The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-30
Notes of the Stage.

Bernhardt played Lady Macbeth IN The sleep
walking scene barefooted
Frank McNish and Bob Slavin are going to
put minstrel party on the road.
Miss Fanny Rice, who plays "Ruby" in
Jacques Kruger's Dreams" company is said to
be masher.
John Kernell and Emma Vivian, both we'll
known variety performers here, are to be mar
ried next week.
1t is said that Miss Fortescue will star IN
America so soon as Lord Garmoyle pays his lit
tie breach of promise bill
Charles H. Hoyt, author of Bunch of Keys"
Rag Baby" ETC., is writing new play for H. j.
Conner, called "The Little Tin Soldier"
Mr.. William H Gillette is writing another
play, which he will probably produce next sea-
son. He is showing great promise as dramat-
iSt
The Master Whteside company is reported to
be in rather precarious condition, with salaries
unpaid, and no bookings that promise large pc
cuniary returns
John T. Raymond has a new play. 1t is an
adoption to his personal uses of tine German com
edy from which Augustin Daily obtained his
wooden Spoon"
Minnie Palmer has dismissed her libel suit
against the Police Gazette, and Richard K Fox
the proprietor, is publishing in all the dramatic
papers q foJrdCIiOH Ol VIC CHdIBeS MAUI
The attractions at the Grand Opera house next
week will be Rices Surprise Party in "a Bottle
of Ink" first three nights and the Madison
square Theatre Private Secretary" company
last three nights
Miss Lillian Olcott, who plays at English's the
latter part of the week. belongs to prominent
family in the East, an is possessed of consider
able wealth, which she is using in furthering her
histrionic ambition.
The dramatic profession has caught the ruby
craze, that stone now being the favorite, quite
eclipsing diamonds for Christmas presents.
number of thespans have recently purchased
| fine rubies at high figures.
Graham Earle and Agatha Singleton, sup
| ported by their own dramatic company, are
playing the larger towns of the State, at popular
| prices and are meeting with excellent success
Their new play, Fernclyffe, is said to be great
| hit.
| While the train carrying Sells Brothers circus
was en- route from Herne Texas, to Austin, on
| the night of Nov IA, the midget accompanying
| the show died of convulsions He was thirty
! one years old and was feet inches in height
| He was buried from ST Mary's Cathedral Austin
His show name was Major Mite and he was from
Bohemia.
The will of the late Frank Chanfrau bequeaths
| to his wife all of his property, real, mixed and
! personal, his wife to give his sister, Mrs. Mary
A. Stewart home as long as she shall live and
| his wifeS sister, Miss Mary Baker, a homo as
| long as she remains unmarried. His personal
property is valued at $45, 600 and his real estate
at over 100000
When asked why she didn't get married Aimee
replied: mo actress should marry until she is
| ready to leave the stage forever. If she marries
outside of the profession her husband will be
more than human if the duties of her art do not
make him in uneasy, if not positively jealous
| If she marries actor husband and wife will
| probably be separated more than half the time
! They can have no real home life No; an actress
! should not marry until she leaves the stage"
! Dramatic News: Poor John Goldberg died in
| the city insane asylum, on Saturday. The story
of his sudden insanity is too fresh to need any
/ recapitulaton here. He was inearcerated at
! Bellevue first whence his sister, the actress,
| Sarah Neville, had him taken to Bloomngdale
| After some months there he was discharged as
| cured, but he soon reapeed and had to be placed
under surveillance again Goldberg was a very
! expert parlOr maglcian-one of the best we have
| had. His entertainments were almost all given
| in private circles, and they paid him very well;
| but he was a generous and freeliving man. and
| died without farthing.
Says New Orleans scribe: 1.-THE greatest
attraction of the play is the villain. He may
come to us in the guse of an Italian, fierce
| spite the fact that he changes his dress, we are
always enabled to recognize him by his voice.
| We really like to see this dear old william, and
| hear the bass fiddle hum out doleful croak as
he moves stealthily about the stage because it
brings back days that have long since fed. The
villain changes not The Yiint..y winds sweep
over him. the flowers die and the trees drop
their foliage, but he never droops. He springs
up in New Orleans every year as clipper and as
desperate as ever. He is a good reliable villain.
He is ours. He is part OF our history