The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-17
Theatrical Notes.

Under Southern Skies" Lottie Blair
Parker's comedy drama, which comes to
English's tomorrow evening for three per-
formances. including Saturday matinee,
was first produced in New York at the
Theater Republic. now the Belasco Theater,
with pretty Grace George in the leading
role: me tate or new play is always
anx1ousiy awaited by everyone concerned
IN It's production and upon the occasion of
Ine Initial performance of this piece there
was considerable nervousness felt as it
was thought hardly possible that Mrs.
Parker could turn out another such sue
cess as her Way Down East" Before the
curtain had fallen upon the third act how
ever, the management, playwright and
every member or the company were in
hign spirits, for the pretty play of South
ern life had undoubtedly caught on"
Under Southern Skies" had long run in
New York and was afterward played with
much success in Boston, Philadelphia and
the other large cities. This will be its
hrst appearance in indianapolis, 1t will
be presented by company that is credited
with being a very strong one. The seats
for the engagement are now selling.
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''The Fatal Wedding" the Parks bill
for the next three days. is a Sullivan,
Harris & Woods production, this firm hav-
Ing about fifteen companies on the road,
all of them producing melodramas of sim
liar kind. Most of them, too, were written
by Theodore Kremer, a German, who plies
his calling of playwright in New York.
THE Fatal Wedding tells a story of
social life in which there is much wrong
doing and a little powder is burnt to give
its action effectiveness. Its plot concerns
an adventures who undertakes to break up
peaceful home and participate in the
spoils OF an estate. E1eanOre Churchill
and Thomas Irwin impersonate the husband
and wife, who develop the love story, and
Julia Ralph takes the part of the adven-
turesss There are specialties by Zena
Keife, and choir boys show their talent in
scene of a church wedding.
1t has been definitely settled that William
H Crane. the veteran comedian, will APP
pear in the American version of the new
French comedy. Business Is Business. -
next season. This play has been one of the
greatest successes of the theatrical year i'm
Paris, where it is still running to crowded
houses. Mr.. Crane will soon discontinue
playing THE Spenders," which proved to
be poor dramatization of a good book and
will return to David Harum'' for the rest
of the present season. Business Is Bust
ness will be produced in England at the
same time that Mr.. Crane gives il an Amer
lean production. George Alexander has Sc
cured the English rights to the piece and
will call the play From Saturday Till Mon
day"
Paris. which has been singing with success
in New Orleans, has had an suspicious start
in New York. where the organization is now
appearing for the first time. La Juive
1.-THE Jewess') was presented Monday
evening and the opera was declared by
many critics TO be artistically and scenic
ally a great treat. One feature of the per-
Torrance that created some little aston
ishment and some amusement was the
method of announcing the rising of the cur
tain. Three heavy and distinct knocks were
given, presumably with the end of a plank
on the stage floor. 1t is apparent that the
company is in for very successful season
in New York.
:
The musical comedy from the West, 1.-The
Tenderfoot." is a genuine hit in New
York. 1t has enjoyed four successful weeks
at the New York Theater and now it is an
nounced that the production will soon be
transferred TO Days Theater, where il is
expected TO remain during the rest of the
season. This is the first time that Richard
earle has ever been able 10 score a success
in the metropolis. Until they saw him and
his ''Tenderfoot" New Workers didn't think
much of Garlic as a librettist or comedian