The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-10

as Miss ST. George Hussey. favorite Irish
coincidence Miss Stella Eoylan. Fred Eek
hart. Jack Simmons, the comedy team OF
Swain and Downey. A. b. Lynds and the
clever Boylan children.
Henry w. Savage will produce the new
musical comedy, 1.-The Yankee Consul at
the fremont Theater in Boston, the week
after next The book of the new piece is
by Henry w. Blossom, jr, the author OF
Checkers" and the music is by Alfred G..
Robyn. the composer of many pretty bal
lads, notable among which are Answer"
and You" which have met with favor
all over the country during the last ten
years. This is Mr.. Robyns frst attempt
at writing an opera, and his work will be
looked forward to with interest by the
admirers of his tuneful songs. Raymond
Hitchcock of king Dodo" fame. has been
engaged to play the leading role in the
piece and Walter Fairleigh and Flora Ia
belle will appear in other more important
characters. A large chorus has been in
constant rehearsal for many weeks and
Burridge the well-known scenic artist. is
said to have painted some beautiful stage
settings.
The sale of seats for the Klaw & Err
LANCER production of THE Sleeping Beauty
and the Beast will begin az Eng
lish's box office this morning. This
great extravaganza, whose appearance in
Indianapolis all of next week at English's
will prove one of the delightful events of
the theatrical season, will come directly TO
this city from Syracuse, n. Y, where II Is
now being performed to crowded houses.
Syracuse is the only city to be visited by
the big company between Manhattan Beach
and Indianapolis. The show enjoyed long
summer run at the casino the ocean
shore, closing its engagement there last
Monday night The organization is almost
identically the same as the one which was
seen in New York in the original American
presentation of the piece, and there has
been no change whatever far as the
leading members of the cast are concerned.
There will be eight performances OF the
show at English's-six night presentations
and two matinees.
The version of "Old Heidelberg" soon
to be presented by Richard Mansfield in
New York, is an almost literal transla-
ton of the German version originally played
in this country by the Conreid Opera Com
pany, and is almost identical with the
translation employed by George Alexander
at the st. James Theater in London. "Old
Heidelberg is a comedy, cheerful and di-
verting in its picture of German court and
student life, but ii has an underlying story
of most pathetic and sympathetic interest.
Mr.. Mansfield intends to make a charac-
teristic production. Student corps life at
Heidelberg will be especially emphasized.
He win play the part Of Prince Karl
XXX
Miss Viola Allen is to present Shak-
speare's delightful comedy, Twelfth
Night" at English's Opera House on the
evening of Jan. g. the booking having just
been made. This will be Miss Aliens first
appearance as the fair Viola, a role which
would seem to be particularly suited TO her.
Her company, it is understood will include
F. Percival Stevens and Zefie Tilbury, who
made personal successes in Beerbohm
Trees London production Of Twelfth
the cast will be John Blair, Frank Collier,
Norah O'Brien and Clarence Handyside.
The production promises 10 be the finest
in which Miss Allen has ever appeared
1t was Edward Harrigan, the Irish
comedian, who discovered Ada Lewis, who,
In turn. created the original tough girl in
one Of Harrigan's greatest New York sue
cesses. 1t seems that Mr.. Harrigan again
has find" This time it Is Jane Elton,
who had never been heard of until she APP
peared the other night with the Harrigan
company in the new comedy, Under Gov
bring her into a great deal of theatrical
prominence. She is said to be excellent in
q character part and a comic song which
she sings is proving one OF the great hits
OF the performance.
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"Girls Will be Girls" the new English
operatic comedy, received it's American
presentation in Boston the night before
last. The plot concerns the predicament
of Prof. Ebenezer Dodge, who loses his
coat tail In escaping from a cock fight, and
who devotes his time and attention through
out the performance to preventing the po-
lice from matching that sample Of his
habiliments. The situations resultant from
this theme are said to be ingenious and
surprising.
Charles Frohman has purchased the
English and colonial rights to Edwin Mil
ton Royle's farce, MY Wifes Husband"
which is being played with success at
the Madison Square Theater, in New York,
and proposes to produce the piece In Lon
don during the present season