The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-10
In the Theaters of Indianapolis

the story was its contrast OF characters.
These contrasts are said to be preserved in
the play, which begins its action in the
West and then jumps TO New York city.
Mr.. Crane is supported by a very capable
company.
j. II. Lewis, who plays the part of Judge
Dillon and is stage manager of 1.-THE Lit
tie Church Around the Corner" company.
which closes at the Park tonight, is one
of the veterans of the theatrical profess
sion. He is about sixty-four years old and
has spent practically ali of an active life
before the fOOtlightS. America has had
few famous players in his time with whom
he has not been associated in plays and he
has rich store of experiences which make
highly interesting stories. In the play at
the Park he is as painstaking in his ef-
forts as ever and his interest in stage work
is as active as in his most ambitious days.
only a Shop Girl comes to the Park
tomorrow.
Donald Robertson, an excellent actor,
who was seen in Indianapolis during the
present season as the leading man with
Elita Proctor Otis in Ibsen's 'Hedda
Gabler," is the author of a volume OF
very pretty poems published by Brentano
New York The book is called Impressions
in Rhyme" and in it Mr.. Robertson shows
himself to be a writer of beautiful English
and a poet of real ability. OF special in
terest TO the dramatic profession are his
sonnets to some of the famous actors. His
sonnet to Miss Otis was originally published
for the first time in these columns during
the engagement of Miss Otiss company in
this city
Four new attractions are being presented
in New York this week. William A. Brady s
spectacular production, THE Pit a dram
atization of Norris's novel of the same
name, will have it's metropolitan premier
tonight, with Wilton Lackeye in. the lead
ing role. Viola Allen, who is to be seen In
Indianapolis late in the season, is now APP
pearing in ner great revival OF Twelfth
Night in New York and James K. Hackett
is offering his production of THE Crown
Prince" rural comedy, Quincy Adams
Sawyer made over from the book of that
title, is the fourth new attraction to have
its first New York hearing.
Owen Hall, the young Englishman who
wrote the libretto of "Florodora'' and 1.-The
Silver Slipper, was a newspaper man before
he took UP writing for the stage, and ten
years ago he wasn't worth any more money
than the usual newspaper man-and every
body knows what the means. To-day many
big organizations are playing his pieces in
this country and England and his royalties
are of big proportions. Yet he confesses
that he is Bohemian enough to always live
beyond his income
David Belasco is said to be so delighted
with the great success of his Darling OF
the Gods in London that he has instructed
an agent in England TO look about for g
suitable theater for him in the British me-
tropoliS, in which he may make annual
productions on a colossal scale. He viii
call his London house the Belasco.
This season has indeed been a disastrou:
one. Three thousand stranded actors
thrown out of work by the closing of IS
road companies, have been vending theil
ways back to New York during the las
two months.