The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21

Mr. Murphy the following day.
Notes of the Stage.
Days Theater is to open with a bur-
lesque, 1.-THE Runaway Girl" already in re-
hearsal.
English's Opera House will open its regu-
lar season the week of Sept. r. presenting
Al Fields big minstrel organization for the
state fair visitors.
Daisy Anterior, one daughter of the
youthful Alice Atherton, recently made her
first appearance in London, together with
Herbert Terry. son of Edward Terry, the
English comedian.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of her advent on the stage
at the Columbia Tbeater, Chicago. on Aug.
"a, during the engagement of Broadhurst's
farce, why Smith Left Home"
Rumor says that Ellen Terry is to go
abroad for a trip and may not appear at the
Lyceum in London again. Irving will pro-
duce Richard II and "Robespierre' be-
Cleo de Merode is about to retire per-
manently from the ballet Of the Grand
Opera House in Paris and confine her arts
tic attention to the European music halls.
She is to dance in London and Berlin.
ION Land and Sea-" Davis & Keogh's
new spectacular drama, which is now in ac-
tive rehearsal at the Star Theater. New
York city, will be seen here this season. It's
shipwreck and threshing- gina chine scenes
are said to be wonders of thrilling realism.
Ethel Browning spent day last week
with her parents in this city, on her way to
Brooklyn, where she begins the season with
the Grover Stock Company. Miss Browning
closed with the Manhattan Beach Com
pany, Denver week ago, after season
of six weeks. .
ID
with new costumes, songs and a comedy
which she will put in rehearsal for early
American production Under her new con-
tract with f. Ziegfald, jr., she is to receive
10000 francs monthly while in this country,
so his press agent says, making 1t an 'offl-
cial statement.
Della Fox has completed her plans for
next season and now nothing remains but
to carry out the details. The little prima
donna will go a-starring in a two-act mu-
steal comedy for which Edgar Smith has
written the book and several composers
have furnished the music. The piece is not
as yet christened.
La Tortue," otherwise, THE Turtle" in
augurates Brady and Ziegfeld's second sea-
son at the Manhattan, New York, Sept. g.
w. J. Ferguson, NJ. A. Kennedy, Henry
Bergman, Harry Allen. Grace George, Mrs.
Eldridge are in the cast. Some of the cpl
sodes in this French farce crowd propriety
close to the wall
Jacob Lifts production of Sporting
Life" which opens at the Academy of Mu-
sic, New York city, Sept. 26, will be one
of the heaviest productions ever made upon
the stage of that theater. which has been
noted for it's heavy productions. There Will
be sixteen sets of scenery and almost every
form of sporting life will be represented
from horse racing to fisticuffs.
Harry B. Smith has supplied "The High
wayman'' with character said to be the
most quaint and curious known to comic
opera. 1t is Foxy CUTLER, the detective.
Jerome Sykes has proved exactly the right
comedian to properly dellnea1e TINS rs cnaaac-
day sayings of the populace of every town
where the opera has been given.
The scenes of Joseph Arthur's ION the
Wabash" which is soon to be produced, are
laid in Southern Indiana. 1t is claimed that
the author has photographed the little
known life of that region in a marvellous
manner. The story is said to be strikingly
original. the characters distinct, and the
entire work to combine the best merits of
Mr. Arthur'S blue Jeans" Still Alarm
and Cherry Pickers.
Chevalier. the Englishman who made the
costermonger, his song and his peculiar
costumes famous in England and known in
the United States, has in recent departure
from his first creation earned the kind of
praise which is given only to the highest
artistic endeavor. HIS latest creatiom Is
ates the actor who was once famous in the
days of his old age, when all that is left
of his past glory is memory.
Mr. Walter Clark Bellows. who. assisted
by Mr. Hall Game, the author. will stage
1.-The Christian for Viola Allen, is consid-
cred one of the best equipped stage man
ayers in America. His conscientious regard
for the most minute details in directing the
staging of a piece has made his productions
so successful as to give him reputation
unexcelled among managers. He will intro
duce several innovations in stage settings IN
THE Christian" and novelties in lighting
effects.
Mr. William Furst, musical director of the
Empire Theater is writing the music for
THE Christian" Miss Viola Allen, who
will play the heroine. Glory Quayle, brought
with her from Europe several quaint Manx
melodies which Mr.. Furst will interpoiate.
Mr. Furst is the first musical director in
this country to introduce. musical theme
in accompaniment to the dramatic action of
a play The effect is strikingly artistic. Mr..
Fllrst first presented this idea in Under the
Red Robe" and later in The Little Minis
ter
In one scene in the second act of Han
Ions "Superba" this season Pierrot goes to
sleep in a ladies' boudoir, and the scene
changes to the Arctic regions. The bed on
which Pierrot has been sleeping gradually
disappears and in its place is seen huge
cake of ice. In this scene all the graves OF
the Arctic explorers appear and at this mo-
ment appear a party of would-be discov-
erers of the North Pole, but Fierrot equal
to the situation, takes his place among the
heroes that have gone before and ifnme-
diately discovers the pole. SuperDa viii
open the new Grand's season Monday, Sept.
L.
Laura Burt, who recently returned from
her London engagement. is doing rather
clever turn at Keith's. New York. This is
her first appearance in continuous vaude-
vile, and she utilizes her gifts in a manner
which has won her the suffrages of her
audiences at once. She sings two songs in
her quiet way, with demure suggestion OF
mischief, and then a stage hand brings
table to the center. and Miss Burt reappears
carrying an umbrella which bulges with
woman's rights in every boned rib and awk-
ward fold and wearing hat which almost
creaks beneath the weight of flowers and
fruits with which IL is laden. The audience
soon gathers that she is supposed to be per-
sonating Belva Lockwood delivering &
stump speech. What Miss Burt gathers is
the fruit on her hat. She plucks grapes and
nonchalantly eats them during her remarks
on men and things, and ultimately reaches