The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-18

johnny ana Emma Kay VIII Degln thelr
engagement at the Park tomorrow after
noon in "A Hot Old Time" The May
Howard Company will close with the two
performances to-day.
A r. WILDER is in the city in advance of
Hoyt's "A Texas Steer" which will be at
the Park next Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday, with Katie Putnam as Bossy
and Herbert Sears as Maverick Brander.
The Chinaman in the "Bowery Bur-
lesquers" at the Empire is improving rapid
~. lie has advanced in two nights from
three bars of The Wedding of the Chinee
ana the Coon to five, while his cake walk
lng IS done with an earnestness that shows
him TO be careful and conscientious stu
dent of the finer shadings of dramatic ac-
ton.
Friends" was repeated by the Grand
Stock Company last night to another de-
lighted audience. 1t is the general opinion
of those who have seen it that Friends"
as played by the stock company, takes rank
WIN the more notable successes of that or
ganlzatlon. There will be a matinee to-day
ana another one Saturday While Howell
Hansel has been engaged for leading bust
ness, Mr.. Kirkland will continue, as in the
past three months, to share the leads.
A very attractive lot of photographs of
Miss Shannon We're placed on exhibition in
the lobby of the Grand last evening. Kitch-
ell took some fifteen negatives of the Grand
stock companys leading woman, and the
various poses are shown in the big panel
now on exhibition. These photographs are
night at the Grand. Every lady attending
the opening performance Of "A Scrap of
Paper will receive one. 1t is the intention
of the management to continue this custom
OF giving photographs to the ladies until
complete set of pictures or the stock COM
pany has been presented. Each Monday
company are to be used as souvenirs.
Whatever Clay Clement has thus far ac-
complished as an actor and dramatist
possesses one distinctive virtue-original-
ity. He has impressed the stamp of indi-
viduality on his achievements, and, as that
individuality is a pleasing and intellectual
entity it follows that Mr.. Clement, in a
play by Mr.. Clement, constitutes a highly
agreeable and delectable compound. The
theater-goers everywhere recognize this
and, expecting something beyond the con-
ventional from Mr.. Clement, quite natural
ly accord the player and his play liberal
patronage. "A Southern Gentleman" in it's
present form, is said to be a pleasing sue
cession of character studies, frightened with
touches of humor, bits of mild philosophy
and CLEANS of dramatic fire. There is said
to be much to admire in this tale of the
South 1t is simple story of a middle
aged Southern gentleman who has served
with distinction in the Confederate army
and who twenty years after the war loved
and won the daughter of the woman he had
worshipped in his youth. The villain in
Mr.. Clements play is man who in duel
killed the father of the heroine, after his
honorable antagonist had fired in the air.
Twenty-Five years later this man is a suftor
for the daughters hand General Carroll
(Clay CLEMENT persuades this villain to
withdraw" his suit, and himself, who,
when a young lieutenant, acted as a second
of his unfortunate fellow officer, steps in
and wins the girl.