The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-19
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.

"wonder If he means met"
Bailey d Kennedys bright Lights" q va
riery company, will be at English's all next
week.
A. W. Pinero, the author of "The Squire" and
other successful plays, has married Miss Myra
Emily Hamilton, whose stage name is Myra
Holne.
Miss Eleanor Carey, OF the Union Square Thea
ter, will travel next season as leading lady in
Hayerly's SILVER King" company. Miss Carey
Will summer III the White Mountains.
AT the Grand, on Monday night, the Rentz-sant-
ley marty VIII appear, and the season Will close
on wednesday night with ''sharps and tlats' by
Robson and Crane, supported by A, s. Lipman,
Miss May Henry and Others.
The Siddons Female Minstrel Company ap-
peared ut the Park again last night, and will
give TWO performances to-day. Something like
prize fight must have taken place on the stage
last night, judging from the noise heard In front.
Jennie Yeamans, bright little souhrette, will
begin a starring tour next September, under the
management of John NJ Hickey, who has made
a three years contract with her. She will APP
pear in a play entitled "Meda," written by E A.
Locke author of "a Messenger from Jarvis Sec
tlOu."
'The Naiad Queen" drew another large au-
dience at the Grand last night, and the conclud-
ing performances will be given this afternoon.
The attendance at the matinee will doubtless
be larger than the theater can accommodate,
so those who desire good seats should go early.
This weeks engagement has been very success
ful financially.
Chicago Inter Ocean: "Some Anticipated fell
low thought it funny to PROPOSE in view of the
fact that the grand old actress was TO appear on
the stage again, THAT RtstOri be engaged to play
Juliet TO the Romeo OF Mr.. COuldoGk, Only the
vnlgarest natures, coarse, irreverent upstartS
see humOr in such imDertinence. Nine
Risturi is able, despite her age, to teach many OF
the young actresses fOndled for their youth and
beauty hv fame-mOngers ike the funny scribhler
that genius has still fire for its winter, and that
perfected art shows sometimes younger than
yapid youth"
Mr.. Morse says OF his new play "a Bustle
Among PettcOats," which is to be brought out
i'll New York next week: "Ihe plot deals with
the love of poor young man for the daughter
of a marquis, who is also general The treat
hent is thoroughly original. Nobody opposes
the match, vet the couple are not married until
six acts have been gone through. The Young man
must be raised to the station OF his sweetheart,
and in doing this there are many amusing stu
atinns. | will have a company of good profess
SIGNALS, and have already secured several we'll
known actors"
Mr.. Al. s. Lipman, the popular Young actor,
writes to friend here that, he has just secured
from MessrR Robson & Crane "a new comedy en-
titled "Our Married Men," which he Will have IN
his repertoire in addition TO 1.-The Snow Ball"
and "Amerlcan Assurance" during his engage
ment at the Grand Opera-hOnse in August next
Mr.. Lipman adds, in his letter: "fhe piece 10 n
companion ptct ure TO "Our Bachelors" in which
Robson and Crane first acquired their reputa-
ton as stars III the comedy ornament, and in
some regards is much funnier 1t only by
reason of the firm friendship that exists between
II will receive It's first production during my
forthcoming engagement at the Grand Opera
mouse, encampment week; ana VIII nave the
benefit of IA strong cast and all the adjuncts so
necessary to the successful rendering of good
comedy"
A Scranton Pa, special of the 18th says: "Mrs.
Langtrv's special car, in which she makes her
home during her present trip, WAS drawn up on
a switch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad Yesterday afternoon In the rear Of a
clearinghouse. Some of the clerks, inspired by
a spirit of mischief, hung out block dummy
figure just before the window and In front of
where Mrs. LanYtry sat. Ii was a cOarselOoking
effigy, labeled Freddie Some of the pOrters
connected with Mrs. Langtry's train saw IT, They
snatched it and flung it through the rear window
of the clothiug-hOuse, smashing the glass into
dust. The clOthing-hO clerks did not consider
this quite so funny, and they clamored for the
price of the broken window. This they did not
get, and the general verdict was that it served
them right. sympathy all on the side of
Mrs. Langtry who played Galatea here tonight
before large audience, which called her before
the curtain at the close of every act"