The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-06

The account OF affairs Of the stage con-
tinues and there are several special articles
on the drama.
Jack" John ID IIaverley, who died the
other day at Salt Lake city. and will be
buried at Philadelphia, left no estate,
though a few years ago he owned six the
aters and thirteen travelling companies.
His last money he lost in mining ventures.
As a boy he was apprenticed to a shoe
maker I'm his home town in eastern Penn
sylvania. and he ran away and become a
neWsbOy In Pi%ttsburg. From the gallery
he went to the front door as ticket taker,
and dance on the stage. At twenty-one ne
had a dream Of establishing a chain or
theaters across the country, and IN ten
years more he owned six theaters IN as
many cities. He purchased houses that
had degenerated. repainted them and put
good shows in them and won back their
popularity. In 1859 he owned three theaters
IN New iOrk-Haverley's FOurteenth-street,
NlblO'S on Broadway and the Fifth-aVe-
nue.. lie always was a great poker player,
anu Won and lost large sums at the game.
His money began to go from him in Wall
street speculation.
Xxx
Before Wilton Lackeye is seen in the
principal role of Augustus Thomas's new
play, Colorado he Will act the old slave
in Uncle TOMS cabin" in Boston. He
had this part in the big revival of the old
play i'm New York last spring. Both ne
and Theodore Reborts are now in the cast
OF James K. Hackett's Don Caesars Re
turn Mr.. Roberts will play Legree in
Uncle Toms Cabin
XXX
Mabel Taliaferro, a remarkable child ac-
tress, who has acted in this city in 1.-The
Children Of the Ghetto" and 1.-THE Land
Of Hearts Desire" has been sent to a
seminary in Springfield. Mass. where she
will ctQW n TTcw nonfhnr 0nI G0nrua
e Tyler, Of the firm of Liebler & Co, de-
cided that it would be well for the girls
iuture on the stage II her education were
improved. A letter was sent TO the princi-
pal Of the school, requesting that no meu-
ton of the child's dramatic accomplish
Inents be made.
William II. Thompson, who will be seen
at English's Opera House late this week
as the Cardinal in "a Royal Family was
in court i'm San Francisco a few days ago.
His mother-in-law swOre to her belief that
he intended TO defraud his creditors. 1t
seems that she loaned him money. When
asked MS occupation, he said: Il am a
mere player" and when asked if he were
an actor he said: so they say"
XXX
This will be the fifth and last week of
r. II. Sothern's appearance in New York
in Richard Lovelace." Next week he
will produce, at the Garden Theater, Justin
Huntley McCarthy's new play, IF 1 Were
I Ming MISS OtCllld LOTUS, Formerly the
wife of Mr.. Mccarthy. is Mr.. Sothern's
leading woman.
"Eben Holden" a play made from Irving
Bachelors book by Charles Frohman's
carpenter, e. L. Rose, is being tried on the
New England cities by a company Of which
e.. NJ. Holland is the leading member. The
comedy begins with the dawn of VIII Brow
er's love for Hope. The book is crowded
into three acts.
Frank l.. Perley's company, playing 1.-THE
Chaperons," a new musical comedy, will
travel for five weeks before beginning its
New York engagement. The book is by
Frederick Ranken and the music by Isidore
Witmark. Digby Bell, j. G. Miron, Walter
Jones', Edward Redway, Sol Solomon, Marie
Cahill, Eva Tanguay and Louise Cunning
are at the head of the company.
Nine Modjeska and Louis James began
their season in Henry the Eighth" at Or
ange, n. j., the other day. The parts of
Katherine and Cardinal Wolsey are not
new TO them.
it is gossiped that Nat Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott do not intend to return to
this country within the next several years.
They have been successful in London with
When We Were Twenty-one,'' played
there under the title lone and Twenty
and they Will tour the provinces in that
comedy and in '"The Merchant of Venice.
returning to London to show themselves in
a new modern play. MIR. Goodwin, it is
said, was not satisfied with his profits on
this side.