The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Notes of tho Stage.

1t was said at ST. Luke's Hospital, New
York, last night that Roland Reed had
passed the crisis and is now on the road
to recovery.
Pauline Hall will join the forces of the
Castle Square Opera Company, Chicago.
next month to appear in her original role
(the title) in "Erminie."
Viola Allen begins her New York en-
gagement Dec. 81 in the play adapted for
her use from f. Marion Crawford's novel,
I'm the Palace of the King"
Forbes Robertson, the distinguished Eng
lish actor, and Gertrude Elliott, also a
favorite with English audiences, will be
married about Christmas time, according
to a report in circulation In London just
now. Miss Elliott is a sister of Maxine
Elliott CMrs. Nat c. Goodwin.)
XXX
Miss Virginia Jackson, an actress of the
Abel Brinker stock company, died yester-
day at Newark, n. J., Of peritonitis. Miss
Jackson's home was in San Francisco. For
the past three years she was with the
Columbia Theater stock company, accept
ing an engagement with the Abel Brinker
company three weeks ago.
XXX
E41SlSH , OptId I1OuSc Will nave one
more authors night" before the end of
the present century and year. This will
be next Monday night, when Joseph Ar
thur. who wrote Lost River" the In
diana play that recently set New York
"by the ears" will be at that house to
witness the first presentation of his new
play to an Indianapolis audience. Mr..
Arthur is claimed as a former resident of
this city, and his old friends are making
elaborate preparations for his entertain
ment during his s%ojourn here next week.
Lost River" will be given at both matinee
and night performances Tuesday Christ
mas day.
ACROSS the Pacific" Charles L. Blaney's
pretentious melodramatic production which
comes to the Park Thursday afternoon
of the current week, is said to be pro-
vided with an exceptionally strong cast, at
the head of which is the versatile and
funny little comedian Harry Clay Blaney.
Manager Blaney has expended a large
sum of money upon his latest effort, and
the scenic equipment is said to be more
thai usually striking and effective, and
TO a degree, while the general ensemble,
employing about seventy-ive people, Is
said to present a fine set of stage pictures.
The programme at the Zoo this week is
one of the most interesting that has yet
been offered. Monzuma, the chimpanzee,
has now reached a point of proficiency in
his etiquette where he eats with a fork
and shuns a knife. He brushes his own
hair and has become a dude. Monzuma
assumes many characters by DOMINIC false
boards and hats and he is preparing TO
impersonate Dom Paul. The voting con-
test in selecting a name for him will end
this week. One of the principal features
Of the Zoos programme this week is La
Belle Selica, an Algerian dancer, who does
a novel act with four lions in the arena.
She poses the lions on pedestals and with
glaring calcium lights adding brilliancy 10
the performance she performs a dance
causing the lions to do their tricks while
giving the graceful terpsichorean move
ments. Captain Barrios and his group of
forest bred lions, is another feature. Last
night the ions were inclined TO become
unmanageable and Emerson. the most
vicious OF the lot, would not submit until
blank cartridges were fired in mis- face. La
Belle Fatima, the dancing bear. enter
tanned the crowd with numerous tricks
concluding with a Midway dance. The
ether acts on the programme were all in
teresting. Several new animals have Just
been received at the Zoo and part of them
Will he seen in the arena the latter part
OF this week.