The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The Two Little Migrants" is member
Of Nat Goodwin's company this season.
A NJ Miller, advance agent for Jacob
Lifts great production of Sporting Life"
is in the city. His attraction comes TO
English's Friday and Saturday next week.
Rose Coghlan has announced her inten-
ton of producing next season a new play
revive Madame" which Is also from his
pen.
Digby Bell is to appear on Feb. at Proc
tors uptown theater, New York, in a new
monologue from his own pen. and will re-
main in vaudeville the rest of the current
season.
Kyrle Bellew, who was long associated
with Cora Urquhart Potter. but who re-
Gently Joined the forces of Sir Henry Irv-
Ing, Is reported to be contemplating trip
to Australia.
Billy b. Van and the Bohemian Bur-
lesquers will no doubt receive a warm well
come from Empire Theater patrons next
Monday. There will be nothing in the
house until then.
Mr.. F. r. Benson is contemplating an
elaborate revival of Hamlet at the Lon
don Lyceum, and IL his plan IS carried out
every word in the play as written by
Shakespeare will be spoken on the stage.
1t is said that when Ibsen's doll House.
was given at a matinee in the national
capitol recently a great many women took
their children to see the play, under the
mistaken impression that ii was for juve-
niles.
Hannah Ingham. leading woman of the
Donnelly Stock Company. New York, died
very suddenly Tuesday noon while eating
luncheon with her husband, L. +. Stetson,
well-known actor, and cousin, Mrs.
Nichols.
John b. Reynolds arrived yesterday
ahead of William Morris and Frances
Drake in Anthony Hopes Adventure of
Lady Ursula" a sparkling comedy that is
to be produced at English's Opera House
next Thursday night.
George Clarke is to be stage manager as
we'll as leading man of Mrs. Sarah Cowell
lie Moyne's production of 1.-The Greatest
Thing IN the World" The play, which is
new, will be taken on the road for a brief
tour, and will be seen in New York early
in the spring.
Mary Mannering, who is making quite a
hit as Jane in Henry Arthur Jones's COM
edy. 1.-THE Maneuvers of Jane" at Days
Theater. New York, is TO go on starring
tour next season at the head Of her own
mans management.
Leo Trevors new play, Brother Off,
GERS" was given its initial presentation at
the Empire Theater, New York, Tuesday
night, and won instant and cordial praise.
A New York paper speaks of IL as 1.-The
most charming play that has been seen on
Broadway in very long time"
A popularity of Guitry. the French actor
of whose ability Sarah Bernhard thinks
so much. is that he persists in declaiming
bis line directly to the audience, standing
close to sthe footlights for the purpose.
In this manner he caused the French ver-
sion of William Giilettes Secret Service
to be a fiat failure.
l. AL Hayman and William ]. Davis are
building theater in Chicago, to be called
the Illinois, which is said to be one of the
finest playhouses in the country. 1t will be
thoroughly ireproof and its cost is $3.50, 900.
Julia Marlowe in Barbara Frietchie" will
be the opening attraction, the date of
which has been fixed tentatively for Octo-
Der 1.
Tonight at English's Lewis Morrison. so
long and favorably known to indianapolis
audiences, appears in a new piece, law
ishly mounted comedy based upon the most
interesting period of Prussian history.
Frederick the Great is a play that will
enchain the interest of reading and think
ing people. 1t will be repeated tomorrow
afternoon and night.
There is one stage picture In Hazel
Kirke' that is both beautiful and impress
sive. While the family is at evening pray
ers Lord Travers (Mr. Kolker) and Pitta-
Gus Green (Mr. Reynolds) burst into an
adjoining room, inquiring eagerly If Hazel
has been heard from Hearing organ and
voices blended in the sweet strains of a
religious hymn, solemn hush falls over
the two men and they stand with bowed
heads until the simple services are fin
ished The scene is handled with deli
cacy that is admirable.
Clement Scott. the New York Herald
imported dramatic critic, goes into rap
lures over the acting of Maude Adams
in 1.-The Little Minister" He says. how
ever. that she ought never to appear as
Juliet or attempt any tragedy of love. since
she is a fairy, faun, .dryad, nymph
an Undine, an Ariel. He adds that her
comedy is too rare and fine for modern
times. In spite of Mr.. Scotts statement,
enough modern people have testified their
appreciation of the little woman to place
her in fairly agreeable position, from a
pecuniary standpoint.