The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-29

The Empire continues to nave good
houses TO witness the two clever bur-
iesques and good specialties.
1t Is not likely that Anna Held will get
out this way the present season. She Is
doing too well in New York TO leave for
a time, at least. She Is appearing in "Papa'S
Wife" a clever farce, and her advance
sale has spread out for weeks In the future.
After doing considerable skirmishing Tod
Sloan. the little jockey Of pyrotechnic no.
foriety. Is now said to have decided to
take Montgomery and Stone with a large
vaudeville troupe on a tour through Africa
and Australia. the start TO be made about
Christmas. 1900.
The new Gennett Theater at Richmond
will be opened Friday, Dec. 20. by Otis Skim
ner, in The Liars" This theater will be
in the state. Murray and Swisher. who
held the Phillips lease, also have the lease
or the new building.
What Happened to Jones'" with George
W. Larson, Walter Lennox. ST.. Barney
McDonough, Anita Bridges Juliet Sager,
Dorothy Hammock. Emily Stowe, Josephine
Shepherd and Ada Craven as interpreters
the piece a~bounds, will be at English's next
Tuesday night.
The Bostonians, who's popularity Is alb
solutely perennial, are coming to English's
next week. Friday night they present their
new opera, 1.-The Smugglers." which has
won success in the East, Saturday after
noon Rob Roy and SATURDAY night The
ers Is always hailed with delight.
Sydney Rosenfeld's desire to secure a
lease on a New York theater has brought
out the fact that it takes considerable
money to rent a good theater In the metrop-
oils. Mr.. Rosenfeld offered $5,00 a year
for ten years to Oscar Hammerstein for the
new theater he Is building on Forty-second
street adjacent to the Victoria.
London seems to be getting A~mericanized
at a rapid rate. A well-known ramati
critic In a letter to his paper this side the
pond says the custom of kissing and boo
Ing at first nights Is becoming unbearatle
and abominable. Mayhap after a while our
English cousins VIII learn 10 oenaVe this
way every night, as Is the custom In Amer
lea
De Wolf Hopper will finish a remarkably
successful run of Eel Captain" In London
one week from Saturday. He will then try
THE Charlatan' on the London theater-
going p~ublic-under another title, however.
1.-THE Charlatan" must perforce mas
querade under the name or THE Mystical
Miss In London for the reason that its
American owners have taken out a copy
right over there.
George w. Lederer has determined to cut
Chicago from his route sheet hereafter.
This is because OF the virulent attacks made
by the Windy City newspapers upon his
latest success. The FOUNDERS" Some OF
author. Harry 3. Smith, OF having done
nothing more r, than supply sup an sn dddi Iasrisd
Il The FOUNDERS"
Miss Adelaide Prince, Creston Clarke's
leading woman. is one of the more recent
arrivals among the galaxy Of feminine
stars in the American theatrical frma-
ment, but Indications are that she has come
10 stay. She is a beautiful young woman
and possesses a striking personality. both
OF which qualifications admirably lit her
for her position In Mr.. Clarke's company.
The Park Theater management intends
TO see TO II that no reaction sets in at their
house the week following Thanksgiving. as
is sometimes the case. THE Great Train
Robbery will make lively business the
first half OF the week. while The Great
Triple Alliance" a high-class vaudeville
troupe. headed by three clever magicians.
Overheard at the stock company's produc-
ton Of Sothern's THE Dancing Girl" at the
Grand Opera House Monday night:
The Duke OF Guiseberry (hero Of the play),
breaking a vase In a Mt OF passion: There
stock company proprietor Gin the audi
ence):. I'll bet there does go a dollar. at
least"
Unknown: "oh. never mind, the property
man will glue the pieces together tomorrow
for the duke TO smash again tomorrow
night"
From the reckless manner IN which
Johnstone Bennett "cut" her lines and the
stage business" which. according TO the
programme. she should have used last night
and the night before at English's, II would
seem that she Is Indifferent as TO having
indianapolis on her route sheet" next
season The clever work OF Sweatnam,
Ladell and Nellie O'Nell doubtless saved
MISS Bennett from more cavai.er treatment
FOR her action.
A theatrical manager stood In the rear of
English's not long ago, when the audience