The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31


The week will not open at English's until
Tuesday evening. when John Drew will
come for a single performance Of Captain
Marshalps four-act play, 1.-The Second in
Command" Mr.. Drew was originally
booked for both Monday and Tuesday
nights. but. finding that it would be almost
impossible for his company TO arrive in
the city in time for the performance Mon
day evening. the first night of the engage
ment was Cancelled. The distinguished
comedian is presenting THE Second in
Command on an elaborate scale, it is I'M
derstood. This play of Captain MarshalFs
Is considered one Of the best in which Mr.
Drew has ever appeared, and its present
revival has been warmly received. Mr..
Drew opened his season in Anthony Hopes
Captain Dieppe." which failed to score a
success, and he has very wisely returned
TO play whose sterling merit has long
been established.
John Drew has played a great variety of
characters during the last ten years, and
In none Of them has he scored a greater
success than in the role of Major Chris
TOPPER Bingham ia THE Second in Com
mand '-kind-hearted. laundering fellow.
whose love making is anything but a tri-
umph. The actors performance last year
at English's in 1.-The Mummy and the
Humming Bird is pleasantly remembered.
His part in the Marshall comedy is vastly
different from the role of last season, but
just IS well suited to his personality and
talents The author of the piece. who also
wrote that delightful play, 1.-The Royal
Family" and several other comedy sue
cesses, is a postmaster of stagecraft and
no present-day dramatist understands bet
ter than he the art of telling stage story
in continuous line, with all its attendant
circumstances of suspense and develop
ment. denouement and climax.
In Mr.. Drews supporting company this
season are such excellent players as Mar
garet Dale, charming actress, Ethel Hor-
nick, Constance Bell Charles +. GOtthold.
Monroe Salisbury, George Howard Ernest
Clendinning. O'kane Hills. George Forbes,
Robert schable and Sydney Herbert.
Thursday evening will mark the return
engagement Of Richard Carries tuneful
lively. colorful operate comedy, 1.-THE Ten
derfoot," which scored a most pronounced
success when presented at English's early
in the season. Its previous engagement
proved ali too brief and the management
securing the bright musical show for at
least one more performance here, although
two or three performances would not prove
too many. Other bookings make it out of
the question for the piece TO remain in this
city longer than the one evening. however.
The Tenderfoot' is not in need of a re-
Introduction to the Indianapolis public
Those who witnessed its first presentation
In this city have had nothing but words of
praise for the entertaining piece and those
who missed II the first time will not be
likely 10 do so again. RI. L. Hearth who
composed the music for The Show Girl"
Miss Simplicity and Jack and the Bean
stalk, has unQuestOnably given The
Tenderfoot" the best work OF his ingenious
mind The score consists OF twenty num-
bers, which are OF the kind that not only
fascinates on first acquaintance, but fingers
In memory for many day. The book of
the piece, written by Mr.. earle, the come
dian, IS unusually original and filled
with witty lines As the story has its
locale in Texas among cowboys, soldiers.
Indians and Mexieans, there is plenty of
Mr.. earle heads the big company and the
other principal members of the cast are
Wayne, William Rock. Daniel Movies, Ed
win Baker, Gwilym Edwardes, Margaret
Sayre. Asnet Paul, Ethel Johnson, Anna
large chorus of pretty girls who can sing
and dance and the scenic effects are exceed
insly handsome. The seat sale will open
at Enslish's box office tomorrow morn
ing.
1t was announced in these columns last
Sunday that the new De Koven romantic
opera. THE Red Feather with Grace
Van Studdiford. the Indiana prima donna.
the star. would come to indianapolis
for a single performance on Friday even
ing, Feb s. although efforts were being
made by the management of English's to
book the piece for three performance.
These efforts OF the management have fl
nally met with success. Florenz Zeigfeld,
manager of 1.-The Red Feather" agreed to
cancel other engagements in favor of In
dianapolis and the opera will be at Eng
lish's Friday and Saturday nights and for