The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-29

Louise Hepner has been engaged to play
the title role in THE Belle of New York" in
Mr.. Jacob Lifts London representative
says Mr.. Lift is endeavoring to induce Ellen
Terry to star the American stage under his
management.
The souvenir tomorrow evening at the
Grand will be Mr.. Kirkland's photograph.
A week from tomorrow night Miss Daily S
picture will be the souvenir.
THE Cowboy and the Lady" Clyde
Fitchs new play, originally christened
Teddy" will be produced by Nat Goodwin
in Philadelphia early in March.
The success of Because She Loved Him
So" at the Madison-square Theater, is such
that Mr.. Charles Frohman has decided to
give Wednesday matinees of the play.
Anna Held, as great a drawing card as
ever, has her eye upon Judics repertoire
for next season and will probably appear
first in "Papa's Wife," a musical comedy
OF extreme piquancy.
Richard Mansfield has signed contracts
with Charles Frohman to begin his next
season on Oct. at the Garden Theater,
where he will continue for a run and pre-
sent an entirely new production.
Helena Mora, who is coming with Hyde's
Comedians to the Park two weeks hence,
voice and dramatic singing are much of a
magnet as ever to theater-goers.
William A. Brady has bought the mag
nificent production and electrical equip
ment of The Sorrows of Satan" and will
send a new version of the Marie Corelh
play on the road, probably with Morrison
as the devil up to date.
Mile Fif'' IN which Rose CoghIan, Au-
brey Boucicault, Louise Beaudet, John T.
Sullivan and Grace George appear at thu
Manhattan. New York, s Leo Dltrich-
by Dumanoir and Care.
It is Willard Newell who is to play ''Cy-
rano de Bergarac" at the Park the last hale
of next week. He carries a large company
and the scenery for all five acts of the
great French play. There will be a rush
for seats for "Cyrano' when the sale opens.
After an experience of three weeks Kate
Claxton gave up the management of the
Park Theater. Brooklyn, $500 out of pocket
and with strained nervous system. 1t was
Miss ClaXton's first managerial experience
and, according to her own statements, her
last.
The Turtle" waxing prodigal upon six
months of fattening success in New York
goes on tour after giving gold plates, with
hand-engraVed inscription, as parting souv-
enirs of It's one-hundrod- nil-seVenty fiji th
tol %AAetAlSS cl the A1d1lildl Idll, IN New
York.
Ethel Barrymore will join John Drew's
company, replacing Blanche Burton in 1.-THE
liars" while Clara Bloodgood will assume
Miss Barrymore original role in Cath
crime and Idiss Burton will be seen in the
part originated by Mrs. Bloodgood in
"Phroso."
Following Mr.. Barnes of New York, -
the Grand stock company will next week
put on Diplomacy" that masterpiece of
modern dramatic writing by Sardou AS
the stock company is soon to produce Too
Much johnson" and The Senator" ii can
readily be seen that the month of February
Will be a brilliant one at the Grand
Miss Olga Nethersole is a much-worried
woman. First, The Second Mrs. Tan
queray' made such a success she had to
postpone her revival of Camille" and now
two of the young women of her company
are seriously i'll with the grip, and she has
been obliged TO abandon her production of
Max ORelfs new play, The Price of
Wealth, entirely. Camille will be her bill
at Wallacks all this week, the last of her
engagement.
Edna May left THE Belle of New York
company few days ago in order to take a
rest She was then slightly Ill and her ILL
ness developed into most serious attack of
| peritonitis. which greatly alarmed her
friends. Her understudy, Jessie Carlisle,