The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

she is wild with joy; then she sees the
pity, and refuses the offer. Horace gives
her kiss-her first and last kiss-and she
is left weeping. We are ashamed of our
selves for this brief, bald abstract of the
story: it is so gross a Misrepresentation
of the little play. The truth is, such
things are indescribable in narrative. We
can only affirm, upon our honor that
the piece was. in feeling. in treatment, and
in playing. thing OF sheer beauty
Miss Louise Prosser, the Indianapolis ac-
tress who in private life is. Mrs. Walter
Stems Hale, has the admiration of
many of the New York critics for her ex-
cellent portrayal of Prossy in Arnold Days
production of George Bernard Shaws play,
Candida" Miss Closer is not only good
actress, but capable writer well, and
many interesting articles written by her
appear from time to time in Harper's
Magazine. The Bookman and The Outlook
Most of her work has been of a sem-de-
scriptive nature, written by order and
meant to give entertaining reading matter
about foreign places which she and her
husband have visited. During her spare
hours this winter Miss Closer has writ
ten a children's story which has just been
accepted by Philadelphia publishing
house and which will appear in the near
future. The scene of the tale Is the coast
of Holland. and the heroine is a little
American heiress who IS cast adrlft from
a wrecked private yacht. The book will
be illustrated by Mr.. Hale who, besides
being an actor of exceptional ability, is an
artist of enviable reputation.
There does not seem to have been any
theatrical depression in France. Paris
correspondent writes as follows:
.'Theater managers here have been quite
unable to find anything to grumbe at this
season. There has rarely been so prosper
out winter for piayhouses. No fewer
than nine pieces have been performed
more than one hundred times. and "a cen
time in Paris Is rarer than in London. for
the enormous runs Of musical comedies or
farces on your side are never equaled
here The plays which have passed the
hundredth night arc one drama, NJ. Sar-
dou's La SOrciere; three modern COM
Maurice Donnay's 'LAutre Danger and
'Rctour de Jerusalem;' four farces and
one extravaganza. Last year in its en-
tirety was. moreover, peculiarly flourish
ing. The takings OF the Society OF ORA
lnatic Actors 70. tho twelve months ccnclud-
ed February last reached a record figure,
exceeding that of the preceding year by
in royalties for the period mentioned e96,ocO
from the performances at the theaters and
music halls OF Paris.
The Importance Of Richard Mans1elds
production OF Ivan the Terrible" to be
seen in Indianapolis next week. has caused
some confusion in the public mind regard
ing its noble author, Count Tolstoi To
the American reading public there is only
one Tolstoi-the philosopher, novelist and
writer of unactable problem plays. In
Russia there are two Tolstois-Count Leo
and Count Alexis. and the latter is the au-
thor OF the play in which Mansfield has
triumphed. lie is a writer of historical
novels and plays which give him distin-
gushed position in Russian literature.
Ivan the Terrible is one Of an historical
trinity OF which the other two are THE
Tar Feodor'' and The Tar Boris" The
authors fame rests chiefly on Ivan the
Terrible which is now considered the
greatest Of Russian dramas.