The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-13

Charles G. Stumm is in the city ahead of
the Rays, Johnny and Emma, who will be
at the Park the last of next week in "A
Hot Old Time"
w. A. Brady. one of the managers Of the
Manhattan Theater, New York, and Miss
Grace George, who plays in 1.-THE Turtle
at that theater, were married at st. Thorn
ass Roman Catholic Church, in New York
last Sunday.
Patrons of English's will miss the good
natured countenance of Manager Joseph H.
Gavin after this week. Mr.. Gavin has re-
signed and will be succeeded by Mr.. AID
Miller, who has been manager of the Great
Southern in Columbus, o., another of the
theaters in the circuit controlled by the
Valentine company. Mr.. Gavin has been
connected with the theatrical business in
indianapolis for thirteen years and his
friends are numbered by hundreds His
courteous treatment of patrons might be
said TO be notorious and his many friends
Will regret that he is going out of the bust
ness. Mr.. q. G. Miller. who has been adj
vertising agent at English's. will also leave
this week, returning TO Columbus where he
succeeds his brother as business manager of
the Great Southern. Mr.. Pat Brown, who
has been connected with Englishs for some
time, will succeed Mr.. Miller as advertis-
ing agent
Howell Hansel, the Grand Stock Com
pany's new leading man, arrived from New
York last night and will begin rehearsing
with the company this morning. A duplicate
part of Jack Paden, the character he will
assume in Friends" was delivered to him
before leaving New York. so, having had a
days study of it, he is prettw well up There
will be another matinee of '"The Bankers
Daughter tomorrow. The audience last
night was large and enthusiastic. Not
enough praise has yet been given to the
beautiful settings OF this play The home
interiors are rich ana IN excellent taste.
while the American embassy in Paris and
the part of a ruined chateau where the
duel occurs are remarkably fine specimens
of the scene painters art. The audiences at
the Grand have become so accustomed to
seeing these beautiful stage settings that
they take them now as a matter of course.
No production thus far has really equaled
The Bankers Daughter in the matter of
scenery.
1t is not likely that any of the patrons
OF the better class of amusement in this
city have forgotten, if they saw, and have
failed to hear Of If they did not see Mr..
Clay Clement when he visited this city last
season. No more artistic interesting and
high-class comedy creation has ever been
offered in this city. than Mr.. CIement's
charming Virginia play, THE New Domin-
Ion. This season he comes with new play
and a company that has been strengthened
until itsis pronounced one of the most per-
feet organizations of players now before the
public. Mr. Clement viii present during his
coming engagement at EnglIsh's Jan 70. %
and =, his new play. "A Southern Gentle
man." in which ne win be seen as General
Joseph Carroll, OF South Carolina. char
aeter said 70 be fully as charming as his
Baron Hohenstaufen. in which Mr.. Clement
so pleased his patrons last season. The
New Dominion" will have at least one pre-
sentation and Baron Hohenstaufen'' Will
be seen during the coming engagement
The IIliputians are said to be more in
evidence than ever IN their new play, THE
Golden Horseshoe, which comes 10 Eng
lish's tonight for three performances
Franz Ebert. the chief funmaker, who has