten
years ago, 1T was one of her last requests
that Mrs. Seaman should care for the little
ones she was leaving behind her.
David Belasco. the playwright, returned
from London last week. Speaking of his
plans for the future. Mr. Belasco said: II
intend to devote myself more energetically
than ever to the production of new plays,
and I am in great hopes of securing a
certain theater in New York over whose
artistic destinies l will preside. The pro-
duction of the new play. "Zaza." in which
Mrs. Leslie Carter will make her re-entree
on the American stage, will occupy my at
tentOn for the next two months.
Before leaving England / signed con-
tracts for Mrs. Carriers reappearance in
London in 1900 in new piece which have
agreed TO complete by that time called The
Queens Drawing Room. Mrs. Carter will
also play in French. supported nv a French
Ir,fa Nfoof
the Paris exposition grounds. While abroad
secured a farce entitled The Widows
be secured. will be seen in New York this
winter