The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-30
In the Theaters of Indianapolis
To-Night's Schedule.

TO-Night's Schedule.
ENGLISH Dorothy Vernon Of Had
don Hail, 200 and 500 .. m.
GRAND.-High-class vaudeville, 2:15 and
PARK.-"The Desperate Lord Barring
ton and p m
EMPIRE.-Burlesque and p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and p. m.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail. was
given before another large and enthusiastic
audience last night at English's and will be
repeated this afternoon and evening for
the last times in Indianapolis. 1t is by
long odds the best of the book-made plays
see1 in this city during the present season.
While not great drama it is most inter
esting one and more than fulflls its pur-
pose of providing a splendid starring vehicle
for Bertha Galland, one of the very best
OF the younger American actresses. Paul
Kester has done excellent work in adapt
ing Charles Majors pretty romantic story
for the stage and has succeeded in prepar-
ing play that is at once a pleasing love
tale. a stirring drama and an attractive
spectacle.
OF Miss Galland's performance only words
of praise may be spoken. She is an actress
of the fiery Dorothy-a role that might
easily be overdone-with naturalness and
refinement. The more one sees of Miss Gal
lands work the more is one inclined to
place her among the coming great actress
es Of this country. Her present play is
well suited to her, but she can do even bet
ter things and is sure TO attain a higher
place in the world of art than she now
holds. Not to take advantage of the pres
ent opportunity to witness the work OF this
admirable actress will be TO miss one of the
dramatic treats Of the present theatrical
year.
Maude Adams, who has been too i'll to
play her part in 1.-THE Pretty Sister of
Jose" this week, is reported to be improved
in health, having benefited by her enforced
rest. All of the one-night stand engage
ments in New England booked for Miss
Adams and her company were cancelled
and most of the members of the company
returned to New York. Miss Adamss as
sociate players have just been informed by
Charles FrOhman that the young star is
now ready to resume her stage work and
that the tour will be taken up again next
Monday night in Washington, where the
company is booked for a weeks engage
ment. Manager Frohman denies that the
health of the distinguished star is again
broken down and says that the tour booked
for her will be completed. He says that he
Adams so that she might avoid the annoy
ance or the one-night stand territory.
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The complete list of attractions for the
Grand's programme next week will be
made up as follows: Fannie Rice, the we'll
known singing coincidence; the three For
tunes. celebrated European gymnasts; Keet
and Rusik, equilibrists and acrobats from
Russia; Roatina and Stevens in a singing
and dancing speciality; Earle and Wilson,
comedy musical artists; Frank p. Rich
ards and Louise Montrose in a farcical
act called Jack in the Box" Miss Beatrice
Moreland, the little monologuist, and Gill;
han and Murray, black-face vOcalists and
comedians. Owing to the interest shown by
audiences this week in the excellent BIZ
oscope reproduction of a great train rob-
berry, these splendid moving pictures will
be displayed again in next weeks show.
Miss Victory Bateman, the leading woman
in 1.-THE Desperate Lord Darlington now
at the Park, has appeared in over 200 parts
in well-known plays and is an actress
worthy of a much better role than she is
now portraying. She is said to have an
which she has appeared and can rattle off
lines she spoke in them years ago. She
is the last of the line of Booths on the
stage. Her mother was a sister Of Edwin
Booth and Victory Bateman's husband was
in this actors company for some time.
This is the first engagement she has had
in indianapolis for several years.
John Drew will be at English's next Tues
day night in his splendid revival of Captain
Marshalrs pretty comedy, 1.-THE Second in
Command" Captain Dieppe," the An
thony Hope play, in which Mr.. Drew opened
his season in New York, did not prove sue
cessful and has been "shelved" in favor of
the older and better piece. The leading
role in THE Second in Command is per-
fectiy suited to Mr. Drews finished
methods. He is supported by an excellent
company, which includes Margaret Dale.