The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21
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1.-The Gay Lord Quex," Pinero's comedy
of London fashionable life, will have its
first Indianapolis presentation this after
noon at English's. and performances Of the
play will be given tonight and tomorrow
night The company acting the play on the
road this season is headed by Miss Sylvia
Lynden. young actress who has played
number of leading roles in important pro-
auctions. Miss Lynden was the original
Iris in "Ben-Hur," and afterward was Sc
lected by Olga Nethersole to star in
"Sapho through the British lies. Miss
Nethersole herself being too I'll at the time
to continue her theatrical work. THE Gay
Lord Quex" has been a much-discussed
play since it's initial presentation in
London. Pinero himself considers 1t bet
ter work than his 1.-The Second Mrs. Tan
queray" or "Trelawney of the Wells" He
is said to have rewritten the third act of
the piece dozen times before he was
satisfied with it. III is at the end of the
third act that the climax of his story
comes. Miss Bynden has with her a large
company that is said to be very capable.
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1t will be interesting to Indianapolis
theater-goers to learn that Dustin Farm
ham. who plays the part of Lieutenant
Denton in the Arizona" company, which
will be at English's Friday and Saturday,
is a brother of William Farnham, whom
everybody remembers for his excellent act
ing OF "Ben-Hur' during the three weeks
run of General Wallaces play in Indianap-
oils recently. A number of well-known
players will appear in Arizona" John
w. Cope, who has been playing the part of
Candy ever since Theodore Roberts, the
originator of the part, retired from the
cast, Is the same Cope who made pro-
nounced hit in What Happened to Jones'
during the DODular of that farCp
several years ago. Miss Muir, the Bonita,
was for four years the leading ingenue in
the Castle Square Stock Company, of Bos-
ton; Miss Alma Bradley, who assumes
the character of the servant girl Lena
was formerly a member of Stuart Robson's
company. and Miss Edith Lemmeert is
California girl who has played leading roles
in such romantic productions as "Cleopa-
ira" and Fedora"
The three Merrill brothers, the trick
cyclists who are giving wonderful per-
Torrance at the Grand this week, are not
at all dependent upon the salaries they
receive as vaudeville performers. They are
the owners of big ranch in Texas that
brings them a handsome income and have
other property besides. Most professional
gymnasts will risk life and limb because
there is no other way for them TO earn such
large salaries as they are paid. and many
gerous occupations il they were in a posi-
ton to do so. But the three young Mer-
rills are In the show business just for the
love or the thing, and are so fond of their
work that they would no more. think of go
ing back TO that Western ranch than they
would think of attempting to fly. They
are ambitious fellows. and are now having
some new stage apparatus made in Chicago
with which they will soon introduce num-
Der OF feats more hair-raising than the
ones they are now performing.
The engagement of "Alphonse and Gas
ton will close at the Park tonight, giving
way to the melodrama, a Ragged Hero"
which will ill in the latter half of the
week. and which will probably be better
suited to Park audiences. Gus Hill, the
manager of "Alphonse and CASTOR" has
evidently discovered that a title that has
been popularized everywhere is not enouob
TO carry a show successfully through a
season on the road. Besides his produc-
tons named after favorite Characters in
the newspaper Sunday supplements ne has
placed a number of other companies on
tour this season in farces named after
catch-lines In widely-read advertisements
Why he should imagine that the patrons
OF the popular-prfce houses are clamoring
for stage versions of cartoons and adver-
tisements is mystery. Amusement seek
ers expect something more than a we'll
known title and highly-cOlored Autographs.
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1t is a coincidence that Miss Grace Ellis
ton. formerly the Bonita in Arizona" will
be seen at English's few nights after the
engagement of the latter play. as the Helen
In Henry Miller's new play, by Richard
Harding Davis, called THE Tanning of
Helen Miss Elliston is beautiful and
talented young woman, and il credited
with having scored a hit in her new role,
which Is that of "a self-willed American
girl Henry Miller and his company will
be at Ensiish's Monday and Tuesday OF
next week
The first American performance of Toll
stois 'The Resurrection" will take place
I'm New York on the evening of Monday.
Feb. 16. Blanche Walsh. who is playinG
In St Louis this week in '"rhe Daughter
OF Hamilcar." will close her season I'm that
play next Saturday night. and hurry 10
New York TO begin rehearsals of the Tostoi
drama. In the character of Maslova Miss
Walsh will undoubtedly have the chance az
her life. as the role seems 10 be particu-
larry well suited TO this actresses tempera-
ment and powers.