The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

THE WEEKS THEATRICAL. ATTRACTIONS.
At the Grand, tonight and tomorrow night,
the wenknown comedian, Frank Mordaunt, will
appear in Robert Griffin MorTis's play, "Old
Shipmates,' supported by q good company.
prominent among whom is Mrs. Matte Fergu-
son, of TINS city, who has achieved considerable
distinction in her short professional career. Her
friends here will be glad Of this opportunity to
testify their appreciation of her efforts. The
last three nights of the week this house will be
occupied by Hanley's "Squatter Sovereignty
company. The play was a great New York sue.
cess, and the performance is said to be one Of
the funniest things ever put upon the stage.
The first three nights OF the week English'5
will be occupied by Ravel's Pantomime Com
pany, which promises to give an altogether
elsewhere with favor. The last three nights OF
the week Miss Maggie Mitchell will be the at
traction, and the mere announcement of this
fact should be sufficient to draw crowded houses.
During the engagement Miss Mitchell will pro-
duce her new play, ''Elsie,' which is a success.
Reserved seats are now on sale at the box office,
NOTES.
Miss Stella Reese. a talented young lady of
this city, has joined the Harrisons company.
Joseph Arthur was in tho city, Saturday, at
tending the funeral of his father, Rev. John C.
Smith.
A musical and literary entertainment will be
given by Francis Baillie Purdie, at Lyra Hall,
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. f. g. White, wife of the well-known CO.
median, died here, Saturday night, of consump-
ton. She was formerly connected with the pro
fession,
courts for a divorce from her husband, John Dill
Ion, for desertion and habitual drunkenness.
Twenty-four hours after the application was
filed the decree was granted. This Is the quick
est legal divorce time on record,
Music and Drama: John Stetson and Frank
Sanger have become so much interested In Jo-
seph Arthur's Japanese play that they ale se-
rlously contemplating producing the same.
should the reading prove satisfactory, each Will
invest $4,000. George Purdy is to arrange the
music.
Lizzie McCaul Wall has taken the place Of
Dora Goldthwaite in Aldrich d Parsloe's com
pany, the latter having been called to New York
by the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. Wall
Ought to star, having recently been released
from prison, where she was committed on q
charge of killing her husband.
Young salvtni does not seem to meet with a
better appreciation in the East than he did here,
A countryman who lately saw Romeo and Jul
tet" by the Mather party, at tbs end of the
first act politely asked a lady in the next seat,
Does that young man come in oftenf" oh,
yes" said the lady, "constantly; he plays the
leading part" "He does, does he2" responded
the uIappreciative rural, "then ma'am, IN say
good night
The "Man About Town" of the New York
Star, recently INDUCED in a bit OF gossip about Il
lady formerly quite prominent in the profession,
and who is known in this city from having ar
ranged the "Cinderella" entertainment here last
year: DO you know that all the favorite &C
tresses of n few years ago have either married
and left the stage or have retired to private life
of their own accord2 Now there Is NinOn Duclos.
She captured New York a few ears ago, and a
wool merchant named Kenny built her II little
theater, which he called the Folly. Her favorite
pastime was horsewhipping would-oe Washers in
all prominent cities. Well, about eighteen
months ago she fell IN love with Charlie Benton,
a former manager, married him, and now is
quite a card in religious circles West and South,
where she attends church fairs, experimenting
The nrDuugrl0n OF feIlplOnR oaDTHtll and broom
drills as Mrs. Agnes Benton. Der past life is a
scaled book"