The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27

months engagement at Powers Theatre.
Chicago. where the plays and company
were warm favorites. Facing tie Music
70 Which Was Written White by the
well-known dramatist Clay M. Greene, Is
understood TO be an unusually dainty play
let. Mr.. Dixey's company includes some
very prominent players, among whom are
George Backus, Scott Copper, Newton
Lindo. Joseph Allen. Marian Nesbett, Grace
Heyer. Adella Barker and Bertha Won Arm
old. The sale of seats will open this morning
at English's box office.
The advance sale of seats for the Grands
opening week will begin this morning.
Madame Mantelli, the prima donna So
prano, vino is to be the leading feature of
the programme, has just sent word to Man
ager Shafer ZiegIer that she will sing the
following selections during her indianapolis
engagement: 1.-The Barber of Seville in
Spanish, "Mignon' In French. Der Asra
in German and, as a concluding number.
Tostis beautiful ballad. Goodbye" in
English. She will appear at all of the
matinee and evening performances. The
singing of Madame Mantelli will be the
highest salaried single act in vaudeville
this season.
The fourth season of the beautiful Illi-
nois Theater in Chicago will open Satur-
day night with big production of the Lon
don musical comedy success, "A Country
GIRL and Indianapolitans visiting in the
Windy City during the next few weeks will
do we'll to attend a performance of this
bright successor to 1.-The Runaway Girl. :"
Ii is a very genteel affair, brisk in action,
with but very little dialogue to interrupt
its flow. of song and dance. 1t consid-
cred one of the best Of last seasons musical
shows In the East This Is its first trip to
the West
No fewer than five Lady Macbeths will be
walking in their sleep this season. Mrs.
Leslie Carter is already at work on her
forthcoming production of the Shakspear-
ian tragedy and it is understood that Mrs.
Fiske has about decided to give a revival
of Macbeth" before the end of her sea-
son. Mary Shaw, who scored a success in
Ghosts last spring, Nance ONeill and
Mrs. Patrick Campbell are the other act
resses who will portray the murderous
dame.
According to the press agent for the
Rogers Brothers, Lillian Collins, young
and pretty member of the chorus Of the
company. has just fallen heir to $4,000
her aunt, Mrs. r. L. Brasswell, of Rich
mond. Staten island. Miss Collins says
that she will not branch forth as a star
this season but will continue TO dance and
1.-The Rogers Brothers in London.
THE Girl from Dixie Harry b. Smith s
latest musical comedy, for which a number
of composers have furnished the music, Is
now being rehearsed in New York at the
Terrace Garden and will be produced within
a few weeks. Irene Bentley is to make her
debut as a star in this piece. The COM
pany includes Arnold DAILY, Ferdinand
Gottschalk. George Schiller. Albert Hart
and Lou Middleton.
Rehearsals for Julia Marlowe's forthcom-
ing production of Fools of Nature the
new comedy by H. V. Esmonde. author Of
when We Were Twenty One will begin
next Monday in New York. Miss Marlowe
is at present devoting much of her time to
golf at her country home near Grand Sta
ton, in the Catskills. She is said TO be
an excellent golf player.
Jan Kubelik, the viollnist, and Countess
Marianne Czaky, niece of Coleman Won
Sell, former premier Of Hungary, were
married at Debrecsin, Hungary. on Tues
day.