The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-30

Mr.. Lsngtry, it is reported, is coming
over TO see his wife home.
Lizzie Price Fechter Is shortly TO emerge
from Obscurity, and play East Lynne"
An actor was once asked how he and his
wife got along with so little friction in the
family machinery. "Wel," said he, ''when
we were first married we both wanted our
own way. 1 wanted to sleep on linen sheets,
my wife wanted to sleep on cotton, and we
couldn't agree. Finally, we talked the mat
ter over, and came TO the conclusion that it
was unchristlsn to live in constant pickering;
so we compromised on linen, and have got
along all right ever since"
Ella Stokes the principal lsdy-rider with
the Doris Circus, met with painful acct
dent while performing in Jersey City.
While she was doing the bslloOn-sct her
foot caught in one of the hoops, and the
broken paper of the balloon becoming wound
around her ankles, she could not throw it off.
The horse becoming frightened, she lost her
control of the animal, and was thrown
against the center-pole. She fell uncon-
scioas to the ground, and was carried to her
dressing-room.
Fuzboz writes from London to the ORA
matte Times: l understand that Henry Irv-
ing will very wisely not attempt Shakes
peare in America until he has established
his reputation with those melo-drsmstic
pieces for which he ia physically and arts
tically most gifted Il view of his trans-At
lsntic tour he is about to revive "Ths Bells
for three nights, and ''The Lyons Mail' for
thirty five, which will be followed bv
"Chsrles l., "'Louis XI., the bellies STRAIT
agem," Eugene Arsm,n "Hamlep and
THE Merchant of Venice" His "Shylock"
is bis only Shskespearean performance likely
to be tolerated by your countryTnen. Henry
sails for New York on Thursday, October
IL. by the Britannia.
Mdme. received present of q
diamond cluster ring from one OF her nu-
merous admirers. The dear girl took it to
ieweler and ascertsined that the gems were
brummagem, and the whole worth about
three and sixpeace. She folded the ring
neatly up within g little billet-doux, and the
next time Adolphus called she never let on
about the gift, but man sged to slip the pack
age into his pocket. Upon turning out ahs
pockets that night he found the note with its
Enclosure, and read as follows: ST have no
right to this costly gift. They say we are
going to have severe weather soon, and YOU
may need it. Come and see me every day
scon-say about seventeen years from next
Friday. JULIA.
A wanton insult, says an exchange worthy
only Of a vulearlan of the most despicsble
type alone marred the pleasure of Mrs.
Lsngtry's visit in Scranton. Yesterday af-
ternoon, while her special car WAS standing
on the side track by railroad alley, some low
fellow placed and odious and vulgar
efigy, labeled Freddy" at the rear of one
of the stores and just opposite the window
where Mrs, Langtry sat. Two of the car
rorters saw it. and In their Indignation went
over and threw it through the rear window
into the store. Some of the clerks and the
proprietor then went out and was very an
moving in their demands of payment for the
broken glass until they were threatened with
the police. Much indignation was expressed,
not only by members of the company, but by
the entire neighborhood. and the perpetrators
received deserved condemnation.
William Castle don't seem to grow old
very fast. / saw him on Broadway one day
last week, and although he must be nearly
fifty years of age, he looks almost as youth
full as when, some thirty years ago, he sang
under the name of j. Q. Reeves, with Hool-
eys Minstrels st the old Stuyvessnt Hall on
Broadway, opposite Bond street. Castles
first appearance in white face was at one of
Gottschslk's concerts in Irving Hall, and
the handsome young tenor made an instan-
tsneous hit, sharing the honors with Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg, who had Just come in
to prominence as a vocalist. / shall never
forget Castles first appearance in opera. 1t
took place in Brooklyn at what is now known
as the Park Theater The bohemian Girl"
was put up for the especial purpose of bring
ing out Mr.. Castle and that other fsvorite,
Sher. Campbell, the best baritone this coun-
try ever produced. Both men were nearly
frightened to death, and would have failed
completely had it not been for the little
French prima donna, whose name now for
get, who prompted them and actually carried
them through.-New York Courier.
A correspondent says the fellow who
swindled w. j. Florence out of $50 for the
"Flood Fund" has victimized number OF
professionals. He tried the same game
with Herr Barnsy, but found the German
tragedian trihe too sharp for HIM. Then
he went TO see Mr.. Hermann at the Thalia
Theater, but was again bsfied by German
caution. / spoke about him 10 Miss Emma
Thursby the other day, and she exclaimed,
"Why that must be the same man who came
to see me to-day on the pretence of inter-
viewing me in regard TO my concert, and
then asked me TO add my name to q
list Of contributors to the Flood Fund as he
called it. 1 was foolish enough to give him
q small sum Of money, and am sure great
many other artists have been swindled also,
for be showed me his list. and / recognized
several of the signatures as genuine.
Among others saw Adelins Patti. Chris-
tine Nilsson, and several that can't 70.