The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-29


nessey'' seems to be making decided hit
at the Grand Opera House, Boston.
William H. Crane will present his new
play. "A Rich Mans Son." in Boston at the
HoiIis-street Theater for the first time
tonight.
wagner's great opera ''Die Meister-
singer was produced in Venice, Italy. for
the first time last December, two days
after Christmas
Fay Templeton, as revivifed Cleopatra.
Is the central figure of Broadway to
Toxic" the new scenic and terpsichorean
spectacle I'm New York.
The Japanese actors ended their recent
engagement at the Boston Theater with
native version of 1.-THE Merchant of Ven
ice." preceded by short play called Scar
let Snow
Forest Park Highlands, St. Louis pleas
ure resort. is to be greatly improved and
beautifed before summer reaches that city
again in its annual round. Among other
features. there is TO be a theater especially
for children of all ages.
Rehearsals begin tomorrow for the elab-
crate revival of She Stops to Conquer
by the Grand stock company next week.
Carleton Macy Is devetiDg his leisure time
TO sitting for his photographs TO be given
Hoyt attraction and crowded theater
usually go together and the coming of
"a Milk White Flag" TO the Park this
afternoon for three days stay will doubt
less be hailed with delight by all who en-
Joyed the piece last season at that house.
When a French farce is good, like the
little girl in the nursery rhyme. 'ft's very.
very good" and Hotel Topsy Turvy,"
which comes TO English's Friday and Sat
urday of the present week. must certainly
belong to this class, since Ii enjoyed two
years run in the French capital.
When Jerome Sykes and Edna Wallace
Hopper leave the Victoria Theater. New
York. where they have been meeting with
marvellous success in their extravaganza.
"Chris and the Wonderful Lamp" they
will play return engagement in Philadel-
phta, after which they will visit Chicago
and the principal Western and Southern
cities.
Miss Vera de Mole. author of Devils
Island" the play whose cast she left when
IT was I'm this city recently, is a niece OF
Rev. +. o. Fannon, pastor of the First
Christian Church, st. Louis. She is very
talented young woman and has just COM
pieted a revolutionary play, THE Torys
Daughter" which will be produced next
season.
The dramatized version of 1.-The Sorrows
of Satan is stamped with the approval
of the author. Marie Corelli. and the cast
which presents IL at the Park the latter
hair of the week. beginning Thursday af
ternoon Is identical with that which APP
peared this season at the Boston Theater
which is the Hubs fashionable playhouse.
Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger. who control
the production of "Ben-Hur'' at the Broad
way Theater, New York announce that
delegation I'm Washington will visit New
York a week from Saturday as the guests
OF Gen. Lew Wallace, with whom they will
witness presentation OF the play DRAM
affixed from his famous novel.
About dozen men and boys spent very
dull day in the weI.-warmed lobby of Eng
lish's Opera House yesterday, waiting for
the sale of seats for the Irving-Terry en-
gagement Thursday night to open this
morning. There was a line of chairs
boxes and stools reaching from the box
office window TO short distance away
but the watchers manifested slight interest
In them
The last time "Frou Frou" was played In
this city was several seasons ago. when
II formed a part OF Olga NethersoIe's rep
ertory together with Camille and .sThe
Transgressor." The play made a great hit
at that time. which the stock company ex-
rects TO approximate this week assisted
b. the superior mountings 10 be furnished
by their resourcefuI scenic artist.
The performance tonight at the Grand
Opera House viii be the 4O0th given by the
stock company and is TO be commemorated
b. giving TO each feminine member of the
audience souvenir photograph Of Miss
Shannon. taken in some of the characters
which she has graced. including that OF
Gilberte I'm -Frou Frou," in which she APP
pears this week for the first time before
Indianapolis theatergoers.
. Liebler & Co., the New York managers
who are directing the tour of Israel Fang
Wills play. Children of the Ghetto" have
Just announced a route which includes
Dayton and Columbus. two cities belonging
10 the Valentine Company. but omits In
dianapolis. where that company operates
EngIish's Opera House. Doubtless the
Nessrs. Liebler are afraid the people of
indianapolis have read Of the conspicuous
failure OF the piece In both New York and
London.
Frederick lie BeIlevilie heads the cast
of .'The Greatest Thing in the World" the
new play IN which Mrs. Sarah cowen lie