The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

A reproduction of a sandstone is ex-
plotted as the principal scene of Across
the Desert" a melodrama to be acted at
the Park Theater the rest of the week,
beginning this afternoon.
The Empire Theater's change of bill to-
day will bring the Rose Hill English Folly
Company, an old name in the variety bust
ness. The show now is owned by Rice &
Barton. Rice is the principal comedian.
Barton was here last week at the head of
the firms other show. The Rose Hill enter
collection of specialties. frankie Haines is
in the company.
A. W. Pinero's Iris probably will not
be presented in this country until next
season. One or both of the Frohman will
produce it on this side. 1t will be acted
in the Garrick Theater, London, until next
month, when it will be superseded there by
a new comedy of Anthony Hopes making.
Henry V. EsmOnd, playwright and actor,
will sail from New York this week for his
home in London and will have a part in
the Hope comedy.
Senator Reynolds, of Brooklyn, is
charged with having such confidence I'm
Lillian Russells popularity that he will
lease the Garrick Theater, New York. for
the production or comic opera by a COM
pany TO be headed by Miss Russell. He
was the financial hacker of the comic
opera triumvirate'-Lillian Russell, Della
Fox and Jefferson De Angels in The
Wedding Day" Miss Russell continues to
bloom like the rose in Weber & Fields's
little. theater.
Nella Bergen Mrs. De Wolf Hopper will
travel over the various vaudeville circuits
this winter. She has been out of public
notice since her husband ceased to be a
comic opera star and joined the Webe.-
fieldians. IN the meantime, il is said. she
has been working with her voice. She sang
in this city at English's opera House with
her husband in Sousa's THE C%harlatan'
and will be as a young woman
of large. handsome physique and a strong.
clear voice.
The manager of the Pabst Theater in
Milwaukee has made an arrangement with
Mrs. Patrick Campbel's management by
which she and her company will give an
afternoon performance in Milwaukee. Dur
ing Mrs. Campbells engagement in Chi
cagO she and her assistants will board a
train one morning. play in Milwaukee in
the afternoon and get back TO Chicago IN
time for the regular night performance.
For this, her managers announce, they are
20 receive $1,000.
Francis Wilson has left The Strollers'
in Philadelphia and gone to New York for
the production Of The Toreador," a new
English musical comedy. John r. Hen
shaw has taken Mr.. Wilson's place i'm The
Strollers' and probably will be at the head
of the company when IL comes TO this city.
Another English musical comedy that mas
not been seen outside Of New York in this
country is The Messenger Boy" in which
James L. Powers is the star. He and his
company Will begin their tour late next
month.
In this department last Sunday il was
stated hat ALI {. Whelan was one of the
comedians in the company that would pre-
sent 'Florodora" at English's next Satur-
day afternoon and evening. That was a
mistake, due TO the naive carelessness OF
the press agent OF the company. Whelan is
In London impersonating lchabod Bronson.
the Cohoes refOrmer. in The Belle OF New
York which has been revived there. He
was "A member OF this particular ''Floro-
dora" company when II was acting i'm the
cities or the Atlantic coast. He has visited
this city IN various comic operas.
Harry Won Tilze-. whose sentimental and
ragtime songs have been used a great deal
I'm the variety and vaudeville theaters. will
visit his family I'm this city during the
HOLIDAYS. He was a member OF the music