The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-30
THE THEATERS.

THE THEAIEhS.
The most prominent foreign actors to
come to this country next season are
Eleanora Duse. Sarah Bernhard, Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell and Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry. Nine Duse will give a series Of
ninety performances in the larger cities
north of the Ohio river and east of the
Mississippi. She will begin her tour on Oct.
20, at the fremont Theater, Boston. Her
company will number twenty-seven per-
sons, all Italian The plays in which Nine.
Duse will act most frequently are Gabrielle
D'Annunzio's La Giaconda," THE Dead
City and Francesca da Rimini." and she
also will be seen in some Of the older plays
of her repertory. Sudermann's ''Magda"
among them.
Charles Frohman will be the manager of
all the visitors except Mime. Duse, who
comes under the direction Of Liebler & Co.
Mr.. Frohman has nothing to say now about
his much-talked-of scheme of presenting
Nine Bernhard and Maude Adams, both
speaking French, in Romeo and Juliet"
supported by an English-speaking COM
pany Nine. Bernhard has in several in
terviews denied that she is to play Romeo
TO Miss Adamss Juliet. and in as many
She is now i'll and no doubt, the matter
will be decided when she comes to the
United States, several months hence. AT
rest also, is Mr.. FrOhmans plan TO eStab-
lish in New York French stock company
TO rival in ability the German company
conducted by Herr COnried at the Irving
place Theater.
The main announcement in regard to Mrs.
Patrick Campbelfs work in this country
next winter is that she will produce a
translation from the German of Suder-
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tracted more attention in Germany and
Austria in the past year than any other
play. Mrs. Campbell also is TO have play
called Aunt Jennie" by T.. +. Benson,
who wrote ''Dodo." So far as is known
the only new thing 10 be done by Henry
Irving next winter is a play in which he
have the English comedian, Charles Haw-
trey, back again, and also will bring over
Mrs. Langtry. Mr.. Hawtrey acted in very
few cities last season, and so will use "A
Message from Mars" on his tour again.
Mrs. Langtry's play is unannounced.
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George c. Tyler, of Liebler & Co., on
his return from Europe not only made the
final announcement in regard to Mime.
Duse's tour, outlined above. but stated
that he had engaged three players of i'm
portance for American visits in 19O3-O4
They are Gabrielle Rejane, Ermete Ne
eight plays. five new to this country No
velli has never acted here. He is an italian
and is regarded as one of the greatest of
European actors. He recently played a
season in Paris. Vesta Tilley will act in a
play now being written for her. She is an
English coincidence and her work next
season will be her first in a woman-part.
Heretofore she has done male impersona-
tons. mostly in the English music halls
xgNHra fw~nINr
vaudeville houses several years ago
Besides Buses tour. the most important
part of Liebler & Co. 5 campaign next win
ter will be Hall Gaines The Eternal CITY -
the company 10 be led by Viola Allen. Ed
ward j. Morgan. E. NJ. Holland and Fred
eric De Bellevtlle. The stage pictures will
be rich and massive, and there will be in
cidental music by Mascagni. The COM
poser is coming over at the head of an
Italian opera company. and Liebler & Co.
may be able TO arrange with kronberg &
Mlttenthal, his managers. for him to direct
the orchestra on the night of the first per-
Torrance of The Eternal City" which
Will be at the National Theater Washing
ton. on Sept. %. The PLAY will be acted in
a few Eastern cities for five weeks before
being taken TO the Victoria Theater, New
York
Ezra Kendall. who has prospered in
vaudeville since the time when he ceased
acting In "A Pair of Kids in the cheaper
theaters, will come out in a play by Her
bert Hall WinslOw this fall, under Liebler
will present "A company in a Decentralization
OF Mary JohnstOns romance, Audrey .
II is said that Eleanor Robson is 10 have
the name-part. but no definite announce
ment in regard 10 her work next season is
made except that in its early part she will
continue TO act with Kyrle Bellew in Stan
ley Weyman.s "A Gentleman of France. .
Harriet Ford is finishing a melodrama of
Russia for James O'Neills use. His part
in II. Liebler * Co. hope. will cause both
the public and Mr.. ONeill to forget Monte
CEisto.
The illness OF the playwright. Clyde
Fitch. in Europe has forced changes in his
elaborate plans. but ii seems that two
actresses will be fitted with plays by him
soon Clara Bloodgood is to have The
Girl with the Green Eyes" and Ethel
Barrymore Madame FIirt" Mrs Blood
good is not well known to indianapolis
play-goers. but she made such a hit with
Amelia Bingham in Fitch's The Climbers
IN New York that Charles Frohman deter
mined TO make star" of her Miss Bar
rymore acted in this city last season in
F1tchs Captain links OF the Horse Ma
rtnes- In connection with her new play
she will be seen In one-act bit from the
French. called Carrots. in which she will
impersonate a nicknamed and oppressed
boy Ihis little play IS an importation
from the Theater Antoine OF Paris where
Mr.. Frohman also obtained Capus's The
Telephone. A gruesome playlet which al
ready mas been described in this column
and which will be acted in this city. no
doubt some time next winter as a curtain
raiser 10 a longer play
"A Bird In a Cage" is another play by
Clyde Fitch 10 be put on the stage by one
OF Mr.. Frohman's companies next season
That manager brought from London new
plays by Henry Y. Esmond Henry Arthur
Jones. Robert Marshall, Jerome X. Je-
rome and Anthony Hope He will also pre-
sent a company I'm Stephen Philipsis ''Ulys-
ses. Virginia Harmed will head a com
pany In Arthur Wing PinerOs latest play
Iris" a companion piece TO The Noto-
rious Mrs. Ebbsmith" and The Second
Mrs Tanqueray." which Mrs. Campbell
used here last season.
The engagement Of the Mascagni Opera
Company Will begin at the Metropolitan