The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-03

New York. tonight. The production of
this new piece marks William Golfers re-
turn to comedy. after a season with Weber
and Fields in burlesQue. The play Is one
of modern society life and Collier will take
the part OF newspaper reporter who. after
being sent out to cover certain story.
finds that he himself is the hero OF IL. He
searches diligently for himself and finds
himself in the house of the father of his
sweetheart. Numerous complications en-
sue and three amusing love stories are in
the end completed to the satisfaction OF
all concerned. In the cast will be George
Nash, Nanette Comstock. Laura Palmer.
Kathryn Cooper. Louise Compton and Mary
Aldree Mr.. Golfers wife, Louise Allen,
will remain with Weber and Fields. il is un-
derstood, as she is better in burlesque than
in straight comedy.
Fay Davis. the charming young actress
who made such a favorable impression in
Indianapolis last season. when she ap-
peared here as the leading woman for
William Faversham, in 'Imprudence,' ar
rived in New York from Europe last Sat-
urday. and 1t has just been announced that
she is to be the heroine in the forthcoming
production of Lady Roses Daughter" the
dramatization of Mrs. Humphrey Wards
novel of that name. Several plays have
been selected for her further use by her
manager. Charles Frohman. These include
one by Pierre Berton, who was one of the
livert, which Nine. Rejane is soon to pro-
duce in Paris. and one by Haddon
Chambers.
Madame de Grisac, one of the authors Of
the French play from which Marie Tenn
pests THE Marriage of Kitty has been
adapted, has just written for Charles Froh-
man a Japanese comedy entitled 1.-The Third
Moon in which the manager is very
f,t4 <aI "a <vixr hn
piece an early production in America and
later to present il at one of his London
theaters. All the characters are Japanese.
and the title is drawn from the period of
the year when women in Japan are per-
United to propose marriage, q reversal OF
the regular custom.
Clyde Fitch is surely a tireless worker.
The young playwright no sooner got back
to New York a few days ago from his trip
abroad than he began rehearsing Miss Max
inc Elliott and her company in the new
Fitchian comedy, Her Own Way" He
will need all of his newly acquired wealth
to go through the work he now has on
hand, for after stalking Her Own Way"
he will take up IAN Infant Prodigy" which
he wrote for Fay Templeton; then Major
Andre" which he wrote for Arthur Byron.
and finally the farce, Glad of It." which
he wrote for Miss Jessie Busley's first
starring venture.
There have been great dramatic ''doings''
of late in Linton, Ind. Here Is an inter-
esting paragraph from the Linton Call:
THE performance of the 'Hoosier
Daisy was fairly well attended Saturday
night. The play was clean, pleasing and
full of fun and pathos from start to finish.
Daisy, with her .corn-fed hog and hominy'
Ingianny vernacular kept the house in an
uproar when she desired and as easily SUBJ
dued them when she undertook a pathetic
strain. She was we'll supported, every
member of the company being real actors. -
Flo Irwin, sister of May Irwin and for
several years a prominent vaudeville star,
has just commenced rehearsals in New
York of a new farce-comedy called "At
II p. M The piece has been adapted from
the French and is said 10 contain num-
Der of novelties besides some very tuneful
musical numbers. Miss Irwin will have
Walter Hawley as her leading man.