The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

Beard is to miss great treat The last
two performances OF the local engagement
take place tonight and tomorrow night.
The audience at the Park will greet IA
vorite actress and a favorite play this after
noon. when Nellie McHenry will begin
three days engagement in Bret Hartes ia
nous love story. Miss II is play that
wears well with Park audiences because of
the happy go-lucky life 1T portrays and the
soothing effect that comes from its romance.
Bret Harte may have produced better things
than M liss," but none of them hold the
admiration Of the public as does this story
Of old. strenuous life in the Sierra Nevada
mountains back in the days when miners
were searching and fighting for gold. The
dramatization clings closely to the story as
IL left the authors hands. 1t gives Miss
McHenry, who plays the title role. good OPP
pOrtunity for exercising her pleasing manner
and gift of humOr With her, too, Is a COM
pany that should be adequate to the require
ments of the play. Some of the players are
Ella Gardner, Madge Ollinger, Mart Kelsey,
Frank Dayton and Ben +. Grinnell. The
production is said to be mounted in keeping
with the story and the efforts of the players,
there being glowing pictures OF the noun
tains at a time when men were in the thick
of a busy struggle for wealth.
In Viola Aliens production of Twelfth
Night running this week in Washington,
only 800 lines are eliminated from the origi-
nal text This is unusual as most Of
Shakspeare's comedies are abridged to
considerable extent when presented on the
modern stage. Even when Twelfth Night
was given its great revival at the Memorial
Theater in StratfOrd-on-Avon, where they
Insist upon having as much OF the bard as
possible, nearly 400 lines and two lyrics
were discarded. Miss Aliens production Is
understood to be near like what
Shakespeare intended the play TO be as 1t is
possible to make 1t. The production is
booked for Engiish's during the winter.
New York is soon to have a spectacular
production of the sensational English mel
odrama called 1.-The Worst Woman in Lon
dom" This play was a great success in
the British metropolis all of last season.
1t is said to be on the order of Sporting
Life, that other big English melodrama
which was produced in this country in the
best theaters. The cast is to be composed
mainly of American players. although the
manager had to go TO Australia for an
actress TO undertake the title role. Her
identity is to remain secret until her
American Theater, New York. and theatre
cal people are wondering who Is to appear
as the worst woman"
Sager Midgley. who is appearing at the
Grand this week in a speciality with Gertie
Carlisle, is very versatile. He not only
writes his own sketches, but devotes con-
siderable time to song writing. For a large
man he is exceedingly light on his feet. and.
together with Miss Carlisle, does some very
graceful dancing. Miss Carlisle Is accom-
panied on her travels by her mother. AL
though Mr.. Midgley's little professional
partner is not very DID, her makeup as a
schoolgirl causes her to look younger than
she really is. She has never played anything
else on the stage but schoolgirl parts, for
which her voice and general appearance es-
pecially fit her. The Grand's current pro-
gramme is pleasing good-sized audiences.
Tim Murphy, the well-known comedian,
comes to English's next Tuesday night for
one performance here of his new comedy.
THE Man from Missouri and the adj
vance sale Of seats for the engagement
will open at the box office of the theater
Is said to be we'll suited TO his peculiar
talents. The veteran American comedian.
Joseph Jefferson, VIII be at Englshs on
the evening following Murphy's appearance,
giving his annual Indianapolis performance
of rip Van Wrinkle" The seat sale for
Jefferson's engagement will begin Monday
morning.
The temperance in New York Of Sir
Henry Irving, always a welcome guest to
America. is the event of the present week
Broadway Theater in Sardou's Dante" an
account OF which production will appear ip
next Sundays Journal. 1t is said that
Sardou found his inspiration for the play
in the remarkable facial resemblance of the
English actor to the portraits of the poet.
The drama was written especially for Sir
Henry, Sardou being convinced that the
English actor was the only player fitted
TO the role.
The production Of THE Adventures of
Gerard" the new play for James O'Neill,
made from Conan Doyle's stories, in which
Brigadier Gerard figures, will take place
early next month. Rehearsals are now be-
ing held in New York and Mr.. O'Nein is
delighted with the play. He has had a
hard time securing a play TO suit him since
he shelved Monte Carlo and THE Three
Musketeers." Edmunde Breese, last seen in
this city in the all-star Romeo and Juliet
production, and Selena Johnson, will be the
principal supporting players.
There seems to be no crediting the re-
ports sent out from New York regarding
the success or failure of a new play.
Hearts Courageous" in which Orrin John
son is starring and in which he scored a
hit in Chicago, was at first hailed as a sue
cess by New York reviewers, but now
comes the word that the piece will never
do" and that the young Indiana actor is to
put ii aside and take up another vehicle.
Miss Edna Even, an Indiana actress, who
was formerly a well-known society woman
in Alexandria, has just left for New York
to join Howard Kyle's company in the forth
coming revival of Rosemary" Miss Even,
who will play one of the leading parts, re-
sembleS Maxine Elliott
sMam'seIle Napoleon