The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27


clusion and the New Year will
begin at English's with musical
IGl1GSlI comedy. Marie Cahill, who has
- come to be recognized during the
last three years as the best COM
edienne on the American stage, will bring
her new vehicle, Nancy Brown" to Eng
Iish's as the final attraction of 1903, appear
ing for a single performance on next
Thursday night-New Years eve. She
comes here almost direct from her Chicago
engagement, which has been most tri-
umphant success. and will be supported by
identically the same company that appeared
with her in New York and Chicago.
Although she has not been seen in In
dianapois for some time. Marie CahilI is
well known and we'll liked here Those
theatergoers who witnessed her delightful
performance in Three Little Lambs" in
which she was featured with Raymond
Hitchcock five years ago recall with pleas
ure her mirth-provoking comedy work in
that piece While Three Little Lambs
was not the success that Ii deserved to be,
It proved to be the making of two comedy
players that have since that time mounted
10 the very top rounds of the theatrical
ladder-Marie Cahill and Raymond Hitch
cock Miss Cahill has met with a series
of successes since that first big hit of hers.
her inimitable comedy work in Sally In
Our Alley and several other big musical
shows. saving the pieces from failure in
New York. Mr.. Hitchcock. who no longer.
alas, appears with Miss Cahill 0hey were
a great pair. scored hit in king Dodo."
and is now making a success in the new
operate piece, THE Yankee Counsel"
Nancy Brown" as might be imagined
owes its inception to the song of that name,
which was first sung by Miss Cahill The
musical comedy is not a dramatization of
the song. although such a proceeding
would not seem strange in these days.
when everything possible is dramatized
but is merely big musical show, with the
catchy title stuck on for luck The plot
OF Nancy Brown" is said to be cleverly
worked out 1t deals with the adventures
OF an American marriage broker played
by Miss Cahill. who ventures into the i'm
aginary kingdom of Ballyhoo with eight
American heiresses. all beauties and all
marriageable. The arrival Of some impecu-
NOUS nObemen on the scene starts the fun
a-going, and there is said to be plenty OF
good Iarclcal situations with much tuneful
music, many pretty girls, lovely costumes
and elaborate scenery 10 add TO the general
attractiveness.
well-known singers and comedians. among
whom are George j. Damerel, Edwin w
Lewis, Harry Burgess. Clara Palmer. Do
nan Benrfmo, Helen Sherwood. w. II.
frederick, Julius StOger. Harry Brown
ALT Grant. Roy Atwell. George Beban and
Henry VogeL Some of the bright musical
Song" Navajo" "Cupid's Ramble.'' "A
Wise Old Owl" and "A Little Birdie The
placed on sale at English's tomorrow
morning.
One of the most delightful musical en-
tertainments seen at EngIishs last season
was Mr.. Pickwiek," new stage version of
the famous Dickens book prepared by
Charles and Manuel Klein and presented
by that excellent comedian, De Wolfe Hop
per. and a fine supporting company This
splendid musical comedy comes to English's
for four performances this week-matinee
and evening performance Friday. New
Years day. and matinee and evening per-
Torrance on Saturday.
Nothing has been left undone to make
this stage version of the delicious Pick
wick Papers a most noteworthy one and
as those theater-goers who saw the piece
last season will remember, the dramatiza-
.tion has proved most attractive. while the
musical portion OF it is of unusual merit
The costumes, II is said are designs made
from the immortal drawings of George
Cruikshank. Dickens's favorite illustrator
and the characters are interpreted by play
ers who have particular adaptabilty for
the respective parts-Mr Hopper as Mr.
Pickwick. Digby Bell as Sam Weller. ]. X.
Adams as Mr.. Wardle, Frank Belcher as
Weller, sr., Louis Payne as Alfred Jingle
George Chapman as Wrinkle, Augustus
Colleu as Snodgrass, Frank r. Willing as
Tupman. Guy Bartlett as the fat boy
George ROLAND Colonel Builder. George
Il. Williams as DIR. SIammer marguerite
clark as Polly, Laura Joyce Bell as Mrs
Bardell and Vivian Ogden as Miss WardIe
The properties are supposed to be fash
Toned after curiO articles of the Dickens
days and the scenery, il IS claimed is
painted from photographs of the actual
. scenes OF rural London where Pickwick
and his merry following carried on their low
Gus outings. The old inns the pleasant
groves and meadows, the famous coach
highways and all the Pickwick scenes and
affairs that Dickens loved and described
so well are promised in elaborate stage
pictures There are two acts in Mr. Hop
per production Act / shows the Dinghy
Dell Arms, the old tavern familiar TO
Dickens students. where the PickwicIxian ms
held forth I'm many of their Jolly Gamers
and where we find
polly. the piquante. the pert. the pro-
vOking.
Beloved BY. Sam Weller. without any
In Act 2 we visit the manor farm Of
Squire ,Wardle-
Squire Wardle. of the manor farm.
Genial. hale and hearty;
Always has a welcome warm
For Pickwick and his party.
HIS money and his time he spends
In giving pleasure to his friends"
The sale of seats for the engagement
VIII begin Tuesday morning.
The CONFERENCE.-The
The Grand will be filed at s,ar,, nor