The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

and evening. 1t will be given by Harry
Ellsworth Feicht. with special orchestra,
singers, chimes and 230 colored views, in
Guiding many entirely new ones. In order
to secure this attraction 1t was necessary
for Professor Feicht to cancel several dates
elsewhere and this was costly, but the in
terest warranted taking the chances.
XXX
Mrs. Patrick Campbell will make another
American tour next season, but ii is under
stood that she will go it alone. She will
fulfill her original contract with Charles
Frohman, as the relations of manager and
star are amicabe enough. But Mrs. Camp
bell believes that her art, "unfettered, as
will manage the stage herself next season,
it is said, and will outline her tour.
The London Mail pays high compliment
to Booth Tarkington's little play Monsieur
Beaucaire" when il says; There is very
little justification for the belief that any
theater is Inherently unlucky. The Comedy
has acquired reputation for failure, but
that has not prevented Monsieur Beau
caire from playing TO crowded houses
nightly Altogether 1T would seem that
given play that the public want and
competent cast ii matters very little at
what theater it is produced"
XXX
Those who delighted in the genuine mu-
steal merit of 1.-THE Geisha" will be inter
ested to learn that the new opera, Lady
Molly" from the pen of the same COM
poser, Sidney Jones, will be given its first
production tomorrow night at Terry's The
alter. London. The new work is said to be
be a straight-out comic opera and not
musical comedy. The libretto is by G. II.
the middle of the eighteenth century. 1t
will probably be heard in America next
season.
Charles Frohman will present William
Faversham at Englishs the latter part of
next week in III. v. Esmond's new comedy,
''Imprudence." The play is from the same
Twenty-one" and 1.-The Wilderness" Be
sides new play local theater-goers will
see new actress. Miss Fay Davis. who
Is Mr.. Favershams leading woman. She is
an American actress who has won great
success in London. where she created a
number of important parts. Miss Hilda
Harbury are also with Mr.. Faversham's
company, which appears TO be an excep-
tionally strong one.
While Tolstoi's THE Resurrection has
proved a success, in New York, with Blanch
Walsh Maslova. the drama has been
failure in. London, and Beerbohm Tree. the
English actor-manager, has concluded to
lay the play aside. The reason that the
London production has not proved success
full" says Oscar Hammerstein. lis due TO
the fact that Mr.. Tree insisted upon play
ing the leading male role of Prince Neklu-
doff himself and that lie had an made
quate actress in the powerful character of
Maslova- Mr. Tree always tries to be the
central figure In his own theater whether
the play he Is presenting lends itself TO
that sort of treatment or not. II is some
times bad for playwright TO have to deal
with an actor-manager."
De Wolf Hopper has fallen victim TO his
old malady during the last week or two in
New York. which he says has not attacked
him since the old days of ''Wang"-that OF
temporary loss OF memory. On several oc-
casions recently while Mr. Pickwfck. I'm
the bright musical comedy made from the
Dickens book. was about TO utter some sage
and witty remarks. the members of Hop
per's company have been dismayed 20 see
the elongated star hesitate stammer and
then turn his back in confusion while he
tried I'm vain TO recall his lines. Among the
atrical people these attacks are well under
stood. for the constant playing OF one role
often brings with IL a temporary lapse OF
memory embarrassing. il not serious. JOS
eph Jefferson. James O'Neill and several
other stars have often asserted the truth