The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
Kirk La shelle is making preparations for
metropolitan production of the drama
Brier Bush.
Otis Skinner has completed arrangements
by which he will tour Australia next spring
I'm his adoption OF Stevenson's
Prince Otto.
~ Guilty Mother one of the best
known melodramas playing popular-priced
sheaters. Is booked for the Park Thursday
afternoon and the remainder of the week
with regular matinees.
Liebler & Co have issued an attractive
booklet entitled 1.-The Making of Monte
Cristo" which shows IN detail how their
mammoth production of the fascinating
Dumas play was evolved.
Ala Rehan has secured from Paul Kester
the American rights to his London
success Sweet Nell OF Old Drury." Miss
Rehan will probably make her first appear
ance In the new role in Philadelphia In
December.
The bill at the Empire Theater this week
will be the burlesque organization known
as wine Woman and Song" The COM
pany opens the weeks engagement this
afternoon with matinee. The olio con-
tainS some speciality people who are known
10 be clever.
Thomas @. Seabrooke opened the Harlem
Opera House, New York. last Saturday
night in 1.-The Founders with a cast in
Guiding Irene Perry, Bertha Waltzinger.
Jeanette Lowerie. Crissie Carlyle: William
Vaudeville. Herbert Grips, William T.
Terriss and Jake Bernard.
Gertrude Coglan is said TO have scored
q brilliant success in her first appearance
as Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair at Sara
toga last Thursday night The production
very rich, the costuming historically cor
rect. and the young stars acting was high
" commended.
Hopkins's Transoceanics are only booked
for the first three days of next week at
the Park, instead of the entire week as
enormously stated. Blaney's "a Female
Drummer" will have the latter half Of the
week. beginning Thursday afternoon. This
viii be the first appearance OF the piece
in Indianapolis at popular prices.
Leon Hermann. 1.-The Great" will mystify
and entertain the patrons of English's
Opera House Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday afternoon of this week with
his new assortment Of feats of legerdemain,
magic and black art The Five Noses,
who are popular New York vaudeville
artists, are with Hermann this season.
In response to the general demand.
''Sapho" will be presented again tonight
and the rest of this week by the Grand
Stock Company. Matinees will be given
Wednesday and Saturday. The play runs
very smoothly and is practically devoid of
suggestion since the management revised
II after last Monday nights performance.
May Irwin opened in New Haven, Conn.,,
last Friday night with her new farce, 1.-The
Belle OF Bridgeport" and received a gen.
uine ovation. The latest play acquired by
the buxom star is said TO afford her greater
opportunities than anything she has ever
appeared In before. Her burlesque work,
which Is one of her strong points, is said
TO be unusually clever.
Miss Jeanette l.. Glider, through whom
the arrangement was made. has received
cable dispatch from Roland Macdonald,
announcing that ne has contracted with
Miss Julia Marlowe for the production OF
his play. 'The Sword OF the King" upon
which his popular novel of that name is
based The author. IL will be recalled. is
son or DR.. George Macdonald, the poet,
preacher and novelist and also an actor
and playwright
The coming of Walker Whiteside and his
talented wife. Leila Wolstan, TO English $
tonight In a new play, Heart and Sword, -
has aroused more than ordinary interest,
owing to the long absence of these Indian
apolis favorites. Hamlet will be pre-
sented tomorrow and Wednesday nights
and Heart and Sword will be repeated al
the Wednesday matinee. Mr.. Whiteside Is
said 10 carry an excellent company and a
full set of special scenery of exceptional
richness.
Harrison Gray Fiske, husband OF Minnie
Maddern Fiske. is reported TO have beer
present with an attorney and stenog.
rapher at Saratoga recently on the occa-
sion OF Gertrude Coglan's first public ap
pearance In her fathers adaptation
of Vanity Fair When tn.
stenographer began to take notes
OF the play. Miss Coglans manager /:
said to have invited the entire party e
leave the house. The presumption wa:
that Mrs. Fiske's husband intended TO pro.
cure material for an infringement suit.
"a Star Boarder." the farce-comed,
which makes It's first appearance at tn,
Park this afternoon, Is not claimed to hav,
any plot. but its promoters assert that Il
Is a veritable cyclone OF fun The man,
choruses and numerous speciaities com
bine 20 form an uncommonly attractiv,
BILL CnarieS H. Boyle, VINO made a hit las
season in His Better Half" Is the star
and he is said 10 be surrounded by capa
BILE company. The engagement terminate.
"Wednesday night. with usual matinees I'm
tervening.
Nine. Modjeska, the eminent Polish ac
tress. Is announced TO appear ar English.
Opera House In the near future She /.
said 10 have the most brilliant supporting
t,ornpany since her association With F.dvvt.
Booth. r. ID. Mclean and Odette Tyler
who starred last season IN "PhrOso." ar,
tho leading members. Others IN the cas-
are Barry JOhnstone. who won fame under
Lawrence Barrett, and Mrs. Henry Van
denhOn. who has supported such grea
stars as Charles Kean. Barry Sullivan ans
Sir Henry Irving. Nine. Mojeskas roper
tory includes Mary Stuart" Macbeth
.As You Like It" "Camilie- and kin,