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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
STOCK COMPANY WORK.
Alfred Fischer Talks Interestingly
About the Profession.

Speaking of the work of stock companies
and the origin of travelling organizations
Mr.. Alfred Fisher, stage manager at the
Grand Opera House. said: Il always direct
with the object of getting the whole pic
ture and let no individual member of the
company bring his part into more prom
inence than the part calls for Leave an
actor TO himself and the person cast for
the smallest character would overshadow
the star. The play must be worked so
that all Of the parts blend with each other
OF course. in a travelling company, where
there is star. everything works up to his
part and he is the central figure. He is his
own stage director. however, and does as
he pleases.
I'm the old days, before the theaters had
plenty OF good leading people for their
stock companies. Ii was quite a common
thing for a leading man OF woman who
was especially strong in certain parts to
join company and play their repertoire.
then go on 10 another city and repeat the
same thing. These people generally did
this for commercial reasons; they PLAYED
on a percentage instead of a salary Some
times however, ii was owing to the fact
that they could not stand the study reg
ular stock company engagement requires
At the times these people were employed
the regular members OF the company would
all have to drop back a notch"
Can you tell me something about the
beginning of the present travelling sys-
tenn inquired the reporter.
cit began I'm England" replied Mr. Fish
er. Everything was stock in those days
until Capt. Drisney Roebuck, who had
been connected with the English army.
and who was an amateur of some reputa-
ton, and Mile. Beatrice started travelling
companies in England about 1870. These
were among the first travelling .organiza-
lions that appeared Captain Roebuck or
ganized company made up mostly OF
amateurs and literary men who aspired to
be actors. Later. however. he had a COM
rany formed from the army and navy
They dressed in uniforms and attracted a
great deal Of attention wherever thav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

An entirely new and greatly augmented
production Of Lewis Morrison's Faust
has been arranged for this seasons tour,
and the Park Theater is to see 1T all of
the current week, with daily matinees
Enroll Dunbar. of course. plays the role of
Mephistopheles, in which he has come to
be regarded as very nearly the equal of his
great master. Everything about the pro-
duction is said to be absolutely new, and
the most recent inventions in the way of
mechanical and electrical stage craft have
been taken advantage of, resulting in a
thoroughly surprising and decidedly graft
Tying presentation of a play which has
for so many years been one of the most
successful of theatrical enterprises. The
new Broken scene, which has been pre-
pared especially for this tour, IS declared
&c be the most weirdly beautiful ever
placed upon the stage, and is not alone
masterpiece of the stage mechanics skill,
but a revelation also in the art of cleo
trical effects. The scene ends with the
most novel and imposing pyrotechnfc dis
play yet attempted. better showing of
the care that has been taken I'm providing
for an adequate production could scarcely
be made than by merely setting forth the
names Of the players who will support Mr.
Dunbar. They are Marie THAI as Sycorax
and Miss Myrtle Madoe Zendee, witch
es; Frank Lynden as Faust, William Ew-
ing as Valentine, Charles Saxon as Siebel
j. Willard Squires as Brander. Frank On
slow as Wagner, Selby Tapsfield as Frosh,
Lewis Smythe Altmayer, Genevieve
Kane as Marguerite, Florence Brooks as
Liza, Mrs. Selby Tapsfed as Martha and
May Urquhart as Elsa. The vocal music,
which is delightful feature of the play
Will be contributed by the Morrison quin-
tet, composed of Florence Brooks, soprano:
Frank Onslow, first tenor; Charles Saxon,
second tenor. William Ewing, baritone
and j. Willard Squires basso.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

Manager Zimmerman, of the Empire
Theater, announces Il double bill for this
week. The first half of the week the Gay
Masqueraders will entertain Empire The
alter audiences. beginning with a matinee
tomorrow and closing with Wednesday
nights performance. The opening travesty
is entitled "a Hot Night" and the show
closes with the burlesque, "a Snap Shot,"
during the course of which are presented
new choruses, marches, dances and up-to-
date specialties. The olio includes such
people as the three Swans comedy aero
bats: Swift and Huber, black-face come
dams and musical entertainers; Holiday
and Quinn, in songs, dances and witty
repartee: John and Lillian Hoover. dancers
and comedy jugglers; Leroy and Wood
ford, character sketch artists; kessner
and Reid. acrobatic songs and dances;
baton spinner, and Bessie Stanton, in her
illusion novelty and statuesque poses.
The last three days of the week Sam
Devere's aggregation of entertainers will
be the attraction at the Empire Theater.
IL is claimed for the company that it in
cludes among the best European and Amer
lean vaudeville talent now appearing in
this country. The company this season
includes such artists as Mitchell and Cain,
comedians; Mamie Remington and her rag
time brunettes; the Rosinos, in a novel
and spectacular act; the Weston Sisters,
singers, dancers and boxers; the Empire
Comedy Four, singing quartet; Parker's
dog circus, introducing ten trained ca
mines; the dashing Engstrom Sisters and
Sam Devere. An entertaining feature of
Sam Devere's show is the moving pictures
OF Ching Ling Foo, a Chinese coniurer
The olio is brought TO a close with a funny
afterpiecc called The Girl i'm Black" i'm
which the entire company takes part
Much is claimed for the scenic effects and
costumes Both companies will give daily
matineeS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

laughed at the imaginary Flambeau. CO.
quelin had done his rehearsing earlier IN
the day with Sarah. and had gone-who
knows where? Possibly 10 his hotel Pos
sibly 10 the Knickerbocker TO see what
Mr.. Gilmour had made OF the old Grena-
der.
Soon, though some of the more dra-
matte passages In the play had TO be re-
hearsed. Sarah did not, of course, throw
herself into any OF them with the in
tensity which will amaze us on the stage.
But she suggested everything-the relative
values OF tones, the eloquent gesture she
Will use, the pathos. the irony. the anguish.
the rage and the heartrending agony which
the French dramatist has put into her
part
At one moment, as she ratified through
her lines half addressing them to her
self. half 70 the bystanders. she would
clap her long, white fingers TO her side,
as though seeking a sword. The next,
her hands would be seen painfully beat
ing against her breast. The next, they
would be tossed above her head I'm some
magnificent outburst. while her uplifted
face would seem TRANSPORTED with the sim
ulated emotion OF faith or heroism.
And then with an abrupt transition. the
poetic would become prosaic. Something
in the intonation OF Metternich, or the
Austrian Emperor. or the Countess Cam
erata. wclld need correcting, and Sarah
would stop short.
mo, no, my dearr' Everyone is my
dear TO Bernhardt on the STACEY IF We
&c IL ike tnat II make them idNEn. An
so. That's better, Not so loudi Less en-
phasis,"
Stern work as il all really was. the good
nature. the vivacity. the alert intelligence
of this bewildering Sarah. made IL seem
play-almost pleasure.
In rehearsing the mirror someone x
the three great incidents In the play
every shade. every change, every grada-
ton Of feeling was reflected on the
Eaglets face. IL the actress had not Ut
tered syllable you could read plain mean
fngs into her eyes-from scorn 10 disbelief.
&c growing doubt. 10 fear and horror AMI
at last 10 mad despair. Never in any play
which she has interpreted has she shown
US anything more eloquent.
Another pause. Some one Is missing
Where is So-and-So," calls the
prompter.
'.so-and-So has gone home" answers
one of the actors.
BY this time the company has had SIX
hours OF work-and Sarah has begun 20
remember that even genius cannot go on
indefinitely without food and drink. The
actors are sent home.
Then dropping the stage as easily as
II she had never been running the gamGt
os human passion before Us, the great
actress resumes her own private charac-
ter.
''Eh bien. mademoisellei' CThis Is 20
Miss Carew) II hope you have been ao.s
TO make those sketches? YesY Ihat -
we'll"
Tomorrow afternoon-at 80 shouts ms
prompter. as the company iles out
And Sarah filings her fur cloak rouna
her shoulders she passes from her own
dream-world into the wild. windy nisn1-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
The Canadian Band.

The musical event of Thanksgiving week
and one of the most novel and unique OF
entertainments. will be the appearance
Tuesday afternoon and night, in Tomlin-
son Hall, of the famous '.Kilties," or Cana
dian Military Band. accompanied by their
pipers and dancers. The announcement
of the coming Of this famous organization
has aroused great enthusiasm among mu-
sic lovers of all nationalities particularly
the SCOTCH In this city. The band is of
ficially attached to the Forty-eighth High
landers Regiment, one of Canada's
crack" military organizations, and spe-
clal permission had to be secured from
the Canadian government and from Colonel
Mcdonald and the other officers of the
regiment before the musicians could make
the present tour of the States. The band is
under the efficient leadership of John Slat-
ter, one OF the most celebrated soldier-mu-
sicians Iii the Queens army in Canada 1t
is claimed to be one of the greatest band
attractions offered to the public in many
years. 1t comes to Indianapolis with fresh
laurels won in every large city OF the
East where Ii has been seen and heard
The concerts in Tomlinson Hall will be
unique in that, aside from the musical
numbers, the sword dance and Highland
Hing and Scotch reel will be danced, also
the old Scotch songs rendered by sons of
AUD Scotia" The members of the organic
cation will appear in full killed regiment
ais, and upon their arrival in the city will
be escorted direct to the State Capitol to
be formally presented to Governor Mount
as the head of Indiana's military bodies.
The seat sale is going on at the music
store of Carlin & Lenox, 8 East Market
street. The matinee Tuesday will be es-
pecially for ladies and children. and popu-
lar prices will prevail, children being adj
mitted to any part of the great auditorium
for 10 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
The STAGE in Other places.

Eleanor Robson will appear in the Lieb-
Ter production of ''Unleavened Bread
Roland Reed is said to be out of the hos
pital again. but will not attempt to act
until next season.
Martin Harvey is soon to become a MEM
Der of the cast OF Barrie's new play, 1.-The
Wedding Guest at the Garrick The
alter, London.
Frank Camp, who shared leads with
Carleton Macy in the local stock company
last season. has been engaged for the
principal role in THE Village Postmaster"
xxx
Paula Edwards, who was the leading
woman in "A Runaway Girl last season.
has Just been engaged by Jefferson De
Angels to replace Jessie Mackaye in "A
Royal Rogue"
Clyde Fitch's powerful revolutionary
drama, Nathan Hale" one OF Nat Good
wins successes. Is shortly to be revived
on a lavish scale. with Howard Kyle in
the title role.
New Orleans writer. who saw Lavinia
Shannon recently as Drusilla Ives in '.The
Dancing Girl declares that it was one
of the finest pieces of acting that ever
came beneath his notice.
Adelaide Cumming has secured her re-
lease from Minnie Seligman's company in
when a Woman Loves" and signed as a
member of Olga Nethersole's supporting
cast in repertory.
xxx
1.-THE White Mouse is the title OF farce
which Donald Robertson, its author, recent
ly sold to the Broadhurst Brothers, The
latter may conclude 10 conduct n starring
tour OF Mr.. Robertson In the piece.
Fritz in New York is the title of a
new comedy translated and adapted by b.
H. Valentine and Robert Griffin Norris in
which Emmett Dewey. a nephew Of the late
J. X. Emmett. VIII shortly be sent out on
starring tour. Mr. Dewey Is said TO pos
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25


sess to remarkable degree the personal
attributes that won such conspicuous sue
cess for his uncle.
Madge Leasing will leave Francis VIII
sons company playing the new comic
opera, The Monks of Malabar. Dec g.
to sail for LONDON, where she will appear
In the Drury Lane pantomime, the sleep
ing Beauty"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sidman will be seen
at the Park Theater New Years week with
Fulgoras American and European Vaude-
vile Stars; and shortly afterward they
Will begin their starring tour In the new
comedy, York State Folks
XXX
Mcy Irwin will at a special matinee at
the Bijou Theater, New York, Dec. IL
give the initial production of Ramsey Nor
ris's new comedy, 'Madge Smith. Attor-
ney, which will, If successful, prooapiy
be her starring medium next season.
XXX
Haddon Chambers, author of that bril-
liant comedy, The Tyranny OF Tears.
which was SO strangely sighted when pro-
duced in this city last season, is con-
templating a visit to the United States
in the near future for the purpose or gain
ering material for a new play OF Ameri-
can life.
Sarah Cowell lie Moyne, Otis Skinner and
Eleanor Robson are thinking seriously CT
making a tour of the principal cities In
their recent New York success, Browning's,
I'm Balcony" In any event, they VIII
be seen again in the charming little play
In New York next spring.
Henrietta Crossman will not be able to
leave the Savoy Theater, New York, for
some time yet. Accordingly new COM
pany is being organized to present her
great success, Mistress Nell,' on the
road. Miss Crossman goes to London in
the spring to show theatergoers or the
English metropolis the particular Nell
Willard Holcombs new play of Wash
ington life before the var, "A Gentleman
Vagabond,'' is soon to be given trial pro-
duction by the Lafayette-square stock COM
pany in the national capital. If success
full, Manager Fred Berger will probably
give the leading role Of Beau Hickman,
which is said TO have been drawn pretty
accurately from life.
Count Leo Tolstoi is reported to be over
whelmed with offers from theatrical man
ayers for the rights of production of his
latest play, THE Corpse" This recalls to
a writer in a New York paper the fact
that Salmi Morse once wrote a piece in
which a cadaver came to life on the
dissecting table, but the public failed to
enthuse over this bit of grewsome realism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
Notes of the Stage at Home.

1t is claimed that the Ramblers, the
company which opens at the Empire The
alter on Monday, Dec. 3. is the highest
salaried vaudeville aggregation on tho
road.
Madame Hermann, widow of Alexander
Hermann, the great magician, will visit
the Park Theater the first three days of
next week at the head of the Burke &
Chase Vaudeville Company.
XXX
'The New Devils Auction" Charles II.
Yale's brilliant spectacular extravaganza,
will be at the Park the last half of next
week. This will be its first engagement
at popular prices in indianapolis.
Wherever the "Girl with the Auburn
Hair has thus far appeared there has in
variably been a strong demand for her
Encouragement beyond the original limit.
She is booked for ar engagement at the
Grand in the very near future.
XXX
The only attraction scheduled at Eng
lishs next week is the big Whitney pro-
duction of "Quo Vadis'' Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday nights and Wednesday
afternoon. This is claimed to be the COM
plete original production and quite differ
ent from any ever shown in Western
cities before.
XXX
Great treats in store for attendants at
English's Opera House within the next
few weeks are Melbourne Mcdowell in
magnificent production of Sardou's "Theo-
DORA" Otis Skinner and Maude Durbin in
Mr.. SINNERS own play, Prince Otto"
bearing the clear stamp of New York in
dorsement, and Julia Marlowe in when
Knighthood Was in Flower
The Grand stock company will produce
Camille all of next week. 1t will be re-
called that last season a vote was taken
to find OCT which was the most popular of
the productions that had been made by the
company since it's coming TO the city, and
that Camille won by a handsome pu-
rality. In similar contest at the Pike
Opera House, Cincinnati, recently, the
play was again victorious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

TO the full acting strength Of the local
company a number of principals have been
brought here from New York expressly for
this event The first act OF the play made
from Du Maurier celebrated novel passes
IN the studio of the three musketeers OF
the brush. introducing first Iaffy. the tall
man with the wonderful whiskers, then the
Laird, the philosopher, both men avowing
their undying love for Trilby. the latest
sensation among artists models, when sud
denly Little Billee rushes IN excitedly,
crazed with horror at having learned that
Trilby, OF whom he has made sort of
saint In his imagination, poses in the al
together. Trilby follows soon after. She
cannot understand the reason for the COOL
ness of her reception by Little Billee.
Svengali puts In his appearance and re-
lieves Trilby of a headache by hypnotic
influence. Little Billee tells Trilby the
cause OF his being shocked at her. Her
eyes are for the first time opened TO a
realization of her unworthiness. she bids
farewell TO the studio. Little Billee upon
receipt OF a letter from his mother fees.
ostensioiy to Florence. Both lovers return
and are once more folded In each others
arms. The second act opens on Christmas
eve in the studio. 1t is the eve of Little
Billee's marriage with Trilby. In the
Billee's mother and uncle enter Svengan
Informs them OF the prospective marriage,
makes an appeal TO Trilby TO give up her
boy. Trilby promises 10 renounce the man
she loves. but Little Billee and his friends
persuade her to elope with him, but
girl TO compel her to fly with him instead.
Act passes in the foyer of the Cirque des
Bashibaz0ucks five years later. The Three
Musketeers" and their old-time companions
meet and discuss the great new singer, La
Svengali. They discover that she is Tril-
by. After the tremendous success of the
song ben Bolt she retires to the foyer
leaning on Svengalis arm. In her hypnotic
sleep she ignores and laughs at Little Bill
lee and his companions. Svengali is seized
with mt and dies, while Trilby becomes
her natural self once more, her power TO
sing having departed with the departure of
the hypnotic power. THE fourth act will
be surprise TO those who are not familiar
with the story. A superb scenic produc-
ton is assured. The cast will be as fol-
lows: Talbot Wynne (Taffy), Hardee Kirk
land; Alexander /McAllister the Laird,
George Castleburg; William Bagot little
Billee). Rankin Jones: Svengali, Hugh
Ford; Gecko, Frank Denithorne; the Due
de la Rochemartel Coco, Thomas NJ. Rey-
nolds Theodore la Fargo (Dodor). Alfred
Fisher; Colonel Kaw, Frederick Wallace;
Trilby O'Farrell, an artists model, Lolita
Linthicum; Mrs. Bagot, Rosalie de Vaux;
Nine. Wizard, a concierge, Agnes May
nard; Honorine and Angelo, grisettes, by
Jessie Lett and Nettie Wells, respectively;
philippine, Katherine Fisher
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

o the dolorous poetsi
And we are the sinners OF grief
We single rhymes OF sorrow betimes,
The song of our Joy is brief;
We dwell in a queer Bohemia
OF sorrow and care and Sin,
Where never ray, from day to day,
OF sunshine enters in.
We write in a mournful measure.
We tell of our wrongs In verse;
We wallow in grief beyond belief,
And once in a while we curse;
We're given TO signing and crying,
And we're writing the saddest stuff,
Till gentle readers stand aghast,
Unknowing It's all bluff.
For really, now, we never
Are quite so bitter or sore,
We relish our three square meals a day
And hunger again for more.
Were liable, too, TO temper
Whenever the world goes wrong:
But this is slow and commonplace, so
We keep it out OF our song.
So. we are the sad-eyed poets.
And the writer's of rot;
We grind our fears and troubles and tears,
We honestly know them not;
We harrow the gentle reader
With sorrows beyond his ken;
Yet. eating our food. we call IL good,
The same as the rest Of men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
Siege.

II 1 should come knocking. knocking
At the door of your little heart
You in soft haste would be locking
The portal that kept apart;
And then you would sit at some window, on high.
Would smile, from your turret-and even defy'
But the loves TO my aid would be focking-
Would beSiege you on every side,
And soon would your turref be rocking.
And would the portal swing wide:
And the loves. my true negernen. VIII hasten 70
bring
The royal sweet captive down to their king.
So. instead of such smiling and mocking.
There might even be signs on your part
As nine-if / should come knocking
At the door Of your little heart,
Why not truce2 Oh why not then Yield
And peace, with a kiss, at the doorway b
Edith n Thomas.