The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-05
NEWS OF THE THEATERS
LIST OF IMPORTANT BOOKINGS FOR
THE GRAND's SEASON.
Arthur Wing PinerO's New Play "Iris'
"A New Biblical Drama-On
the Local Stages.

In announcements of the opening OF the
season of vaudeville at the Grand Opera
House next Monday. sent to many persons
in the city by mail, the following list of the
most important bookings for the season
show that the offerings will be of the best
class: Marie Stuart and Clayton White,
Alexandra Dagmar. Billy Clifford, Brothers
Bright, Mile. Emmy, Smith and Fuller,
Galetti's monkeys. Edward f. Reynard,
Matthews and Harris, Vaidis Twin Sisters.
Kathryn Osterman, Pauline Hall, Hilda
Thomas and Company, Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner Crane, Mcintyre and Heath, Julia
Kingsley and Company, AL Leach and
Three Rosebuds, Dumatresca Troupe, Will
fred Clark and Company, Werner and
Reider. Josephine Sabel, Madge Fox,
Patrice, Beaux and Bellies, George Thatcher,
Kaufman Family, Lucille Saunders,
Techow's performing cats. Taglione. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Keno, WEIGH and
Melrose, Torcat, Chas. Bradshaw and Com
pany, Mignonette Kokin, Mile. Latina,
Hamilton Hill. Fred Hallen and Mollie
Fuller, Mile. Ameta, Worlds Trio. Cush-
man, Holcomb and Curtis, Louise Dresser,
the Great Svengalis, Three Merrilles, the
Great Kara, James J. Corbett, Jacques
Iraudi. Bruett and REVERE. Tom Nawn
and Company, Arras and Alice, G~rapewin
and Chance, the Great Lafayette, Kathryn
The sale of seats for next week will be-
gin this morning at 8 o'clock.
The sale of seats for the Tyler-MacLean
series of classical dramas at English's to-
morrow and Saturday began yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Pinero has decided to call his new
fve-act play, shortly to be seen at the
Garrick. Iris" the name Of the character
to be played by Miss Fay Davis. says the
London Mail. This is a new departure for
Mr.. Pinero. Up till 1891 he invariably gave
his plays two-word names, such as THE
Magistrate" Sweet Lavender" "The
P~rofigate," and so on. For the last ten
years his titles nave been more elaborate
THE Second Mrs Tanqueray,' ''Trelawney
of the Wells The Gay Lord Quex." This
time. however. he has opted for simplicity.
1t will also be noticed that for a decade,
with one exception, the names of Mr..
Pinero's plays have been the names of his
principal characters. This is the first time
that the dramatiSt has selected a title
which gives absolutely no clew to the plot.
We are not told if Iris Is good or bad. for
tunate or unfortunate, a duchess or a dress
maker. Since, however, Mr.. Pinero'S recent
declaration that drama is to be found
practically only in society, it may be safely
assumed that the characters of his new
play will be as ariStOcratic as usual; while
the fact that Miss Fay Davis has been
selected to play the title role suggests at
once that the author might have added the
adjective sweet or charming TO the name
had he so wished.
The dramatization of Booth T~arkington's
Monsieur Beaucaire'' has been finished and
follows his book pretty closely. The play
opens in the pump-room at Bath, and
deals with the exposure of Beaucaire as the
French ambassadors barber. The second
act shows the rooms of Monsieur Beau
caire, whittier the rakish young noblemen
of Bath have been i'm the habit of going
secretly to play at cards. Here Beaucaire
lays his trap for the Duke of Winterset,
and catching him cheating at cards, in
sists on being introduced again to the
great people of Bath as the price of 81
lence. A second scene of the act again
shows the pump-room of Bath with Beau
Caire i'm disguise shining as the Due de
Chateaurien. The third act deals with
the attack on Beaucaire at the instigation
OF Winterset. The scene, however. is laid
in a garden instead of on the highway.
At the end of the act Beaucaire, wounded
and fainting from loss of blood, promises
to keep an appointment in the pump-room
twenty days hence. The fourth and last
act, of course, treats of the conformation
OF Beaucaire with the French ambassador
and the disclosure of his real rank. The
play will be produced by Richard Mans
field at the new Barrick Theater, PhiladeI-
phia, Oct. 8.
Nine. Nordica made her first appearance
in Germany at the New Prince Regent
Theater. at Munich. last night as Isolde in
Tristan and Isolde before a brilliant
audience, which included many Americans.
She met with a fine reception. She has
been engaged to sing in the operas of the
"Nibelungen Ring" here next year.
The change of plays at the Park Theater
to-day will bring "A Thoroughbred Tramp"
a sensational drama.
Xxx
"A Voice from the Wilderness" a Biblical
drama by Eduard Elsner. in which John
the Baptist is the leading character. had it's
first production at the Central Theater, San
Francisco, Tuesday night. The leading
characters were impersonated by Robert
Downing and Annette Marshall.