The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-02
Notes of TIE Stage.

About sixty theatrical companies have dis
banded already this season.
Nine Janauschek is quite sick in Boston and
her engagement there has been Cancelled in con
sequence.
Frank Terrell was in the city yesterday,
arraniug for the engagement of Minnie Madden.
He is still dude.
cumbed to hard times. and partner with cap
lital) is wanted very badly.
Manager Dickson has very wisely concluded
to abandon his proposed scheme of putting fe-
male ushers in the Grand, as much opposition
was developed to it.
1t is said that Edward Stokes intends to build
q beautiful theater in Now York for the joint
occupation Of Mr.. Harry Dixey and Mr.. N. C.,
Goodwin IN burlesque.
Sarah Bernhardt has been compelled by in
creasing illness to accept her physicians advice,
and has made arrangements to depart at once
for the seashore. Her recovery Is considered
doubtful.
Mile Rhea drew poor audiencesat Lexington,
KY, lately, and promised if she ever plays there
again she will black up and play "TopsY." The
Lexingtonians replied that she might be able to
play it better than the characters now in her
repertoire.
It is reported that when Mary Anderson visited
the tomb of Juliet" in Verona she sobbed bit
tsrly, and was so broke up that she came away
and left her chewing gum sticking on the corner
of the tomb, where she placed it when she com
Inenced the ''cry act"
Frank L. Bixby, of this city, will probably
manage Hazel Kirke" on his own account next
season, by an arrangement with the Madison
Square management He considers it good
property as long as G. w. Couldock can be in
'duced to play "Dunstan Kirke."
Current ITEM The act came to a close, and the
two. gentlemen rose. left their wives and retired
to the lobby to obtain the latest quotations con-
corning lime juice. Mrs. Brown remarked casu-
ally to Mrs Smith: Does your husband often
go out between the acts2T mo; but he always
comes in between drinks"
Robson & Crane will be at the Grand the
first three nights of next week. and Called
Back" one of the recent New York successes,
will be the attraction the latter part OF tie week
IL b. Mantell, W. j. Ferguson Miss Marie
Burroughs and Miss Millward, who was with
Irving last year, are in the company.
Graham Earle, formerly of Terre Haute and
this city, has new play, "Fernclfe" roman
tic drama in four acts, which was presented for
the first time in jamestown, Ind, Saturday
evening, October IL. 1t is the intention to place
the piece on the road, in the larger towns and
cities, with fine printing and strong company.
At . performances at Heuck's Opera house
Cincinnati, last week. the Indians of Buffalo
Bins combination attended. AS the boy who
ioans peFa-Rlasses passed among the aborgines,
they were struck by the beauty of the orna-
ments and on boing told by the interpreter that
supply. AT the close Of the play, it required
sil the efforts of Buffalo Bill, Arizona John and
.he interpreter terestore the glasses to the youth
The noble red man is progressing but has not
yet reached the plane of hiring opera glasses.
La Charbenniere," produced in America by
Messrs. Brooks g. Dickson at Philadelphia last
Monday night, is warmly praised by the local
press II has strong dramatic incidents and the
scenic embellishments is said to be very beautiful
and realistic, Mrs. d. P. Bowers, who has been
three years absent from the stage, is credited
with very great success in the title role LA
Charoonniere" drew large houses, and will be
kept on at the Chestnut-street Theater another
week before taking the road. 1t is said to have
made as great hit as the Two Orphans" and
promises to be one OF the most profitable Of the
Brooks d Dickson's attractions.
The newspapers disagree as to the late Sienor
Brignolis age Mr. Pratt, one of the proprietors
OF the Abbott company, says that the famous
tenor was 6ftytwo years old when no died
Brienoli was to have rejoined the Abbott com
pany on the lst of December and remained with
~ three months. His death seems to have been
very sudden. Among those who were intimately
sfaa'nted with him and were ready to overlook