The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16


Founders should be a makeup box. If we
cannot arrive at the beauty of Mr.. Lederer's
chorus it may be possible at least to emu
late their composure."
Mrs. Annie Yeamans is to get married and
retire from the stage. At least that was the
surprising bit of intelligence conveyed to a
certain theatrical gossip in New York in a
letter he received Friday from a friend in
London. The letter merely mentioned the
report Of Mrs. Yeamans's approaching mar
riage incidentally and gave no details. 1t
didn't even say who the man was. Mrs.
Smith Left Home" she made one of the
hits of the piece and has been much praised
by the London papers.
Julia Arthur's willowy form, raven hair
and lustrous orbs will illuminate the role
of Hamlet next season in connection with
her other plays. The idea of playing Ham,
let was suggested to Miss Arthur by Sir
Henry Irving, who thought she resembled
Edwin Booth, and who was kind enough to
say that she could read the lines with ex-
cellent effect. Sir Henry dilated at some
length on the success she could make in
the part, and Miss Arthur imagines it was
he who gave the same idea to Bernhardt.
II greatly admire Nine. Bernhard" says
MISS AILnuI, III Il COICcpLlOu VI tIlC
character will be quite different from hers.
Instead Of a blonde my Hamlet will be a
dark-haired man. of thirty-tive or thirty
eight years. While the Danish people are
generally blonde. Hamlet seemed to have
the peculiar complexion which in such cases
appears to carry with 1t peculiar mental en-
dowments. He was not mad as / read
Shakespeare, and there are a hundred or
more lines which to me seem proof of his
sanity. He was a thinker, a philosopher. a
man ahead of his age and suspected of un-
sound mind because he was superior to his
surroundings. Melancholy he certainly was,
and through his sensitiye M t sounded of dsa
man that thought logically and pro-
foundry"
Miss Arthur added that while her make
up would be that Of a man with hair just
touched with gray about the temples, she
would not attempt to initiate a mans voice.
but rely on the depth and strength OF her
natural tones and the simplicity and earn
estness of her work to Danish the sugges-
ton of the woman in the part.
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Frank Daniels and Kirk La Shelle are en-
gaging the people who will create the prin-
cipal roles in the new comic opera 1.-The
Ameer." which will be produced by the
Frank Daniels Opera Company on Oct. 8.
Daniels last season Kate TART. Helen Red
mond and Danforth, the basso, will be re-
tanned. w. f. Rochester. comedian. and
William Corliss are the most important ac-
QUESTIONS.
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Manager Joseph Gavin, formerly of En-
glish's, left Friday TO join Clay Clement
in San Francisco to arrange for Mr..
Clements next tour. Mr.. Gavin will hence
forth act as Mr.. Clements manager, and II
that refined actor continues 10 meet with
the success that attended him after Mr..
Gavin took control of his business last
spring 1t will not be long until he becomes
one of the best money makers Of the pro-
fessiOn.
J. b. Dickson's pantomime "Humpty
Dumpty." now in preparation at Anderson
is assuming big proportions and getting well
under way. The transformation scene, &C.
cording 10 description, will be one Of the
largest, most complicated and magnificent
ever seen in a stage spectacle. There viii
be six perfect scenes, each one including
the previous set, until at the finale the daz
fling ensemble takes up the entire deptf
of the stage. Eighteen drops are used, anC
as many enormous set pieces, which in
clude rocks OF silver, gold and Jewels
maStodon reptiles. angels, syIphS anc fairie:
floating through the air and rising from
beautiful lowers, a gold chariot drawn by
the four Pharaoh horses, the entire scene
being illuminated by a sunburst produces
by electricity and two revolving wheels eacl
fifty feet In circumference. This sunburs
is more than twice the size OF any othel
similar effect ever produced. The company
upwards OF fifty people Of which have ar
rived In Anderson, is rehearsing daily. Th'
costumes, all of which will be new, are be
ing made in the Anderson opera house
Three hundred dresses will be required.
more elaborate description of the produc
ton will be given later. "Humpty Dumpty
will open at the Park Theater Monday
> Aug. z.