The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-21

can hardly be n guest of Mrs. Vanderbilt,
though believe there Is no social law TO pre-
vent Mr.. Irving being on the most intimate loot
ing with the ladies of the family
Andre Christol, who claims to be the champion
GTRco-Roman wrestler of America, and Chas.
BiXamos, who says he is the strongest man IN
the world, Will wrestle TWO bouts at tine zoo
Iheater, tonight, caCch-as-catch can, FOR 200 q
side. ChristOl is the Frenchman who Travelled
with the NuldOon and Whistler athletes, ano
Mr. BixamOs modesty claims to be the only man
who ever resisted the pulling OF Two horses In
opposite directions in standing position.
Very wealthy, indeed, is Joe Jefferson. He
has a hne rural home over at HOhokus, n. j.
One OF his sons, Tom, is an actor in his company.
and another is his business manager. Neither
he nor any member of his family has much TO do
socially with stage people, though Tom married
Miss Paul, an actress. He is "A believer in spir-
ituaism, and it is said that he sees-or thinks he
dOes-the spirits of Hendrck Hudson's men
prominently present during his scene with the
ancients in the mountains. He will not talk on
the subject for publication, lest he should be ac-
cused of using his religious views for advertls-
ing purposes.
London News: colbert & Sulivan's new
comic opera, 20 take the place OF 'lolantne,. at
the Savoy early in November, is founded, like
the former piece from the same pen, upon MIR.
Tennyson's poem of the Princess The earlier
work, brought out at the Olympia. Theater in
January, 1870, has been described by the
au thor as "a respectful perversion' Of Mr.. Ten
nyson's poem; 1t followed pretty closely the
poet laureate's story, though it did not employ
Mr.. Tennysen's lines. nor did 1t prOfane or vu!-
Rarize the fancful legend of the college of
learned ladies. The merrlment was derived
from frightening the poets picture of the
sweet girl graduates, their contempt for men,
their pedautry and ignorance of the world and
contrasting these with stronger dash of the
alleged weaknesses and vanities of the sex. 1t
is assumed that the new comic opera will treat
the story somewhat in the same vetn."
London letter to New York Tribune: 81 hear
that not only will the United States see Mr.. Irv-
ing this season, and Mr.. Charles Wyndham, but
Mr.. COghlan, who will probably appear during
the autumn in 'Ruy Bias Mr.. Coghlan Is very
tired of playing comedy parts and wishes to
work on broader dramatic lines.
"Mr. B. 9. Stephenson has written play for
Mrs Langtry and has been rehearsing with her.
The scene and motive are Russian. Nothing
goes down now but Russian plays, which seem
not to be 'caViare 10 the general
'Sir Arthur Sullivan and Mr.. Frederic Clay,
on their return from Carlsbad, which hideously
dreary place is all the rage just now, stopped in
Paris aud were fairly fascinated by the Eden
Theater and the superb ballet there. Mr.. Clay
is very busy with his music for the new Alham-
bra opening piece. and Is as much astonishcd as
anybody at the sustained success of The Merry
Duchess which would be pretty enough If any
body in 1t could sing or had any voice left.
"Mss Lillian Russell, who has not failed here
personally. but simply because Virginia and
Paul did not please anybody, is not so sought
after by managers as one might expect. Mana
gers. like other tradesmen, do not like even the
off chance of iDjuctiOns. and have moreover a
decided objection to Mr.. Solomon, who, for all
that, is thought by good musicians here to have
considerable faculty for his art"