The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE
REVIVAL OF "HUMPTY DUMPTYv AT
THE PARK NEXT WEEK.
ollie Mack and Charles Murray United
Again-Lillian Russell to Take
Fay TcmpIeton's Place.

The cast OF THE Fall and Rise of
Humpty Dumpty," which is to open the
Park Theater season a week from to-mor-
row. is an unusually brilliant one, and from
a pantomime standpoint contains some
famous people. The organization will
number. in round numbers, forty
people Miss Mae Raymond Plays
the role of the Queen of Day." and is the
prima donna OF the company. Miss Ray
mond has been with the Castle-square
opera Company. and nearly all Of last sea-
son she was heard at the Grand Opera
House. Philadelphia. Miss Lee Hobbs Mar
tin, reputed TO be one of the most beautiful
women on the stage. is the prima donna
COntralto. and plays the Queen of Night"
She is an Australian and has travelled
Europe in opera. Both of these singers
stand five feet ten inches, and are said to
be beauties. Eddie Mcdonald, star Of
comedians. has been engaged for the part
OF the Clown, and the PantaIoon character
will be handled by W. H. Bartholomew of
the old firm of Maffitt & Bartholomew, the
well-known pantomimists. The role of
Harlequin will be filled by Joseph Smith,
and Miss Blanche Fryne will re '-olumhine.
Nadine is the premier dancer. In the olio
Her. Burke and Mcdonald will have consid-
cradle knockabout, trick and acrobatic
be with this company. Almonde De Wee,
recently from France. will have charge of
and dining set providing the means for
sweet music and the scene being typical of
the kitchen and dining room. There ere eight
teams of sisters in the company-the Mil
lers, the Van Meters. the Burdock and four
of the Nelson's. Miss Grace Hendee, Miss
Amelia Harrison and Moa and Goodrich.
gTotesque acrobatic skaters, will comprise
some of the novelties in the olio. The
chorus and ballet have been rehearsing
ed
from the ranks of the best comic opera and
burlesque organizations of the country. The
company will be seen at the Park Theater
the entire week of Aug. z. with daily mat
inees. 49,
Ollie Mack sends the pleasing information
that the original team of Murray & Mack,
Charlie Murray and Ollie Mack, have
gone back into partnership after a separa-
pear in the parts they created in "Finni-
CAMS Ball. supported by a big cast of
farce-comedy players. They will appear at
the Park Theater early in September.
Israel Zangwin. author of Children of
the Ghetto which will be first presented in
Washington at the National Theater on
Sept. IS and at the Herald-square Theater
in October. sailed for America Saturday.
Rehearsals of this play will begin. ON Aug.
q under the direction Of James A Herne.
Herne's guest at his summer home Herne's
Oaks, southampton. L. l., during which time
they will go over the new piece together,
arranging the business of the characters
and developing the effects.
"Humpty Dumpty," which JamesDckson
is reviving, thirty years ago made George
L. Fox star and a millionaire, and ten
years later Tony Denier cleared over $780,
600 and retired from the business. Abbey &
Hickey also made fortune with big pro-
duction at Booths Theater New York.
The revival, which is owned by ]. b. Dick
son; is made thoroughly up to date and is
said to exceed in brilliancy any OF the form
er productions. The material used in the con-
etruction of the scenery has cost thousands
quired to finish the drops alone. Thirty
eight hundred yards of canvas were used
AMI over one ton OF paper mache was re-
quired to construct the various special fea-
lures Of the scenery. All of this work has
been done under the immediate supervision
OF Scene Artist ]. K. Young. who was
brought over from London by the worlds
fair commission TO produce the pageant at
Young has been assisted by a colaborer.
Charles Combs, who designed the pageant
display of the Yelled Prophets at st. Louis
George c. Tyler, the executive head of
the theatrical firm of Liebler & Co.. has
completed an arrangement with Marion
Crawford to write a play for Viola Allen TO
be produced in New York in the fall OF next
year Mr.. Tyler went to Europe three
weeks ago and met Miss. Allen and he-
=. III
They accompanied Mr.. Tyler TO Mr.. Craw-
ford's home. Santagnello Sorrento. near
Naples. Italy. where the deal was complet-
with Mr.. Crawford for six months in refer
ence to this matter, and went TO Europe
play will probably be called In old Ma
drid." The locale of the story will be in
the old Spanish city. about 157o The drama
will he founded on new story oy MT
Crawford, the publication OF which will be
begun in serial form in Macmillans Maya
zine in London next January. At the same
time it will be printed in prominent maya
zine in this country.
view Of Irvings latest London success.
''Robespierre." reveals a series of superb
and spirited stage pictures, surprising even
the best previous efforts OF this master of
stagecraft but it also inspires grave mis-
givings concerning Sir Henry's ability 70
withstand the fatigues of his coming Amer
lean tour.
One who has not seen Irving for three
or four years needs but a glance upon his
first entrance as the crafty French con-
sprator TO realize how very iii he must
have been and how sadly he has broken.
efplays with consummate art. and In the
scenes where Robespierre seeks to save ms
finitely pathetic and touching. but his whole
bearing is that of a man whose best years
have slipped into the shadows OF the past
and whose virility and vitality are seriously
impaired
And there Is even something more tnaTi
the suggestion of physical lassitude. Irving 5
bearing is that of a man who has suffered
I'm heart and spirit as we'll as in body. 1t Is
no secret in London that the relations be-
tween Sir Henry and Ellen Terry are sorely
strained. They act together, but IL is purely
a matter OF business There is, even TO the
people in pit and stalls. a noticeable cold
ness and restraint where once existed the
warmest sympathy, the most pronounced
devotion.
II Is a curious story that is openly whis-
pered about the London clubs It has to do
with a handsome young actor. 1t exempli-
fies once more the old truth that woman,
however gifted. however experienced and
advanced in years, is often at the best but
a tickle. incomprehensible. whimsical crea-
tIire OF moods and impulses, and never toe
old to respond TO the magnetic touch OF
youth. -
Sympathy ii may be said. Is entirely with
the veteran actor. who never advanced a
step higher in his art without assisting Ell
len Terry TO rise with him. His regard foi
her his fidelity to her interests. has been
very beautiful. i: seems a great pity that
now when suffering has overtaken him and
the shadows are frightening, that he must
bear the added sorrow of disloyalty and dis.
affection. Every one who ever knew TINS
gifted couple at the zenith OF their success
knows how completely entwined were they
in personality as well as art.
And no one can look upon them now with
out instant recognition of sadly altered rela