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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
THE CITY'S SOCIAL LIFE.
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE H.
he Congress of Drawing at the Paris ex-


Clio Club-Friday: Hostess. Mrs. NJ. Isa-
bella Kramer. Indiana day.
Minuet Club-Assembly hop at the Bren-
necke Academy, Monday evening, Dec. IL.
Indianapolis Literary Club - Monday.
Solomon and Omar George Chambers
Calvert.
Monday Afternoon Club-Hostess. Mrs.
Forsyth. L-esDfrr
Over-the-Teacups Club Friday: With
Mrs. D.. w. Pratt. "A Favorite Book
Mrs. Pratt.
Irvington Fornightly CIub-Friday: With
Mrs. Mary S. McGaughey. Original Love
Story Mrs. w. III. II. Shank.
German Literary Club-Tuesday: With
Mrs. Philip Hildebrand. ARTS and Life on
the Rhine by Mrs. Francke.
Matinee Observation-Disclosures. Oratorio
and organ concert, English Lutheran
Church. Programme by special committee.
Tuxedo Historical League-Friday: Mrs.
Edward Hatfield, hostess. Thomas A.
Edison" Mrs. Frank Heaton; "Chauncey
NJ. Depew," Frances Chaplin.
Indianapolis Ceramic Club-Wednesday.
China decorations, Hops" Programme
committee, Mrs. 7. e. Hadley, Mrs. Carver,
Mrs. O'Haver, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Cough
len, Mrs. Hops and Mrs. Morris.
Irvington Woman's Club-Monday: With
Mrs. Tibbott. a Comparison of the Lee
gend and Historical Facts in the Roland
and the Cid" Harriet Kautz; Manners
and Customs Effected by Roland Harriet
NeWlin.
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London Theatrical Notes.

LONDON, Dec. SIN London theatrical
work is somewhat at a standstiI, pending
the pantomimes. the rehearsals of which
elaborate performances create in London
may always be relied upon to create a suf-
fcient tide of prosperity to carry ordinary
theatrical pieces with them. Thus, few
changes are likely TO be made in ''The
Casino Girl" and similar performances un-
til after the new year. Drury Lane de-
parts from its usual custom this year by
casting an American girl, Miss Ravens
terg, in the principal part, made famous
I'm recent years by Nellie Stuart.
The question of theatrical audiences
right to boo has been revived by the
recent excessive manifestations of disap-
prevail of George Alexander in Mrs.
Craigie's 1.-THE Wisdom of the Wise" The
Old Players Club discussed the subject
this week and the papers devoted para
graphs to it. The result seems in favor
cerned they should follow Mrs. Craigie's
own advice when she says: 81 can face
'boos,' but will not boo back"
Countess Russell has arranged for an
early appearance on the American stage
under the direction of Charles Kiralfy.
While George Edwardes will probably
carry the appeal against Wednesdays de-
cision in the suit for the control of Days
Theater here TO the House of Lords, there
Is no interruption of the existing control of
the heater or the run of San Toy" Mr..
DAYS executors, of course, had no desire
TO disturb the successful play and it was
long ago arranged that whatever was the
TO continue at Days for some years to
come.
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BurIesque and vaudeville.

There will be a continuation of vaudeville
and burlesque at the Empire Theater this
week in the form of the New York Stars
Extravaganza Company, which will be-
gin a three days engagement tomorrow.
Two burlesques will be presented entitled.
The Sousa Girls and the Artists
Model" Following 1.-THE Sousa Girls" will
be presented an olio OF vaudeville acts.
Among them are Burke and McEvoy in a
humorous boxing act, His First Lesson
Henrietta Dryer, a classical vocalist, late
from the ranks of the Metropolitan and
C-astle-square opera companies; Carlin and
Brown, German f~un-makers: Fields and
Hanson, described as soVereigns of the
musical world: Sam J. Adams, character
mimic: Professor and Madame Robinson
in their mystifying masterpiece. The Dis
appearing Woman La Belle Parsons and
others. Both burlettaS are said 10 be fuil
OF catchy music. comedy and bright scenic
effects and attractive costumes.
On Thursday the Little Egypt Burlesque
company will begin a three days engage
ment at the Empire Theater. Both COM
panies viii give daily matinees.
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Otis skinner in "Prince Otto,

Otis SINNERS Indianapolis friends will
be delighted TO learn that they are TO be
among the first to give him welcome after
his brilliant triumph at Wallack's Thea
ter, New York, where he played an en-
gamect of six weeks to capacity audiences
and won the highest praise from the crit
les of the metropolitan press. prince
Otto" the play I'm which Mr.. Skinner has
won his most substantial success. and
which he Will present during his engage
ment here. is his own dramatization of
Robert Louis Stevenson's fascinating
novel, prince Otto"
The play opens al the cottage of Farmer
Leopold. one of the peasant farmers Of the
principality known as Kronfeld. The
prince. who has become separated from
his party while out hunting, takes refuge
from a storm in the cottage, where he en-
counters his wife. the daughter of a neigh
boring grand duke. He married the young
woman several years previously, for rea-
sons or state, but, not loving her. the pair
decide to lead their own lives. The prince
pursues his hun for pleasure, while the
princess becomes the virtual ruler of the
principality. The prime minister has sue
ceeded in dominating the will of the prin-
cess and is plotting TO inaugurate a revo-
luton in order that a republic may be es-
tablished on the ruins of the throne and
~ AtAct OCOOAliC AS pIColQCAll. oCclIS
his wife in the cottage for the first time in
several years, the prince realizes that she
Is a very beautiful woman. and finds him
self desperately In love with her, but she
will have none of him. In the midst of
the state reception, in the second act, the
prince enters In his hunting costume. He
has discovered the plot and desires to
countermarch on the conspirators. The
working OF this counterpart develops a Sc
ries Of Accordingly interesting situations.
one OF the most realistic OF which occurs
In the Dun chamber OF the palace. the
last act comprises two scenes, the first in
a room I'm the fortress of D~rachenstein,
where the prince has been taken on an
order CT arrest signed by the princess, and
the second in the same cottage that was
the scene of the first act. The prince is
released from prison through the friendly
mediation of the prime minister's mis-
tress, and, while fleeing from the palace,
which has been fired by the revolutionists
discovers his wife at the cottage and is
happily reunited 10 her. The play is said
20 be the strongest I'm which Mr.. Skinner
has ever appeared, and he has been for
tunate in obtaining a cast OF the most ac-
complished players that have ever shared
with him the honors of a tour. His sup
port includes Miss Grace FilkinS, Miss
Maud Durbin CMrs. Skinner). George r.
Nash, Frank Sylvester and Eugene Eberle.
Mr.. kline engagement Is for Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights and Sat-
urday afternoon of the current week.
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dispatch is lost by the maid, but found by
Lucretia, q maiden aunt OF Mumplef0rd,
who has matrimonial designs on Christie
pher Blizzard, Mrs Mumpleford's uncle.
Mr.. Mumpleford also has an aversion for
animals as well as children, but his wife
does not share this dislike and has per-
suaded her uncle Blizzard 10 bring her a
pet dog on his next visit n letter relat-
ing TO this animal and referring TO IL as
1.-The pet" is lost by Blizzard and found
by Mnmpleford, who has the horrible
thought that his wife has a baby unknown
TO him.. At this juncture Marie. the maid,
arrives with her baby, and, hearing voices,
hurriedly hides the infant in a cabinet.
Blizzard, who had just brought the dog a
moment before. had also been disturbed
and concealed the animal in a abine at
the other side OF the room. The plot thick
ems from this on to such an extent that IL
must be seen to be appreciated 'Confu-
sion" has been regarded as the best effort
termed legitimate farce, and its fun IS
claimed 10 be as infectious at the present
time as II ever was. The production of this
play will require n very large cast, a part
or which has been brought here from Gin
cinnati. Scenically the production Will be
ia keeping with the fine precedent the
stock company's artist, Mr.. John Slipper,
has set I'm all former productions.
Mr.. Kirkland will play Mortimer Num-
plefOrd: Joseph b. Everham. Christopher
Blizzard; Frank Denithorne, Rupert Sun
berry: Hugh Ford. James. the butler CAL
fred Fishers original role); Miss Angela
Dolores. an exceptionally beautiful young
woman from the PIKE stock company, Gin
cinnati, Will impersonate Rose Mumple-
ford. and Miss Jessie lett will portray
Marie.
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IrvingtOn.

The Sigma CHS gave an informal dance
in their hall Friday evening.
Miss Grace Lowler is the guest of Miss
Margaret Billings on Oak avenue.
Mrs. r. f. Moore, of Ladoga, Ind, is
the guest OF DIR. and Mrs. Henry Moore.
Mrs. Vawter Barnett will leave shortly
for Florida, where she will spend the win
ter.
Miss Mary Wood, of Bryn Mawr College,
was the guest of Miss Ethel Roberts yes
terday.
Miss Mabel Norris will leave the last of
this month for Philadelphia, to spend sew
eral months.
Mrs. Henry Moore. who has been visiting
her son in Ladoga, Ind, for two weeks.
returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Salome r. Taylor will leave next
week TO spend the Christmas holidays with
her father in Martinsville.
Mrs. Charles De Haas, who has been Wis
iting relatives In Greensburg for two
weeks, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. S. G.. Murray and daughter Fay, of
Helena, Mont, are pending several months
at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Powell.
Miss Rebecca Dcwney will arrive from
her home in Ann Arbor, Mich, next week
to visit Mrs. Charles Clark during the holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Maury will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez Hall, Mrs.
Maury's parents. during the Christmas hol-
iGays.
Mrs. Leetha Thompson, after a several
weeks visit with Mrs. Josiah Thompson
and friends in North Salem, has returned
home.
The young men of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity will give a dance tomorrow
evening in their fraternity hall on Butler
avenue.
Mrs. weldon Gray and Mrs. Lovinda
Wilkins. of Steubenville, o.. who were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Campbell, re-
turned home Friday.
The members Of the Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity will give a large reception to their
friends and alumni in their hall on
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Moore, who nave been
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Henry Moore,
on washington street, returned TO their
home in Anderson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Diddock, OF Ne
braska, will spend the winter with Mrs.
Stevenson, on Washington street.
Mrs. Walter Morton, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi. is the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Pow
ell to-day. Mrs. Morton is spending the
winter with friend in Indianapolis.
Mr.. Ben Stevenson and Miss Juliet
| Brouse viii leave tomorrow for Santa
Cruz. Central America, where they viii
spend the winter on the coffee plantation
OF Mr.. Frank Stevenson.
The Irvington Shakespeare Coterie will
meet @tAt SdluIudl dItSLhooh a. eAc Aoshr
of Mrs. Charles NJ. Cross, on Washington
street. The programme will consist of a
study OF the last act Of Julius Caesar
The Irvington woman's Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs Frank
Tibbott. on Burgess avenue Two papers
will be read. one by Mrs. RoElin Kautz, on
"A Comparison of the Legend and His
torical Facts IN the Roland and the Cid
and one by Mrs. c. +. Newln. on Man
| ners and Customs Reflected by the Ro-
land.
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There is one thing in all this hat speaks
volumes for Madame Recamier's personal
character; other women loved and trusted
her. Their husbands may have broken
their hearts, but the wives could not help
believing in the woman who was the cause
of the heartbreak. They believed tina!
what Madame Recamier wanted was
friendship; and IL their deluded, besotted
husbands insisted upon offering love
Madame Recamier herself was innocent
This sounds s%uperhuman, but there seems
to be no doubt Of ii historically.
Sometimes one questions her sincerity in
receiving such love, and meeting it only
by an intellectual response which. if Il
satisfied. must have deceived. But such
deceit was at least not Intentional. In
tellectual sympathy, not loving sympathy
was all she had TO give; she gave ii gen.
erously and beautifully, and the recipient
went away warmed through and through;
even though he must have known that
just the same cordial sympathy of tbs
mind. not of the heart, was given. just as
generously, to the next conner; somewhat
as an illuminated picture thrown on a
screen is succeeded by another just as
clear and strong and beautiful as the
first.
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Charles Frohman. which has been drama
tized and will be produced next spring

known theatrical manager formerly with
Charles Frohman. which has been Drama
TIED and Will be produced next spring.
Xxx
Eleanor Gist, who is now playing the
part of Firefy, the music-haI dancer, in
Nat Goodwin's production Of when We
Were Twenty-one,- will shortly join the
Weber * Fields Stock Burlesque Company,
and will have a part in the next production
at the Broadway Music Hall.
Fritz in New York." the new piece writ
ten by 3. B. Valentine and Robert Griffin
Morris for Emmett Dewey, J. X. Emmet's
nephew and successor as a singing
comedian, is said to be an up-to-date Harri-
gar and Hart piece with plenty of music.
humor and just enough sentiment to re-
lieve 1t.
May Yohe Uady Francis Hoppe is re-
ported to have signed a contract calling
for her appearance at the New York The
alter in the near future in Sydney Rosen-
feds burlesque, THE Giddy Throng:
Other members of the cast will be Amelia
Summerville. Eddie Foy. Grafton Baker,
Mabel Fenton and Louis Harrison.
XXX
Marie C~orrelli is probably determined TO
get a better price for the stage rights to
her new novel, The Master Christian"
than she obtained for THE Sorrows of
Satan" She has given out that the dra-
matte rights of the new story have been so
carefully guarded that ii will never be seen
on the stage. -
Channez Olney (Arrs. j. Henry Kolker).
who has just completed a successful tour
as leading woman with Maurice Barrymore
in vaudeville. has accepted an engage
ment with the Shubert Stock Company at
the New Teck Theater, Buffalo. Miss Olney
played one week with the local stock COM
pany last season.
The Christmas number of the Dramatic
Mirror will contain a hitherto unpublished
chapter in the life of Edmund Kean, writ
ten by W.. j. Lawrence. Mr.. Lawrence is
said to have found out where Kean spent a
part of his early professional career that
has up 70 now been a profound mystery,
even to his biographers.
Xxx
La Loie Fuller will make her reappear-
ance in New York at Roster & Biars Jan.
81. She has been engaged TO play ten weeks
in the houses controlled by the Hashims,
after which she goes TO Japan to begin a
tour of that country April 1. She will be
joined by the famous Sada Yacco japanese
t4Oup oltCA AC iCdClCS Japan.
XXX
Star and Carter" John ]. McNally's
vaudeville farce, written for the exploita-
ton of the August family of European Jug
giers and pantomimists. is declared by n
New York paper to be Mr.. McNally's old
farce, Boys and Girls" revamped. Flo
and May Irwin appeared in Boys and
Girls at the New Park Theater, New
York. Sept. q. 1891, according to the paper
mentioned.
Betsy Ross. who Is credited with having
made with her own hands the first Ameri-
can flag, is the central figure OF a new ro-
nance of the revolution by II. A. Du
Souchet, author of my Friend from India
which will be produced in Philadelphia be-
fore the close of the present season. Phoebe
Davis and Odell Williams, of Way Down
East" will have the leading parts. Tho
production will be under the direction Of
William A. Brady and Joseph r. Grismer.
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The Stage ut Home.

The first of five seasons of vaudeville be-
gins at the Grand Opera House next Mon
day.
x
Caught in the Web" a new melodrama,
will be the attraction at the Park the last
half of next week.
Heuck & Fennessy's Ramblers left for
Chicago last night shortly after the close
of the performance at the Empire Theater.
The company will play a weeks engage
ment in Chicago.
"McFadden's Row of Flats an unusu-
ally lively farce, with plenty Of good sing
ing and dancing specialties, is booked for
a half-week engagement at the Park The
alter. commencing next Monday afternoon.
Next week at English's promises to be
the most brilliant of the present season.
Julia Marlowe will present Paul Kester's
dramatization of Charles Majors famous
historical romance, when Knighthood
Was in Flower" throughout the week, with
a single matinee Saturday. Already a num-
Der of out-of-town theater parties have
been announced for Marlowe week.
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OLD MANAGERS EXPERIENCES.
Tiffany Dugan Talks OF Former Days
and Chorus Girls.

Tiffany Dugan. business manager OF the
New York Stars a burlesque organiza-
ton which Is headed this way, is a veteran
i'm the theatrical business. In his twenty
years experience he has travelled with star
comedians, with t~ragedians. circuses and
burlesque shows. There are few elements
In the theatrical business that Colonel Du-
gan does not know about. he is full of
"Reminiscences and delights 10 tell OF the
curious features of the theatrical profess
sion that nave come under his observation.
Il wear my old clothes in the winter and
dress up and go TO Europe every summer"
he said last night in conversation with an ac-
quaintance at the Occidental Hotel. II like
old England and I find II a fine place 20 put
in the summer after a hard winters work.
l don't mean to say that I've gone back on
old glory and don't care for these United
States any more. That Isn't II. like 10
put In the winters here working hard and
then loaf about England for two or three
months In the summer OF course, II takes
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AT THE GRAND.
"Confusion- and 'sThe Girl with the
Auburn Hair"

For the last week of the season at the
Grand Opera House the stock company has
arranged a bill OF uncommonly attractive
character. In fact. it is not too much to
say that IL is the biggest Offering that the
management Of the company has heretofore
attempted during its three years career I'm
indianapolis. At each OF the eight perform
ances of the week will be given. not only a
carefully rehearsed and deliberately mount
Cd production Of Confusion" the brilliant
farce with which Nat c. Goodwin won so
much of the public favor for several sea-
sens. but also. IS an extra special feature.
'The Girl with the Auburn Hair has been
engaged. This feature is one of the strong
est and most popular on the American vau-
deville stage Today. and its engagement at
the Grand has been looked forward TO witt
a great deal of interest by local theater-
gosrs.
Confusion was first presented in Amer
lea by John stetson. at the F~ifth-avenue
Theater. New York, with a company that
included such artists as Henry z. Dixev
Verona Jarbeau. Florence Gerard latter
ward Mrs. Henry =. Ebbey). Herbert
Gresham and Alfred Fisher. the latter be-
ing the stage director OF the stock COM
pGny at the Grand. Nat Goodwin was i'm
pressed with the piece when he first saw II
n Immediately entered upon negotiations
locking toward securing IL for his own use.
During the ~pendency OF these negotiations
the late Lester Wallack is said 10 have
offered Mr.. Stetson $4,000 for a half Interest
IN the production. But Goodwin secured The
piece and IL proved 20 be one OF the best
fheaterfcaI properties he ever owned.
The plot OF Confusion" introduces a
young married couple. Rose and Mortimer
Mumpleford by mime. who have no chill
dren. In their service are a butler and
maid. who are married. but afraid 10 let
their employers know il. They have a
baby, which has been left by them In the
care OF some friends. The maid. whose
nzme Is Marie. receives a telegram saying
~Come at once; your baby Is worse" The
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Edmond Hayes in "a Wise Guy,

Hayes & Lytton's Comedians will make
their annual visit to the Park Theater
Thursday afternoon of the present week,
presenting at three night and three mat
inee performances their funny and up-to-
date farce-comedy, "A Wise Guy" This
play, which left a most agreeable impress
sion after its visit last season, has been
rewritten and will, it is said, be found al
most entirely new. The story of the farce
is of the troubles encountered by Spike"
Hennessy, a wise guy" whose trade of
piano mover brings him 10 a hotel, in
which resides Miss Jeanette F~lim-Flam, a
supposed millionaire'S daughter, who is
trying to land in her matrimonial net an
equally bogus nobleman named Lord Get
the-Coin, alias Birdie Willie, a department
store clerk on a vacation. Miss Flim-Flam
induces Spike for a pecuniary considera-
ton, to impersonate her wealthy father
in order to further her scheme. The piano
movers startling antics in his new role
furnish a great deal of the lively fun Of
the piece. An entirely new third act,
showing the stage of a New York theater
during rehearsal, has been provided for
"A Wise Guy" and this offers Mr.. Hayes
an opportunity to introduce some clever
the costumes, scenery, light effects and
other necessary accessories. Dorothy Ne
vile, said TO be a charming and beautiful
light comedy actress, is associated with
Mr.. Hayes. Other people in the company
are Ray l.. Royce, Moreland, Thompson
and Roberts Louise Montrose, Raymond
Finlay. Maude Deity, the Doherty sisters,
Tedwyn and the popular comedy acrobats,
Reno and Richards.