The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

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Wife" at the Manhattan Theater. New
York. Anna Held will begin a touring sea-
son of five weeks duration. -
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Nanette Comstock and Amber will
be in the large cast OF Prince Otto"
which Otis skinner will produce at Nc
Vicker's. Chicago. early next month.
Miss Lavinia Shannon has carded the
Dramatic Mirror that she and not Lucille
La Verne played the leading role in Ala
bama' at the Grand Opera House recently
There is a probability that Kirk La Shelle
will engage Camille D'Arville for the prin-
cipal role in Princess Chic" the new
opera, OF which he now owns the entire
rights.
Liebler & Co, the New York theatrical
managers, have accepted for production
next season a new melodrama of Indiana
life by Joseph Arthur, entitled Lost
River"
Helen H. Gardner, author of A Un-
official Patriot has written a one-act play
called His French Model" which was
given its initial presentation at Keith's
Union-square Theater. New York, last
week.
Andrew Mack recently presented his new
play, THE Last of the Rohans," at Nc
vicker's Theater, Chicago, TO crowded
houses. He will be seen at English's in
the near future.
Blanche Walsh is to tour Italy this sum-
mer, sailing about May 10. She proposes
to write a series of ten letters for a news
paper syndicate, and also interview foreign
celebrities where it is possible to do so.
Reginald De Koven is writing a new
comic opera, to be named Foxy CUTLER"
In which Klaw & Erlanger will star Jerome
Sykes next season. The title of the opera
was suggested by the familiar character in
"The Highwayman."
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Herman Sheldon and Thomas NJ. Reyn-
Odds. of the Grand stock company. nave
each played the part of Rageneau in "Cy-
rano de Bergerac," Mr.. Sheldon at Denver,
COL, last summer. and Mr.. Reynolds at
Louisville, KY, last season.
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The first appearance of the great Weber
G. Fields burlesque company after the close
of their New York season will be at the
~Chestnut-street Theater, Philadelphia, May
their own orchestra. and travel in special
cars.
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar are doing
excellently with a new sketch by Mr.. Hart
called "A Close Call" A novelty is in
reduced In the shape of a fight between
two game cocks, incidental to a new song
entitled Jasper revisit and His Roos-
ter"
Lew Dockstader makes his entry on the
stage stepping down out of what appears
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casionally he varies the scheme by put
ting a dummy in the frame and coming
on the stage from the wings, thus fooling
the wise ones"
Dan Baker, the clever character actor,
has secured Richard Carries burlesque on
way Down East" entitled WAY In
East and the much talked of satire,
THE Remarkable Pipe Dream of Sherlock
Holmes" and intends to tour the vaude-
vile theaters with them.
Liebler & Co. intend to base Wilton Lack
ayes starring version of Les Miserables''
upon the one now used by Coquelin. the
great French actor. They assert. how
ever, that the American production will be
on a grander scale than the one given in
Paris at the Porte st. Martin.
Louis n. Parker, author of Rosemary"
is to make the English adaptation of Ed
mund Rostand's "L'Aiglon'' for Charles
Frohman. The play will be given its first
American presentation in New York next
September, with Maude Adams In the role
originated by Sarah Bernhardt.
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Manager Jules hurry announces that
next season he will control the elaborate
revival of Neil BURGESS County Fair"
will Mr.. Burgess in the chief role, and
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with Lewis Morrison back in his old char
acter of Mephisto, the one in which the
public has always liked him best.
People will nave an opportunity of seeing
a reproduction of the Jeffries-Sharkey
fight, next week, at cheap prices. The pic
lures will be exhibited at the Empire The
alter for three night beginning April 2.
These are the same pictures that were
shown at English's earlier in the season.
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The Rogers Brothers. in their new farce,
1.-The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street."
make use of al unusually large company of
well-known comedy people. and in addi-
ton carry a chorus of over fifty people.
Their Indianapolis engagement of three
performances will be one of the notable
events of the season.
Regular rehearsals are being held for
Manager Zimmerman's benefit perform
ance. which will take place at the Empire
Theater on Thursday evening, April 5. One
of the features that should make the per-
Torrance very interesting will be the ap-
pearance of the Lieber Zouaves. Besides
this. there is to be a minstrel first part
that promises to be strictly up to date.
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Della Fox has been engaged for a sum-
mer tour of big vaudeville houses, under
the direction of Robert Grau. at a salary
Of s1,175 per week, which is to include the
services of six chorus girls. who will as
sist Miss Fox in giving selections from
various comic operas In which she has
appeared to advantage during her career.
Philadelphia is to nave the little prima
donna three weeks, Buffalo three and ]. ].
Murdoch. manager of the Masonic Temple
Roof Garden. Chicago, is congratulating
himself upon having secured her for four
weeks.
Ellen Terry related an amusing incident
in a letter to enc of the London papers on
the subject of her christmas Experience"
She said: 1--WE played The Merchant of
Venice one Christmas day in America. and
I gave a pass to a nice, kind, old colored
waiter who attended me at my hotel. After