The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-21
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pearance in Indianapolis of Forbes Rob
ertson. who is considered by many dis
eliminating critics TO be the greatest of
living actors.
The latest Thomas play. 1.-THE Earl OF
Pawtucket," is a comedy of the legitimate
order and Indianapolitans who witnessed
its presentation in New York last sum-
mer at the Manhattan will vouch for the
fact that il is a most delightful entertain
ment. This merry piece has done even
more than Alabama" Arizona" or any
other of lis successful efforts to place Mr..
Thomas in the front rank of modern dram
atists. The Offering is under the man
agement of Kirke la Shelle, who has
earned a reputation as a producer who
leaves nothing undone in presenting a play
and the company interpreting the piece is
reasonably certain to be a capable one. The
engagement opens at English's tO-mor-
row evening and the comedy will remain
for the first three nights of the week, with
a Wednesday matinee.
The cast will be made up of prominent
players who have been carefully selected
by Manager La Shelle. Several of the
actors and actresses To appear here were
IN the original company at the Manhattan
was stated in these columns last Sunday
that the English comedian. Lawrence
D'Orsay, who created the title role, would
be at the head of the organization visit
ing Indianapolis. Frank Monroe, a we'll
known actor, is playing the character OF
the Earl I'm the company which will appear
here-a company organized especially for
a tour of the West Mr. Monroe is credited
with giving a portrayal of the leading role
that Is in every way equal to that of Mr..
DOrsay- Other players of known ability
IN the cast Will be Marie Pettes. Marguerite
Hayden. Florence Robinson, A. Piper
Thomas. WedgwOod NOVEL;. William A..
Evans. Harry Il. Hail, John Adolf, Charles
Mason and Herbert Fortier.
The play has for it's theme an English
peer. Lord CardingtOn, and his adventures
during a short visit to America. Lord Car
dington is led to cross the Atlantic by the
knowledge that a beautiful American girl.
whom he has seen several times in Lon
don and on the continent, is about to sail
for New York, but wishing to be unknown
for the sake of effective disappearance,
he determines 10 take another name. An
American, whom he has met at the Lon
that the earl use his name. The earl ac-
cepts the Ofer and comes to New York,
stopping at the Waldorf-Astoria where
also the American girl and her father are
domiciled. II transpires that the Amer
lean girl has been the wife for a brief
three months of this Montgomery Putnam,
but Is divorced and when the earl is intro
duced to ner under the name of her former
husband the possibility of amusing compli-
cations will be readily seen. The earl's
efforts 10 pass for an American In spite of
his pronounced English accent and man
nerisms. his attempts to convince people
of his intimate knowledge of the Yankee
town of Pawtucket, where he claims TO
have been born, his predicament when
vengeful lawyers confront him with a de-
mand for alimony in arrears. of which he
knows absolutely nothing his arrest for
having made way with Montgomery Put
nam and Lord Cardington ARTICLES belong
ing to both gentlemen having been found
In his effects), and the final unraveling of
the tangled skein, are treated in Mr.. Thorn
ass happiest manner. and as may readily
be believed. furnish unlimited material for
laughter-making purposes.
A keen interest has already been devel-
oped in the local engagement of Forbes
Robertson. the celebrated English actor.
and his wife, Gertrude Elliott, who will be
at English's next Friday and Saturday
evenings with a Saturday matinee The
stage version of Rudyard Kipling's great
humane love story. THE Light that
Failed dramatized by Constance Fletcher
George Fleming), will be presented on the
opening night of the enga cement and at the
matinee and Mr. RobertsOns fine revival
of Hamlet will be given Saturday even
ing. The present tour of these notable play