The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24

Kendall green was warmly and deservedly sp-
plauded. The audience was elderly in appear
ance and not so large as the play deserved This
afternoon Mr.. McAuley will appear in his new
comedy 1.-The Jerseyman," and tonight i'll 'The
Messenger from Jarvis Section"
MASONIC HALL-MIss MoRGAN's ENTERTAIN
MENT
The elocutionary entertainment given at Ma
sonic Hall, last night, by Miss Anna Morgan,
under the auspices of the Indianapolis Lecture
Course Association. drew crowd which entire
ly filed the hall. The programme of selections
was fresh and interesting, and the entertain
ment was altogether original. Miss Morgan has
rather extraordinary talent as an elocutionlst:
Her Rotations are characterized by an ease ana
grace OF manner and by remarkably wen cul,
tivated voice, which is used with nice regard
to the part assumed. The entertainment was
highly successful.
NOTES.
1t is said that F. g. White and Graham Craw-
ford are trying to secure Dowing's ball at
Terre Haute for permanent variety theater.
Every lady attending the matinee at the
Grand Opera-house this afternoon will be pre-
sented with the words aud music OF Miss Louise
sylvester's pretty song. entitled "a Mountain
Pink" 1t is embelltshed with a portrait of the
lady.
A Springfield, Ill.,, special says: Gillian Spen-
Ger, the actress, arrived in this city week ago
mediately taken sick and has not been out of her
room at the Leland House since. 1t is thought
her symptoms are now more encouraging, and
it is understood to be her husbands intention TO
remove her to a hospital as soon as her strength
Will permit"
The Hanlous will be at Enelish's the first three
nights of next week, in their laugaable play,
lie Voyage en- SUISSE" which made hit here
last season. The latter part of the week. Ly tton
| Sothern, eldest son Of the late e. A. SGthern,
will appear in the various characters in his fatn.
| er's repertoire. In Chicago where he played
last week, he met with most f1atGering recep-
| ton. Harry W. Seweil, who is billed as ''Vfce-
Manager" of the company, is now in the city.
Thatcher, Primrose & West, the best minstrel
company travelling, will be at the Grand on
| Monday and Tuesday nights in bill which is
| said to be composed entirely of new features.
| On Wednesday night Duff's Opera Company will
+ give a single performance of Lecoq's "Heart
and Hand" The company is composed of nearly
sixty people, and is strictly first-class in every
| way. Mr.. Alfred Borwier, the business mana
| ger, is now in the city arranging for the per-
| formance,
| New Orleans special OF Thursday says f.
| G. Brown, treasurer of Raverly's Silver King
| Theatrical Company, play Ing here now, has been
missing since Tuesday night, the 18th inst, and
| the police have been notified and description
| furnished Mr.. Brown has not been seen since
he lett the st. Charles Hotel, at 1880 O'Clock, On
thu evening mentioned. He is believed to have
had on his person at the time of leaving about
| $500 in money, besides gold watch and other
| jewelry and important papers. He is not sus'
| pected OF crookedHess but is supposed to have
| met with foul play.
ga friend of mine," said Miss Clara Morris, the
| other day, remarked once that | carried my
nerves on my sleeve, so that everything touched.
| Well, one cannot treat nerves as if they were a
| garment and hang them up until you need them
again. You must feel, or all the pretty and pa
| thetic language in the world won't make other
| people feel. One must cry themselves, and tears
alone won't do it. There must, as itAAs been
| prettily said, be tears i'll ones voice to bring
| ones hearers to tears Now, never go on the
stage, but what about A O'Clock in the afternoon
| begin to suffer. My hands get cold as Ice, my
| face gets hot, and | am in a nervous
| tremor, all because am afrad wont cry in the
| play. spend an hour or Two with my company,
| making just as much fun as possibly can, so as
| to get all the laugh out of me. Then L shut my
| self up and get up an artificial agony. To do
| this think of some sad incident read sad
| story. 1 get the story fixed in my mind and look
at the most pathetic incident in it til my feel
| ings are thoroughly aroused, and then will cry
| the bo-hoOs, and the whole thing is done. only
| have to look out for the other danger, and keep
| from being overcome myself, which is as bad as
| the other. All the tremOlo and false sobs in the
world will never take the place of real emotion.
| There must be real tears in eyes and voice. OF
| course. after such an effort cannot throw the
whole effect off, and my poor nerves suffer-"