The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11


Barney Mscauley had unusual success in
the South
Bumps" is the name of new play writ
ten for John Dillon.
Edwin Booth goes to England at the close
Of his New York engagement.
Adelaide Nelson is the last TO resort to the
prospective marriage advertising dodge.
Carlotta Patti never knew how strong the
liquor of Missouri was until she heard the
evidence
Frank Mayo has been long time before
the public, but he has just became a parent.
Boston Post
Fannie Davenport has added Leah to
her repertoire, and the New Orleans papers
speak of it as an excellent performance.
Clara Morris opened her 10 weeks sea-
son at Baldwin's, San Francisco, to packed
house, and Wilhelmj, at the California, has
been playing to enormous business.
The fine collestion of theatrical portraits
at the Garrick club, 'Lsndon, has recently
received valuable addition in the water
color drawings representing the late Charles
Mathews in ll6 different characters. These
pictures which line the lobby leading to the
strangers room, were purchased at the
Mathews sale and presented to the Garrick
club by Mr.. Robert Walters.
Panquette, the composer of "Les Cloches
de Bonneville" which has been 80 popular in
this country both in the original and in an
English version ("The Chimes of Nor
mandy''), has written another work, entitled
10 our1ant Paaao - xxyhiah ic 20 ,oh4
out st the Folies-Dramatiques in Paris. Such
numbers from it as have been heard in pri-
vate are said TO be as charming any anything
in Lies Cloches."
Gilmore's $1,000 diamond pin was stolen
recently while he was scuffling with a hack
man, who first wanted to charge him one
dollar for IS cents worth of ride, and then
wanted to "whale" him for declining to be
swindled. No trace has yet been found of
the jewel, which was at first supposed to have
been lost. Gilmore has since remembered,
however, that during the "muss" crowd of
roughs gathered pretty closely about him,
and in all probability one of them is now
sporting big diamond.
The following are the names and ages of
some of the distinguished actors of our day:
James R. Anderson, 81; S. B. Bancroft, 80;
Miss Kate Bateman 81; John Ellington, so;
Dion Boucicault, SO; John Brougham, II;
A. j. Byron, 46; William Chippendale. 70;
John s. Clarke, 46; John Clayton, 35; Will
liam Creswick, 81: Charles Dillon, 60; Helen
Faucit, 63; Miss Glyn, 81; Henry Howe, 60;
Henry Irving, AZ; Josedh jefferson, so;
Mrs. Charles Kesn Ellen Tree), IS; Fanny
Kemble, IL; Miss Nelson, 80; John Ryder,
66; Edward A. Sothern, 40; Barry Sullivan,
SO; Lydia Thompson, AZ; j. L. Toole, AS;
Ulman Vein, so; Benjamin Webster, 80;
Edwin Booth, 46; j. l.. Wsllsek, 81; Will
liam Warren. 6S.
The experiment of presenting "The Mer-
chant of Venice" in its entirety, and not in
the abridged form, which makes Shylock
conspicuous, was tried last season at the
Philadelphia Chestnut Street theater. The
result was a great success, though Shylock
became comparatively subordinate, and was
played by stock actor. Somewhat the
same plan has just been tried there with
Hamlet" Great care was bestowed on the
scenery and costumes, and all the parts were
given TO good performers, except that "Ham-
let" was acted by the manager of the theater,
who is an amateur on the stage. The Phila-
delphia newspapers agree that the attempt is
failure ''The Merchant of Venice" proved,
without dominant Shylock, to be an inter-
esting and entertaining play; but Hamlet"
without strong Hamlet, is exceedingly un-
satisfactory.
1t may be considered good thing to be a
member of the Theater Francois. Recent
statistics show that the share of NJ. Got in
in the profits of last year amounted to TO-
600 francs; that of NJ. Conquelin, to $4,000
francs; that of of NJ. Delaunay, to $4,000
francs, while MN. Febvre, Thiron, Worms,
and Maubant drew 10000 fancs each. Mile
Sarah Bernhard heads the ladies with g.
600 francs; Nine. Madeleine Brohan, Nine.
Favart, and Mile, Jouassin come next with
sc, 900 francs, and Mile. Croizette with 3d.
600 francs. All this is quite independenent
of.whatis gained during holiday time and by
private representations By way of compar-
ison it may be mentioned that Rachel, when
she was first engaged at the Theater Francois
received 1000 francs year, aud when in
1880 shs sent in an ultimatum demanding 27,-
600 francs fixed, benefit. and two months
leave, these terms, though accepted, were
considered exorbjtant.
In the rscy and overlooking vocabulary of
political anecdotes, which do such good SER
vice about election time, there is one which
is especially applicable TO the present condi-
ton of the drama A yacht was capsized of