The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-20
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Mrs. Ida Hood Talbot of this city, has
signed a contract to be a member of John L.
Raymonds company next season.
The sale of seats for the engagement of Miss
Fanny Davenport in Fedora" will begin at the
box Office of the Grand Operaho tomorrow
morning, There will doubtless be large dc
mand.
The engagement of Miss Sara Jewett and Mr..
Henry Lee in That Man. in the Baldwin Thea
ter in San Francisco, has been complete fail
ure This is the first decided hzze at that city
for number of months. during which time Cali
fornia has been exceedingly generous to theatri-
cal combinations.
Miss Lizzie Evans, soubrette actress who
has been decidedly successful wherever she has
played, will make her first appearance in this
city at the Grand tonight i'll Callahans comedy
drama, ''Foggs Ferry" which will be repeated
to morrow night with ''Dew- Drop" Saturday af-
ternoon and evening. Pleasing performances are
anticipated.
Miss Charlotte Thompson will play a return
engagement at Englsh's during the remainder
of the week opening tonight in ''Sea of Ice, III
which she plays Ogarta, but does not double the
part of Louise de Lascours as is customary with
stars. Miss Thompson is supported by G. G..
Craig and competent company, and the play
will be put on the stage in fitting style.
Mr.. George K Fortescue is to appear next sea-
son in burlesque by Mr. Sydney Rosenfeld
called "Well Fedora Mr. Fortescue is a per
former whose comicality is thought to be largely
dependent upon the afluent condition of his
avoirdupois. and Mr. Rosenfeld it will be seen,
has named his buresque with a special adroit-
ness. Mr.. Rosenfeld's burlesques are often ad-
mirably named
Manager George A. Dickson has had plans
prepared for the residence he is about to erect
on North Pennsylvania street He is so proud
of the plans that he is thinking of giving copy
OF them as souvenir to the lady patrons of his
theater. The house will be a very riginal
structure, having double row Of flats on the
Q. p. side, painted so as to initiate rainbow.
There will be moth proof room in the rear for
his pet goat Myrtle"
The Wigwam has changed hands, and will have
new skates and other improvements in few
days Tonight there will be foot ball game
and fancy skating there The Park floor has
been partially relaid and is now III excellent CON
dition. The Chicago Polo Club will play there
to morrow and Saturday nights The patronage
of the Light Infantry rink continues to be as
large as can be accommodated
New York Times: Mr.. Forepaugh's white
elephant will be here to-day or tomorrow. 1t
has been the policy of the Philadelphia show
man to spring his animal suddenly upon the
community, and to keep entirely quiet about it
until it should be too late for Mr. Barnum to
forestall him So, while all the noise was being
made over Mr. BarnuIns elephant and that
worthy but, it is alleged, somewhat spotted
beast was being exhibited in the London Zoolog
zeal Gardens, Mr.. FOrepaugh had his animal
quietly shipped from Liverpool. Unless some
accident happens at sea, this elephant will ar
rive at least ten days ahead of the Barnum
sacred symbol Mr. Forepaugh emblem is called
boat full of reporters. Surviving that, the Gle
plant will be exhibited.