The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-06
NEMTTOT DR.. A. e. BUCHANAN
DINllOl 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.


night and all this week by the Grand Stock
Company. has been associated with more
real tragedies than any play of modern
times. 1t is this piece in which Harry Mon
tague, the best leading man that Wallacks
Theater, New York, ever knew, was play
ing at the time of his fatal illness in San
Francisco. 1t is supposed that the exertion
of playing the emotional part of Julian
Beauclerc FASTENED his death, as he was moi
in the best of health at the time Ben
Porter, one of the bggest-hearted actors the
stage has ever known, was killed i'm Texas
while with Diplomacy" company which
included Maurice Barrymore Georgia Drew
barrymore and others. Porter attempted to
defend the ladies of the cOnnpany from the
insults of drunken Texan while they were
all at an early morning breakfast a rail-
road restaurant. He was shot and instantly
Killed during the quarrel which followed
This tragedy cast a shadow over the play
and superstitious actors let it severely alone
for several years. Five six years ago the
Coghlans revived it with a fine cast and
made it prominent in their repertoire during
a tour of the country. 1t was during their
engagement in this city that Charles Cohglan
made his unfortunate matrimonial alliance
With kuehne Beveridge. Since that time 1t
has not been seen in Indianapolis and its
revival by the Grand Stock Company is an
event of more than ordinary interest.
''Way Down East" I.ottie Blair Parker's
English's this evening, tells in an interest
ing way story from life. Many little cpl
sodes abound throughout the play One of
the most conspicuous is where a mother
finds her son loves the waif to whom they
have given shelter and made servant in
the family. She turns upon the girl and up
braids her for stealing her sons heart The
girl retorts that she does not want his love
at which the mother flashes into hot resent
ment and fearful pity for her sighted son.
Heretofore Otis Harlan has had one or
two new songs each time he comes to town
but his programme in Hoyt's "A Day and
Night" which reaches Englishs Thursday
night, is said to contain a half dozen num-
bers in which he has some part and three
special songs with the usual bunch of en-
cores, none of which has ever been heard
In indianapolis; Their names are The AM
new coon song, and rollicking ditty
called "As Long as 1t Pleases the Ladies' 7"
Big Bill Devere, Clarissa Agnew and Male
Lowrie are also said to take prominent
part in the vocal hits of "A Day and a
Night I'm addition to these are a number
or concerted pieces and ehoruses almost
enough fer comic opera. The sale of seat
for this new Hoyt play opens this morning.
A promise of something unusually enter
tanning accompanies the announcement Of
1.-THE Air Ships coming TO the Park this
afternoon. This farce-comedy is said to COM
bine rollicking fun, with plenty of melody
vaudeville features and the handsome cos
tunes of a Partisan spectacle to all of
which is added very entertaining plot
II. B. Marks and Ben Tuthin are here
looking after the advance work for ''Cyrano
de Bergerac,' which comes to the Park the
last half of this week
Gus Hills Vanity Fair will begin a
three days engagement at the Empire this
afternoon. A boxing dog three-mile BIZ
cycle race and a woman Violinist are among
the novel features
Mrs. Carter, the Yankee Bernhardt.
This is a specimen of the enthusiastic
notices of Mrs. Carter and "Zaza" in New
York. And Mrs Carter is the same woman
in whom New York critics could not see
a CLEAN of possible talent a few years ago
when they hooted her from the stage. This
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