The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-14

Hall Gaines novel of the same name. which
was acted in this city at English's two
years ago by Viola Allen.
There Is no role too difficult for the lead
ing actress of a popular-price organization
to undertake Miss Bernice Howard. now
at the Park with the Holden Stock Com
pany, thinks nothing of appearing as the
Southern heroine of 1.-The Knobs o. Ten
nessee," the French heart-breaker Sapho
in the play of that name. the naughty little
Roxy in "a Barrel of Money" the blind
girl Louise in the famous Two Orphans"
and the emotional Glory Quayle in The
Christian"-and all within three weeks
time. But when Ii comes to versatility
She was recently seen in this city at the
Park as the leading woman of the lurid
melodrama For Her Childrens Sake,
and is now with a stock company in Gin
cinnati playing the part of Maslova in
new version of Tolstois Resurrection
and will next week, IL is announced, appear
as Juliet in revival of Romeo and
Juliet"
The big open-air performance of LAS You
Like It," for the benefit of the Columbia
University Settlement Kindergartens. will
take place this afternoon on South Field,
Columbia University. The performance will
be under the direction of Ben Greet, who
originated out-of-door Shakspearean pro-
ductions in England. Miss Ethel Wynne
Matthison, who has been playing the title
role in the morality play, "Everyman," all
season with such success, will appear as
Rosalind. and Robert Lorraine, seen in In
dianapolis during March with Grace George
Orlando. This production, which will
doubtless be one of great beauty. will be
witnessed by an enormous crowd.
The Casino. the home of summer musical
comedy in New York. will open next Mon
day night with a new racing girl show"
called 1.-The Runaways," written by Addi-
son Burkhardt and Raymond Hubbell. a
number of well-known operate singers will
be in the cast as well as several popular
comedians. The plot is built around the at
tempt of a lot of burlesque melodramatic
villains to prevent a certain horse from
winning the Suburban Handicap. The Ca
sino management expects the new piece 10
prove such success that it will run all
summer.
Camille D'Arville, great comic opera ia
vorite only short time ago, who retired
from the stage upon being married, has
just proved a great disappointment to Phil
adelphia theater-goers. She was engaged
for her original part in the revival Of THE
Highwayman," but was unable to duplicate
the hit she made In IL several years ago, as
il seems that she has lost her old anima-
ton and her once vigorous voice. Her fail
ure was so complete that she has been re-
placed by Laura Millard. who Is now sing
ing Miss D'Arville's original part.
Marie Cahills musical comedy, Nancy
Brown will not run through the summer
In New York after all. but will close its en-
gagement next Saturday night. This has
just been decided upon, owing to the fact
that the popular Coincidence Is not enjoy
ing the best of health and has been advised
by her physician to discontinue her stage
work before the hot weather sets in in
earnest. Miss Cahill will sail for Europe
the latter part of this month.
In q recent interview the veteran door
keeper of the London Lyceum, post which
he has held for twenty-seven years, made
the astonishing statement that he had
never seen a play in all his life, never hav-
ing been able to quit his station during a
performance