The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-24


When Annie Russell comes TO Englishs
next mOnth she will be seen in her success
full comedy Mice and Men" instead of
her later vehicle. The Younger Mrs Par
ling" Ii is a noteworthy fact that many
of the leading stars of America have been
compelled 20 discontinue new enterprises
this season and go back to old stand-bys.
Nat Goodwin viii be seen here in his
"Gided Fool next week, after giving up
all attempts to make a success OF "A
Midsummer Nights Dream; Virginia Har-
ned has found that the comedy written by
her husband, l. III. Sothern. The Light
kind OF failure and has returned 10 Pr
nero's strong drama, Iris" w. III. Crane
has sheved THE Spenders,' and is once
more acting in David Harum;" John Drew
is again appearing in '"The Second in Com
mand. after an gnprohtable season in
now playing his old part in Lord and Lady
Algy;' Mile James announces Il spring
tour in THE Little Princess, after playing
an important part IN an unsuccessful ClyGe
Fitch play, and Julia MarlOwe, who has
met with several saddening experiences in
new pieces. is once more winning laurels in
When Knghthood Was in Flower" which,
by the way, she will present in this city
next month.
Louise Beaton, said TO be Dave War
field in the impersonation of Yiddish char
acter. comes to the Park this afternoon in
Rachel Goldstein." girl who fees from
the prosecutions of the Jews in Russia and
emigrates to America to find peace and
freedom. She fees from one persecution TO
another, however. as she witnesses a muir
der on the Atlantic liner which brings her
over, and its perpetrators follow her into
New York, bent upon fastening the crime
upon her sweetheart. What is said to be
a love affair of the exciting kind is devel-
oped with the darker deeds of the plot,
which has pleasing ending for the Yid-
dish girl The chief scene of the play shows
a steamer load of Russian and Irish emf
grants bound for America, when the vessel
is caught in a storm, and while the light
ming flashes and the waves roll high, the
murder is committed. The plot also abounds
in comedy most of it being developed by the
Irish emigrants. Miss Beaton is said TO be
supported by competent company.
Henry w. Savage, who has more success
full irons in the fire than any other single
theatrical manager, is now in Chicago
where he is personally attending to the de-
tails connected with the forthcoming pro-
ductiOn of George AIDES new musical come
dy 1.-The Sho-Gun," at the Studebaker
| Theater. Mr.. Savage announces that his
! Prince Of Pilsen, which has scored such
a hit everywhere in this country is soon
TO be given London production He also
announces that Chris Bruno, the vaude-
vile comedian. has been engaged by him to
create the title role in THE Shotgun and
that Kate Mart, Trixie FriganZa Etienne
Girardot and Anna Wilson have also been
secured for the other important parts. Mr..
Girardot is the little Englishman who was
the original Charley in "Charley's Aunt"
Miss Wilson comes from the Tivoli Stock
| Opera Company, in San Francisco, and has
never appeared in the East.
The New York Telegraph, which was re-
| sponsible for the report given wide circu-
| laton two weeks ago that Weber and
Fields were to part company is again in
sisting that the successful manager-com-
edians have agreed to disagree in the flu
ture. According TO the Telegraphs story
| Lew Fields has already signed d contract
| to star next season under the manage
ment of Hamlin & Mitchell. the success
| full producers of THE Wizard of o. and
| Babes in Toyland" while Weber has con-
| Guided TO manage several attractions of his
own and retire from active work behind
| the footlights. The Weber and Fields COM
pany is now playing a highly successful
| engagement in Chicago and when the
| comedians heard yesterday that the Tele-
graph "at it" again both men denied
Indignantly that there was anything in the
| report.
| William Faversham's engagement in this
city at Englishs has been Cancelled, but as
| Maude Adams will be seen here instead,
| local theater-goers will be grateful rather
| than otherwise for the change in plans.
| Not that Faversham is not well liked here
for he is-but because Miss Adams has
not been seen in this city in several years,
| new play, THE Pretty Sister of JOSE by
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett Miss
Adamss Western tour will take her all
the way TO the Pacific coast and she will
| play a season of three weeks in San
Francisco and three weeks in the smaller