The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-26
Notes of the stage.

Notes of the Stage.
Otis SINNERS advance sale will open
Monday morning at English's box office.
Among the productions contemplated by
Madame Modjeska for next season are "A
Winters Tale" and Marie Antoinette."
Francis Wilson mas a new comic opera
called 1.-The Festivals" 1t is an adapta-
ton from the French by Harry B. Smith.
'Incog'' is soon to be put on by the stock
company. This is the comedy in which
Charles Dickson starred for two or three
seasons.
The Hermanns, Adelaide and Leon, will
appear at EngIish's the first half of next
week, presenting a long list of novel feats
of magic and sensational illusions.
Mrs. Otis Skinner, known to the stage as
Maud Durbin, is travelling with the COM
pany this season, but is taking a vacation
and viii not be seen in the cast OF Rose
mary"
Alexander Clark, the principal comedian
of 9TH Girl from Paris company, COM
ing to the Park the last half Of this week,
is going with the Alice Nielsen Opera Com
There have been so many requests for
Camille that the Grand stock company
has decided to put it on next week. The
requests for this play largely outnumber
those for any other production.
Lillian RusseIFs daughter is now about
eighteen; Camille d'Arville has a son in col
lege, and the younger of Pauline Halls two
children is three years old. Jane Hading
once played Juliet when her OWN daughter
took the part of the aged nurse. Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin has a grandson eight years ola.
Il do not think 1 have ever been what
is called stage-crazed," said Julia Arthur
recently. II went upon the stage. almost
before 1 knew what I really wanted to
do. 1 played Juliet at the age of fifteen, and
where do you suppose l saw my Romeo or
that occasion the last time we met? l in
a stage box, he on the stage playing Gecko
in Trilby.'"
An evidence of the quick wit of Margaret
Anglin. who has been engaged by Lieber
& Co. for THE Musketeers,' is the reply
she gave Richard Mansfield when he en-
gagged her to play Roxane in "Cyrano de
Bergerac." He asked her if she thought
she could look pretty enough on the stage
for ROxane. Certainly" she answered,
'ff you can look ugly enough for Cyrano."
She was engaged on the spot.
To Miss Josephine Hall, who won some
fame by her clever impersonation of the
slavey in 1.-THE Girl from Paris" and by
her rendition of that touching ballad, sis
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distinction of opening the American theatre
cal invasion of Cuba She has been in poor
health lately, and, her physician having rec
commended a warmer climate, she mas organ
lied the Josephine Hall Vaudeville Company
to open at the Tacon Theater, Havana, at
an early date.
Anna Held's famous $4,000 diamond dress
which she wears in 1.-THE French Maid" is
the admiration and envy of the ladies
wherever she appears. 1t is a magnificent
garment, and under the electric light it is
said to be positively dazzling. 1t is the
source of great Inconvenience to the lltue
lady, however, as the costume must pc
placed in aneirOn-bound case Immediately
on removal and a special guard employed 70
the precious charge to and from
the theater to the private car in which MISS
Held invariably lives.
Madeleine L4ucette Ryley, the %well-known
authoress and playwright, is to sail for Eu-
rope shortly, where she is to produce her
latest play at the English capital. She has
delivered a new comedy to Charles Froh-
man. Nat Goodwin is soon to present her
much-talked-of historical comedy Richard
Savage" and her novel, An American
Citizen" which she wrote from her play
of thai name, is in it's second edition. Take
It all together, the former faVorlte or the
operate stage seems to have found every
encouragement in a literary career.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has not adopt
ed the silly fashion of having hen self tat
tooed. She has merely made up a painted
heur-de-lis on her left shoulder in order to
add realism to her portrayal of the part
of Miladi in Beerbohm Trees production Of
1.-THE Musketeers'' at Her Maiesty's Theater,
London. Miladi, it will be remembered by
the readers Of Dumas's story, was a lady
with q past, a portion of which had been
spent behind the bars, where she received
the brand on her snowy shoulder, a way
thax- had Of marking prisoners in France
lest some day they might reform and lead
decent lives. Mrs. Potter has been Ill re-
Gently, but has returned to her place In
Mr.. Trees cast.
1t is quite in keeping with her Importance
in the cast of The Senator that Miss
Marion Berg's photographs should be the
souvenir for tomorrow night at the Grand.
Miss Berg has in this play the most at
tractive character in which she has yet been
seen. 1t is a part first made prominent
by Gladys Wallis, and there is no other
like 1t on the stage. Josie Armstrong IS q
queer. attractive little body who uses the
oldest slang Imaginable, coming her own
words for il. One of her faVor1te express
sions in the play IS Don't be Woozy;u
girl" Miss Berg has been taking a weeks
rest. and her reception Monday night VIII
be hearty. There was no place in the cast
of Moths for either Miss Berg or Mr..
Sheldon. THE Senator" takes the entire
strength of the stock company.
Otis Skinner and his far-seeing business
partner, Joseph J. Buckley, constitute one
of the most prosperous young theatrical
firms in the country. While many other
ambitious stars have been piling up debts
and going into liquidation through the bank
ruptcy law, Skinner and Buckley have been
maintaining a prosperous front without the
assistance Of any angel" until they will
find themselves at the close of their fifth
season. square with the world and with
money in the bank. The estimate Of Skin
ner's ability and money-making power,
formed by his many friends before he start
ed cut with a company of his own, has been
verified as good judgment. His friends be-
lieve him the best romantic actor on the
American stage and his scholarly attain
ments and his winning personality on both
sides of the footlights have made him one
of the most popular Of gentlemen among
literary and social circles. With more Skin
ners and more plays such as he has been
giving the public, there would be less talk
about the necessity for elevating the stage.
In the Night.
/ dreamed Iast,night my Love was dead:
The dreadful thing was this
Not that my lips would feel no more
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