The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-05
Notes of the Stage.

Mary Mannering's tour this season will
extend 10 San Francisco. She and her COM
pany will present only Janice Meredith"
clyde Fitch will write n play for her use
next season. but ii is not divulged whether
or not it will be a society" comedy.
Seat sales will open at English's Opera
House this morning for the Bostonians'
performance of Maid Marian" on Monday
night of next week and for the performance
of William H. Vests minstrels on Tuesday
night. Tomorrow morning the sale will
open for the two performances of the Lulu
CHASER Opera Company, on Wednesday and
Thursday nights. Kathryn Kidder will
play Molly Pitcher in this theater on
Friday and Saturday, and the seat sale for
that occasion will begin next Monday
morning.
One Of the companies that are playing
"Florodora" will entertain audiences at
English's tonight and tomorrow and Sat
urday nights and Saturday afternoon. The
piece is an English musical comedy that
has held favor for several seasons. 1t has
been presented in New York continuously
for more than a year. The librettO was
written by Owen Hail. who also was the
author of THE Geisha." and the music by
Leslie stuart, who has had a part in max
ing the scores for other of the English
plays OF the sort that have been popular on
this side.
Samuel Ricaby. manager of William H.
Vests minstrel company. is said to be at
tempting an organization of an ''aII-star''
minstrel company to visit the principal
cities between New York and Chicago in
the spring. His scheme includes West,
Lew Doekstader. George Primrose. AL G.
George Wilson. a chorus of nifty voices and
a large orchestra and band Vests COM
pany will play in this city next week. Re
Gently IL reported from San Francisco
that his old illness was pressing him so
hard that he had given up work and was
expected TO live only few weeks longer.
XXX
Sir Henry Irving said in Chicago the
other day: Il am not old. l am but sixty
three and in England count a man
young until seventy. IL may be climate
ages you Americans. or the fierce life you
lead Why, bless you, 1 feel l am in the
prime OF all my powers and that the best is
vet TO come" The gossip about Miss Terry
retiring from the stage is absurd; the en-
gagement OF Cecilia Lotus TO play Mar
guerite in Sir Henry's Faust I'm London
is due only 10 the fact that Miss Terry has
decided not 10 impersonate girls in the fu-
ture. She VIII continue 10 take the wOm-
ems parts in the plays of Sir Henry's and
her repertory
Hickey. the man or the team OF Hickey
and Nelson. at the Grand Opera House. is
succeeding this week. as ne has succeeded
for more than few years. in making
great deal OF fun through awkwardness. He
l. a burlesque Irishman. with enormous
fiat shoes and very loose trousers. He and
his partner sing and dance. and then he
brings on the stage a rough table and
chair. II Is the intention for his partner TO
exhibit her ability at high kicking. but II is
IN his great difficulty in putting the chair
on the table and mounting both that the
point OF the act lies. The affair is called
Twisted and Tangled" and that is Hick-
sys relation 10 the table and the chair. In
the describing there is nothing comic. but
Hickey's work Is greeted with rOars OF
Laughter AT the Grand. IL used TO be in
the variety houses before his value was
recognized by vaudeville managers.
Henry woodruff has left Frank Daniels's
company and Joined Henrietta Crosman's.
taking the part OF King Charles in Mis-