The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

publishing firm of Bernstein. Shapiro & Won
Tilzer. in. New York, until they quarreled
and decided TO separate, a few days ago.
Albert Won TilZer. who was employed as a
clerk by the firm, IS said TO have been the
cause Of the trouble. Harry Won Tilzer Is
supposed 10 have made a good deal OF
money out Of his songs, and IL is stated
that he will go into the music-publishing
business for himself in New York. Before
he learned that he had melody in him he
was employed in a clothing store in this
city.
Julia Marlowe long has threatened to
produce a modern play. 1t has often been
reported that she will soon present a play
by Henry V. Esmond entitled "Grierson's
Way" This, it has been said, will divide
with when Knighthood was in Flower
the week that Miss MarlOwe is to spend
in this city this season. Now it Is said
in New York that Miss Marlowe will begin
next season there in Electra. by Perez
GaldOz, a Spaniard. This drama is anti
clerical i'm nature, and when presented in
Spanish countries il has stirred up the peo-
pie against the church. The play bears on
conditions peculiar to Spain, and Miss Mar
lowe will have some one hold it down while
a hack dramatist wrenches from IL its love
story, which is said to be intense.
Xxx
A member of the orchestra Of the Grand
Opera House assists Josephine Sabel in one
of her songs and dances. When she gives
IAN imitation of Cissie Lotus initiating
me" and trips along close to the footlights
she raises her skirts to reveal a pair of en-
broidered stockings. The musician rises
from his chair and stares at her ankles.
and she cries. Rubber. Sit down or I'll
break your neck.' Another bit of her
humOr is in her turning her back TO her au-
dience and saying over her shoulder, How
do you like my Sapho pose? she ADDS
something about a man carrying her up
stairs. Few members of the audiences are
sufficiently familiar with Olga Nethersole's
method TO recognize Miss SabeIs "Sapho
pose but her suggestion regarding a man
and a stairway stirs up some scattered
laughs in the gallery. She has something
of interest to offer besides the stockings
and ankles to which she calls attention
she has a bright, quick way and her songs
are of a pleasing sort. Tom Nawn and his
helpers. Midgley and Carlisle and Bruett
and REVERE also are interesting.
Xxx
Liebler & Co. it is reported. will produce
the decentralization of Mary Johnston's most
recent novel, Audrey with Viola Allen
in the principal role. late in this season.
The story has been running s~erially in the
Atlantic Monthly. which also presented
Miss Johnston's ITO Have and to Hold" in
installments. Charles Frohman gave one
OF his most interesting exhibitions of him
self in connection with ITO Have and to
Hold" Eager to get the money by any
means, Mr.. FrOhman had ITO Have and to
Hold dramatized as soon as it doomed in
book form, a plan he has followed in rela-
ton to a number of other novels. The play
from Miss JOhnstOn's book proved to be as
ridiculous in construction as ii was SenSa-
tional in incident. The newspaper critics in
New York drubbed it, and Mr.. Frohman
could find no phrases in the reviews that
would look well reproduced in the adver-
tisements of the play, so he inserted in the
advertisements a line praising the play and
preceded by Charles. Frohman says ="
ITO Have and to Hold did not last long.
and it and the book from which it sprang
have almost been forgotten in the crush of
novels and plays like Miss Johnston's that
Will themselves be conspicuous for a brief
season and then fade into oblivion.