The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28

Hall Game is going back to the Isle of
Mann without delay. and he carries with
him a bitter scorn of the dramatic critics
of New York. They have roasted his play,
THE Eternal CITY," to a beautiful brown.
and he says their motive was that of envy
Mr.. Huneker. of the New York Sun, points
critics writes plays and he has enjoyed
popular success Mr.. Huneker continues
to Mr.. Game: las for the New York critics
they were not anxious to see your melo-
drama. But you raised such a pother
about it's supreme literary and dramatic
merits that critical curiosity was aroused
And now you know what they think There
isn't man among them that envies you
your artistic reputation-for a very simple
reason. You know that reason well. Every
New Rich fancies himself hated by the
world because OF his money. This delusion
in some cases borders on the pathologfc:
when associated with fears of a conspiracy
OF the existence OF certain persons banded
together for the purpose of villification-
why, then. II is time for the aIienist to
step in. He will call 1t the beginnings of
paranoia, or perhaps only a case of
,swelled head Mr.. Game is talking loud
avert II from his work; like the
particular kind of music that plays loud
" in certain table de hotes so as to make
the guests forget the quality of the food
offered. Mr.. Game triumphantly
asks. What has mere critic ever done?
Not to give him a celebrated list long
as his arm we feel impelled TO answer In
Celtic fashion. DO you not declare that
they have done" your"
XXX
"The Bird in the Cage" the production
OF which was noticed in this column YES
terday. Is not original with Clyde Fitch,
but adaptation from the German of
Wildenbruch. Mr.. Fitch, who in the casual
view Is marvelously prolific dramatist.
~ dor
managers-careless men!-often fail TO note
ihe first authors name on the programme.
Germany and France are full of prepared
bfeas for the exploring American play
Shaker too weak to observe life for him
Self.
For ten years. ending this fall, Robert
Fulgora did not appear on any stage. AS
proprietor OF Fulgoras All Stars he was
present at the opening OF the Grand Opera
House as vaudeville theater. He is now
in that house as an actor. Ten years ago,
in the Athenaeum Show, he made his
lightning" changes from the letter car
rier's costume 70 that of the market
woman. the jockey, the policeman, etc.
Now his work Is much more elaborate and
other men to handle the scenes Tableaux
are presented IN which Fulgora imperson-
ates Grant: Lee. Lincoln and the Irish
patriot. Robert Emmett, making his his
to death. Besides there Is a mechanical
horse-race scene, which Fulgora describes
in a recitation while he changes costume
to represent the various stables.
XXX
We are not after all, to have Alice
Nielsen again In comic opera. She has
sent word to Messrs Klaw and Erlanger
that she prefers Continuing singing In
grand opera in Europe. They had arranged
with her TO be comic opera star in this
country next season. She is at present In
Naples singing a member of the COM
pany az the Bellini Theater, the light So
prano repertory.
Critics wishing at any cost to be friendly
TO Mrs. Fiske have decided that Judas in
her new play, MARY OF Magdala," is much
stronger" Than he is in the New Tesla.
ment. for the reason that he betrays his
Master because of a perverted patriotism
instead OF for thirty pieces of silver There
are In the world many persons that do not
regard Jesus Christ as a safe guide. Every
man has a right to his opinion. But nc
man has the right to mutilate Biblica
history for the purpose of getting money
from the public in a show place. There are
wretched women and men In the worlC
now-more than there were in the days o.
Christ-and IL Hayse. who wrote Mary o.
Magdala," wished dramatically TO describ,
them according TO his own notions ht
should have tried to observe a modern
Magdalen and a modern Judas. No person
OF disinteres.ed intelligence can approx,
such play as that now being acted by
Mrs. Fiske and her associates at the Man
haitian Theater in New York.