The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-13
Notes of the Stage.

Sadie Martinez, who ceased to present
Clyde Fitch's 1.-The Marriage Game" sew
eral weeks ago, has begun a tour of the
vaudeville theaters. She has a sketch
called Fashionable Intelligence" Her hus-
band, Louis Nethersole, who was the bust
ness manager of her company, has a small
part in the sketch.
Herbert Kelley and Effe shannon and
their company will give a series of per-
formances of Martha Mortons Her Lord
and Master at the Manhattan Theater
beginning Feb. "a. This is Mrs. Fiske's
theater. Since she began her tour Frank
keenan, and his company, acting in The
Hon. John Grigsby," have occupied the
house successfully. Mr.. Kelley and Miss
Shannon do not share their profits with the
theatrical syndicate and for this reason
they are to receive their New York ad-
mirers al the Manhattan. They are fortu-
nate to be able to get into New York at
all. They presented Miss Morton's comedy
here early In the season, and 1t Will be re-
membered at the end of the winter one
of its best entertainments.
An amusing controversy engages the
energies of Jean Jacques, manager of a
theater at Meriden, Conn.,, and the Record,
a newspaper of that city. Jacques has
withdrawn his advertisements from the
Record and patronizes the Journal, rival
sheet exclusively. He plasters the dead
walls with bills reading thus: 1--WE do not
advertise in the Record hence the adverse
criticisms Read the Journal for accu-
rate theatrical news" The Record has an
arrangement with the owner OF the thea
ter by which the newspaper leases one
of the boxes for term OF years. The
newspaper offers seats in this box as
prizes to the winners of daily voting con-
tests. Jacques's retort TO this is a sign on
the front of the box, Guests of the Rec
ord" Yet Connecticut and Massachusetts,
are supposed to be the only and original
centers of culture in the United States.
The latest of the freak dramatizations
is play made from a soap company's
"Spotless Town" advertisements in verse
Whitcomb Reilly. a Buffalo newspaper
man. is writing the play and Carlin and
Brown, vaudeville team are to be stars
in ii.
Julie Opp will sail on Saturday for Lon
don to join George Alexander's company.
She is to have the part of Katherine de
Vaucelles in Justin Huntly McCarthy's
eff l Were King" Cecilia LOTUS has the
part in E. H. Sotherns presentation of the
play. 1t is said that Mr. Mccarthy wrote
the character with Miss Opp in view and
was disappointed in Miss LOTUS. This
irrelevant gossip may spring from the fact
that Miss LOTUS is no longer Mrs. Nc
Carthy. Suzanne Sheldon, who also was
seen here in Mr.. Sothern's company, goes
to London to play the same part under
Mr.. Alexander's direction. She makes a
much better impression in the play than
does Miss Lotus. The latter is not to he
left behind. She sails before long with Sir
Henry Irving TO play Marguerite in his
production of Faust" in London. Miss
Lotus and Miss Sheldons successors in
Mr.. Sotherns company have not been
named.
There will be no entertainment at En-
glish's the rest of the week
The Parks midweek shift to-day will
bring Pussy and ST. John in "A Run on
the Bank" This is a musical farce first
used by Ward and Vokes.
Pat Reilly begins his annual engagement
at the Empire Theater to-day With him
is company of vaudeville players.
The Gilmore sisters in "a Bridegroom S
Revere" and the Troubadour Toulousians
at the Grand are exceptionally entertain
ing The Misses Gilmore's sketch is a
novelty, and the singers from Toulouse
not only have good voices, but know how
to use them skillfully.