The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-01
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

The Zoo closed for the winter on Saturday
night, but the elevated garden will remain open
as usual. Beginning with tonight the Park
will play an unusually large number OF good
specially and novelty companies, that for the
present week being Castles Celebrities, includ-
Charles Diamond, Mary Milton, Billy Maloney
and Mabel Gray, Lille Ellis, Neil Smith, Mason
and RalstoE, and other equally well-known peo-
pie. The prices will be reduced to Is, % and
So cents.
Tonight at English's Haverly's popular
MINISTRIES, which include such tavOrites as Hugh
Dougherty, ]. Carroll johnson. Bobby Newcomb,
Billy Richardson and others Will give single
performance, and the last three nights OF the
week "rhe Devils Auction" new spectacular
success, will be the attraction.
Tonight and tomorrow night Armstrong;
minstrels, which are well spoken of as giving a
novel and original entertainment, will appear
at the Grand. and the last three nights of the
week Robson & Crane will be the attraction in
"Our Boarding House," in which they have
made a great hit,
The "Haydens" will run the Zoo, and so will
many other good citizens.
The Detroit Free Pree says George Edgar was
more syndicate than SHINING. This is simply
awful
The Dramatic News prints an alleged picture
OF Miss Matte Ferguson, of this city, and says
of her: "Mss Ferguson is playing sOubrette
roles with Joseph Murphy TINS season, ana ulS-
plays sufficient talent TO lead us to believe that
she will eventually occupy prominent place
on the STAGE" and in speaking of recent per
Torrance, says: 'Miss Ferguson displays no
little ability a sOubrette, and her work bears
the impress of study and care"
Marie Wilkins, who died in New York on
Thur sday night, will be remembered all over the
country by her really great performance of Mere
Frochard in 'The Two Orphans" She had made
her reputation, however, long before this, hav-
ing high position on the English stage as a
leading actress in the legitimate drama before
she came to America, in middle life and took up
that line OF 'irst Old woman," in which she was
| so universally admired. she was the widow of
Sergeant Wilkins an English harrlster OF some
note, and was afterwards married to Mr..
Davis. Her first American appearance was at
| Wallacks Theater, in 1868 us Wi0Ow Green, in
"rhe Love Chase" and her last as Mother Snip
| ton in "The ROmany Rye" She must have been
close to sixty at her death.
Henry E. Abbey is negotiating for seven oper-
attic performances at McConnell's Haverly s
| Brooklyn Theater, with the idea of charging So
per seat. The theater will hold about $4,000 at
these rates, or say $4,000 for seven perform
ances Mr.. Abbey's expenses per week will he
about 1927, 900 in New York, and probably $780,
600 "on the road"
In recent interview the veteran actor, James
| E. Murdoch, said: SIT is my intention to give a
| series of farewell performances next season.
| visiting all the principal cities, when l shall
| probably appear as Hamlet, OthelO, the Stran-
ger, Claude Melnotte, and Charles Surface. With
| THAI tour shall doubtless conclude my profes
! siOnal life"
The greatest opera bouffer OF them ALL Mile.
| Nixau, made her first appearance in New York,
| on Tuesday evening. She is young, pretty.
graceful, vlvaoiOus, and more than all. she has a
| voice. which in some of the actresses OF French
| opera is "A requirement of secondary cOnsldera-
ton. 1t is predicted that Mile. NiXau will score
| success.
| The souvenir issued by the Madison Square
| people in cOmmemOration of the one hundredth
performance of 1.-The Rsjah," is decidedly the
most appropriate one that has yet emanated
| from that house. 1t is n remarkable one from
| the fact that the scenes which the views repro
| sent were photographed in the theater after the
| performance by the electric light process. They
| are the first of the kind, and mark new era
| photography. "rhe Rajah," with the Origina
! cast. scenery and effects, will be presented In
| this city on Jan Id, Is and 16.
Joe Proctor, the famous JibUenainosay, on the
| 30th Of November next will have reached his
| seml-eentenuial anniversary Of his appearance
upon the stage. 1t is astonishing how long bad
| actors live.
Fanny Davenport has made a great hit in
Fedora" i'll New York. 1t IS said to be Sardou's
! best work.
| The FrOhmans have revived "Uncle Toms
| Cabin a scale never before attempted. II
| they will kindly keep it away from indianapolis
| they will confer favor.
| Two distinct features of the Madison Square
"Esmeralda" cOmpany's engagement at the
| Grand next week Will be the superb scenes and
| the quick change lin less than one minnte) from
| the Carolina cottage to the Partisan studio. The
east embraces such names as Joseph Wheelock
| Ben. Maginey, Louise Dillon, the Walcots and
Others, which assures an artistic performance.