The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-16
Notes of the Stage.


Ada Rehan's starring tour may be de-
ferred until next season, says Richard Dor
ney, her new manager.
Frank Daniels came within a dollar of
taking in $4,000 with "The Amer" during
its recent four weeks run in New York
Frank Mckee is looking London play
houses over with view to putting Hoyt's
series OF comedies on the stage of the
English metropolis.
When Coque,in, the distinguished French
actor. comes to America next year with
Sarah Bernhardt, he will play Polonius
to the divine Sarahs Hamlet.
Ladies who attend theatrical perform
ances in Japan are considered guilty of
breach of etiquette If they wear the same
dress during the entire evening.
At last we are to have melodrama
founded upon the South African war. 1t
will be named Brave Hearts," and the
public will not have to wait long Cor its
initial production.
Clement Scott, the English dramatic
critic recently engaged by the New York
Herald, says Belasco's new farce.
Naughty Anthony" is full of bright,
happy lines that might have been nasty,
but are not.
The receipts of the Chicago engagement
of the Jeffries-Sharkey fight pictures ex-
ceeded $4,000, according to the Chicago
Journal. Englishs Opera House is to have
these pictCreS-the originals taken and
produced under the direction OF William
A. Brady.
Maxine Elliott. Lily Langtry. Mrs. Rich
ard Mansfield Mrs. Hopper, Nat Goodwin
and Jerome Sykes formed a box party of
distinguished footlight favorites at last
Wednesdays matinee of "Papa's Wife,,
which Anna Held is producing at the Man.
haitian Theater, New York.
There is really nothing like 1t on the
stage. 1t is an exquisite and dainty cameo"
These are some of the nice things Lily
Langtry had to say about Maude Adamss
portrayal of Babbie in The Little Minis
ter which she saw soon after her ar
rival from London a few days ago.
Albert Morris Bagby, who each season
directs the most exclusively fashionable
series of concerts given in New York. has
equal claims upon the States of Indiana
and Illinois so far as his early career is
concerned. Besides being a musical direc-
tor of the highest ability, he has written
a novel called Miss Traumerei."
Mrs. Theodore Sutro is one Of a num-
Der of prominent New York society women
who are interested in a proposed musical
bringing forward into public notice of new
music and soloists of real merit. The first
meeting of the projectors of the scheme
takes place tonight at the Hotel Majestic,
New York.
Frederick the Great" which is the
name of the spectacular comedy that will
be presented by Lewis Morrison and a large
company at English's Friday and Satur-
Gay nights and at a matinee Saturday,
10 r,1a hat &c arlv inf ting n
people Of culture. Those who are famil-
lar with the history of this remarkable
monarch will experience keen pleasure at
seeing him, surrounded by witty, satirical
Voltaire, staid little General HUDSON. the
sharp-witted Professor Maupertuis. the
beautiful and loving Princess Amelia, Sis
ter to the King, and La Barberina, the
Encyclopedias of Mansfield" containing
some interesting data about the prominent
actor. He is credited with the authorship Of
two plays. Monsieur" and don Juan" The
fact that ten of his nineteen plays are
of American authorship indicates a pa
tr.otic spirit. He Is said never to use an
adjective in advertisement and for
bids the printing of his own name in larg-
er or different type than that employed
r. setting up the names of members of
his company. He never spells tableau
coming at the end of an act for the pur-
sible rule, characteristic of the inimitable
delineator of Beau Brummel," cdr
Jekyll' and "Cyrano de Bergerac," is never
| to appear In costume after he has been
killed in a play.
Plans for the benefit of the widow of
Hepburn Johns, the well-known dramatic
critic of Chicago. are beginning to assume
tangible shape 1t promises to be notable
affair. Charles Frohman has wired from
New York his cheerful permission for
members of the Make Way for the
Ladies' company to contribute anything
they see fit. Stuart Robson, Henry E. Dixey
and other members of the "Oliver Gold
smith" company will give one act of that
delightful comedy. Henry Miller and Mar
garet Dale will appear in Clyde Fitch's
| sparkling comedietta, Frederick Lee
maitre." Joseph Haworth. Edmund Lyons
| and others from the "Quo Vadis" company
will offer something of interest. Besides all
| this, Clifford & HUH. Opie Read, Ezra
| Kendall and Clarice Vance will all be seen