The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-10

The other dancers were willing that their
| feet should go high, and that their skirts
| should follow them up. but Mrs. Bloodgood
lifted her slippers only little way from
| the floor. Even then for fear that there
I might be some display. she followed pan
! which is worth The study of all asplfahts
| who have to wear short skirts when they
| do not want to. As her knee lifted she skirt
! her hand quickly dropped and held II down.
| Her dancing may have lost some ABANDON
| from that process, but her stockings were
! hid.
Miss Adelne Walker Mann, young lady
well known in New Orleans society and
prominently connected with some of Louisi-
anas oldest families has replaced Miss
Edythe Wentworth Skerrett in the cast of
The Conquerors," at the Empire Theater
New York. Miss Skerrett. who is oaugn-
ter of the iate Rear Admiral Joseph = SKIER
rett. of the United States navy, has been
obliged to give up her professional career
Tor the present, at least, on account or the
serious illness of her mother. Miss Mann Is
u very vivacious young woman, and has al
ready achieved reputation for herself as q
talented amateur actress. She decided to
adopt the stage as profession some time
ago and has been studying with Mrs stan
ope-Wheatcroft, in New York. Her part in
Tho Conquerors," although only a small
one. is that of one of the cafe chantant
girls in the festival scene one she is Wen
qualified TO play.
A Frenchman's hatred of the Germans
had a humorous exposition in New Orleans
Otis Skinner had just been filling an engage
ment there, and the leader of the orchestra
at the theater where he played is an intense
ly patriotic French creole who loathes the
Teuton. All the music in Prince Ru-
dolph," Otis SINNERS new play, is taken
from old German songs, the final curtain be-
ing rung down to the strains of the "Wacht
am Rhein." About his incidental music
Mr.. Skinner is something of a crank, and
during the week he had had several passages
.ar with 10 n orchestra
There were many mutterings on the part or
the musician, who had been overheard VOW
ing vengeance. Saturday night came and
as he picked up his baton Tor the last act
diabolica1 CLEAN shot from his eyes. Some
thing was evidently in the wind. All went
well, however, and he never was late at a
cue nor did anything but attend strictly to
business. The last scene of the play was on
The prince and princess were reunited. and
the princessS cousin had entered to say that
the kingdom had been saved. Far away in
the distance could be heard the sound of
martial music. Very, very softly did 1t steal
upon the ears of the auditors; then suddenly
al was silent. The little man in the chair
gave couple of quick beats and then there
burst upon the astonished Skinner and his
company the strains of a triumphant march
but not the Watch on the Rhine" The
German army marched to victory. with its
band playing the "Marseiliaise. 1t was the
vengeance of the leader.
Since Clement SCOTS expo, or, rather
attack, on stage women, many stories are
DelHS sprung OH the great IlOUuOu GIlllC
Poor Salina Dolaro, who t. now dead
used to tell the story, and told it until it had
reached Scott's ears in Thousand different
ways. With the greatest glee she would
joke about Scotts infatuation for her. and
The climax came when she explained how he
used to write poetry for private circulation
One day, while at luncheon with two
other actresses who were among the pub
tic favorites of the hour, the three women
began TO compare their notes.
Il say, girls, said Miss Doaro, "a new
poem was sent to me this morning. I'll tell
you the first line. Then l want you to
guess who it sounds like" With roguish
twinkle in her eyes Dolaro struck mock
posture and began:
"Oh, promise me that some day you and Il
But without waiting to give her an an
swer, the second actress burst in hastily:
May take our love together to some sky"
Then suddenly the deep contralto voice of
the third actress intoned solemnly:
Where we may be alone and faith renew
| And find the hollows where these flowers
grew.
That was enough. In less than another
minute those three women had tried and
convicted Scott of three-ply deception and
| the story of this dupliclty-thanks to the
/ yyacity Of Miss DOlaros tongue-was soon
a standing joke in every club in London
And. mind you, this all took place years
and years before Reginald De Koven had
discovered this poem, and, with the assist
ance of Jessie Bartlett Davis, made it once
more famous.