The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


Nilsson sails for England in the Scotia
May 8.
Madame Jauauschek is acting in German
in New York.
Miss Clara Morris has been playing "Artl-
Gle Az at the Brooklyn theater-
Mr. Strakosch has engaged Miss Adelaide
Nelson for next season, in this country,
Jesse Pomeroy, the supposed murderer OF
the child of Horace II. Miller at Dorchester
Mass. was committed Saturday without bail
$1,000 worth of laces are reported stolen
from the store of Leslie & Young, in Cleve'
land. There is no clue to the perpetrators
The Reformed Episcopalian church is
making considerable progress in illinois,
Churches have been organized last week al
Aurora and Chillicoth.
Mr.. Boucicault proposes to bring out lied
Astray' in London, this Summer, with Mr.,
CIR. Thorne and Mr.. Stuart Robson OF the
Union Square Theater in the cast.
The sale of seats for Miss Cushman's read
ings, in the Acadmy of Music, has been ex-
ceedineIy large. In the first entertainment
she read selections from Henry WILL
From 1853 to 1873 the Reformed (Dutch)
churches have grown from 332 to 481, the
ministry from 332 to SOL, the families from
fl.Zt
36.597 to 81 ,l23.
Miss Genevieve Ward. formerly known in
New York as Madame Guerrsbella, is con-
timing her dramatic successes in London.
She has lately appeared at the Adelphi in the
"Sea of Ice." Erf .
The United Brethren have just dedicated
their first church in the city of Philadelphia.
1t seems strange that in city OF near $780,
600 people and 500 church edifices this de-
nomination has not been represented.
The New York ladies to whom was in
trusted the funds raised at the Wallack-
DAILY matinee performance at the Academy
of Music for the benefit of the poor, have
returned One-third of the $4,000 to be dis
tributed among aged and INDECENT actors.
Laughter, pure and simple, says the Sat-
urday Review, involving no call upon the
thinking faculties, bringing with 1t no after
thought of seriousness, is necessary to the
happiness ofcollected humanity, and it seems
that what Is called burlesque Is the most
convenient means for attaining this end.
Salvini has returned to New York from
Havana, and will begin his farewell series
of performances in the United States in New
Haven, on Monday, the 9th instant. He
will visit Boston, Hartford, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and other Southern cities.
Salvini's farewell appearances in New York
will begin on the 6th of June.
The growth of the Episcopal church in
Colorado will authorize its admission as q
diocese by the coming general convention,
to be held In October next. There are now
thirteen churches building in the ter
ritory with fair prospect of having
several more built during the spring and
summer.
Manager Max Strakosch has resolved upon
another visit to the West before the close OF
the operate season. His prima donnas will
be Madame Pauline Lucca, Mile Torriani
and Miss Annie Louisa Cary. He will open
day evening, May Is. During the visit, we
presume, he will produce Verdi's last opera
aida"
Leopold Lichtenberg, the boy violinist o.
San Francisco, is on his way to Europe
where he will become the pupil of Wieni
awski. He is twelve years of age. Wher
Wieniawski was at San Francisco he OBJ
served the wonderful genius of the boy, anC
offered to educate him at his own (Wieni
awski's) expense. The offer has now beer
accepted.
Mr.. Edwin Adams recently said in con
versation with a newspaper writer: "Whel
Forrest died we lost our chief He wa
American in every sense of the word. ii
was always a student for forty years. wa
at a dinner in Philadelphia recently give
by Mr.. Mccullough, and heard more abou
Forest at that dinner than ever before ii
my life.