The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-09-17
THE STAGE AND STAGE PEOPLE.

Carl Rosa il directing the opera in Dublin.
lima Di Murska and her husband, Mr.. Hill,
are in London.
The receipts of the London Lyceum last
season averaged $40 each performances.
overwhelmed with social attentions In Lon.
don.
Louise Pomeroy has bought new play
called 1.-THE Duchess" of which Miss Emma
Schiff is the author.
Horace Mcvicker, son OF the Chicago
manager, has drarnatitized "Don Quixote."
The play is in five acts.
Verdi, the composer, who now lives at
Geneva, says that his age and inirmities
have compelled him to relinquish all artistic
work.
Rubinstein must produce his Nero" in
Hamburg before November is, or pay pen
atty OF 81, 900. The rule over there Is, evil
IDENTIFY, play or psy."
The original Jubilee Singers from Fiske
University return from q three years alb
sence in Europe in season to fill New Eng
land engagements In October.
Miss Mary Anderson announces In a pub
lished letter that she VIII give Sheridan
Knowles play, Love-" the first place in her
repertory during the coming season.
1t is authorltatively stated that Sarah Bern.
hardts American contract Is signed for Sep
formancS. and $40 daily personal expenses.
Her travelling charges are also betrayed.
Tony Pastor claims to have cleared ST.
900 in four weeks in San Francisco. At any
rate he made quite enough to lead him to
get of from number of engagements in the
East. He and his troupe appear at the Grand
Opera House on Monday night.
The organization for the next National
sengerfest, which will be held in Chicago in
1881, has been completed. Mr.. Louis G..
Huck has been elected president, Mr.. Oscar
Smith, recording secretary; Mr. Philip Mas
treasurer, and Mr.. Hans Baatka, conductor.
Invitations will be sent out at once to the
verious singing societies.
Major Pond has engaged Miss Kate Field
for tour In this country, beginning in
October, during which she will appear in a
serio comic entertainment entitled London
by Day and Night" 1t is monologue, con-
sisting OF sketches of all phases of London
life, illustrated by songs, and was written
and arranged by George Grossmith.
Miss Thursby has postponed her return to
America until the new year, on account OF
multiplied concert engagements. The hearty
wslcome given her by the British public from
her first appearance at the London Philhar-
monte more than q year ago, reached an
ovation at the grand concert in the Albert
Hall recently, and among the many brilliant
artists that took part in the concert. Miss
Thursby was the acknowledged favorite.
Miss Nellie Mortimer has been playing as
Little Buttercup" on the deck
of the ship "Pinafore,' which
is at anchor in the large lake Of
the Cincinnati Geological garden. As Miss
Nellie was making her entry along narrow
gangplank recently. and just as the first
notes were swelling from her throat, she
tripped, falling headforemost into water
that was II feet deep. She was rescued and
retired.
A painful scene recently occurred at the
Altorf theater. As Lucia was being per
formed a violent thunder storm burst ovel
the house. The tenor was singing the air In
the maledictiop scene, when Edgardo fel
forward, struck down by lightning. He wa
Immediately raised from the stage, and
though alive, was found to be paralyzed II
every limb. The performance, OF course
was brought TO an abrupt termination, thu
accident leaving a sad impression on the
minds of the audience.