The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-05

week, ana, dltnOugn SIlll Iull OF 1cHoSilOih
slang and jokes that would hardly be un-
derstood off Broadway. it is better show
than IT was at first. The Minstrel Girls,
as predicted in this column last Sunday.
have caught the roof garden crowds by
storm. for 1t is something new to see a
troupe of pretty maidens make up with
burnt cork. 1.-THE Wizard of o." at the
Majestic; "The Blonde in Black" at the
Knickerbocker: punch, Judy & Co.." with
vaudeville, at Hammersteins Paradise Gar
dens; ne Prince of Pilser, - at the Broad
way, and the revival of old comic operas
at the Terrace Gardens-all of these musi-
cal entertainments are playing to large
audiences nightly. George AIDES Sultan of
Sulu'' is now at Manhattan Beach cheering
up the seaside folks and the sports who
spend their afternoons, and a great deal
of money. following the ponies at nearby
Sheepshead Bay.
Bandmaster Duss. the resourceful, turns
up every week with a new and fetching
feature TO add to his spectacular Venice
in New York" at the Madison-square Gar
den. and. as a result, the amusement seek
ers in the metropolis find IL worth while to
visit the Duss show time and again. while
out-of-town people continue to flock TO the
great garden every evening. The latest nov
city at these popular summer-night con-
certs is furnished by four Neapolitans in
their picturesque costumes. Between the
sections of the orchestral programme these
dark-featured fellows, with long red
turques hanging from their heads, glide
in a gondola about the lagoon, thrumming
mandolins and guitars and singing the IA
vorite songs of Italy. Their singing of
Santa Lucia is especially good and never
fails to bring forth enthusiastic applause.
The orchestral programme has been ex-
ceptionally fine this week. and Duss. with
too easily moved generosity adds so many
extras and special requests that one
gets almost too much for ones money. A
singer new to New York-Madam Charlotte
Walker Komlosy, soprano of considerable
range and power-has been creating most
favorable impression as the soloist for the
week.
Charles B. Dillingham;, who was the first
Of the big theatrical managers to hurry
across the ocean this summer In search of
new plays. arrived in New York on the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, Tuesday. and brought
with him budget of interesting theatrical
upon for little Millie James's starring tour
is to be a new dramatization by Clyde
Fitch of Dickens's "Old Curiosity Shop"
with the clever little actress appearing in
the dual role of Little Nell and the Mar
choness. Mr.. Dillingham; also announces
that Harry B. Smith and Victor Herbert
are now writing an opera in which FRITZ
Scheff will star, and that Jessie Milward
III
an English version of the latest French
comeo iccess, Les Affaires sont les Az
faires" ("Business is Business'D, Mr.. Dill
lngham having secured the American
rights to the piece while in Paris. But the
most interesting news that the energetic
manager mas TO impart is that while in
London he arranged with Charles Frphman
for Julia Marlowe to star with E. H Soth-
ern for three years in Shakspearean plays.
beginning the season after next. Sothern
and Marlowe together--there's a combina-
tion worth while
Lady Sholto Douglass, once Loretta Ads
Mooney. the pretty little music hall singer
of the mining camps, who married the
youngest son of the Marquis of Queens
berry, is to become a real actress next
". Arthur, who engaged her a few days
ago. For the last year Lady Douglass has
been going through strenuous course of
dramatic study and is said to have deveI-
oped powers that will prove a great sur
prise and cause Mrs. Leslie Carter to look
after her laurels.
| Ned Harrigan's new play, ''Under Cow
x~t&l
mans and other well-known players in the
cast, will have it's initial presentation in
Newport on Saturday evening. Aug. 20. go
| ing from there to Boston for few weeks
stay. and then coming to New York for a
run at the newly baptized Murray Hill
| Theater. The play is almost completed, and
rehearsals will begin within week or two
| There seems to be a difference of opinion
in New York theatrical circles as to wheth-
er or not revival of the Harrigan style of
comedy will prove successful.
Felix Motif, the famous director at Carls-
ruhe and Bayreuth. has been engaged by
Herr Heinrich Conried. the new manager of
the Metropolitan Opera House, as one of
the conductors for New Yorks next season
of grand opera Motif is considered one of
tlle greatest musical directors Europe.
He Is forty-seven years old, and has been
a leading conductor at Carlsruhe and Bay
reuth since 1881. Previous to that he was
Richard wagner's assistant In 1876, and in
1880 he was with Liszt at Weimar and Bay
reuth.
Helen Bertram, the beautiful indianapolis
girl who has been scoring a great hit as
the charming widow in THE Prince of Pill
sen." will leave the cast of that successful
operatic comedy Saturday night in order to
go on summer vacation in Europe, sailing
early in July. Trixie Friganza, last seen in
Indianapolis IN the title role of sally in
| Our Alley" has been engaged to play Miss
| Bertram's part Miss Friganza is at the
present time appearing at the Crystal Roof
Garden in '"The Darling of the Gallery
| Gods"
The demolition of the famous Old Bowery
Theater began few days ago. and by the
time this letter appears in print a heap of
rubbish is all that will be left
| of the celebrated playhouse where
appeared nearly all that was great
on the American stage. The erec-
| ton of the Bowery Theater even preceded