The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
Notes of the Stage.


Tony Pastor viii celebrate to-day the
OF Tony Pastors TheateT in Rev YORK
The first two weeks Of Maud Adams's
Chicago engagement in THE Little Min
lister at Powerss Theater averaged $3.50 a
day. and there is talk of putting on Monday
matinees-
The Spanish flag hanging in the face of the
audience from the barracks in the first act
of Carmen" at English's Monday night at
tracted no more attention than if it had been
soldiers blanket, If the stars and stripes
should be hung out some night In Madrid
theater there would be a riot.
ALI Grant, the talented monologue man
now at the Empire. stil has the trick of
begging applause, though he is more good
humored about IL than formerly. success
sion OF his stories fell fiat last night Il
must be telling them too quick" he said,
with plying smile. The truth of the mat
ter was. though, that he was telling them
from -FOUR 10 twenty years too late.
When Devils Island" was first produced
in New York the ship scene aroused ex-
traordinary interest. Several of Mr.. WAL
ticks friends were anxious to see how it
would work and he gave them an oppor-
tunity by putting them on the forward deck
while the boat was in operation. Mr.. Wal
lick, referring TO the incident, said yester-
day that two or three of them were made
seasick By the motion which so closely fol-
lows that of a vevsel pitching on the waves.
Miss Louise Freear, an English actress
who has been the talk of London for her
grotesque work in Slavery parts. arrived
in New York last Saturday under contract
with George Lederer for his new production.
The Man in the Moon which opens at the
New York Gate Olympia) in April. Miss
F'reear is the eccentric. commedienne who
'Phe Girl from Paris" and "Oh, Susannah!'
performances, IN which she created the roles
PLAYED in this country later by Josie Hall
IN The Man In the Moon.
Mrs. Marshall Pease. formerly contralto
of the Clnton-avenIe Congregational
Church. Brooklyn, is now on an extended
concert tour with the Banda Rosa, which
gives two concerts at Englishs Thursday
Mrs. Pease is a native of Galveston, Tex,
but at an early age went abroad to study.
She was graduated with high honors from
the Leipzig Conservatory. and later studied
in Munich with Wilhelm Haag. Mrs Pease
has voice of powerful dramatic power.
Wei brought out in her repertoire of oratorio
parts and songs i'm German. English Italian
and French. Her home is in Detroit. where
her husband teaches large vocal class.
something like twenty years ago Fanny
Davenport was playing Lady Gay Spanker
in LONDON Assurance" with great success.
Those indianapolis theater-goers who re-
member having seen the play will readily
recall! what strong impression it made on
them. OF course. as played by Miss Daven-
port and her company there was little at
tempt scenically at anything more than the
ordinary sets used I'm the theaters at that
time. That before the days of scenic
productions touring the country AS put on
by the stock company at the Grand the
present week the play Is made far more at
tractive in many ways. The first matinee of
London Assurance" will be given this aft
ernoon.
The beauty of the Hopper company this
year is said to be Adine Bowler, a ST. Louis
girl. who is rapidly rising to distinction.
Miss Bowler comes from an old ST. Louis
family. Her mother for many years was
the soprano of the Pilgrim Church choir.
In ''The Charlatan'' Miss Bowler has some
thing else to do beside being beautiful. She
Is one OF the principals, acting the role of
the grand duchess, the youthful Princess
Ruchkowski. That the fair st. Iouisan pos
sesSes hiStrionic attainment and voice OF
great range and power is indicated by the
fact that she UNDERSTANDS Nella Bergen IL
photographs count for anything Miss Bou-
vier must be a vision of female loveliness
seldom excelled behind the footlights. She
is a stately blonde.