The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-29
nENTTCN DR.. A. E. BUCHANAN
UuN11NA 1913 When Building.
AMUSEMENTS.

The Park S last week Will begin this AFTER
noon. with a revival Of Monte Cristo,"
which Is said to be the best play in Frank
Lidon's repertoire. Monte Cristo'' will be
given this afternoon and tonight, Tomorrow
Decoration day. and Wednesday. Begin
ming Thursday matinee, Mr.. Lindon will ap-
pear in "A Child OF Fortune" Tomorrow,
being a holiday, the Park will probably have
crowded houses
In order to disseminate Hall Gaines play,
The Christian widely enough to satisfy
the Manx author there will be two compa-
MES abroad In 1t next season. Viola Allen
Will. OF course. head one and in the other
Glory will be played by Efie Ellsler, who
will emerge from her retirement 10 play
this part.
Franz Ebert. OF the Liliputians-his real
name is Ebeling - desires to become an
American citizen and has taken out his
preliminary naturalization papers.
Notwithstanding the fact that they are
now playing in different companies, it seems
that the fortunes of Kyrle Bellew and Mrs.
James Brown Potter are still joined together,
and Mr.. Below will not, therefore, accom-
pany Sir Henry Irving when "Robespierre'
Is aao sfo s5at T over Ps here. ct There err are rumo1s
pose TO take London by storm in Romeo
and Juliet"
One OF the attributes of the Richard Mans
field company not mentioned in the bill of
the play is a Red Cross department., fully
equipped In lotions and bandages to care
for any sort OF wound. This department
Is made necessary by the stray gunwads
that fly about when the cadets of Gascogne
make their bold fight. and few nights pass
out that some luckless super is not fastened
or retarded In his walk by one of these
hard-rolled paper pills. The host of women
VINO nave nothing 10 do but TO look pretty
Cross Society. and it is considered among
the supers an honor to be shot and to OBJ
tain such tender attentions from pretty
hands. OF course. no one is seriously hurt,
but 1t must be uncomfortable suddenly to
feel a hot paper wad nesting against ones
skin. Mr.. Mansfield's reputation for in
s~istence. upon realism in stage properties
IL hardly borne out by the fact that he
does not provide his soldiers with real bull
lets: In the original production in New
York genuine flintlocks were used and the
cadets discharged them apparently point
provided to snf INTERCEPT termg; 1 tSe Tes5.S r Tn a screen
was found next morning in the balcony Of
the theater. Thereafter the flintlocks were
ornament. and the cadets fired their blanks
from Remington rifles.
Robert Drcuet will play John Storm. the
Anglican priest. in Viola Aliens support, in
The Christian next season. Her father.
c. Leslie Allen. will be the Archdeacon
wealthy: In the other parts the cast will
De practically the same as this season.
There was a report in New York last week
that Mary Hampton, the leading lady of
the Shenandoah" company, had deter
mined. In spite Of a previous matrimonial
alliance which was productive of little but
tumult. to again assume the bonds of mar
RED life. The surprising part of this tale
was mat II mentioned Sager Berry as the
prospective groom Mr.. Berry is the Young
man who was taken to the Court of Special
Sessions the other morning to answer the
charge or cruelty to animals. He was ac-
cused of having repeatedly wounded with y
saber one OF the horses employed In the bat
tie scene OF Bronson Howard's war drama,
against him. Berry Joined the 'Shenan-
doah' company last summer in Chicago as
q supernumerary, and since that time he
has frequently fought, bled and died nieh,iv
with two matinees a week as we'll. in the
episode known to history as the climax of
disconcerting incident which led Mr. Berry
before the police justices the other day he
Is the pos s E OF winning ways, and has
OF the wedding is not yet announced.
Mr.. Berry is said TO be the son OF an
eminent fce-cream manufacturer, whose
factory covers five whole lots i'm South San.
CANON street. Chicago.
Viola Allen, in 9Th Christian" has al
ready been booked for an engagement at
English's next season. She will end her
long run in The Christian at the Boston
Museum Saturday evening. June 10. and will
depart for Europe for a three months tour
OF the continent on June II. Miss Aliens
season at the Boston Museum will cover
fourteen weeks. or 10 performances, the
longest run made in Boston in many years.
Miss Aliens season has been very remark
able In many ways. She opened at the En-
pire Theater. In Albany. y. V. Sept. .. for
three performances to capacity; she then
played for two weeks at the National Thea
ter In Washington and the Providence
Opera House. in Providence. r. l.. break
ing the best record OF the former playhouse.
and began her New York run at the
knickerbocker Theater, Oct. 10. where she
remained six weeks, playing to the largest
receipts ever taken in America at regular
prices. The receipts for her first sixty-seven
performances In The Christian' We're
$loo.57s.3. She remained fourteen weeks al
the Garden Theater. which. with the week al
the Columbia Theater, in Brooklyn borough,
gave her twenty-one weeks In New York
city. Miss Allen played TO over sO.OO0
over 500. 900 while in New York and
at the Boston Museum she has averaged
thus far no. 80 a week. Her Boston engage
ment will show receipts OF at least Sl4s0 0
Miss Aliens total receipts for the season
VIII exceed $3Ss,0o0. the best record ever
made by a woman star In America. Miss
Allen will play in The Christian only next
year. She opens her second season early In
next September at Power's Theater. in Chi
eago.
That bunch OF English girls imported by
George W. Lederer TO play statuesque
parts In The Man la the Moon" knew