The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-02

Notes of the Stage.
THE Dainty Duchess" one of Laurence
weber's combinations of burlesque and
vaudeville. will begin a weeks engagement
at the Empire Theater this afternoon.
The sale of seats for the performances of
''Florodora" will begin this morning at
EngIish's. The engagement is for Thurs
dav, Friday and Saturday nights and Sat
urday matinee
The bill Of vaudeville that will be offered
at the Grand Opera House for a week. be-
ginning this afternoon, has several comic
sketches. a troupe of jugglers and some
music James ]. COrbett once heavyweight
prize-fghting champion, has the largest
type on the advertisements. He describes
incidents in his career.
Mrs. Langtry, 1t is reported, has taken
from Paul Hester a play entitled Mile.
Mars" She will produce ii next month at
her Imperial Theater. in London and ex-
next season. Mr.. Kester is young writer
known for his dramatiZation of Charles
Majors novel. when Knighthood Was in
Flower
The production of MANS Enemy"
meIodrama that has been in use several
years. which will be shown at the Park
Theater the first three days of the week.
IS more elaborate than Is usual at that
house. There several favorably known
of gambling houses, one of them the Casino
at Monte Carlo
Later In the season Mrs. Fiske will give,
at the Manhattan Theater. in New York, a
series Of matinees, at which the plays used
will be those in which she has appeared in
recent years-'.The Dolls House, the sole
Ibsen drama that has been presented
prohtably in this country; Marie De-
ioche'' ''Dfvorcons, Little Italy" "Cesa-
Finds the Way" "A Bit Of Old Chelsea"
and "a Light from ST. Agnes" These
matinees may be given on the subscription
plan.
James K. Hackett has produced play
written by Edward f. Rose. entitled "a
Chance Ambassador" 1t is called original
because il is not dramatization of a book;
1t would seem to be a borrowing of ideas
used many times by romantic writer's. The
plot is similar to that OF George Barr Nc
Cutcheon's ''Graustark" a young Amer
and fell in love with the Princess Alicia,
whom he saved from revolutionsts among
her people. He fought much and loved
ardently. Mr.. Rose has been prominent
recently I'm his employment or turning pop
ular novels into plays for Charles Froh-
man. He did this service with Alice of
Old Vincennes." with such lamentable re-
suIt as the patrons of Englishs Opera
House have already seen.
XXX
The Christmas number OF the Theater is
double the usual size and contains two col
ored plates. besides a colored cover repre-
senting Maude Adams in Quality Street."
]. NJ. Barries new play. There are a hun
dred pictures of players and scenes in new
plays. Justin Huntley Mccarthy writes of
Francois VillOn. the French balladist
whose character Mr.. Mccarthy has twisted
out OF recognition i'm making a romantic
play for r. II. Sothern's use. Julia Mar
lowe contributes an article on her expert
ences. Kate MasterSOn describes an inter-
view she had with John Drew. Alfred
Ayres. an English-language expert begins
series of papers on Americas Greater
Actors" the first being his estimate of Ed
win Forrest August Spanuth and Emily
Won Tetzel discuss music. operate and
other.
Without exception stage presentations of
popular novels have been heavily patron
lied here. and it will be surprising If the
audiences at the performances OF David
Harum. at English's the first part OF the
week. are not large. The public has a de-
sire 10 see how the novels it reads look
on the stage" and theatrical promoters
Charles Frohman. especially-have taken
advantage OF the publics wish and have
prohted greatly thereby. The dramatiza-
tions always have been disconnected and
Illogical even II the books were not but
this is not popularity a defect. William H
Crane, who Is impersOnating David Harum
the banker-h Orse-trader OF bonneville is
reported TO be successful in amusing his
audiences In the prominent Incidents de-
scribed BY WestcOtt in the novel The pic
lures show the exterior of the bank its in
terror and the sitting room OF David's
house Frank Burbeck. who is among Mr.
Cranes assistants is one OF the older char
acter actors. His latest visit 10 this city
was with Elita Proctor Otis in Sporting
Life" In which he played the Jew banker