The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-09
Theatrical Notes.

EMPlRE-"A Night on Broadway, 2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and p. m.
Theatrical Notes.
The English musical comedy. "Florodo-
| ra," which will play its fifth engagement at
| English's to-day, with matinee and even
ing performance. stands pre-eminent among
| productions of its class. Ii had not been
| thirty days old. as it's American existence
is reckoned when all New York was hum
ming and whistling it's tuneful airs. and
within a few weeks the contagion had spread
| all over the country. The music, delightful
| il was when played by orchestras. did not
| have half the attraction for the public as
when interpreted by the characters Of the
play, and therefore when, after year and
| half OF great prosperity in New York,
| the play was taken TO the other principal
| cities. its tuneful melodies created a sensa-
| ton that has lasted ever since. When Les
| lie Stuart agreed TO furnish the musical set
| ting to the book, written by Owen Hail, he
| was taking his first plunge I'm composing
| for the stage, and the success which he
| scored brought him into immediate demand.
| Managers recognized that he was one of the
| few composers with enough originality TO
| write music that could not be called remi-
| niscent. He followed 'Florodora" with
| THE Silver Slipper" to be seen here later
| in the season. and scored another hit but
| even If he had not met with success the
| second time. the haunting melodies OF his
| first effort would have been enough to give
| him lasting fame.
The big musical comedy comes this time
| with a fine array OF talent The principal
| Adelaide Manola, Philip II. Ryley, Greta
| Risiey, Neil McCay, Harriet Merritt, Jo-
1 seph Phillips, Lillian Spencer and Thomas
| A. Herman and these well-known singers
| and comedians will be backed by the famous
| double sextet. q large chorus and special
| orchestra. The managers are giving the
| piece beautiful scenic environment The
| sale of seats indicates large audiences at
both performances to-day
|
| Through his London agent j. Fred Zim-
| norman, jr.. has received very interest
| ing document from the Office of the Lord
chamberlain, the British official censor Of
| stage plays in England. The text OF the
| document sets forth that the aforesaid J.
| Fred Zimmerman. jr.. will not be allowed
| to play Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall"
| the piece founded on Charles Majors novel
| of the same title and now being presented
| with Bertha Galand in the star role, in
| Great Britain and Ireland or any OF His
| Majesty's dominions. unless certain pass
| ages objected to by the lord chamberlain
| "be expurgated." The story deals with in
| teresting episodes OF the reign OF Elizabeth
Queen of England, and introduces very at
| tractively the character of Mary. Queen Of
| Scots. The lord chamberlain apparently
| thinks that some of the incidents throw a
rather too lurid light on royalty. The pc
| culiar feature of the case is the fact that
| the play has already been given one per-
| Torrance in England for copyright pur-
| poses. and was really licensed by the lord
| chamberlain, previous to which the GUS
| tomary two copies were deposited for the
| libraries. Evidently the reader of plays
| In the lord chamberlain's office had failed
to read the Ms. carefully. and a second
| perusal brought TO light the passages OBJ
| jected TO. Mr.. Zimmerman has already
| disposed of the English rights TO the play
to Julia Nelson and Fred Terry. who will
| have TO settle with the lord chamberlain.
| =
| Ii Is evident from the interest being man.
| ifested by local theater-goers over the ap-
| pearance of Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Du
| Barry" at English's the latter half OF next
| week, that the sale OF seats will be large
before the close OF the first days sale.
which is next Monday. The production
| will be the same that was given In the
| Belasco Theater, New York. for the past
| two seasons There will not be a change
| of the smallest kind in either the produc-
ton or the company. David Belasco will
| particle Of stage business" and every
| member of the company that has helped
to make this one of the greatest artistic
| successes of modern times. Mrs. Carter
| has a strong following all over the country
| and always tries as hard to please the the
aater-goer IN every city she visits as sne
/
1 tain will rise promptly at o'clock In the
| evening during her local engagement. and
| at o'clock for the Saturday matinee.
|
| George c. Tyler, of Lebler & Co, has
| just perfected arrangements for the en-
| gagement OF Eleanor Robson in Merely
| Mary Ann" at one Of the London theaters
| The company now appearing in New York
| In the piece-the same that was seen In
| IndianapoliszwilL>fiot be sent abroad, the
| only member OF the cast to accompany
Miss Robson being Miss Ada Dwyer, who
| has made such a substantial hit in the
| role of the clearinghouse keeper. In send
| ing these American actresses to England
in an English play, Liebler & CO. demon
| strate the courage OF their convictions, for
| the characters interpreted by the two
| women use an accent which, II not abso-
lutely correct will be bounced upon by the
| London critics. AS Mary Ann. Miss Rob-
| son employs a decidedly broad Somerset
dialect, while Miss Dwyer uses a Cockney
accent as the clearinghouse keeper.
The wonderful Riccobono horses and dogs
will be the leading attraction in the Grand
| vaudeville bill next week This foreign
novelty was seen in Indianapolis last sea-
| son and attracted unusual attention at the
| time. II is one OF the many excellent spe-
cialties brought over to this country by
| Richard Pitrot, the vaudeville agent who
| also imported the Three Sylvas, the Rappo
Il
| in the current programme at the Grand.
| Another noted foreign speciality TO be seen
| next week will be the exhibition 10 be given
| by the Richards Brothers who said TO
| be acrobats OF the highest rank. Josephine
| Sabel, the popular coincidence: Foy and
| Clark, farceurs: Bellman and More vocal
| lists, and ALT Holt. the mimic, will also be
| among next weeks entertainers.
| Miss Helen Holland, who plays the win
some Princess Ottilie, in "The Pride Of
Jennico." traces her ancestry through Ken
lucky stock TO the famous Buckner family
of Virginia. She is a niece Of the celebrated
| jurst. Judge NJ. f. Tuley. of Chicago. and
| her mother Virginia Tuley was born in
| Louisville. Miss Holland is also a grand
| daughter OF Priscilla Buckner and a great
| granddaughter of Thomas Buckner, who had
| much 10 do with the formation Of affairs
| in Virginia in the early days. IL has been
| largely through the cleverness OF Miss Hol-
| land that THE Pride OF Jennico," which is
| closing the week at the Park, has been one
| of the best romantic productions that
| theater has ever had
Harry Morris's engagement in "A Night
| on Broadway" will terminate at the Empire
with the two performances to-day 1t is
| one of the best shows 10 be seen in the bur-
| lesque theaters and was deserving of even
| heavier patronage than il has received here.
| Next week the Empire will have the High
| Rollers" company its attraction This
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