The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

six baggage cars, three sleepers, a diner
and a car for Miss Batess private stable
OF three thoroughbreds.
The attraction at the Empire this week,
opening with the matinee this afternoon,
will be the Bohemian Burlesquers, an or
ganization that has met with favor in this
city during other engagements. The COM
pany this season contains a number of per-
formers who are well known on the bur-
lesque and vaudeville stage, notably Winnie
Henshaw,. who is very popular with Empire
patrons; Louise Auber, who is considered
10 be one of the handsomest women in bus'
rescue as well as one OF the best singers;
Georgia Franciola, Ida Niccolai. May Belle,
Andy Gardner, Barton and Wakefield, Fred
Law, Higgens and King and Tom Barrett.
There Is a chorus of twenty girls, who are
said to be good singers and dancers, and
1t is understood that the performance is a
clever one from start to finish.
a very strong company is being organ
lied to go out in support of Julia Marlowe
on her coming spring tour. Rehearsals will
begin in New York to-day. and when
Knfghthood Was in Flower will be the
play put into rehearsal. The first Major
drama will be revived on a very elaborate
scale. Tyrone Power, who portrayed Judas
so splendidly with Mrs. Fiske i'm Mary of
Magdala,' and who appeared in the title
role Of the poetic tragedy. Ulysses" dur
ing the first part of this season, has been
engaged as Miss Marlowes leading man,
and will play the part of the romantic lover
In "Knighthood," and when "Ingomar' is
produced will enact the name part to Miss
Marlowe'S Parthenia. Miss Marlowe'S tour
will open the first of March.
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There is an ocular demonstration in Leo
Dietrichstein's new comedy, "Harriet's Hon
eymoon," in which Mary Mannering will
be seen at English's Wednesday afternoon
and night, of the sign language used by
European hotel help to keep their fellows
posted on the tipping" ability of patrons
as they leave their hotels. A label near the
bottom Of a bag signifies nothing doing;"
near the center means that tips of fair
quality may be expected, while if the labels
are posted at the top of the bag ii signifies
TO the initiated that the owner OF the bag
gage is by nature or experience most gen.
erous. All three samples are brought on
the stage during the first act of the comedy.
and ii Is simply astonishing how quickly
the servants read the signs.
$50
1t seems that Richard Mansfield made a
great mistake when he gave up the English
acting rights of Booth Tarkington's Mon
sieur Beaucaire." Arrangements were al
most completed at one time for the Ameri-
can actor to present the play in London. but
the eccentric Richard concluded at the last
moment tnat the venture would not prove
successful Lewis Waller. the young Eng
lish actor-manager, TO whom he sold the
rights, has made a fortune out of the piece
in London and the English provinces. and
If Mansfield had held the English rights,
even though he himself did not appear In
the play, his profits from royalties would
have been no less than $500 a week.
Grace Georges new play, which is to sue
coed Pretty Peggy early next season, is
~n-- Bos,- ~sf4 - IL
who dramatized THE Pit" for Wilton
Lackaye. The piece Is nameless as yet.
Mr.. Pollock is one of the bright young
newspaper men who have gone forth from
Washington to win fame in connection with
the, theatrical profession: He was for sew
eral years a dramatic editor in the national
capital, giving up his position to become a
press agent for William A. Brady. In the
capacity of representative for Manager
Brady he has often been in Indianapolis,
and is well known to the dramatic editors
of this city.
Mile James, the charming young actress
who was seen in Indianapolis last year as
the Juvenile heroine of 1.-The Little Prin-
cess" was married yesterday in New York
to Edgar Stachelberg, a cigar manufac-
turer. Miss James, or Mrs. Stachelberg. is
the daughter of Louis James, the tragedian.
She has been immensely successful during
the last five or six years in her portrayal
or youthful characters. Her laSC appear
ance was IN Clyde Fitch's new comedy.
"Glad of It." and, although the play was
not entirely successful, the little actress
scored a personal hit.
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While her private car was off the track
and humping along at a fearful rate last
week, Mrs. Langtry held on TO a table and
pledged this toast TO the frightened mem
bers of her company, as she drank a glass
of wine: Here's TO the one who keeps the
coolest head. After running down a steep
grade for a quarter of a mile the train was
stopped. Mrs. Langtry tainted when the
danger was over. The car left the track
near Terrace, Utah.