The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-16
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SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER,
Shirting Sold by the Yard.
ADJUSTMENTS.

Rupert of Hentzaup in which James X.
Hackett will appear at Englishs tonight,
was written by Anthony Hope and is a four
act companion play to 1.-THE Prisoner of
Zenda.' Mr.. Hope has also written 1.-THE
Adventure Of Lady Ursula" and "Phroso."
both of which were more than usually suo-
cessful and in Rupert of Hentsau'' he is
said to have done the best work of his
career. The play concerns the same char
acters as were represented in ''The Prisoner
of Zenda," the action taking place three
years later than in that play. Mr.. Hackett
and his company are under the management
OF Daniel Frohman. In every city where
they have appeared both play and star
both press and public. The company num-
bers twenty-six people.
Miss winona Bridges, Of the Grand Stock
Company, has just received $1,O75 in final
settlement of a claim Of $500 against one
OF the Eastern railroads for injuries re-
ceived in an accident two years ago. Miss
Bridges is having some beautiful gowns
made for her week in Moths" which is
the stock company Miss Shannon, Miss
Daily and Miss Field are also having some
handsome dresses made for Moths"
The performance of "Too Much Johnson
by the Grand Stock Company Is certainly
an admirable one and is gaining in favor
as the week progresses.
Miss Jobyna Rowland, whom Daniel
Frohman has engaged for the part of Queen
Flavia in James X. Hackett's production of
Rupert of Hentzau," coming to English's
tonight, was born in Indianapolis about
twenty years ago. but her early girlhood
was spent in Denver, Col. She is one Of
Mr.. Frohmans discoveries. Anthony Hone
author of Rupert Of Hentzau," desired
that the part of Flavia should be portrayed
by an actress Of more than usual height
and Mr.. Frohman set himself to finding a
young actress who possessed the necessary
physique. He found her in Miss Rowland,
who had experience with smaller companies
ana VINO gives promise or becoming an ex-
cellent player. The young woman has also
been a model. and it will be of interest to
admirers of Mr.. Hope and of the artist
Charles Dana Gibson to know that Miss
Howland posed for the latter for his Illus
trations, which ornamented the Hope novel.
Indeed, many of Mr.. Gibson's famous re-
cent studies of young women of to-day have
been made from Sittings furnished him by
lsS IA 81 iowtan t IA - Inns yoqng t woman rs near
beauty but that grace so rare in very tall
girls. Miss Rowland has been very success
ful in her portrayal of Queen Flavia, and
has been splendidly indorsed by the news
paper critics of cities where Mr. Hackett
has appeared in the Hope play.
That Helene Mora is as great favorlte
as ever with the ladies the present engage
ment of Hyde's Comedians at the Park has
fully demonstrated. One of the acts on the
programme at the Park has not received
the mention II deserves and that is the
bicycle turn of A. ID. Robbins whose riding
comes near eclipSing anything ever seen in
this city. Feats that other riders have per
formed with difficulty Robbins does with the
greatest ease. Following Hyde's Comedians
next Monday Fitzsimmons will appear at
the Park with his vaudeville stars.
Julian Edwards, the well-known composer
of many beautiful opera comques and two
or three other grand operas besides, is also
the composer of Jefferson de Angelis's new
and successful comic opera, THE Jolly
MuskSe,teer, which IS to be produced. at
English's on Friday and Saturday evenings
and matinee Saturday Mr. Edwards was
for many seasons the director of the cele-
brated Carl Rosa Opera Company, in Lon
don and was, at one time, the musical di-
rector of London's leading theater for grand
opera. the Covent Garden Mr.. Edwards.
accompanied by Mr.. STANCE, who WICte
the libretto of THE Jolly Musketeer." will
shortly sail for Europe, and after brief
Vienna TO take charge of their opera
comique 'Madelaine; or. the Magic Kiss"
which Will be produced in that city next
Camille d'Arville, who. it is said, will re-
main abroad for two years.
English are curious people" said Jack
LeffineweI the other day. while he was in
the city In advance of Jacob Lifts Mis-
takes VIII Happen" comedy. that comes to
English's next week. They're all right
and when you get to know them you like
them very much. and they make mighty
good friends, but they haven't particle OF
appreciation OF American humor, and, to IL
lustrate, let me tell you yarn that heard
the last time was in London. l had pre-
viousy heard the story in New York. and I
will give you the American version first A
lawyer by the name of John Strange was
dying. his doctor had given him up and
he called his wife to his bedside and his
last request was that she have engraved ON
his tombstone the simple words Here lies
on honest lawyer with the date The wife
asked him why he did not want his name,
but he told her that il would not be az All
necessary, as any one stopping 10 read the
Inscription would say at once, That's
Strange
This is the English OF II: There was once
a barrister, / really don't tremember his
name, you know, but that's quite imma-
terial He lay dying and called his wife 10
his bedside, asking her to have engraved on
his tombstone, Here lies an honest barris-
ter Then the Englishman telling the story
says; Any one stopping 70 read 1t viii say
Dear me, how extraordinary
Manager George Bowies arrived yesterday
Ia advance Of the return engagement Of