The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22
PLAY BILLS THIS WEEK
nrANsFIEI.D's "CYRANo" AND "sIGN
or THE CROSS AT ENGLIsHs.
Grand stock VIII Produce snrdOu's
"a scrap OF Paper"-COmedy at
Park-BurIesque at Empire.

A few hours yet remain unit IiSHaAO
Mansfield, the greatest actor Of whom Amer
lean audiences take note, viii appear here
IN Rostands "Cyrano de Bergerac,' gener-
ally ascribed the greatest acting play In
years. This city is the fifth in this country
TO be favored with this production. and that
ir itself is an honor which, while little de-
served, is shown TO be appreciated by the
mad scramble last Thursday for the COW
eted bits of cardboard that entite the hold
ers to a seat at the play. No other occasion
can be recalled when theater-goers Of this
city were so favored by theatrical man
ayers To the many hundreds who have
been looking forward TO the Mansfield en-
gagement as one OF the rarest Of pleasures,
but who have not been able to obtain tick
cts. even after theater parties had been ar
ranged and costumes purchased, Mansf1elds
coming to indianapolis for only one per-
fcrmance will be the cause of poignant dis
appointment Such is the reward Of living in
a city to which the purveyors of theatrical
entertainment have long ago given bad
name A bad name is as hard to live down
as a good name often is difficult to live up
20. But that is a matter of no import at
this date. The fact remains that the great
est Of the great shows of the season will be
at Englishs Monday night.
The public can be told little that is new
about this entertainment. All have read
columns about the production, and thou
sands have read the translation of the play
All have heard that Mansfield is supposed
to have the most extravagant parade of
theatrical effects ever seen in a drama, that
he carries company numbering nearly 80
people, that they travel in a special train
OF twelve cars, that nearly four hundred
costumes are employed during the five acts
of "Cyrano,' that the most minute of prop
critics, from drinking cups to French rolls,
are carried by the company; that there are
sixty-hve names of actors on the pro-
gramme, sixty-four of whom were never
heard of before, and may never see their
name in a review of the play, outside of
Miss Anglin, possibly, and, by this time, all
are ware that the curtain rises at 7:45
o'clC X and that, in spite of the two dozen
or more curtain calls which Mr. Mansfield
receives during the play, he never leaves
his character TO bow to the audience until
after the last act, after his Cyrano beak
has been removed and he can appear in his
citizens face.
So general and thorough has been the
vogue of this play and OF Mr.. AIansfleld's
creation and presentation that the story is
almost as universally familiar as the class
ics. though Rostands play is only year
old. Cyrano's nose, the hopelessness of his
love. his self-sacrifce, his vow to RoXane,
the kiss which he won, but Christian took,
the heroic keeping of the secret, the final
accidental revelation and the sublime death,
these are familiar to nearly every one. Mr..
Mansfield has, so far this season, played
fifteen weeks Of unprecedented success.
Only the advanced prices which Irving, with
Teoo,
able to demand, has furnished a comparison
for the enormous receipts. Mr.. Mansfield
and his company. with all the quantities of
drops, borders, wings and set pieces for the
Ave beautiful pictures in Cyrano, and the
vast number of crates of properties and
furniture, and the trunks full of costumes
viii reach here this afternoon and a large
corps of skilled stage hands will prepare the
presentation for the production Monday
evening.
Mr.. Mansheld's company numbers about
150, and is the largest dramatic company
which has ever Travelled. He brings the
actors for all the sixty-four roles. the walk
ing ladies and gentlemen, the figurantes,
several musicians, and all the stage hands
necessary to handle the immense scenes.
The following is the cast:
Comte de Guiche. ........ Mr.. Arthur Forrest
Comte de Valvert..... Mr.. F. A, Thomson
Cyrano de Bergerac. Mr.. Richard Mansfield
lie Bret. ...-........"...... Mr.. j. w. Weaver
Captain Carbon de Castle-Jeloux....
.........................Ar Francis Kingdom
ueneau..............-.M Mr.. A. G.. Andrews
Ligniere. ..............Mr. Benjamin Johnson
Second Marquis. Mr.. Edwin Belden
Third Marquis. Mr.. Clement Toole
Montfieury. .............. Mr.. William Griffith
Belrose. Douglas Stanfield
Jodelet. Mr. Maxwell Blake
Cuigy. Woodward Barrett
Brissaille. Mr.. Edward Lester
Light Guardsman. Mr.. Charles Quinn
Doorkeeper. Mr.. Dwight Smith
Iradesman. -...............--.Mr Cecil Butler
Pickpocket. Mr.. Augustin McHugh
Musketeer. Mr. A. Stryker
First Guardsman of Royal Household.
........,.,.............-.... Mr.. Harry Lewis
Second Guardsman. Mr.. b. B. Vernon
Sentinel. ............Mr. William Sorelle
Capuchin MOnk....................M Griffith
First Poet ,................"......Mr Backus
Second Poet. '..''.'-...'.'..t.:;.. Mr. Smith
Third Poet. Mr.. II. CrdWay
Eourth foet... .........''.......: Mr. Seyboldt
Fifth POet....... ................M Mr. Hammond
First Pastry Cook. ......Mr. Maxwell Blake
eoa $50 Mr. s. Winfield Donalds
Third Pastry COok............A Mr. H Brown
Fourth Pastry Cook.......Mr Robert Milton
Fifth Pastry Cook.........M Mr.. j. f. Hussey
First Gambler. Mr.. r. Fret
Second Gambler.........Mr Joseph NIarlowe
DEQtihtIu MI. octave LOGON
FIRST CaueI. .................-...... Mr.. Butler
SECOND cadet. MI. thomson
1nllu Ndut ss.s.......'.'s....s.... Ar. Lyon
tQurtn OauSI. ...-...-...........-.Mr SorreIe
HIlu Oauel. .-.-....... MT. SJfyker
Sixth Cadet...........Mr. ID. Bruce Wallace
ROXane. Miss Margaret Anglin
The Duenna-............. Miss Ella Cummens
MISS Helen Gliddon
Orange Miss Grace Hyer
enid. :.'''..'.'''...''''.'.., MISS May rolls
Flanquin. ....................Mi Miss Claire Kulp
Mother Margaret de Jesus. ..............
...............--.....-..Ati Miss Blanche Weaver
Sister Martha. Mis- Mary Emerson
sister Claire. Miss Helen FORD
FIRST Actress. .......+...-...... Miss Rowland
second ACTRESS ..........-........ MISS Hatch
1nlTQ actress .-...s...-...--.... MISS Reuck
fourth Actress. Miss Emerson
ObuOfeJle.. MISS HaNerlelgh
FIRST Fage..+..-..-.-.....M Miss Angela Mccall
second Page. Miss Mary Blythe
u hird dge........................M Miss GIBBONS
floWer Cir. .....-.. .....-..-.. MISS Frien
Nuns, ladies of quality, gentewomen,
actresses scuLeTy maids, cadets, noblemen,
pickpockets. apprentices, townspeople,
Spanish soldiers and lackeys.
Synopsis of Scenery
Act IA performance at the Hotel Bour-
gogue.
Act 1.-THE Bakery of Poets.
Act III-The Kiss.