The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

st. Maur, and win produce II in New York
late this season or early next
Augustus Pitou will introduce 1.-The Gun
ner's Mate to New York at the Grand
Opera House next Monday evening for
run or two weeks duration.
Richard Harding Davis has ventured into
the field of dramatic composition and his
maiden effort is now in the hands OF a
New York theatrical manager.
The announcement of the last week of
1.-THE Belle of New York at the Shaftes-
bury, London, stimulated interest in the
piece, and the receipts were $500 for the
week.
w. III. Dumont, superintendent of Keith's
Theater, New York, is dead after an illness
of but one week of pneumonia. He was
connected with I3arnum e. Bailey's circus
a number Of years.
Another of Charles Frohmans artistic
offerings will be seen at English's in the
near future. Miss Odette Tyler, with an
excellent supporting company, is to appear
In Anthony Hopes 'Phroso."
Miss Anita Bridger, who was seen at
English's a few weeks ago in What Hap
pened to Jones'" has been chosen to replace
Dorothy Usner in "'Why Smith Left Home
at the Metropolis Theater. New York.
Virgie Graves, an actress who has ap-
peared in the Frohman, Daily and Olga
Nethersole companies, was recently mar
ried in San Francisco TO Richard r. Roe,
said to be the richest man in the Klondike.
Leslie Stuart. musical composer of the
London comic opera "Florodora," is en-
joying the grim satisfaction of hearing uni
versal praise of his work, while the libretto
is meeting with unmeasured condemnation
Irving E. Pinover, who was for four
years dramatic editor of a New York pa
per, has just resigned his position as bust
ness manager of Weber & Fields Broad
way Music Hail to return to his news
paper work.
Herbert Hall Winslow is writing a sketch
for Kathryn Osterman. who is evidently
putting together a quite extensive roper
toire. She scored another strong hit on
Monday in 1.-THE Editor at Keiths The
alter, Providence.
Nelson Roberts has at last succeeded in
securing controlling interest in Roster
& Biars New York Music Hall, and will
make that house the home of very large
dition to featuring important vaudeville
stars.
Lily Hawthorne. an American girl who
recently returned to London for the panto-
mime season, is to join the forces of
George Edwardes and become permanent
musical comedy figure among our British
cousins. Mr.. Edwardes has made her a
two years offer.
Macklyn Arbuckle, who made such a
New York hit in "Why Smith Left Home, +"
bids fair to become a permanent member
OF the galaxy of American comedy stars A
certain manager, who is not known to be
suffering from opthalmia, has offered to
back Mr.. Arbuckle in a starring venture
next season.
and stage beauty, is dead at Mt Sinai
Hospital, New York. Four years ago,
when she was being featured I'm Hanlon' S
'Fantasma," she sustained a severe spinal
injury by slipping and falling on the stage,
and the disease grew constantly worse I'M
til 1t terminated in her death.
Thomas A. Wise, who is playing Roland
Reeds old part in the London production
Of 1.-The Wrong Mr.. Wright" is the re-
cipient of extraordinary praise from the
critics of the English metropolis This
Broadhurst farce is the first American
piece that started in London this season
| with the stamp Of approval
Anna Held has attained fixed position
| in legitimate comedy after being apparent
ly hopelessly entangled in the meshes of
vaudeville. "Papa's Wife, in which she
| is the bright particular star. has passed
Its fftfeth performance at the Manhattan
Theater, New York without the slightest
diminution in size of audiences that see ii
nightly.
Mrs. Adelaide Cushman Morgan has been
committed to Bellevue Hospital, New York
| for five days to undergo an examination
Of her mental condition. She created quite
| sensation the other day by assaulting
| her husband publicly as he was about en-
tering a cab. L. j. Morgan, the husband,
appears nightly at the Broadway theatcr
In the title role of the Wallace spectacle,
"Ben-Hur."
Charles Warner is going to revive
Drink" at the London Adelphi, and keep
| it going until Robert Tabor takes over the
house under his recently acquired lease
Mr.. Warner will play his famous role of
Coupeau, while his daughter will appear
as Gervaise. Father and daughter have
been on bad terms for long time, but are
| now happily reconciled
Jean De Reszke, the great French oper-
| attic tenor, has just written letter to an
American friend, in which he says it is
impossible for him to come to this country
before next season. He is very soon to sing
for the first time in German at Berlin and
Vienna, the operas being Tristan and
| Isolde" die Meistersinger' and "Lohen-
grim" Before the season ends he expects
also to be heard in Paris.
Henry E. Dixey, who plays David Gar
rick in "Oliver Goldsmith" the new
Thomas play that is to be produced at Eng
| lish's tomorrow afternoon and evening
has a reputation a graceful comedian
that is scarcely second even to that OF
Stuart Robson. Mr.. Dixey has spent thirty
stage, and his stellar work in "Adonis
has not yet been forgotten.
Robert Grau has organized vaudeville
show for the Hermanus Lyceum Theater
Albany, for the current week that is quite
out Of the ordinary. The performers in
clude Joe Hart and Carrie De Mar the
Streator Zouaves Ida Fuller. Barney Fa-
gan and Henrietta Byron. Maude Courtney
Beatrice Moreland and her company the
Cecilian Four and the Sisters Howard. III
r. Jacobs gave Mr.. Grau carte blanche to
put this company together.
THE Two Orphans can be seen at the
Grand at but three more performances, to-
night, tomorrow afternoon and for the
| last time tomorrow night Nothing that
the stock company has attempted this
| season has appealed so strongly TO the pop
ular taste as this powerful melodrama,
with Its skillful mingling of pathos and
humor. Its production has involved an out
lay OF money and labor that clearly dem