The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-27
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Xxx
Prof. Wormwoods dog and monkey cir
Gus. said TO be a remarkable and original
act, will be at the Grand SOON
XXX
Laura Troubridge and B. C. Stephenson
have written new comedy entitled "A
Great Lady" for Mrs. Langtry.
Paul NJ. Potter has been commissioned
TO write a new comedy for Louis Mann and
Clara Lipman, to be used next season.
XXX
Sadie Martinez has secured new play.
1.-THE Marriage Came" adapted by Clyde
Fitch from lie Marriage dOlympe."
XXX
Eric Hope earl OF Yarmouth will begin
a starring tour in play called 1.-The Coun-
cillor's Wife" at Richmond, Va, Feb. A.
William III. Crane enters on the closing
week of his brilliant engagement in David
Harum'' at the Garrick Theater. New York,
tomorrow night
Walter Jones and William Burress will.
1t is reported. star jointly next season in
burlesque entitled Those BiIlionaires," by
w. j. Thorold and Ben Hammerstein.
Inc TOUR Oh the TOUR COndnS IN GEORGE
Cohans bright farce, 1.-The Governor
Son." will open tomorrow night in New
York under the direction of Louis Beh-
man.
M. b. Curtis ("Saml of Posen') is to be
seen in the Forthcoming New York produc-
ton of STRAUSS posthumous opera, ''Vi-
emma Life" known in the original as ''Wie-
ner Blut."
Gus and Max Rogers, who are soon to
appear here in their latest vaudeville farce
1.-The Rogers Brothers in Central Park
have just closed an engagement of four
weeks in Chicago.
Helen Dauvray contemplates returning
to the stage again soon. She is the wife
of Lieutenant Albert c. Winterhalter, of
the United States navy, who has been or
dered to service in Chinese waters.
Mrs. Ffske opened her engagement at the
California Theater, San Francisco, Jan. e.
to the capacity of the house. in spite of a
heavy downpour of rain. She played Tess
Of the D'Urbervilles" the same week.
XXX
George H. Broadhurst's farce. what
Happened to Jones'" translated into French
by Maurice Ordonneau and called lie Bon
Pasteur," was presented for the first time
in Paris at the Theatre Cluny Jan. z.
XXX
Theodore Babcock, Frank Mordaunt, Ag-
mes Rose Lane and Taylor Granville have
been engaged by Manager Samuel Blair
for prominent parts in Daniel Harris latest
play, Melbourne" Mr. Hart is the author
of the great success, 1.-THE Parish Priest"
Lucille La Verne has resigned from the
st. Louis stock company with which she
has been playing successfully since the
opening of the present season and is in New
York arranging a production on her own
account. Miss LaVerne has large follow
ing in Indianapolis.
xxx
Italian grand opera never received greater
distinction in Chicago than did Richard
Mansfield on the occasion of the opening
of his engagement in that city recently.
presenting his magnificent revival Of
Henry V" Several of the newspapers
printed their reviews of the production on
the first page.
Henry v. Esmond, who is best known in
this country as the author of Nat Good
win and Maxine Elliott's great success,
when We Were Twenty-one" has an
nounced his intention to abandon acting and
devote all his leisure to the writing of
plays He is now at work on a new ro-
mantle drama for Mr.. Lewis Waller, the
eminent English actor.
The scenery that has been provided by
Managers Charles II. Yale and Sydney r.
Ellis for their delightful romantic play,
1.-THE Watch on the Rhine" in which Al H.
Wilson is starring, is said to be magnifi-
cent enough to carry the play to success
by itself. Complete scenery for all four
acts is carried. The sets were all built
ard painted from models made in Ger
many.
Irene b. Martin, the clever eight-year-old
child actress. daughter of Prof. F. c. Mar
tin, one Of Boston's leading teachers of
music. has had quite a stage experience for
enc of her age In 1896 she was with J. K
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