The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-05

Ditrichstein and thoroughly Americanized.
The sale of seats for the engagement will
open tomorrow.
The Park is not nearly large enough to
hold the crowds seeking admission this
week to witness Rose Melville's famous
portrayal OF isis Hopkins" Many people
were turned away from the theater at yes
terday's matinee and evening perform
ances. The house is entirely sold out for
to-nights performance and there are but
rev seats left for the rest Of the week. Miss
Melville Is quite popular everywhere. but
she Is tremendous favorite in Indianapo-
lis Many OF her local admirers are being
greatly disappointed through her inability
10 give daily matinees this week The tai
ented little actress is fait recovering her
strength, and save for slight hoarseness
her indisposition no longer interferes with
her acting. With only three matinees this
week, her engagement Will still be one OF
the most profitable ones of the season at
the Park.
George w. Day, the burnt-cork mono
loguist. who is contributing an entertaining
speciality to the Grands vaudeville bill this
week, not only originates his own songs
and comical stories, but designs all of his
own pictorial advertising matter. He is
clever as a caricaturist, his burlesque por-
traits of celebrated actors that have APP
peared in the New York Mirror from time
to time being excellent bits Of comic draw
ing II he should decide at any time to
leave the stage he could easily obtain po-
sition on comic magazine as illustrator.
Xxx
The Rentz-Santley burlesque show has
been playing to good houses at the Empire.
One Of the best features of the perform
ance is the work OF cheerful little woman
who calls herself Monte Emerald. II she
could only sing she would be in demand
among the managers of the big musical
SHOWS She has very pleasing PERSONAL
ity; smile that Is contagious; she is a
graceful dancer OF more than ordinary abil-
ity, and, best OF all, she is refined in every
thing she does-a novelty in itself among
buTleSque performers.
"Ben-Hur" is now in the second week of
its st. Louis engagement, and is playing
to the capacity Of the theater at every
performance. Efforts have been made by
prominent st. Louis people to prolong the
engagement, but without success as the
nrst southern tour OF the great production.
which begins next Monday, cannot be post
poned. indianapolis was extremely fortu-
nate in having 'Ben-Hur'' for three weeks
The play could easily run in st. Louis for
another month.
Charles Leonard Fletcher, who was seen
at the Grand several weeks ago in a sketch
called "At the Old Stage Door," in which
he gave limitations of Richard Mansfield
Henry Irving and other famous actors has
retired from vaudeville and is soon to ap-
pear as the star of a drama.
xxx
Stuart Robson Is to appear next season
as Mr.. Pipp in THE Education of Mr..
Pipp," written around the series of Gibson
pictures of the same title. Mrs. Stuart
Robson has abandoned the stage on account
of her weight. and at present is cultivating
her voice. Like May Irwin. Mrs Robson
is continually making fun of her size and
she recently told a Washington newspaper
interviewer, quite seriously, that her hus-
band needed two Gibson girls for his next
her In two so that she might be able to
play both parts.
e. Fl. Sothern has finally decided upon a
play for next season. After reading a
score or more of new manuscripts he had
to turn again to Justin Huntley Mccarthy,
author of IF / Were King" and will pro-
duce next fall new romantic drama by
this successful young English playwright.
XXX
Lawrence D'Orsay the English actor. is
partly responsible for the creation of 1.-The
Earl of Pawtucket," Augustus Thomas's
new comedy, which will be given its initial
performance tonight in New York. Mr..
saw the Englishman act. and was
so much impressed by his strong person.
atty that he determined to write a play
around him. The American idea
Of the exaggerated Briton seemed to be
by D'Orsay's work and Thomas
could be given a part particularly fitted to
him ne would make great success.