The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-16

The New York season of 1.-The Bonnie
Brier Bush will probably begin about
Jan. !.
Kellar, the magician, comes to English's
the first part of next week. The sale Of
seats opens to-day.
Frank Daniels will begin his New York
season on Dec. 4. at Wallack's. producing
there, for the first time in Gotham, his new
comic opera. 'The Ameer."
The success of Arizona" has been such
that the management has received an ear
nest request for a return engagement in
every city in which 1t has been seen this
season
There is no change in the Empire bill this
week. the Big Sensation company, which
has done better three days business than
any other show the house has had since
fair week. continuing TO Saturday night,
inclusive.
Helen Redmond. Frank Daniels's prima
donna, has received fiattering offer to ap-
pear in the leading role of Sir Arthur Sui
the oer as she prefers to ene remain Mn Wis
The Ameer."
There are no vacant seats in the Grand
these days. or nights, either. for that mat
ter for the orchestra is under the stage at
every performance. The stock company S
play, ''7-20-S." together with Papinta. form
such a strong combination that the theater
will turn away people at every performance.
Next week the stock St company will appea.
beautiful plays known to the stage.
F. Marion Crawford has completed his
novel. written especially with a view to
making a play from it for Miss Viola Allen,
and with Lorimer Stoddard, has begun the
work of dramatization They expect to have
the play completed by January when Mr..
Crawford will return to his home in Sor-
rento, Italy; Miss Allen will not produce
the play until next season, after the pres
ent tour of THE Christian
The Park will jump from melodrama into
farce-comedy this afternoon. when "Who
is Who?' begins its engagement there.
who is Who?" is a comedy that ranks
well up in the list of the successes of the
Fast two seasons. and the company is a
large one. Enough specialties are intro
duced during the three acts TO give the per-
vaudeville one. After three days of this
farce-ccmedy. the Park is to have Weber
and Fields's success, Hurry Burly"
"Pa-son JIM" which has already earned
the title of THE Great American Play" will
be seen here at English's Friday and Sat.
urday nights and Saturday matinee. The
scenes of "Parson Jim transpire in and
the characters are mainly types with which
we are all familiar. The story of the play
is intensely strong and human. dealing with
the great love and devotion of Jim Fair.
child for his foster-sister. The plot is toe
complex TO be made plain in short sketch
The company which will present Par
son Jim" in this city contains the
entire original cast among the member:
of which William II. Pascoe Franz
Lander, Fred Book, Frank Currier. Thoma.
Doyle, Walter Thomas, Miss Geneviev,
Warren, Miss Martha Rudesill, Miss May
Tyrrell and Miss Dallas Tyler.
James A. Herne was the victim of a sur.
| prise, last week, at the Park Theater, in
Boston, where his latest success, Sag
| Harbor,' is having a remarkable run. Capt
Nathan p. Hand. veteran whaling cap
tain OF Sag Harbor, L. l.. headed delega.
| ton of citizens of that town who went Il
Boston especially to see themselves as Mr.
| Herne saw them when he put them into hi.
| play. Mr.. Herne admits that Captain HAND
was his principal model for his character OF
| rather nervous az having the original il
'front.' Great was his surprise and pleasure
| therefore. when the veteran whaling cap
| tain called him out after the performance
| and, in neat speech. full of nautical cpl
grams, presented him with a handsome
| cane, made OF whales ivory, and Hand
| carved as he quantity expressed il. Capt
Hand returned 10 Sag Harbor 10 tell al
| the inhabitants how they have been handed
! down 10 fame in dramatic form, and TO ex
/ tend TO them Mr.. Herne's invitation 10 com,
and see his play free. any time.