The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-13

while the melodies are described as charm
ing throughout. A superior production both
in scenic equipment and wardrobe is prom
ised and large and talented company,
with dazzling setting OF pretty girls, sup
ports the star. Mr.. Daniels is now under
the management of Charles b. Dilling-
ham, who Is at present also directing the
highly successful tours of Maxine Elliott
and FRITZ Scheff. Mr.. Dillingham; seems
judgment in the management Of musical
comedy in the more legitimate branches
of the drama. The sale of seats for the
Daniels engagement is now progressing at
Englishs and judging from the heavy de-
mand, the musical comedy is going 10 have
the biggest audiences of the week at that
playhouse.
Helen Bertram, who will be the feature
attraction in the Grand's vaudeville pro-
gramme next week, has not BEEN seen in
this, her native city, for several seasons.
Miss Bertram was the original Chicago
widow in that bright musical comedy.
THE Prince of Pilsen," and was with the
New York company that scored such
hit in the Luders-Pixley piece last season
at the Broadway Theater, New York. She
was the first prima donna TO sing The
Song Of the Cities, and she made a great
er hit in that effective musical number
than any of her predecessors in the role
of the widow have done. Miss Bertram,
all of her Indianapolis friends know, is
now more beautiful than ever and her
was when she first left Indianapolis to go
into comic opera. She decided TO play
season in vaudeville when she found that
be resisted. She will be heard next week
in repertoire of new songs.
Mile James, who was married month
ago TO Edgar Stacheberg. a prominent
business man in New York, has just gone
down to Florida to take possession of a
big plantation which Mr.. Stachelberg has
purchased for her, and she declares that
she has retired from the stage for good
and ali The clever little actress who
scored such a strong success in the juvenile
play, THE Little Princess" was greatly
diappointed over the failure OF Clyde
Fitch's comedy. Glad of IT." in which
she appeared recently in New York. She
says that the playwright gave her a part
in his play that was the worst ever and
that she made such fiasco or the thing
the footlights. She is the daughter of
Louis James, the tragedian, who appeared
at English's Monday night in "Othello."
Leavitt James, the son of Louis James-will
be in this city the latter part of the week
with Frank Daniels in the musical comedy,
The Office Boy
The two Goodwins, Nat c. and Maxine
Elliott, will close their respective seasons
the first week in May and will Immediately
sail for London together for a summer
vacation. This should put an end to the
gossip to the effect that the Goodwins have
separated matrimonially as we'll as profess
sionally. Maxine Elliott has had one of
the most successful seasons of any of the
dramatic stars, as Clyde Fitch's Her own
! Way has been the real comedy hit of the
year. both in New York and on the road.
Nat Goodwin failed in his Shakspearean
revival, but is now making money in his
old success, "A Gided FOOL in which he
was recently seen in this city. He is to
have brand-new comedy next season, but
his wife will stick TO Her Own Way"
They will not appear on the stage while
abroad.
| Nelse Erickson, who closes his engage
ment in lyon Yonson'' at the Park to-
| night, was coaxed to American by glowing
| accounts of friends who had preceded him,
| with stories of what this country offers to
| young men with determined spirit. Erick-
| sons father was farmer in Sweden, and
| the lad early took TO books of fiction and
| adventure. When sixteen years old young
| Erickson set out for Stockholm and in a
| short time was property boy at the Royal
| Opera House. He advanced to small parts
| in the stock company until he was induced
| to come TO America. Near his Swedish
| home stands the great mountain of Kul-
laagunInarstrop. which figures largely in
| latter half of the week at the Park will be
a melodrama, over Niagara Falls
| =
Robert Lorraine. who was last seen in
4 Indianapolis in the company of Grace
| George, playing the role of David Garrick
| i'm Pretty Peggy" is to be a star next
season in new romantic play to be pro-
| duced by William a. Brady. During the
! summer he will appear in vaudeville in the
| East playing one-act drama entitled "A
| Little Tragedy in Tien-Tsin.'