The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-17
STAGE NEWS AND NOTES..
The Attractions at the City Theaters
During This Week.
A Variety of Performances Calculated to
Meet All Tastes-Nutes and Gossip
About Things Theatrical.

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The theatrical season is now fairly on, and the
voice of the advance agent is heard in the land.
All four of the city theaters will be occupied all
week by companies whose performances will IL
~lustrate the various grades of ADJUSTMENTS from
high tragedy to pantomine. Tonight and to-
morrow night Miss Jennie Yeamans, a bright
little actress, will make her first appearance as
a star before an Indianapolis audience at Eli
glish's in Z. A. Lecke's comedy drama "Meda,"
in which she has already achieved success.
Wherever she has appeared the papers have had
a kind word to say for her versatility and gem
eral cleverness. On Wednesday night Thomas W.
Keene, the tragedian, will give a single perform
ance of "Macbeth." This will be Mr.. Keene's
first appearance in this city since his first sea-
son as a star, three years ago. and since then he
has acquired an extended reputation as a hard
student and conscientious actor. He is sup
ported by ]. Newton Gotthold and a good com
panv. The last three nights of the week Gus
Williams, the popular German comedian, will be
the attraction at this house in zone of the
Finest" and as the engagement is for the benefit
OF the police force its success is already assured.
t the Grand, the first three nights
of the week, Tony Denier's revised
and improved "Humpty Dumpty" company
WI appear In a new version OF
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new specialties and original acts. the last
three nights of the week Miss Minnie Maddern,
one of the most promising actresses on the stage,
Will be the reignlng attraction in her new plays,
"Jnanlta" and "Pilgrim Maiden" which are
well spoken of.
The Park Theater this week will be occupied
by Winnett 81 Fagan's Trialty Company, which
includes a number of the best specially people
In the profession. Among these are j. ". Nc
Andrews, the original watermelon Man" Miss
Tillie Russell, Observation-Disclosures Russell Broth
ers, change artists; Ellwood, Joe and Annie
Burgess. Lizzie Mulvey, LOttie Winnett, Elmer
son d West and Dewitt Cooke. An excellent
show is assured.
The announcement for the Zoo Theater is HefF-
erman Il McDOnald's "Muldoon Picnic Com
pany, with the three WertZ brothers, Flynn &
OBrien, Mealey d Hague, Homer & Lingard,
LeouettO d Searles, Delmore & Wilson, Ed. Nor
ton. Allie Alden and Fannie Lucille as speciality
performers.
The widow of the late lamenred Tom Thumb
will go on the stage again, and will make her re-
pearance at Pittsburg early in October.
1t is ruInOred that the once popular Alice Oates
will be a member of Leavitt's Rentz-SantIey
company this year. And what a fall is there.
Miss Maud Banks, daughter of General N. P.
Banks, will, this season, go on the stage as an
elocutionist. She has been training in Europe.
In Judge Taylor's court, on Saturday, Mrs.
lola NickersOn Miss Queen HethertOn, the
serlo-comic singer, secured a divorce from AM
broso NickersOn, and was awarded the custody
of their child.
1t is said that Mrs, Matte Ferguson, of this
city, Is endeavorlng to secure her release from
Joseph Murphy's company, for the purpose of
joining Rices Surprise Party. She certainly
would make a clever burlesque artistic.
"What kind of a play is MEDAL" asked a Jour
nal man of John Hickey. Miss Jennie Yeanan's
careful response, ait is a funnler play than
'Othelln.' and better all around than 'rhe Corsi-
can Brothers,"
Brooks & Dickson's new theater in New York.
FIhp standard. ~ ia said tn he the haUdSOIGaGt in
the city and promises to prove very popular. The
opening attraction was the new opera, "The
Merry Duchess" in which Selma Dolaro and
Henry D1xey made a great hit.
Coquelin, the elder, has decided to pay a visit
to America next season. He will remain on the
other side of the Atlantic some six weeks only,
his engagement at the Coincide Franchise not
permitting longer absence. He will play for a
fortnight in New York and for the same length
OF time in Boston and Philadelphia.
A Young lady who is anxious to ego on the
stage" has recently addressed a long letter to an
actor who ie also an instructor of stage sspir-
ants. She says: "The only experience / have
had is acting i'll everyday life. My whole life
seems only playing a part, and l am thoroughly
tired OF doing 1t for no remuneration"
A Paris dispatch states that Mad. Christine
Nilsson mas met with difficulties in the settle
ment of Inc estate of her late husband. Rela-
rivcs of NJ. Rouzeaud dispute Mad. Missions
claims upon the estate, which amount to nearly
ted in the national deposit office to await the
final liquidation as a result of one of the suits
recently brought ny MAD, Nilsson.
A lady who recently left this city for Europe
writes TO a friend here, and thus describes Lot
ta's husband, who was a passenger on the same
steamer with her: "LOtta's husband came over
with us. He is six feet tall, very thin and very
PLAN, with small gray eyes, light brown hair,
bad nose, mouth ana teeth, large feet and hands,
and anything but a good cOnversaUlonalist. What
abe saw III him l cannot think; but one cannot
account for taste"
Henry E. Abbey. the American manager, and
director of the new Metropolitan Opera-house,
arrived to-day on the CITY of Rome, in excellent
health and quite prepared. he says, to inaugu-
rate the Operatic season in fine style. The house
will open October % with Gu0nOd's Faust"
with ii strong cast, including Nilsson, Scalchi,
Campanini and Del Puente. "GiocoEda' will be
the first new opera given. "Hainlet" Will fol-
low. The opera-house Will be under an expense
OF $4,000 or more a week.
Miss Ellen Terry Will receive during her Amer.
lean engagement $1,000 "a week. Mr.. ferries.
the leading man of Mr.. Irving's company, will
receive %400 a week. Mr.. irving, Mr.. ferries
and Miss Terry will come on the Same steamer
to this country. They will act with the Lyceum
company for a month, then their route will lead
them to Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Brook
lvn, Chicago, st. Louis and Washington. They
will also appear in many smaller cities. Their
farewell performances VIII be given at the Star
IN. " Iheater In April.
On Saturday evening last, at the Baldwin The
alter, San Francisco, a somewhat unusual event
occurred in the celebration of a marriage, liter
ally, on the stage. A few Invitations were issued,
but the theater was crowded with those to whom
a marriage service was a strong added attrac-
unn. A banquet was spread upon the stage
after the ceremony. and several hundred guests
partook. The contracting parties were Emma
Louise Flyers. contralto vocalist, and George
Freeman, of the Calender MINISTRIES organiza-
ton. The couple were presented with the re-
ceipts of the evening. II was a good dodge.
When Mccullough was quite a boy he married,
in Philadelphia. At That time he was al ap-
prentice TO "a chalr-maker. His remarkable
career pushed his domestic life into the back
ground, but he has u son who must be now
nearly grown, and whom he has taken care of
very faithfully. He and Barrett are both Irish
boys. Booth belongs TO the third generation Of
Americans in mis- family. When his father had
become established in this country he sent to
England for his father, Richard Booth, who
lived on his farm near Bel Air, Nd, and was
buried with the rest of the family In Baltimore.
Paris Figaro: Through the medium of
MIR. John Arthur, Mrs. Langtry has engaged
for = month charming suite of apartments in
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