The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-30

villes" written by John ]. McEally. The
company this season is said to be the
largest that has yet surrounded the Rogers
Brothers. There are 100 people in the or
ganiZatiOn, sixty-siX of whom attrac-
tive young women who can both sing and
dance. The cast includes such favorites as
Joseph Coyne, who was last seen here
the leading comedian with Francis Will
son, Lee Harrison. Melville Ellis. George
Austin Moore, William j.; Gale, James
Cherry, Harry Brown, Lillian Coleman,
Carrie Reynolds, Neva Aymar, Sue Stuart
Frances Tyson, May b. Wood, William
Torpey and Arthur Gibson.
Katie Barry, the little English come
dienne, who scored such a great success
as the London slavey in the New York pro-
duction of "A Chinese Honeymoon" is to
star under the management of the Shu-
bert Brothers next season, making a tour
of this country in a new musical comedy.
That is, the Shuberts have signed con-
tract with Miss Barry in which they prom
Use TO do one of two things-either place
her at the head of a new organization at
a salary of $3.50 a week, else ask her to
return TO her old part in "a Chinese Hon
eymoon'' at $500 week. 1t is a queer sort
of contract, but il was framed up in ac-
cordance with Miss Barry's suggestion.
She declares that she will gladly accept
less money If the Shuberts will only give
her new part. as she is heartily tired of
playing the little London slavey-a charac-
ter in which she appeared over ], 900 times.
Miss Barry not seen in the part in In
dianapolis, Toby Claude, another English
coincidence, taking the role in the West
ern company which appeared here early in
the season.
Inez Forman is one of the gifted young
women in theaters of the popular price who
is restless in her ambition and seemingly
not entirely satisfied until she makes some
Improvement in her efforts. When she con-
Guided to revive East Lynne" in which
she is appearing at the Park, the play it
self did not satisfy her. Instead of taking
up the version of the old English story
which Ada Gray had handed down from
one Lady Isabelle to another, Miss For
man dramatized the story after ideas of
her own. She did not slight the prominence
of Lady Isabelle, but she gave greater en-
phasis to the comedy. She had the scenic
equipment made to accord with her ideas
and she saw to 1t that the gowns of the
women were in keeping with the charac-
ters represented. 1t is in these ways that
she has refreshed the atmosphere of the
old play and the audiences at the Park who
have seen Miss Forman in two engage
mentS this season testify that her efforts
at finished playmaking have not been I'M
availing. The East Lynne" engagement
closes tonight ard the 1.-The Katzenjam-
mer Kids" company comes tomorrow.
IIetly DupIte IdS COIIle out Oh
her retirement and will appear in the forth
coming production in New York of "The
African Millionaire a dramatization of
the late Grant Aliens story of the same
name. II. Reeves Smith, the English actor,
will play the leading male part and Miss
Dupree will be the principal woman in the
cast This clever little actress has not been
seen on the stage since last spring, when
she appeared in the original cast of THE
Earl of Pawtucket' at the Manhattan
Theater in New York. She has refused
several engagements, declaring that in the
future she will play nothing but parts
that entirely congenial to her.
In the Transatlantic Burlesquers the
Empire has a good show of its kind this
week. The chorus is the best singing COM
pany of young women to appear at the
Empire for some time. In fact, the must
cal numbers form the brightest feature of
| the entertainment