The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08

fancy rifle shooting act. is from Athens.
Greece, and at one time was Sharp
shooter in the Grecian army. He has
been all over the world performing his
present speciality and has no super1ors IN
his line. Mr.. Loris is to have an exhibit
of Grecian art goods at the ST. Louis
worlds fair next year. The Grand's cur
rent vaudeville bill, by the way, Is atract-
ing larger evening audiences. With the
will be but four more opportunities for
amusement seekers to see good vaude-
vile bill until next September. the Grand
season closing tomorrow night.
George A. Dickson and Frederick C. Dick
son. the well-known theatrical managers
of this city, will soon begin the erection
of a new theater in Dayton. o.. to be COM
pleted in time for the booking of attrac-
tons next season. The new amusement
place will. IL is understood. be built of
brick and stone and will have a seating
capacity of over 1900. The theater, whose
name has not yet been decided upon,
will be medium priced and will be open
to companies not controlled by the the
atrical syndicate. The DicksonS are the
owners OF the popular-price theater at
Dayton-a theater run on the same Prln-
ciples as those which control the Park
in this city.
Ada Rehan will return to the stage next
season and with Otis Skinner will appear
in a repertoire for a special tour of twen-
ty-five weeks. The plays to be presented
are Shakspeare's THE Tanning of the
Shrew," with Miss Rehan as Katherine
and Mr.. Skinner as Petruchio, Sheridan's
school for Scandal" with Miss Rehan
as Lady Teazle and Mr.. Skinner as Charles
Surface, and Shakspeare's Merchant of
Venice with Miss Rehan as Portia and
Mr.. Skinner as Shylock. The season will
open about Oct 20 and the company will
be seen in Indianapolis.
With one exception the members of the
company that closed the season last Satur-
day night with Miss Annie Russell in
mice and Men" at the Garrick Theater,
New York, will remain with her next sea-
son. presenting the same play on its tour
of the principal cities of the country. That
exception Is Orrin Johnson, the young In
diana actor, who is to become a star on his
own account, appearing in dramatization
of Halle Erminie Rivess novel, Hearts
Courageous" published in this city by the
Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Agnes Sorma, who has been regarded as
the greatest actress on the German stage
has Just entered an institution near Berlin,
suffering from a nervous malady, after
having Cancelled all of her engagements.
Her condition Is such as to probably pre-
vent her engaging In stage work for
long time She is also seeking a divorce
second secretary of the Italian embassy at
] Berlin. The quarrel with her husband. 1t
| is said. contributed to the great actresses
nervous breakdown.
The closing burlesque show of the season.
given by Irwin's "Majestics," is drawing
good-sized crowds to the Empire this week.
| The entertainment is one of the best Of
it's kind on the road and fully deserves
| large audiences. Next Tuesday evening
Manager Zimmerman of the Empire Will
| vile programme will be arranged, the
| principal feature of which will be Mar
vello. who will loop the loop on roller
| are now on sale at the Empire box office.
| 1t is a singular coincidence that the next
Drury Lane pantomime to be produced at
| Christmas time will be "Humpty Dumpty."
| and ii will come just two weeks after David
Belasco's contemplated production at Ham
merstein's new Drury Lane Theater in
New York of pantomime of the same
name. The two pieces will have no re-
sesnblance to one another.
| XXX
| j. X. Hackett has purchased the Ameri-
can rights of a play called "Punchinello."
the principal part of which was played in
Paris by Madame Juric and will be played
IN LondOn Dy MIS-. henudl- II is 10 De
produced by Mr.. Hackett at Weber &
Ffelds's new Globe Theater in Boston. fol-
lowing Mr.. Hacketts own engagement there
| in the fall.
| The coming OF Eleanora Duse to this
country next season is not settled, in spite
of reports. nor will 1T be definitely decided
| until George Tyler goes to Europe, as
| Liebler & Co.'S representative, next month
| to talk things over with the great Italian
actress. A Encouragement on new terms is
| probable. Nine. Duse having materially
| modified her original demands.
| Maurice Grau, former manager of the
Metropolitan Opera Company. sailed for
Europe yesterday on the French steamer
La Savoie, accompanied by his wife, Louise
| Grau. He did not know when he would
| return to New York and announced that he
/ was forever through with grand opera.