The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
In the Theaters of Indianapolis

a bright, new musical speciality; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner Crane, in a one-act
comedy by Edmund Day, entitled Am 1
Your Wife,; Gallettis Wonderful Troupe
of performing monkeys; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Barry, in a farciaI skit called "A
Skin Came" the TrOcadero Quartet, in
in burlesque magic act; the Four Flying
Bamvards, renowned gymnasts, and Mig
nonette Kokin the well-knOwn singing
Coincidence. Two more opportunities are
offered TO witness the present entertaining
bill al the Grand. Miss Helen Bertram is
singing some new songs that are well suit
ed to her beautiful soprano voice, and there
are other interesting features on the pro-
gramme.
On account of the tragic death of her
son in New York the night before last
Kate Claxton, the veteran actress, has
Cancelled her engagement at the Park next
week. She was to have been seen at the
popular Indianapolis playhouse in her old
time success. The Two Orphans" 1t is
doubtful if she will appear again on the
stage for many months. and perhaps never
again. Her son, while temporarily de-
ranged. committed suicide, and the shock
was a terrible one to the actress. The
manager OF Miss Claxton sent word to
Dickson *. Talbot yesterday afternoon
that the engagement could be filled if the
indianapolis managers were willing TO &C.
cept an understudy in Miss Claxtons role
play without Miss Claxton would be Ike
Hamlet without the Melancholy Dane.
and so they booked. instead. the Western
melodrama, "A Mountain Outlaw, which
will fill in the latter half of the week.
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The next big dramatic spectacle to be
made by Klaw & Erlanger will be the pre-
sentation of a dramatization of General
Lew Wallace's book, THE Prince of In
has r.
with j. l. c. Clarke to dramatic the novel,
and he is now at work upon II. klaw &
tiations with General Wallace for the rights
to the work, and these were ultimately Sc
cured Mr.. Clarke, who is well-known
writer and critic. then intrusted with
the task or providing successor to Ben
Hur." 1t is likely that the play will be pre-
sented at the New Amsterdam Theater,
New York, at the beginning of next sea-
son.
1t is said that Annie Russell never APP
peared to greater advantage than she does
in mice and Men," 1t was the soundest
judgment that led Charles Frohman to Sc
lect her for the leading role when intro
ducing the piece into this country. The
play is dainty, brilliant, interesting and alb
sorbing for sentiment as a comedy ought
to be- and is free from stain of any kind.
Miss RusselPs portrayal of Peggy has been
pronounced to be a most captivating per-
Torrance. She appears at English'S next
Monday night.
Dorothy Russell, only daughter of Lillian
Russell. made her first appearance in vaude-
Vile at the West End Theater last week
in Harlem. The young actress, who has
but three months experience behind her.
was a trifie nervous when she advanced to
the footights for her speciality, and it was
remarked that her likeness to her mother
was most pronounced Miss Russell made
a decided hit with her songs, and she was
recalled time and again.
A new S1,000,000 theater is soon to be built
in San Francisco, and Floerenz Zeigfeld,
manager of Anna Held, is to be it's proprie-
tor. Mr. Zegfeld has long had his eyes on
the Pacific metropolis ideal place for
a magnificent playhouse. When the new
theater is erected Anna Held will appear
on it's stage every season for a long en-
gagement, and none but the highest grade
of talent will be permitted there.
Virginia Earle will follow Helen Ber-
trans example and go into vaudeville The
popular soprano has just closed her sea-
son in Sergeant Kittie" and will soon
make her debut on the vaudeville stage
Like Miss Bertram, she will sing hgh-class
ballads with one or two breezy little en-
core songs thrown in.