The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-27
Notes of the Stnge.

Jessie May, wife of Daniel McAvoy, is
lead in New York. With her husband she
played with burlesque companies until an
opening i'm vaudeville presented itself. Last
season they were members of the stock
burlesquc company at the New York Thea
ter. where THE Kings Carnival was pro-
duced.
Charles Dalton, who is now playing the
main part in the decentralization of Bertha
Runkle's novel THE Helmet of Navarro -
was the Marcus Superbus of that intense
and popular religious melodrama The Sign
OF the Cross for five years. He complains
that the public has unjustly riveted him
TO the Roman character. In Montreal re-
Gently, he says. a seriOus-faced woman APP
peared at the box office ana said: Il sup
pose The Helmet of Navarro is a religious
drama" When told that it was not she
expressed great surprise and added: II
thought Mr.. Dalton never played anything
but religious parts; he is such a noble char
acter."
The theatrical reviewers of New York
are generally of opinion that Colorado. -
Augustus ThOmas's latest play. is of little
value except as a roaring melodrama. Arti-
Giles thus tending nave led Charles Burn
ham. manager of Wallack's Theater. in
which Colorado is being presented, to
state that there really is very little car
mage In the piece. There are only three
shots nred during the course of the four
acts he says. and as two of them are
fired at the same moment il may practically
be said that there are only two volleys.
Inc tendency of these erroneous reports
Is TO keep away from the theater women
and children who may be afraid to con-
template blOOdshed of the sort suggested in
the public print. l notice that no one found
fault with MIR. Thomas's Arizona on this
score. though there is some real killing
done therein and a good deal of rifle prac-
ttce."
Ollie Mack and Charles Murray, who are
playing in Shooting the Chutes" at the
Park Theater. will be seen in a new piece,
which probably will be called Puck and
Judge" next season. The company will be
still further increased on the theory that
the better the show the larger the audi
ences, which Is not always accepted as true
oy managers. Our business through the
SCUM mas been excellent said Mack yes
terddy, and my other companies. the
eastern and western 'Finnigan's Bali
troupes. are doing we'll. We are going
through TO the Pacific coast with Shooting
the Chutes this season" 1t was eight wears
ago that Murray and Mack made their first
nit In "Ftnnigan's Ball" and they have
Prospered since Their engagement at the
Park will close With two performance to-
day, and they will be followed there by
Fisher and Carroll in Put Me on at Bura-
10, a farce with music.
Otis Skinner. who will present Boxers
Francesca da Rimini' at English's the
latter three days of this week. saws that
the modern city OF Rimini will disiIIusiOnize
tourists who 90 there expecting TO find
the ancient place impregnated with the
spirit OF romance. Like so many other his
tOric cities OF Europe. Riminf has de
scended from its high estate. Two sum
mers < when / was on the continent -
says Mr.. Skinner. Il visited Rfmini II &C.
difficult 10 know why many travellers stiU
fOndly look TO the grim old citadel as tbs
scene or the perusal or the poem by Fran
cesca and PaOla instead OF the Palace Of
Pesare, known as that OF the dukes of Irr-
bine. Francesca da Rimini is a name known
10 the entire world. yet Francesca was
born at RaVenna and slain at Pesare.
Rimini Is now "A seaside resort. and il was
my misfortune 10 visit II In the middle of
July when the city was full of holiday
crowds, or the rattle OF vehicles and hi
cycles. OF the smell Of frying mullets. Of
the screams OF beaten mules. OF all the Gus
tomary clamor or a modern seaside resort. E"
The theatrical press agent industry seems
20 be expanding Every company has one
and sometimes two men whose business IL
Is 10 keep the editors OF ramat columns
of newspapers Informed regarding the ex-
cellencies OF plays and players. Besides
there are in New York several Joint press
agencies which send out every week a
sheet OF printed matter praising the enter
prises Of their subscribers. Fortunately the
newspapers OF the country are growing
more and more careful 10 be truthful In de-