The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-09
Notes of the Stage.

1t will be news to admirers of the Grand
Stock Company to learn that Hazel
Kirke'' has been substituted for Mar
ried Life as the Offering next week.
Primrose & Dockstaders Minstrels have
done so well in New York that they will
return later in the season for a longer en-
gagement than the one just concluded.
Miss Jane Burby. who was seen here
last season with May Irwin in Kate Kip.
Buyer" fell from a cable car in New York
last Friday and sustained serious injuries.
The manager of the Empire Theater.
Albany, says that Daniel SuIly's new play,
"The Parish Priest" scored a big hit last
Friday. He denominates 1t another ALA
bama."
Madame Marie Brema, the famous opera
singer. arrived in New York Saturday on
the steamship Lucania, to appear at the
Metropolitan Opera House and also in a
series of concerts under the direction of
Mr.. Henry Wolfsohn.
Emmett Corrigan will supplant E. ].
Morgan in the title role OF "Ben-Hur" in
about two weeks. only because the latter
was merely loaned to Messrs. Klaw and
Erlanger by Daniel Frohman, and the lat
ter wants him back again for his Lyceum
productions.
AT the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York. this week, Donizettrs 'Don Pas
quale'' is to be revived, with Nine. Sem
brich and Monsieurs Salignac and PM
Corsi in the cast, to be followed by Cav
alleria RuSticana, with Madame Calve
and Herr DIPPED as the stars.
The PEOPLE of Dresden, Germany, are
going wild over the singing of Estelle
Liebling, Cincinnati, o., girl. The Ger
man newspapers say she has already filled
the place made vacant by Marie Van
Zandt and Sybil Sanderson in Delibe's
masterpiece, .Lakme." at the Royal Opera
House.
Devils Island" which is the bill at the
Park the latter half of the current week,
beginning Thursday matinee. affords plenty
Of opportunities for the patriotically-in-
clined to vent their enthusiasm. Uncle
Sim is represented as figuring largely in
the happy solution of the Dreyfus case-in
the play.
From London comes the story that
Messrs. Kerker and Morton intend to pro-
duce "The Wire Walkers very shortly
with Edna May at the head of the cast
at salary of &100 per week. George W.
Lederer, of New York, says this cannot
be. since he controls both the play and
Miss May.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. the wealthy New
York society leader, mace trlinoSe ana
Dockstader a tempting offer to appear at
a vaudeville entertainment she is to give
at her house Jan. 20. but those gentlemen
were compelled to decline. as they are
under contract TO appear in New Orleans
on that day
Where can / secure a copy of Robes
pierre" as il will be played in Indianapolis
by Irving?-Reader.
The nearest you can come to 1t is to send
SIS TO Bowen-Merrill Company, Indian
apolis, who win forward you a copy of
"Robespierre.' a novel founded upon Sar-
dou's play, written under the author SUI
pervision. The acting edition OF the play is
not published for general sale.
AT the close OF the third act of Julia
Marlowe's new play. Barbara Frietchie. -
at the New York Criterion Theater Satur-
day night, ushers appeared I'm the boxes
carrying armloads OF vfolets, which they
proceeded to throw on the stage. At the
close of the performance Miss Marlowe
was compelled TO make speech. I'm this