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


Miss Marie Dressler has been engaged fol
the Casinos forthcoming review.
De Wolf Hopper confirms the report that
Alice Judson, of Washington, will take Mrs
Hopper's place in the lei Captain" COM
pany on Monday. Miss Judson has been on
the stage one year. Mrs. Hopper will prob
ably become member of the Casino forces
It was rumored yesterday that Miss
Amelia Summerville, the actress, was en-
gagged to be married to Mr. Max Eugene
the singer. Miss Summerville, when seen
declined to either confirm or deny the soft
impeachment Miss Summerville secured a
divorce last week from Frederick Russell
Rnnnells, former circus clown and now a
member of THE Brownies company
After the demonstration which she made
of her theatrical gifts this week at the
Fifth-avenue Theater Miss Elizabeth Rob-
ms hereafter need have no fear that her
talents will go unrecognized in this, her
native country. The English stage gave
her the opportunity to develop her aptitude
in a special line of work, and American au-
diences will now derive very positive pleas
ure from those attachments, for the per-
torrance she gave of the role of lbsen'
''Hedda Gabler' was a dramatic message
of rare artistic import
1t was the first time that Ibsen's very
powerful play had ever been done in Eng
lish in New York Hedda Tesman, nee Cab
Ter, is role not unlike Iago in its intel
lectual disregard for the moral law. Gifted
with unusual powers, she exerts them ell
tirely to ignoble ends. Love enters not into
her calculations when she marries 1t is for
power alone. In her Interpretation of this
consistently abnormal character Miss Rob-
ms showed herself to be actress of con-
summate finish and power. Miss Robins
has a delightful voice, low and powerful
and perfect enunciation. Her facial PLAY
ants
are free and natural
Miss Julia Arthur. the young and talented
actress taken seriously i'll in Boston this
week, resulting in the premature closing of
her season, knows something about the
methods of the so-called yellow newspa-
pers of New York. Recently when she had
her long run in "a Lady of Quality she
had experience with these papers One
morning while she still lay asleep a young
woman reporter from the ''yellowest'' Of
the journals called on her. The young wom-
an insisted upon an interview and Miss Ar
thur arose. This was the question asked:
What is your disposition
Shortly afterward the young actress-she
aroused and asked this question outright:
h1sb husband "Ol@H '"A9 Oa'A nef sffihs
Miss Arthur probably never thought of
getting married. Another time a reporter
called on her TO see If she would not take
an afternoon Off and attend the Martin
Thorn trial. so she could give her impress
sions of that celebrated murder case.
But the climax OF ali was the day the
advance sheets 70 Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett's His Grace OF Osmonde." the
sequel 10 "A Lady of Quality" appeared.
One of the New York journals sent in all
haste to her TO ask If she would not read the
advance sheets, work up some Of the strong
dramatic situations of the story. and have
her company pose in costume SO the news
paper could get photographs 70 illustrate