The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-30
Notes of the Stage.

the StaSe.
Lederer's new piece. THE Man in the
Moon produced last week in New York.
is promised a success.
Anna Held has closed fine season and
sails for Paris early in May, returning to
produce "Papa's Wife in the autumn.
"A Milk White Flag" is coming to the
Park for three days next week. This spec
tacular farce-comedy by the famous play
wright has never been seen here at popu-
lar prices.
Henry Irving's production of Robes
pierre" will never be attended with COM
plete success until some Chicago author
comes forward and proves that the play
was stolen from him.
Mile. Eff" after 100 nights at the Man
haitian. New York. goes to Brooklyn Phila-
delphia and Boston for spring engage
ments and reOpens in Chicago in August
The original cast Is retained.
The wicked Turtle" continues to profit
by the curiosity of weak humanity. The
company headed by Isabelle Evesson goes
to the Pacific coast and continues until
August Sadie Martinot and her associates
close in June
Mile. Cecile Chaminade, composer and
pianist who had expected to come over TO
this country last autumn but was Obliged at
the last moment to cancel the engagement,
expects to make tour here next season.
way Down East" returning to PhiladeI-
phia for the second time this season. is do
ing a great business at the Chestnut-street
| Theatre, where Ii Is on for an indefinite
run. The steady growth In favor of this
rustic play makes 1t a theatrical property of
enduring value.
THE Manicure. adapted from the French
by Joseph r. Grismer. has secured a large
laughing hit at the Manhattan New York.
1t is more wildly farcial than its prede-
cessors and quite as piquant. Louise Thorn
dyke Boucicault. James c. Barrows, Edith
Hall and James COlville are in the new
Brady & ziegfeld frivolity.
Miss Kate Fletcher, for several seasons
past Il member OF James ONeill's company
and for years past always to be found in
seen in a fine character role i'm Miss Lucille
La Vernes support I'm "a Woman's Poll
tics" Miss Fletcher is resident of and
is well known in indianapolis.
May Irving had to sing five encores in
Chicago last week to one of her coon
songs entitled IF You Amt Go no Money
You Needn't Come Round" Miss Irwin's
engagement at the Columbia closed Satur-
day night and she will go as far west as
Kansas City before reaching Indianapolis
for one performance on Monday night.
May -.
1@lIlItH Russell VIII not De aDle 10 play
Anne of Austria in the production of 1.-THE
Three Guardsmen" by the Professional
Women's League. in New York and Miss
Amelia Bingham has been selected to re-
place her. Miss Russell found that she
would be too busy with the rehearsas for
the forthcoming revival of "Erminie'' at the
Casino.
Olga Nethersole has accepted a play title
end theme for the present withheld. by
Washington woman Coyne Fletcher by
name. who also acknowledges the author
ship Of The Bachelors Baby and several
other plays which have not been produced.
The play accepted by Miss Nethersole is
said 10 call for large cast and elaborate
scenery.
Emma Calve. the prima donna, has be-
come exceedingly melancholy since her ILL
ness, and has ordered Sculptor Denys
PueChs to prepare her tombstone. The de-
sign of the monument represents Ophelia.
toward a void by phantOms and voices. The
tombstone, when completed is TO be eXkib-
tied at the Paris exposition next year.
The company which is to play Why
Smith Left Home in London. includes
Maclyn Arbuckle. George w. Barnum, Matt
Il. Snyder and his wife. Edgar l.. Daven-
port. Walter Thomas. Marion Giroux, Annie
Yeamans, Dorothy Usner and Mrs Z. y
Eberle, and If the Londoners don't like
Why Smith Left Left Hcme'' it won't be
because IL is not well played. Arbuckle
played Smith here early in the season and
was excellent in the part. Barnum was
with De Wolf Hopper in The Charlatan."
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were i'm the original
cast and there could be none better; Edgar
l.. Davenport is brother of Harry Daven-
port who played young Bronson in The
Belle of New York. and is a good actor:
so Is Walter Thomas. who now gets the
chance 20 play in London which he came so
near having when Secret Service was
taken over: Marion GirouX is handsome,
Annie Yeamans is inimitable. Dorothy
Mrs. Eberle was the amusing old maid OF
What Happened 10 JONES'
Francis Wilson made something of SEN
sation in ST. Louis the other night by the
manner in which he rebuked his audience
for discourtesy. 1t seems the people OF the
city named have a pleasing little habit of
getting up and clearing out of the theater
whenever a show is drawing near 10 its
close. thus greatly confusing the performers
and completely destroying the pleasure of
those who desire 10 remain 10 the end This
had been done 10 Mr.. Wilson so often in ST
Louis that he finally concluded 10 see what
he could do by way of expressing his obiec-
ton without appearing 10 be unduly petu-
liant or aggressive.
So when. toward the finish of The Little
Corporal the people began TO hustle about
In their seats and one man had stepped OUT
who was just then addressing him:
Stop
The performer stopped and. Mr.. Wilson