The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
PLAYS and PLAYERS.

One Of the November attractions at the
Park will be Hyde's Comedians and Helene
Mora. Mr.. Hyde is said to have the strong
est lot Of people he has ever presented
indianapolis.
Truly Shattuck a handsome young singer.
who made hit with the patrons OF the En-
pire Theater last season. has sailed for Ber-
lin. where she has an engagement at the
Winter Garden.
Papinta is coming TO the Grand next
month to appear in her mirror dances in
connection with the stock company's per-
formanees. Her dances are marveis of color
and light effects
A short time ago in British Columbia. Tim
Murphy was presented with cub bear. The
comedian was delighted. little dreaming
what was in store for him. To his horror
he found himself the possessor of a little
animal that had to be fed every two or
three hours from a baby's nursing bottle-
His company guyed him numerically, final
ly calling him Mother Murphy" but they
could not laugh him into deserving the pet.
The New York Telegraph's London CORE
spondent says: 'I am informed upon what
regard as fairly reliable authority that
Edna Mays brother gave Harry Cavendish
a sound thrashing before the latter sailed
for Canada. 1t is said CavendiSh declared
he found il irksome to support. the May
family. pay for dancing lessons for little
the rental of a theater beside. This young
May regarded as gross SANDER upon his
sister, himself and relatives: hence the
The most popular play of last seasons
stock company, as indicated by vote to be
taken during the eight performances this
week, will be reproduced at as early day
as possible by the company Beginning to-
morrow night, slips containing the names
OF the twenty-eight plays presented last
fxrf ooh yxxsfn he Tod
through the audience, and everybody is in
vited TO indicate his choice with the Gus
t9maiy Gross used IN the australian system
est number Of votes will be announced next
Sunday and will be Put into rehearsal as
Lucille La Verne, the new member Of the
stock company. evidently left New York
just after making hit in vaudeville. One
Eastern paper said Of her a few days ago:
Lucille La Verne, described as a clever
actress. actually has done a new thing in
the coon act line. She dio it at Tony
Pastors in New York recently and IL went
And now there is something unusual in
vaudeville. Miss La Verne did what is
called a trial turn" and although she
trial frosts'' which preceded her, which
prevented her from appearing until
o'clock. she scored an unqualified hit. She
and simply walked on and talked and
laughed for fifteen minutes in the most
natural way imaginable. Reports declare
that her material is original and funny, and
her dialect was perfection. For those who
are weary OF coon" acts, with their Sixth
avenue lingo, Miss La Yerne's rich. genuine
Southern dialect will come like a refreshing
breeze after long: hot day."
Richard Mansfield has learned of a new
scheme in writing plays. And a stray au-
thor. quite reputationless, told him OF IL.
This playwright in embryo called on Mans
field one day recently and asked per-
mission TO read him new play. He ex-
planned his plot with great enthusiasm, and
though Mansfield soon saw that Ii was not
fitted for himself, he listened from Interest
in its originality.
Page after page was reeled, of and the
plot thlckened and thickened until the last
act was reached The story even here sped
merrily along until Il was quite apnarenf
that the climax was at hand The author
read up 10 this point and then finished alb
Then he dies" and then he proceeded 70
smooth and fold his manuscript.
the act6S BHt bo SSas aes protested
mustn't leave that entirely to the imagina-
ton"
But don't know myself"
That's most extraordinary
Not at all The death hasn't come yet"
The death hasn't come. I'VE ordered .,
and it'll probably be on the next steamer
AZ the latest IL should he here In a week ;;
Consideration was beginning TO seize the
soul or The usually imperturbable artist
Here was caution. A dramatist can't finish
a play because the death of PRINCIPAL
character. which he has ordered. hasn't ar
rived. He limited for some further particu-
lars
We'll, you see" continued the dramatist
there Is little man in Fleet street Lon
don. who makes a profession of inventing
new deaths and selling them 10 dramafisfs
and novelists. just as we make new plays
and sell them TO actors and managers. He
has quite knack OF turning out strong.