The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27
News OF PIaygOers.


Ernest Hogan, a negro writer and singer
of rag-time songs that has been successful
in the Eastern vaudeville houses, recently
gave this sage advice to others of his race
in an advertisement I'm the Dramatic Mirror:
''To all my friends of ebony hue
Let me offer you a suggestion:
Behave yourselves and deliver the goods,
And that will solve the race question"
xxx
The principal members of the company
that will sing San Toy" successor to an
other musical comedy, THE Runaway
Girl" at English's Opera House soon are
Samuel Collins. Paula Edwards. Marie
Celeste and Melville Stewart. Miss Celeste
has a large number Of friends here and
Mr.. Fortescue Is known TO this public by
his fun-making as the theatrical manager
In The Belle OF New York.
Miss Bertha Runkle, the girl-author of
THE Helmet of Navarro" historical
romance that was published serially in the
Century Magazine and later had a consid-
rehearsals of the dramatization of the tale
at the Metropolitan Opera House. in New
York. Charles Dalton, who played here in
be the star in The Helmet of Navarro"
XXX
Maid Marian" which the Bostonians
will sing this season, is a sequel to Robin
Hood" and in the new piece the principal
members of the old company will imper-
senate the characters they had in robin
Hood" thus: Mr.. Barnabee, the sheriff of
Nottingham; Mr. Mcdonald. Little John,
and Mr.. rockingham, Friar Tuck. Miss
Van StuddifOrd will be the Maid Marian
The new opera will be sung first at the
Chestnut-street Theater, in Philadelphia, a
week from tomorrow night
XXX
Mrs. G.. H. Gilbert, known among players
as the grandma of the stage" celebrated
the eightieth anniversary Of her birth last
Monday in St. Louis, where she was acting
with Miss Annie Russell in "A Royal
Family She received kilograms from
many theatrical folk, and after the night
performance Miss Russell gave dinner in
never misses q performance or a rehearsal,
and the Indianapolis playgoers that saw
her act recently know that she has no lack
of virility for the kind of characters she is
called on to impersonate.
xxx
This week the American Stock Company,
OF New York. will revive 1.-The Lights o.
London" a melodrama that the older play
goers will remember. ]. II. Stoddart, who
is now acting in THE Bonnie Brier Bush"
in New York, was in the original cast OF
the old play. So were Stuart Robson.
u.
The two last-named died long ago. The
last time "The Lights o. London" was
played in this city was at the Park Thea
ter, and the young patrons of that house
were enthusiastic over ii because it had
no less than twenty-one different scenes.
XXX
Z. S. Willard has come from England to
make tour of the United States and Can
ada in an intense melodrama written for
him by Louis N Parker. who made the
adaptation of Rostand's 'LAiglon" for
Miss Maude Adams. MIR. Willard produced
the new play, which is called THE Cardi-
nal" in Montreal the other evening The
time Of the action is 1910, during the reign
of Pope julius III. y cardinal heard the
confession of a man that had committed
murder. The cardinals younger brother
had been arrested and sentenced to death
for the crime, and because of the sanctity
OF the confessional, the criminal could not
use his information 10 save his brothers
life. However. while on his way TO witness
the execution the murderer was tempted to
confess again, and this time in the presence
OF persons other than the cardinal
New plays are announced for Miss Viola
Allen and James ONeill. both OF whom
are under the management of Liebler &
Co. Miss Allen will play the season out
in Marion Crawford's 'In the Palace of the
King" and will then take on the character
Of Roma, the principal figure in Hall
Gaines latest novel 1.-The Eternal Citv."
Mr.. Game has made the decentralization
Mr.. ONeill is using his old play, THE
Count OF Monte CristO." and next season
he will be seen in THE Christian King"
by Edward Rose. The playwright is en-
plOyed on the London Times and he
adapted Under the Red Robe" and The
Prisoner of Zenda" for stage purposes. II
is another Edward Rose. an American
that makes plays for Charles Frohman
and that dramatized Alice OF Old Vim
cennes," which will be seen at Englsh's
Opera House all of next week.
W. NJ. Bates press agent for Klaw & Err
LANCER who usually is content with fur
nishing news to dramatic editors, sends out
the following tale for the public's edifca-
ton: MAX Rogers. OF the Rogers Brothers.
can claim the proud distinction of being a
life saver At the matinee performance of
the Rogers Brothers in Washington a mid
dle-aged lady sat in an end seat four rows
from the stage. She was very much inter-
eSted In the turn Of the brothers and esDe-
cially in Max, who. when the mood strikes
MIN, can be funnier than a cage full of
monkeys at the Bronx Zoo. During CON
Versation she laughed very heartily for
several minutes and then suddenly as the
boys left the stage, showed signs of dis
tress. The stage manager at the peephole
had been watching the audience and had
had his attention attracted TO this lady bv
her enthusiastic demonstrations of eniov-
ment. He noticed she had become hvster-
zeal. and. ftlat a the Rogers TRroft,ar0 80,