The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-28
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Theatrical Notes.

Florence Leslie, who, as Grace RawIins
appears at the Park this afternoon in 1.-The
Desperate Lord harrington, - is in her second
season on the stage. She is we'll known
in St Louis social affairs, where she makes
her home and where the play has its scenes
and she knows personally a number of
people who were taken in by the bogus
lord, about whose career the play is woven.
The doings of the impOstor have been in the
newspapers frequently. He married q Mis-
souri, girl, and after his imposition was
exposed his wife obtained a divorce. The
make-believe lord shot St Louis friend
and went to Jail, where he is al present
on the charge Of murder. All of these turn
ing points are brought out in the play
One thing concerning the impostor that
continues to be mystery is his true identi-
ty. Nothing about him seems to be certain
except that he is not lord. Victory Bate
man, Oscar Dane and a number of others
take part in the melodrama, which was
played for the first time in st. Louis early
this month.
The tour of the Weber & Fields aIl-star
stock company will begin next week and
plans for the itinerary of the company were
completed yesterday. The special train
will consist of eight cars. Staterooms will
be allotted Louis Mann. Mr.. and Mrs Peter
+. Daley, Lillian Russell, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Weber and Mr..
Fields. Three cars will be devoted to car
rying the baggage and one car will be a
combination dining room and kitchen. The
first burlesque to be presented has not been
decided upon, but Catherine is now in
rehearsal. 'Waffies," the satire on "Raf-
fles. will probably be played in the larger
cities Eva StetsOn, who has been with
the company all season, will not be taken
on the tour on account of the engagement
of Mabel Fenton (Mrs. Ross. who is a much
better coincidence in the same style of
work The company will travel all the way
to the Pacific coast and will play an en-
gagement of two weeks in San Francisco,
where ii is sure to do an enormous bust
ness. On the way back from the coast In
dianapols Will be visited-for two nights in
all probability-the engagement TO take
place at the Park during May.
Everybody who witnessed Eleanor Rob-
sons presentation of Zangwills pretty
comedy, Merely Mary Ann in this city
two months ago, will recall the little love
song which through the play 1t is
entitled kiss Me Good Night, Dear Love"
and was written by Malcomb Williams,
leading man of the Proctor Stock Com
pany in New York Lancelot. the composer
in the play portrayed by Edwin Arden).
characteriZes the ditty as "treacle." but
the audiences always like the little snatch
of melody. The piece, in fact, has caught
on to such an extent that it has been
published by a big New York publishing
house And now il looks as if the "treacle"
ditty will cause a lawsuit. \ music house
in Cincinnati has Just issued a piece of
the same title, bearing the inscription
"As sung in Merely Mary Ann and the
New York publishers after the culprits,
bent upon making them retire from the field
defeated
T. II. SOthern's three-act comedy. 1.-The
Light That Lies in Woman's Eyes which
he wrote for his wife. Virginia Harmed.
was presented in New York Monday even
ing at the Criterion Theater and seems to
have made a very favorable impression.
The play was produced. in Washington at
the beginning of the season. but had not
been used during Miss Harned's road tour.
Avon. and. although the piece is a modern
comedy. IL has a Shakspearan flavor, an
Out-Of-dOOrs performance OF LAS You Like
It. forming one OF the features of the
story. Miss Harmed plays the part of a
breezy Irish girl and is surprising her ad-
mirers. who considered her essentially an
emotional actress.
Charles Hawtrey. the English comedian
who recently appeared in this city in his
delightful comedy. THE Man from Blank
ley's." is rehearsing a new play in Brook
lyn this week-F. c. Burnand's comedy,
"Saucy Sally" which has been enjoying
a prosperous run in London. Mr.. Hawtrey
Will give his first performance of the piece
In New York within the next two months.
Frances Belmot will be his new leading
woman.