The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
The stage in other Places.

Ward & vokes will soon produce a new
musical comedy entitled THE Head Wait
ers."
A Swedish translation of Lady Winder-
mere's Fan" was produced in Stockholm
recently with success.
Xxx
''The Christian King" is the name Sc
lected for Wilson Barrett's new five-act
play TO be produced next fall in London.
"The Gay Mr.. Goldstein" is the title of
new comedy. in which Mary Hampton and
Thomas ]. Keogh are to star jointly next
season.
Maud Fealy has been re-engaged by Will
liam Gillette as leading woman in 'Sher-
lock Holmes" for the engagement at the
Lyceum Theater in London.
Maud Odell will begin her starring tour
next season in Washington, Nov. IL, in n
new version of Carmen" and new play
which her manager will secure for her in
Europe.
Sarah Bernhard may produce in Paris
a dramatization of Henrik Sienkiewicz's
novel with Fire and Sword" which is
of the trilogy dealing with the down
Emily Wakerlan. who made a hit as Molly
Mealy in Lovers Lane in New York this
season, has, it is said been engaged by
Clyde Fitch for a prominent role in one Of
his new plays next season.
Jules hurry will have Joseph Arthur's
Lost River" Lewis Morrison in a new
version of Faust" Archie Boyd in a new
play c'vermont'D and Morrisons Faust"
with Enroll Dunbar as Mephistopheles,
next season.
Williams and Adams. we'll known in
vaudeville as the Monte Carlo Million
aires" will star next season in Owen
Davis's new comedy. Circus Day." sur
rounded by strong company, with a
chorus of thirty-five.
James X. Hackett is still lying i'll at the
private hospital of DR.. J.. NJ. Taylor in
Philadelphia. DR.. Taylor has discovered
that the distinguished young actor is much
worse than was at first supposed and has
ordered an indefinite period of rest.
Xxx
Victor Herbert is said to have received
some interesting cablegrams. announcing
the great success of his comic opera. THE
Fortune Teller" presented in London re-
Gently for the first time by Alice Nielsen
and her admirable supporting company.
xxx
The New York Dramatic Mirror presents
in it's last issue an exeellent reproduction
of an interesting andf valuable theatrical
photograph 1t is a group picture of Henry
Irving and his associates in Tom Robert
sons comedy THE Two Roses" taken by
Chancellor. of Dublin. in May, 1871, thirty
| years ago.
Dorothy Morton. who was seen at the
Grand in this city. recently. has been en-
gagged to take May Yohe's place in the
| forthcoming Boston engagement of ''The
Giddy Throng." Afterward Miss Morton
will play twelve weeks in opera at Du-
| ouesne Garden. Pittsburg, with Chicago
| dates to follow.
| Mason Mitchell. recently returned from
| Samoa, contemplates visits to other foreign
lands with view to lecturing about then
| in vaudeville. Mr.. Mitchell will be re-
| membered as the X-Spanish-American wal
| soldier who was fortunate enough TO be the
| first to lecture in vaudeville houses on the
war in Cuba He appeared at the Empire
| in this city. several seasons ago
|
Joseph Arthur has completed new
/ play for next season. 1t is of the rura
type, and the scenes are all laid in Florida
whence he has just returned to his New
| York villa at Pelham manor. One scene
| shows the big royal Poinciana Hotel anC
| another the interior of the Casino, which
| is said to be the modern Monte Carlo. Mr.
! Arthur promises something decidedly new
in the way of effects
|
Tunis +. Dean, a well-known theatrlca
| man, in interview in the Kansas City
Journal short time ago denounced theat
rical dressing rooms in unmeasured terms
declaring that their bad construction Ia!
caused innumerable cases OF grip ant
| pneumonia, many Of which have resulted
fatally. He cites Nine. Bernhagdt. Nine
| Melba, Nine. Sembrich, Jean De Reszke
| Roland Reed and Miss Olga Nethersole a.
| victims of poorly constructed dressing
| rooms. Mr.. Dean says that 1.-The dressing
rooms OF the average theater in big ant
| little cities alike, are responsible for mucl
| of the serious Illness now prevailing in tn
| profession / have known of stars wh'
| carried gas stoves among their propertie
in order TO supply the necessary heat"