The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-11

ing week from Friday night, but Mr..
Savage has decided 10 cancel this engage
ment and send TO this city, in place OF the
comedy. George AIDES successful musical
piece, Peggy from Paris" Local theater-
goers will not object to the change. as
shows And so Peggy from Paris" will
be at Englishs the last two nights OF next
week, with a Saturday matinee
Here is a piece of interesting theaterical
news. George c. Hazleton. author of sew
eral successful plays, has written drama
called 1.-The Raven" in which the poet. Ed
gar Allen Poe is to figure as the principal
character. The new play is soon to be pro-
duced in New York by Maurice Campbell,
manager Of Henrietta Crosman, and re-
hearsals will begin this week Mr. Halle
ton wrote Mistress Neli.' in which Miss
Crosman scored such great success. Inc
Raven Is said to treat of the romantic and
manhood until his death, depicting him in
many phases of his interesting career. The
cast, which will be strong one. is TO be
headed by Frederick Lewis. who will imper-
senate Edgar Allan Poe.
The patrons of the little Unique Theater
are being given another very excellent bill
this week. The programme is opened by
the Levette Sisters, two very clever young
women. who present neat sketch entitled
1.-The Upper Ten and the Lower Five"
which has scored a success. "Whisting
George" follows the Levette Sisters In
speciality that is entertaining The Empire
Trio remains over from last week, with
new repertoire of songs, and Miss Adelyn
follows in good singing and dancing spe-
cialty. Ten new subjects are shown on the
picture machine which are interesting and
amusing. Taken as whole. the bill is the
best yet rendered, and the house is crowded
at all performances.
The sale OF seats for the engagement of
| "a Chinese Honeymoon" opened yesterday,
and the demand indicates that large audi
ences will be the rule. The big English
musical comedy will be at Englishs Fri
day and Saturday evenings, with Satur-
day matinee The big company is headed
| by John Henshaw In the chief comedy role
| of a much worried but still cheerful bride
| groom. and Toby Claude, as Fffi, little
| cockney girl The other principal parts
Charles II. Prince, w. H. Clarke and May
| Ten Brock. The chorus Is a very large
and handsome one, according to reports,
and the costumes marvelously beautiful
why Women Sin," the new melodrama
at the Park. is attracting good-sized audi
ences. 1t Is a very exciting affair. There
!
and heroism, good people and bad people.
| a gambling room. a debonair villain and an
| all-wtse detective. Although the piece is
without logic, logic is something that a
| melodramatic audience does not want.
| hence 1t Is not missed. The company. while
as a whole. The engagement closes with
| two performances to-day. "A Desperate
| Chance" another new and sensational
melodrama, comes tomorrow for the latter
1 hal of
A new booking for Englsh's is Klaw &
Erlanger's production of the new bright
musical comedy. 'The Billionaire," with
Jerome Sykes in the leading role. This
piece enjoyed a wonderfully successful rur
| in New York last season, and is to be
brought to Indianapolis In the near future
for two nights and q matinee with identi.
metropolitan engagement. Mr.. sykes. who
| Is known here as very original comedian
| impersonates type Of American whose
One of the novel features Of the perform.
| ance is the exhibition on the stage of a the
ater in miniature.
David Belasco says indications are thai
the present theatrical season is going t.
prove one of the worst New York has ever
known, and he attributes this condition OF
affairs to overproduction OF new theaters
Sir Henry Irving, in his spectacular pro-
duction Of Dante" is not doing the bust
ness expected at the Broadway Theater
| of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" at tn,
beautiful New Amsterdam Theater. said Il
be the finest theater in the world, has beer
playing to discouragingly small audiences
1t would seem that Mr.. Belasco is not fa
from wrong.
Little Maud Fealy, considered one of tn
most beautiful girls on the American stage
is to become a star in the near future un
der the direction of Frank Perley an,
Charles B. Dillingham;. Miss Fealy will b
the youngest dramatic star before the pub
lie, as she is Millie James Junior by four o
| five years. The present season she starte
out as Orrin Johnson's leading woman II
Hearts Courageous" but as this play wa
not strong enough Ugh to ), stand ia. the the strenuog H,g
and Miss Fealy Is now resting.
With the best burlesque show seen her
for a long time as it's Offering. the Empir
is in for a week of big business. Yester
days matinee was attended by one Of tn
largest Tuesday afternoon crowds of tn
| season. The Reilly and Woods Company
with Pat Reilly at Its head, and a numbe
worth seeing. The two burlesques are ia
above the average and the vaudeville oil
is full Of good features.
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1t Is announced that Daniel Frohman, tn
theatrical manager. and Miss Marguerit
Ellington, the actress, whose home Is
Illinois. will be married In New Yorl
Nov. %.
, The report that Julia Marlowe will retir
from the stage at the close of her preser
> Chicago engagement is untrue. She finishe
] at Chicago week from Saturday nigh
l and will then go to st. Louis, continuin
g her season as originally planned.