The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09
Eairbank PrOEramm
Notes of the stnge.

John Blair viii star in Hamlet" next
season. his tour opening in Boston.
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a farce entitled ''Humbug'' has been Sc
cured by Walter Hodges. who will star in it
neAt season.
"penobsoot People" play OF rural life
II Maine. viii lie presented on a tour aext
season by Mr.. ana Mrs. George Ober.
Ethel f'arsymorei will be seen in her
clever creation in Captain links Of tho
Horse Marines" ia London next season.
Norma Iopp is reported as having re-
tired from Frank Daniels comic opera
company at the end of the past sea son.
Xxx,
Hamilton Revelle, formerly Olga Neither
sole's leading man. will occupy that posi-
ton in Mrs. Leslie Carter's company next
season.
The Hereto is the name of d new play
written by Otis skinner and Ernest +.
BodGington in which Mr.. Skinner Will star
next season.
xSx
Frederick Warde will. on his next tour,
opening Sept 3, present a new tragic play
Woods, California dramatist.
Ignace Ian PaGerewskis opera. "Mauru.'
was produced at Dresden May IS. and will
be sung in London and Paris next spring,
and may he heard i'm America later.
The Penitent," dranstization of one of
Hall Gaines novels, made by Lawrence
Marston. will be produced next season I'M
der the direction of w. f. Nankeville.
Joseph Mron. who recently left 1.-The
Princess Chic" under Kirk La Shelle's
management. has signed with Frank l..
Perley for The Chaperons,' next season.
James n Hackett has secured the
dramatic rights 10 Winston Churchill $
novel. THE Crisis" and the author Will
dramatize the book for Mr. Hackett's use
reXt season.
THE Smugglers" is the title of an anti
Semitic drama produced recently in Russia.
with the effect OF arousing such intense
feeling that riots have been precpita ted on
account OF il.
tom Moore" Theodore Burt Ssyre's new
comedy. will be given it's first New York
presentation al the Herdld-SuudFe 1neater,
Sept 3 by company OF which Andrew
Mack viii he the star.
George Musgrove's Australian opera COM
pany has.been strengthened by the addition
OF Lempriere Pringle. Barron Berthold and
Ella Russell. Herr Berthold has been
heard III Indianapolis
The roof garden of the American Theater.
ir New York, has been leased for the COM
ing summer by George Blumenthai. who
viii present REVEALS of standard light op-
eras. beginning June l..
The proceeds of special performance OF
THE Dairy Farm" at the Park Theater
il. Philadelphia. June L, Will be turned over
to fund Tor poor children's outings start
ed by local newspaper.
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James Lackaye a well-known comedian,
brother of Wilton Lackaye. has been re-
engaged for next season for York State
Folks. the new comedy in which Mr.. ana
Mrs Arthur Sidman viii star.
Marie Cahill, a clever impersonator and
mimic that made distinct hit a Eng.ishs
In The Three Little Lambs two seasons
ago. has been engaged by Frank /. Perioy
for The Chaperons' next season.
Marcia Van Dresser formerly contralto
with the Bostonians, but more recently con-
nected with the legitimate role of Princess
EboIi in Viola Aliens production of IN the
Palace OF the King has gone abroad and
may accept an English engagement next
season.
\ note in recent issue of the New York
Dramatic Mirror that is of special interest
to Indanians is the following: Bessie
Baldwin, Q daughter OF the distinguished
General Baldwin. OF Fort Wayne. Ind, haF
decided To enter upon dramatic career
and Will he a member next season of the
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush company"
Edmond Rostand's great drama in blank
verse, Cyrano de Bergerac,'' is being
turned INTO grand opera by Walter Dam
rosch and William j. Henderson who have
been collaborating on the work for the nast
two years. The piece will probably be heard
at the Metropolitan. Ia New York next
season. The ibretto is said 10 follow the