The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS,

1hAND OPERA-HOUSE-THE KENTZ-5ANTLEY COM
PANY.
Leavitt's Rentz-Sanuiey company, an organize
ton of specially people, gave very good per-
formance at the Grand last night, to a large
audience. IL began with an original first part
a drawing-room scene, in which there was some
good singing, and concluded with the burlesque,
1.-The Daughters Banker" in which the entire
company participated. The oliO included the
specalties of Barney Reynolds, the comedian:
Dixey and Legion, English sketch artists; Miss
Lottie Elliott, graceful skipping-rope dancer;
Harrington and johnson, song and dance men;
Fred. Matthews, an excellent grotesque dancer;
Duth DAILY, who is artist on the concer-
tina, and very funny withal, and the
very pretty double songs and dances
or Alice smith and Alice DAILY, who do an Origi-
nal turn" very gracefully. 1t was excellent
variety performance throughout, and was free
from that vulgarlty which frequently impairs
the entertainments given by such comnanies.
ENGLIsH's-BAYLIEs & KENNEDYs COMPANY,
At English's, last night, the variety company
under the management of Baylies & Kennedy,
began a weeks engagement to fair attendance
The bill included a number of specialtes by
well-knOwn people, the best of which were
Madge Aiston's excellent dancing, the sing
ing OF the speciality trio, Jennie Reese,
Irving Bush and Charles Reese, the acrObatio
efforts of Dolly Davenport. The performance
concluded with the Kennedy brothers in their
-lneSnerlCN business, winch was seen IN the zoo
some months ago. The engagement is for the
remainder Of the week.
NOTES.
The Zoo was packed to the walls last night,
and good variety bill was given.
r. T, Hamilton, representing Barnum's big
show, which is here next Saturday, is IN town.
Modjeska has been not only an artistic but
a great financial success in San Francisco. Few
attractions that go to that city of hopeful desc
latiOn can say the same for themselves.
The season at the Grand will conclude to-mor-
row night with Robson 81 Crane in "Sharps and
Flats" in which Miss Henry and Mr. Lipman
take prominent parts. The sale is already large,
1t has been finally decided that Miss Anderson
will take an American company to England with
her. This certainly seems to be a wise resolve
She will have much less to contend against, be-
sides having a better chance for success in the
cooperation 1t would be the pleasure of Ameri-
can actors to afford her
Lottie Elliott, of the Rentz-Santley party is a
very clever skpping-rOpe dancer, but il she
dances as long at every performance she did
last night, she will dance herself into the sweet
by and by before many weeks have passed
While the audience recognize and apprecie 10 her
powers of endurance, they become nervous be-
fore her 'turn" Is finished.
Fanny Davenport says NJ. Sardou's manu-
script of Fedora" which she owns, is ga per-
feet mosaic of points, suggestions and stage
business" Though Miss Davenport may be a
little mixed as to what a mosaic is, there is no
doubt SardOu has been very thorough and
plieit as to the business directions for the pro
duction OF his play. He is a master of the craft.
The latest opera of Messrs. Solomon & Ste
phens, THE White Sergeant" will be brought
out simultaneously in New York, Boston and
London. The scene of the opera is laid in Eng
land during the reign of Queen Anne The
prima donna represents, in the first act, a pro-
fessiOnal singer and in the second a soldier
known as "The White Sergeant" from whom the
opera takes its title.
John Stetson thinks matters are working
toward crisis among the actor classes. Salaries
now SO eXOrDltan [, aud show such n tenQeucY
to tncre ase, that he believes competing managers
will burn their fingers SO badly before long that
they will have to stop the present ruinous III
valry-and then what a fall there will be, my
oountryInen. Sarah Jewett jumping from 1925
to $500 on bids, Lewis Morrison up to $3.50 from
$3.50, Lewis Aldrich, a few years ago getting $50
n week, now requesting $500, etc, is a fne state
of affairs, Mr.. Stetson thinks.
The Catherine Lewis Opera Company went to
pieces at Chicago on Saturday. The wardrOhes
and effects were packed preparatory to ship
ment to New York, when some member of the
company, who had elaine, sued out eapias and
took possession of the properly. Yesterday
Miss Lewis anti Nixon, her manager, were
rested on a charge of larceny, the Compliments
alleging thst the property packed for shipment
they were remanded to custody, and are pris-
oners in their rooms at their hotel
30 far ia Mr.. wilkie Colllnss new PLAY from
being in rehearsal at the Imperial, as has been
stated that it is improbable that 1t will be pro
dueed before the autumn The piece ia q comedy
drama, and the leading character will be played
that the play is adapted from a novel which will
not be published till the piece has been pro-
duced. 1t has nothing TO do with any novel,
either published or unpublished. The play was
completed about three years ago, and it has
since been lying in its authors desk. 1t has
recently been thoroughly revised for representa-
ton.
An ambitions maiden wante to kown what it
would cost her to take to the road with play.
That depends on the conditions. She could get
on the road for about $1,000 TO go as she
should go. Her play would cost from 5000 to
$500 TO start with. Autographs, advertising,
etc, might cost anywhere from $500 to 81 900.
Her costumes and properties would be from
$500 to 1000. Then she has her company to
pay, and a multitude Ofincidental expenses that
would make the first week out represent about
the expenditure mentioned. How much IL
would cost to keep her on the road is quite
another matter, and depends on three things
herself, her play, and her manager Ordinarily
would advise the young lady who asks for
this Information to take to the kitchen, where
there is enough room for the exercise OF talent
and less chance OF failure.