The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01

story upon which Viola Aliens new play
IS TO be founded, and will return TO his
home in Italy this month.
Mr.. Jeromes witty play, Miss Hobbs"
has duplicated its New York success in
London, with Evelyn Willard occupying the
place Anna Russell graced when the piece
was produced over here.
Feb. Is James O'Neill begins Southern
tour which Will bring him to New Orleans
Mardi Gras week, when he and Viola Allen
will play in opposition to each other, the
latter producing 1.-The Christian
Joseph Arthur is busy these days keeping
out OF the way of horde of actors eager
to play the title role in his new play, THE
Johnnie" Although the piece is ready for
It's initial production. a leading man is yet
to be chosen.
Mildred Holland. who has a host of adj
mirers here. left 1.-THE Two Little
Migrants company Saturday and went to
rehearsing her new play, Aria, the Musi-
clans Daughter"
Charles and Daniel Frohman have Sc
cured the american rights to the English
light opera. Rose of Persia" Its London
failure was due TO weaknesses in the cast,
which the Frohmans propose to avoid on
this side of the ocean,
Hello, Bill" which is the loud title of
J. ]. Rosenthars new farce, will have in
its cast George Ober. John Hyams, Nettie
Black. Ada Deaves, Madeleine Lack, FLOR
efce Rossland, Laura Jean, Arthur Kirk
ham and Isola Anderson.
A pugiitstic contest on New Years day
is a decided novelty. The battle between
Mccoy and Maher has, however, been fixed
for to-day, and Park Theater patrons will
Iva first Of frnr xxyiro
ming into the theater this afternoon.
The one-hundredth performance of James
A Hearne's new play. Sag Harbor." takes
place at the Park Theater. Boston, Jan. Is.
After the close of its Boston enga cement
the play will be taken on a brief tour of
the principal New England cities, then to
Chicago March Is, where il will probably
finish out the present season.
Mr.. George Clarke. who was so long and
Intimately associated with the late Au-
gustin DAILY, Is to return shortly from Eng
land to stage Sarah Cowell lie Moynes
new play, 1.-THE Greatest Thing in the
World" The cast will number only ten
people, but Liebler & Co., managers, guar
antee that 1t will be notable one.
Nat Goodwin is going to produce very
shortly. at the Knickerbocker Theater.
New York, a play which he purchased in
London last summer under the title OF
THE Trinity" It's New York name will
be when We were Twenty-one." Harry
Woodruff. who was said at one time to
have won the affections of Miss Anna
Gould (now Countess of Castellane), will
be member OF the cast.
In an interview in ST. Louis paper re-
Gently. Miss Rose Coghlan gave some valu-
able advice to stage-struck young girls. She
warns them that life behind the glare OF
the footlights is by no means the Utopia
II seems TO be. Incidentally, she commends
stock companies affording splendid
training for actors and actresses possess
Ing real merit and providing an easy way
of Kidding the stage of weaklings.
Am advertisement of the orpheum Family
Theater, Honolulu features a stock com
pany production Of The Sculptor" in ad-
dition to an attractive speciality bill. The
prices are: General admission. IS and Sc
cents: last six rows for children under
twelve, 10 cents; reserved chairs so cents
decidedly twentieth century flavor is
added by the statement that seats car
De booked by ringing up telephone 5i9."
II is said of Harry Morris, whose Given
tieth Century Maids come to the Empire
Theater this afternoon for a three days
stay, that he always brings something new
and original In the way OF burlesaus. This
season he Is said 10 have eclinS.d ht "a
former efforts. IL is stated that the entire
show will be novel-not an old iadad 90,
being carried. There are two b,,rlesauss
Cyrano de Rubberneck' and THE Adonis
Club Stag
Little Fred, whose troupe of maryelousIv
trained animals constitutes. il Is said one
OF the most entertaining features Of the
performance given by Fulgora's American
and European Vaudeville Stars belongs 10
family that has been closely allied win
circuses through several generations Fred
Is. Partisan, OF very small stature and >
natural comedian. His exhibition may Ia
seen at the Park all of this week begin
ming this afternoon.
"A Ward OF France is TO be repro
duced by Nathan Appel. who has bought
the costumes and scenery from KIaw &
Erlanger and the sley fror, Franklir
Fyles and Eugene Ptesbres The author,
have written IN a scene exploiting a move
and exciting climax and the model fo,
this Is said 10 promise something new In
turbulence of The tfltrarornantfc sort Mr.
Fyles is the author Of Il series OF ARTICLES
on sneaters and theafricays now runnine
IN Wefi-known magazine bubiished chief
ly for women
The character Of oliver Goldsmith a.
IL VIII be portrayed BY Stuart Robson a,
English's Saturday afternoon and evening
will be revelation 10 admirers Of The an
thor OF "She Stoops 50 Conquer" And YET