The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

Walter Perkins who is playing A. Keene
Shaver in "My Friend from india this
season. is reported to be intending to star
next year iE drama tiZation CT Mary IL.
Wilkins novel. "Jerome-A Poor Man.
Patrons of the Park Theater will. no
doubt, welcome the return of ''The Sor-
rows of Satan to that house this after
noon, after a comparatively brief absence.
The Corelli play will remain the rest OF
the week. with daily matinees.
The change of bill at the Empire Theater
to-day will bring Fred Riders Might
Owls" a burlesque company. that will
doubtless be popular with the patrons OF
the house. The vaudeville feature OF the
show Is said TO contain some clever acts.
VANITY Fair" closed Its engagement last
night.
'"rhe Casino Gill" the new comic opera
at the New York Casino. is said to bur-
lesque tae life story of Edna May. The
heroine goes to London as a prima donna.
and one scene shows the stage manager
showing her how To sing by means OF
automatic counting movements.
"Quo vadis'' on at the Grand week after
next A telegram from Cincinnati yester-
day gave assurance that the scenery and
costumes would be ready for shipment
early next week. and II was deemed best
TO follow 'Ingomar' with this. the greatest
production Of the entire season.
A London paper says II Is more than likely
that negotiations now proceeding will re-
suit In Mr.. Tom b. Davis and Mr.. George
W. Lederer uniting forces after all. In
this event. Edna May will appear in 1.-THE
Night Owls" (the English title for 1.-The
Rounders'o and THE whirl OF the Town
he hot bur Aon
The Zimmerman benefit at the Empire
Theater next Monday night will have
among its participants the local black
face sketch team of Miller and Allen These
clever young men sing new songs. perpe-
trate fresh jokes and execute some pleas
Ing dances. in which they Will have the as
sistance of THE Lilliputian Cake Walk
ers." little Hazel Miller and Alice Kyle.
Herman Sheldon in his character of the
elder Duval in Camille" does not have
an opportunity for much acting of any
kind. but he does appear in one OF the best
nake-ups he has ever displayed TO a Grand
audience. His one strong scene with Ca
mile is handled with dignity and delica-
cy that seems Incompatible with the bluff
characters he Is accustomed to portray.
Tomorrow night at English's Opera
tainment constructed along lines that have
won the public favor in such productions
as 1.-The FOUNDERS and 1.-THE Runaway
Girl. will open an engagement of three
performances. On Saturday there will be
a matinee well as night presentation of
the musical comedy which bears the i'm
Print OF r. \. Barnet. author of 1872 and
Jack and the Beanstalk.
Mildred Holland introduced an unusual
feature in her new play. ARIA. the Musi-
clans Daughter I'm Washington a day or
two ago. The gloomy ending of the piece.
in which the hero and heroine died by poi
son. had been freely and adversely criti-
cised. To test the public mind Miss Hol-
land. on the evening i'm question. had the
Play end i'm the old way. by the poison
route, and Immediately afterwards caused
the curtain TO be raised again. whereupon
the couple were given a sleeping potion
and while I'm the resultant cOmatose con-
clifton were smuggled across the frontier"
giving the impression that they were later
rrarried happily. When Miss Holland re-
quested her audience 10 indicate it's pref
srence for one Of the two STYLES OF finale
the verdict came instantly and unani-
mOusly I'm favor of the happy ending,
which she will likely adopt for the future