The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-09
In the Theaters Of Indianapolis

promising young actress, will be the Des-
demona; Norman Hackett, who appeared
last season, will be the Cassie, and Thomas
Cook the Roderigo. The seats for the
one performance are now on sale at Eng
liShS
Nine. Patti is at home again in Wales,
and, according to an interview with the
diva, published in the London Chronicle.
she declares that her American tour was
a glorious success 81 sung at forty
concerts" she is quoted as saying, zap
pearing at all the principal towns. Oh,
but it was terribly trying-such vast dis
tances to travel. The audiences? they
stop singing, and We could hear them
shouting when we were driving awa,'
from the halls" The truth is that it was
impossible TO keep the dear old lady from
singing, and the shouts which she and
her baron heard as they drove away from
the halls, came from people who were call
ing out vigorously to get their money
back.
When the. all-star cast now playing
1.-THE Two Orphans" in New York goes
on the road in that sterling old melodrama
next season, Grace George will be one
of its members for the first three months,
and will then appear as the star of a new
modern comedy of life. in Washington. The
play is now being prepared for her by
Claiming Pollock. the young dramatist
who made the successful stage version of
THE Pit from the late Frank Norris
novel. Mr.. Pollock was formerly a dra-
matte editor in Washington, and is very
familiar with his ground in writing of the
nations capital.
Kirke La Shelle, owner of Checkers"
and several other very successful theat-
rical productions, sailed for Naples a few
days ago with his family, to be gone for
three months on a vacation. 1t is the am
bition of this well-known manager to make
a comfortable fortune retire from theat-
rical management within the next five
years, and spend the rest of his life in
Italy. He seems to be in fair way to
realize his ambition, as all of his produce
tions have proved great money-make
this season. He will make no new produc-
ton until next January.
II seems that nothing on earth can shake
the faith of Walter Jones in that musical
comedy of his, THE Sleepy King" which
is probably the worst thing of the kind
ever put together. The comedian, who
has plenty of money to back him, is now
trying to secure a Chicago theater in which
he may put on THE Sleepy King" for a
summer run. With two promised produc-
lions of "ParsifaI' i'm cheap theaters q
revival of Uncle Toms Cabin under
way, and The Sleeps, King" threatening
to settle down for long summers nap,
Chicago is indeed to be pitied.
A dramatization Of Hamlin Garland's
novel; "Hesper.' is being made for the
use of William Faversham. The play will
be called For Love of Hesper," which
sounds more like Faversham than the orig
inal title The new piece will be a melo-
drama in four acts, with scenes laid at
Colorado Springs. The hero is a miner.
who, for the love of girl is called upon
to perform many courageous deeds. Julia
OPP who is Mrs. Faversham in private
life, will be seen in the play with the pop
ular star.
The Bon Ton Burlesquers will close their
engagement at the Empire with two per-
formances to-day. The shows most COM
mendable performers are the clever cho-
rus girls. Next week the Empires attrac-
ton will be the AL Reeves company, a
well-known vaudeville and musical trav-
eSty combination. Some of the leading
performers with the company are Fannie
Fern Thatcher, Belle Williams. Andy Lew
is Van der Koor, the ma gician, Evelyn
Former, and Mullen and Corelli
Mrs. Robert Osborne, the society dress
maker of New York, has declared that the
costuming in Amelia Binghams new play.
"Olympe." to be seen at English's this
afternoon and tonight, is the most beau
tiful even seen on the American stage At
Mrs Astors ball, a few weeks ago Miss
Binghams Louis XIV dress was copied
outright-every detail of it-according to
the society writers for the New York