The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09

its career in Chicago during its thirteen
weeks run there. Since leaving Chicago ii
has not played once to less than $1,000
perfoi nance.
The following item appeared in this weeks
Dramatic Mirror: Henry Kolker and
oils, Ind, on Nov. J." 1t is not likely that
there is any truth in this item, since both
have denied IL strenuouSly.
Good attendance IS still the rule at the
Empire. The Tuxedo Club is giving per-
Torrance with many meritorious acts. One
of the funny features is the act OF the
Fantas trained pig, young porker about
four inches high, apparently.
The Earl of Yarmouth has adopted the
stage name Eric Hope. and will appear in
the farce Make Way for the Ladies' TO
be presented at the Madison-square Theater.
New York, on Nov. 20. He was made
member Of the Lambs Club on last Thurs
day.
Manager Kirke La Shelle is said to have
made a great find in William Corliss for
The Amer" Corliss's part calls on him
to double Frank Daniels and his makeup,
figure. acting and voice are described as
fully deceiving as was William II. Cranes
imitation of Stuart Robson in the days of
The Two DromiOs.
Thus far Hydes Comedians have played
to the biggest weeks business they ever
knew at the Park. and as former engage
ments of this company there have about
tested the capacity of the theater. 1t can
readily be seen that the crowds thiS week
must be enormous. The excellent bill justi-
fies the attendance and the remainder Of the
week will even exceed the first half in point
OF large houses.
The largest matinee of the season was
that of yesterday at the Grand, when 1.-The
Charity Ball. audience filled the theater on
all three floors, crowded the orchestra I'M
der the stage and used up all the standing
ROOM Last nights house was nearly as
large and the prospect is that the week will
exceed all expectations. The rehearsals of
'1-2O-S' indicate that the stock company is
going to make brilliant production of
Augustin Days best play. With the ADDED
attraction of Papinta the stock company's
coming week will certainly equal the pres
eht In point OF popularity. 1t is impossible
TO make those who have never seen Papinta
understand how wonderful and how beauti-
1ul are her myriad dances A description of
these dances can never do them full justice.
The Dramatic Mirror this week says:
Eleanor Franklin has made for herself in
a very brief period a unique record on the
stage. Few players, even after years of ex-
perience, have been intrusted with roles
so responsible as that which she now plays
with the Kelcey-Shannon company, and
plays, according to the critics, most admir-
ably. Miss Franklin comes from Terre
Haute, Ind, and removed. when sixteen
years OF age, to Kansas City, where she
at once became prominent as a church
choir singer and as a reader at entertain
ments for local charities Her success there
led her TO come TO New York last winter 10
enter a dramatic school In January she
appeared at students matinee at the Mad
lsar-square Theater. and made, in a one
act play most pronounced success After
graduating from the school Miss Franklin
returned TO Kansas City and made her pro-
fessional debut with the Woodward stock
company. winning much praise from the
local critics. For this season she was en-
gagged TO play Jeanette Gross In The
Moth and the Flame with the Kelcey-
Shannon company. All the critics have
praised her work and have emphasized es-
pecially the sympathetic feeling and sim
cere qualities of her acting