The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-27
Theatrical Notes.

The romantic comedy success of the sea-
son, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail.
four-act play dramatized by Paul Kester
from Charles Majors book of the same
name, will open it's first Indianapolis en-
gagement tomorrow evening at English's.
Bertha Galland, one of the most beautltul
and talented of American actresses, has
won triumph in this new romantic drama,
according to reports from the Eastern cit
les where she has appeared in it, and
many of the critics consider the play and
the leading character in the story superior
TO Mr.. Majors When Knighthood Was in
Flower and it's charming heroine. Mary
Tudor. Miss Galland is surrounded by
strong company of players, notable among
whom are Frank Losee, William Levers,
Isabel Richards, Ada Renick, Carl Anthony
and George lie Soir. The play is given
under the direction of j. Fred thinner
man, jr., and is very deliberately staged.
The seat sale is now in progress at Eng
1Sh'S. The engagement is for the last
three nights of the week with a Saturday
matinee.
The fondness of his father for showing
him off, had much to do with firing Joseph
Santley with theatrical ambition. When
threelor four years old the boy picked up the
peculiarities of people with whom he came
In contact and impressed his father with his
talent as a mimic. His introduction to
stage life was a natural sequence. Before
he began to play the part of newsboy in
the Park tonight. he in one of Maud
Adams's plays. His first step the stage,
however, was when he appeared in Little
Lord Fauntleroy," in New York. He is
thirteen years old. 1.-THE Desperate Lord
Darlington closes the week at the Park,
beginning tomorrow.
Sidney Jerome, Miss Meredith and the lit
tie st. Clair sisters. four Indianapolis
vaudeville performers forming an attractive
quartet, have scored a genuine success this
week i'm Cincinnati with the Great Lafay-
cite show. which played in this city at the
Grand last week, and which is now filling
an engagement in the Queen City. The In
dianapolis performers Joined the combina-
ton In this city and made their first APP
pearance s members of the company last
Sunday afternoon. The Cincinnati En-
quirer had this to say of their little Sketch
jerome Meredith and Company open the
programme with a very worthy little sketch
which is badly placed. Just Plain Folks"
is not a world beaten, but the varieties sell
dom see a playlet which so closely APP
proaches the legitimate. Sidney jerome does
some good character work and the st.
Clair sisters are given fat parts. in which
they make hit.
1t is rumored in New York theatrical cir
cles that Ada Rehan will be a joint star
with Sir Henry Irving next year. Liebler
& Co., her present managers. were offered
a handsome sum, it is understood. by the
managers of the Lyric Theater in New
York for another long engagement next
season of the "Reminiscences company,
which is at present revving the old come
dies in the metropolis, and which was
recently seen in Indianapolis in 1.-The
School for Scandal" The managers were
inclined to accept the offer, but Miss Re-
han. refused to sign the contract. Otis
Skinner is also unwilling to continue an
other season in the old comedies, as he
expects to star next season in a repertoire
of the roles long associated with the name
of Edwin Booth. SINNERS taste is all for
tragedy.
The Grand's vaudeville bill is now running
very smoothly. The opening performances
Monday had several trough edges by rea-
son of the fact that one of the acts had
to be omitted from the bill on account Of
the nOnarrival of the properties used in it,
Mrs; Ihorne, who appears with her hus-
band and two supporting players in the
farce, AN Uptown Flat" is recovering
from the severe cold which interfered some
what with her work Monday, and Block
som, of the team of Blocksom and Burns is
getting over injury which he recently
sustained in falling on the ice. For a while
Manager Zeigler, of the Grand. was afraid
that this was TO be week of hard luck,
but the worst of 1t now seems to be over
The bill Is a good one and is meeting with
much approval from the Grand's patrons.
Tonight will be miners night" at the
EHplTe. Inc eIlllTe lHedler mas Deen sofa
out for this one evening to the visiting min
ers now in the city, and regular patrons of
the house will be obliged TO select some
other performance of the "Utopian Bur-
lesquers'' If they care to see the show. The
Utopians are giving great satisfaction at
the Empire this week. The company is
one of the best musical travesty Organiza-
tions seen in this city this season. The
two buTlettas are above the average. and
the olio of vaudeville acts is exceptionally
meritoriOus. Yesterdays audiences We're
the largest Tuesday crowds the Empire has
had in several weeks.