The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
Notes of the Stage.

Mary Anderson, according to private advices
from England, is to appear in Paris as Juliet
within sixty days.
Mr.. Mckee Rankin will shortly produce new
melodrama. entitled7"One Sim" If that is all
Mckee has he is lucky.
It is said that all spectacular performances on
Wednesday afternoons are given for the accom-
mediation of the grandchildren of the ballet
maidens, and they are kept from school for that
purpose.
Brooks & Dickson now have four companies
on the road, and are doing well-'La Charlton
nierre, "Romanv Rye" A and B, I'm the Ranks
and will add "Ristori" Nov. 10. Other attrac
tons are in preparation.
There's an opera company travelling around
Nevada which carries chorus of girls with such
divine forms that baldheaded eagles fly up
against the windows, whenever q show is given,
and pound around for front seats.
Manager William E. English is seriously con-
templating starting a school for the training of
people for the stage. He has recently rehearsed
several aspiring amateurs, playing opposite parts
to them, and he is said to be especially strong in
emotional roles.
will produce, to morrow night, at the Park The
alter, Brooklyn. a musical comedy specta-
Gle, entitled "Of to Egypt; or. an Arab Abduc-
ton 1t is by Mr. w. II. Fuller-music by Mr.
George LeJune.
Signor Brignoli's funeral was largely attended
by the musical and dramatic profession, on last
Monday. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg sang Schu-
bert's Last Greeting" and Mr.. Frank Lord not
only paid all the funeral expenses, but liquidated
The deceased tenor's unpaid hotel bill, amount
ing to nearly $1,000.
Belle Anchor" who is really Miss Belle Mac
kenze. of Philadelphia is the latest and loveest
of professional beauties. She made her debut as
Hebe, has been one of the many Hazel
Kirkes sang one season in Ford's Opera Com
many and recently made hit in New York as
Nancy in ''Celibacy."
During his Young and callow days days Stuart
Robson of Robson & Crane had an idea that he
was cut out for heroic parts and essayed the
character of Claude Melnotte. He worried
through to the middle of the third act, and,
breaking down, walked to the footlights and
sang Il want to be an angel"
Mrs Anna Klein Lenihan. another exponent
of bruised English the American stage,
'acted out" at recent matinee performance at
the New Park Theater, and was considerably en-
outraged in sorrowful illustration of her own
play, "Itetributon, by the audience. which dis
played exuberant hiaIity under the most de-
pressing circumstances.
Mr. w w Kelly has entered into an engage
ment with Miss Grace Hawthorne to star under
his management in "The New Camille" In
ironical allusion to his failure to secure Nine.
Janiseh, he advertises his star as mo empress!
No eountessi! No duchess!!i but an American
girl who can speak English without dialect,
and depends upon merit alone for success.p
Alfred Bowler is in town arranging for the
production of the time -honored Hazel Kirke'
at the Grand next week. 1t will he presented
with seven separate and distinct Hazels and one
Couldock Since his last visit here Mr. Bouvier
has become an actor. He played Armand Du-
walls Pa to Mrs. NJ. b. Curtis's Camille at St.
Paul, last winter. and his acting drove half the
population to Minneapolis, where they have
since remained This is the only plausible
reason that has yet been given for the increase
of the population of the latter city.
Quite an exciting scene occurred in the green
room of Baltimore theater, recently. Miss
Girard and Miss Turner, of Eric Bayleys com
edy company, are rivals professionally and per-
sonally. Miss Turner has played Hazel Kirke
and Young Mrs Winthrop, and has wealthy par
ents in Albany. Miss Girald came from England
about one year ago. Several times the girls have
collided on the stage to such an extent that it
was remarked by the audience On Saturday
evening THE Colonel" was played, in which
there is embracing and patting between the
young ladies. Making of the opportunity.
Miss Girard punched and cuffed her rival, and
once succeeded in upsetting her chair. When
the curtain was rung down the scene may be
imagined but not described Miss Girard ac-
knowledged her intention of 'upsetting the lines
of her rival" At the close of the evening Miss
Turner notified the manager that she would leave
at the end of the week