The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21
The Drama and Music Y News Of the Theaters ,e

engaged for the occasion with one of New
York's best Italian dancing masters to in
struct the girls.
There has been much adverse criticism
about the New York Sunday evening con-
certs, which are in reality nothing more
nor less than vaudeville performances, and
1t is believed that they will be discontinued
after this season by the theatrical man
ayers. Men who control the theaters have
learned to their sorrow that these extra
performances have distressing effect upon
the weekly receipts. and more than that.
prevent incoming attraction from hav-
ing the use of the stage for dress rehear-
sails on Sunday night.
XXX
Harry Woodruff. pleasantly remembered
in this city for his excellent personatlon
of the Imp in Nat Goodwin's splendid pro-
duction of when We Were Twenty-one,"
was the original hero of 1.-The Suburban
when that melodrama was first produced in
Chicago early last June. He will not be
seen in his old character when the play
opens here Christmas day, but with the
exception of the leading part the cast re-
mains very much the same as when the
big racing drama had it's initial production
at McVicker's Theater, in the Windy City
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Several members of the vaudeville fra
ternity have fortunately hit upon playlets
that proved successful enough to be car
ried along in series for future work. Among
these have been Sager Midgeley, Homer
Mason, Jimmy Barry. Wilfred Clarke and
Clayton White and Marie Stuart,
the latter team being at the head
of the Grand bill this week. Mr..
White and Miss Stuart have been identi-
fed with vaudeville for several seasons
and during all of this time they have used
as their vehicle of fun and entertainment
sketches that introduce a character known
through all as Mrs. Dickey Waldorf"
The little farces have therefore come to be
known as the "Dickey' plays by vaude-
vile managers. Their latest, to be seen
here this week. is a Paris" continuation
of the 'Dickey' series. 1t introduces Mr..
White Judge Stanley Metropole.
politician with aspirations toward a life
among the Four Hundred, and he is after
ward seen Patsey Primrose, a former
strong man with a circus Miss Stuart,
of course, will be Mrs. Dickey Waldorf
The memory of the inimtable John Stet-
son is kept very much alive among the
theatrical profession from day to day
through the stories that are told of him
and repeated over and over again, says the
New York Clipper. Though many of these
stories have appeared in print, there are
as many more that are known only through
the medium of the storyteller. Though un-
informed upon the details of many subjects
pertaining to the business in which he was
engaged, the famous Boston manager knew
enough about ii in general to make con-
siderable money thereby.
One of these details happened to be the
foreign name of that most necessary men,
Der of the ballet-the coryphee. He had
never heard the word spoken until one day
when the stage manager came to him dur
ing the rehearsals for a production in
which a ballet dance was to be one of the
features
Mr.. Stetson,'' said the stage manager,
"the ballet manager says that he must
have at least six more coryphees."
I'm not putting any limit on any articles
necessary to this production" replied Stet-
son. You just go around to the box office
and get enough money TO buy dozen. By
Georgel 1 don't intend to do things by
halyeSr'