The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-19

as a Confederate secret service agent to
defeat the plans of Oliver as a Union spy
without disclosing his true character. IN
the end the death of Oliver makes 1t pos
sible for Charlotte to marry Ferry.
The play will be finely mounted and is
pretty sure to be finely acted, as Miss
MarlOwe has a number OF very prominent
players in her supporting company. Frank
WOrthing is her leading man this season
He is an actor OF much magnetic PERSONAL
ity. and is considered one of the best play
ers of heavy parts on the American
stage. He Will appear as Captain Oliver,
and is said to make the most interesting
villain seen in many a day. Other we'll
known players with Miss Marlowe are Will
liam Levers, Edgar L. Davenport Clar-
ence Handysides and Kate Lester.
Following Miss Marlowe's engagement
English's stage will be the scene of an en-
tirely different sort of theatrical entertain
ment for the famous Rogers Brothers, two
of the funniest comedians before the public,
will come Thursday for two nights en-
gagement in their latest laugh-making
show, called THE Rogers Brothers in Har-
ward. AS all regular theater-goers know
these two entertainers have been appearing
In series OF musical farces depicting the
travels, adventures and misadventures of a
couple of ridiculous Dutchmen, who man
age always 10 be surrounded with host of
pretty girls wherever they go. Klaw x En-
lanSer, the managers of this attraction
claim that they have surpassed all of their
previous efforts in the mounting and cos
tuning of the company. The scene of the
first act is laid in the gardens at Clair
mount, New York city. Here the company
will be arrayed in riding. driving golfing
automobiling, cycling and ''airship'' cos
tunes fanciful in design and very eff
fective in their novelty. In the second act
the scene or which is laid on the campus at
Harvard on class day, the costumes will
represent the Daisy and Ivy chains of
Vassar and Smith, and rowing day at
Wellesley. In the finale Harvard, Yale
Princeton, Cornell. Columbia and Pennsyl-
Nanla viii be typified by six pretty girls in
unique costumes. In this act the Rainbow
Speciality. by Miss Clara Palmer and the
fnli chorus, rainbow effect in color and
electric light. will be introduced In the
third act, the scene of which is the enter
tainment hall at the Eden Musee. New
York, the costumes will be in n large part
modern but very elaborate. II is in this
act that the now famous quartet "Lindah
Look Out de Windah." will be given by
the Rogers Brothers and Misses Hattie
Williams and Clara Palmer. assisted by
sixteen chorus girls.
company OF ninety people are support
ing the stars this year. fifty-six of whom
are attractive young women with we'll
trained voices. This is the largest chorus
that has ever appeared in a vaudeville
farce In America. The speciality features
are all said to be on a bigger scale than
ever before The book of the new piece
was written by John j. McNally. who has
supplied the comedians with all of their
former Rogers Brothers" farces; the
lyrics are by j. Cheever Goodwin and Ed
Gardner and the music by Maurice Levi,
the composer of light music, whose scores
last four years that he has composed for
the Rogers Brothers The sale OF seats will
open tomorrow morning at English's box
Office.