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


Il cannot be said that the sprightly. witty.
romantic Goldsmith Of Robson IS alto
gether fanCiful. These who have seen Mr..
Robson in his new play pronounce Il fully
the foundation Of his remarkably success
full career. The seat sale for solver Gold
smith opens at Engiish's box office to-
morrow morning.
The holiday matinee at the Grand this
afternoon (Which will be at night prices)
promises TO be an event of the first i'm
portance. The Two Orphans which is
the Offering for the entire week, Is one OF
the most deliberately staged and richly cos
TUNED plays ever produced There are
seven beautiful scenes, the most StrlklnS
of which are the Pont Neuf, the gardens or
the Chateau OF Belair, the exterior OF tne
church OF st. Sulpice the prison or La
Salpetriere and the old boathouse on the
Seine, wherein transpires a combat almost
to the death.
The january number of the Broadway
Magazine gives some examples of curious
names for people. Brandon Douglas Is the
name of the leading woman in why Smith
Left Home" Richie Ling. instead of be-
ing a Chinaman. is the. tenor In Alice Nell |,
Williams Tweils Theirs (ncy key to pro-
nunciation given) is member or Phila-
delpflias social -four hundred. Waite
Hydes is musical director of the Bijou The
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a nickname, either.
Theater-goers rightly expect the play
houses to provide the very best form of
amusement during the holiday season. The
management of EngIish's could scarcely
have made a better selection TO meet this
popular demand than Rose Coghlan's mag
nificent production of the strong English
drama, white Heather" With an actress
of the highest rank, supported by COM
pany of superior excellence and scenery
and costumes vying with each other In
beauty, it is certain that the large audi
ences at to-day's matinee and night peg
formances will go away thoroughly salts
fled with the manner in which they have
celebrated the first day of the new year.
There is a thread of pathos running
through 1.-THE Royal Box which was not
anticipated by either author or adapter.
Charles Coghlan's daughter, who used to
make love to her father nightly in the play,
is now compelled to go through the same
performance with a stranger The mourn
ing garb, which the requirements Of the
piece make Ii necessary for the young girl
| to wear. has therefore an added signifi-
canoe. 1.-The Royal Box in all the spen-
/! dor with which the elder Coghlan origi-
naily invested 1T, will be seen at English s
Thursday afternoon and evening only. The
| seat sale for this engagement opens this
morning at O'clock.
| 1t Is time to call a halt on the numer-
Gus recitals OF a story that doubtless orig
mated in some newspaper mans imgaina-
ton. Town Topics in it's Christmas number
printed a tale to the effect that a fur deal
| er. desiring to present another mans wife
| with handsome sealskin automobile coat,
pawned the garment and gave the woman
4 the ticket. with instructions TO have her
husband redeem the cloak. As the story
/ went. the husband did so, but presented
| the valuable article of wearing apparel to
4 a female friend Of mis-, telling his wife
| that the pawned garment was worthless
| and presenting her with much cheaper
/ one. Since its first appearance this story
| has been travelling all over the country
| until last Saturday IL resurrected in
the New York Morning Telegraph. 1t has
been told among the indianapolis clubs
name substituted to add home flavor.
An intimate friend of Maud Adams tells
some interesting facts about the little
woman who has such knack of playing
on the publics heart strings. She takes
her mother with her everywhere, and wher
the stop is to be for several weeks they
| engage apartments in a private dwelling
MSS Adams is thoroughly in love with hel
profession and with the green room as
we'll. When she Is to play at matinee
| and night performance on the same DAY
she goes to the theater before noon and
| remains there until the final drop of the
| curtain In the evening. having her meals
| sent to her on the stage. Her greatest
delight is to rehearse favorite part sh,
| has played, with members of her compan,
as interested auditors. Her manager say.
| she Is the easiest star to get along will
| that he ever directed. She wants no extra:
| or special cars, as many of her sister.
| at the top of the profession demand. ask
ing only to be at all times lust Maue
Adams-nothing more.