The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02

Seats may now be purchased at English's
for the performances of The Liberty
Bellies" a comedy by Harry b. Smith, on
Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday
afternoon. Though The Liberty Bellies is
not strictly a musical comedy IL has many
songs in II. and there are enough young
women in the company to form a chorus
II Mr.. Smith had not given them individual
work.
The last two performances of East
Lynne" will be given at the Park to-day.
Tomorrow "The Great White Diamond
opens for the rest Of the week.
George w. Munroe. who has acted here
in MY Aunt Bridget and Mrs. b.
O~'shaugnessy. washlady." is in the city.
He will lead the vaudeville bill at the Grand
next week. He has a sketch in which his
representation of a rough Irish woman Is
the central figure.
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Paul Wilstach. author of "A Capital Com
edy." which Tim Murphy is acting. has an
article in the Bookman for April on
"Dramatizations of Scott" Those who i'm
agine that dramatizing popular novels is a
recent fad will find themselves better in
formed by this article. All except seven of
Scott's novels were dramatized, and the
theatric appetite seized even upon two of
his poems. Scott's stories were the inspira-
tion OF several operas. Mr.. Wilstach points
out the following: The Bride of Hammer
moor is best known TO the stage by rea-
son Of the opera on this subject, Lucia
di Lammermoor. by Donizetti. This work
was first sung in America in 1s45. Sir Ar
thur Sullivan wrote an important opera on
Scott's Ivanhoe which was produced on
Dec Is. 1855. at the dedics ton OF the Royal
English Opera House. Messrs. De Koven
and Smith found their inspiration for their
light opera. Rob Roy in the waverly
Kenilworth' were the inspiration of an
opera by Isadore de Lara. first seen In
London at Covent Garden on July 20. 1904.
The story of The Heart OF Midlothian
was used for a pretentious opera in four
acts called Jeanne Deans produces at the
Prince of Wales Theater. Liverpool, on
Feb. q, 1872" The current article Is one
OF a series by Mr.. Wilstach which the
Bookman is publishing. The first was on
Demonstrations OF Dickens" The second
part Of "Dramatizations of Scott Is yet
10 appear, and articles on "Dramatizations
OF Thackeray' and Bulwer will follow.
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Seats will be sold at English's to-morrox
morning for the performances of J. NJ.
Barrie's Quality Street" by Maud Adams
and her company on next Monday and
Tuesday nights. Quality Street" Is the
second of Mr.; Barrie's plays In which Miss
Adams has been seen. The Little Min
lister was the dramatization of a novel.
while Quality Street" is an original play.
It's scene is English. and In it Miss Adams
Is Phoebe Throssel. a teacher In a school
kept by her older sisters. Phoebe rebels
against the dryness OF her life and finds
a lover to lead her out of il.
Anna Held and company in THE Little
Duchess" drew two more large audiences to
English's yesterday afternoon and night.
One of the remarkable things about the
l..
youns and handsome and unusually well
dressed Most OF them. too. are intelligent
enough 10 assume speaking parts IL neces-
sary. Among the strikingly handsome
women of the chorus are Misses Leroy and
Vermont. Both have been here before. the
latter in The Burgomaster' early in the
season.