The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-15


Empire Theater to-day, the Dewey Bur-
lesquers'' being booked for the entire
week.
Stanislas STANCE has dramatized the
latest work by Sienkiewicz. author of Quo
Vadis. under the name Twixt Cross and
Sword
Otis Skinner is one of the first. If not the
very first, American actors 10 receive an
honorary college degree. over five years
ago Tufts College conferred upon him the
degree of Master of Arts.
Marie Dressler introduces in the third
act of her new farce-comedy. Miss Print -
name of THE Village Beauty, and is said
TO be making great hit.
Howard Gould. who is impersonating
Rudolph and the King in Rupert of Hent-
zau." is a young actor of much grace and
unquestioned talent. He is booked for an
engagement In this city shortly.
XXX
Boston is soon to have a special produc-
ton of "Quo vadis." with Bijou Fernan-
dez as Lygia. Aubrey Boucicault as vini-
cius. Wilton Lackaye as Petronius. and
Elita Proctor Otis as Poppaea.
XXX
Joseph Il. Everham is scoring a more
pronounced success in sweet Lavender
at the Grand this week than he did In
THE Magistrate several weeks ago. The
production is meeting with great favor at
the hands of the public.
quo Nadis'' will be presented at Eng
lish's Opera House shortly by practically
the same company, and with exactly the
same scenery and properties, that won sue
cess I'm New York last season at the Her.
ald-square Theater-
The Behman show at the Park will have
a change of bill this afternoon The four
Cohans will appear i'm George NJ. Cohan's
roaring farcial skit, entitled Running for
Ofiice' All the other good things the
programme given during the first half of
the week Will be retained.
Selene Johnson, formerly leading woman
with w. III. Crane. is playing Mercedes in
the O'Neill revival of Monte Cristo" Mt
the New York Academy of Music and Mr..
O'Nelil says she is the best Mercedes since
him at Booths Theater seventeen years
ago.
The Students Musical and Dramatic Club
will give its first recital of the season al
Plymouth Church tomorrow night. begin
pills will be represented are Max I.eckne~,
piano; Harriet Augusta Prunk. dramatic
art: Charles +. Hansen. organ; Edward
Nell. voice culture; Emil Zumpfe, violin.
An exceedingly attractive programme has
been prepared.
The engagement OF Minnie Seigman i'm
her new comedy when a Woman
Loves opens at English's Opera House
tonight. and will include performances to-
morrow and Saturday nights, and a popu-
lar-priced matinee Saturday. Miss Selig-
man viii, IL Is announced. bring with her
the same company that supported her I'm
the Philadelphia production which was so
we'll received earlier i'm the season. The
play Is said 10 be handsomely staged
The Zoo had another big day Yesterday.
Interest In the collection of wild animals
IS growing rapidly. parents finding the
place most excellent one in which 10 olive
practical answers 10 questions on the suh
Ject OF natural history propounded bv their
young hopefuls. Director General Ros
took Is having printed number Of sneciaI
tickets 10 be sold al the low rate of ~
cents each, which Will be good for the ad
mission OF school children 10 the zooloeicaI
gardens Saturday afternoon of the current
week On account of the slight objection
raised 70 the method OF heating the zoo by
open coke fires. Mr.. Bostock has ordered
four handsome new base burners which
were put IN place last night. The big au-
ditorium VIII be found comfortably warm
to-day and there will not be the slightest
trace OF sulphur fumes OF which com
plant was made under the old system of
heating