The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-10
ADJUSTMENT NOTES.

The Lyra Society will give their fourth regu-
lar concert and an attractive programme at their
hall tomorrow night.
The fancy-dress carnival of the Light Infantry
will take place at their rink tonight, and elab-
crate preparations have been madefor the event
Mr. Joseph Arthur, of 'The Bunch of KEYS
company, is in town. He and r. E. J. Miles, of
Cincinnati, will produce a new comedy at the
Bijou Theater, New York, in May, from which
they have great expectations 1t is understood
tharit is written by Mr.. Arthur.
1t is probable, when Irving returns to this
country in the autumn, that arrangements will
be made for Booths appearance with him and
the Lyceum company, as in London two years
ago. Their joint performances will be given in
Philadelphia, Boston and other leading cities as
well as in New York.
"a Trip to Africa" is the attraction now most
eagerly sought by New York managers The
opera has never yet been performed in English
In that city, but in Boston it has now enjoyed
most unusual run of ten weeks duration The
company engaged in this representation will
shortly be sent upon the road and about May !,
with new costumes and spectacular attributes
the piece will come for period into the hands
of Mr. Charles Frohman
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson. will only travel twenty
weeks next season. He is conducting his affairs
at present upon basis which is avoided by all
other theatrical stars. 1t is his intention to play
from September until the last of December,
which is generally considered the worst part of
the dramatic season, particularly in an election
year. Seventeen weeks out of the twenty
which are laid out for his tour are said to be ar
ranged exclusively among one-night stands. He
will travel in private car.
London Letter: I suppose you have heard of
Fred Vokess neutrality-suspicious., E3 000 assets
nil. This well-knowns actor has been unfor-
tunate in his theatrical ventures in London, so
much so that when his name was announced in
connection with the recent pantomime at Her
Majestys wag exclaimed "The Vokes in it!
Cad, then it's an early closing association" 1t
seems pity that the golden harvest this clever
family reaped in America should so soon have
been scattered. But believe the Misses Vic
toria and Jessie Vokes had not been partners in
Freds ventures; indeed they figure as his cred
itors for large sums The laughing Rosina
emerged from her retirement and played twice
for her brothers benefit this winter. Fred oc-
cupies pretty villa in st. Johns Wood, that
sempiternal refuge of the artistic world, but
this, of course, must go. An Englshmants
house is his castle only so long as he is not bank
rupt
The fancy dress carnival and leap-year party
at the Park rink, last night attracted some
eighteen hundred spectators. About one hun
dred couples in costume took part in the grand
march, and all the special features advertised
were brought fully up to expectations. The hi
cycle race was exciting, and the lightning drill
exercise of Master Kissell attracted close atten-
ton. By far the most interesting and pleasing
feature of the evening was the fancy skating of
Robert D. Morningstar of Henderson, Ky.
Prizes were awarded to Miss Matte Scudder, for
the finest costume to Miss Fife George, for the
best makeup, and there was tie between Nor
ris w. Phillips and Clarence Plumb for the most
unique costume Tonight there will be wheel
barrow race, bindfolded, and tomorrow night
match game of polo. Next week. Mr.. Morning
star will give exhibitions each evening, and on
Wednesday night there will be grand spectacu-
lar festival.
New York Times: At Wallacks Tbeater, on
May II, Mime. Piper" an American comic
opera, by Mr.. Woolson Morse, of Boston, will be
produced. Mr.. w. A. Mestayer, young Ameri-
can manager, whose growth stunted in his
childhood, is the owner of this opera, and will
mount it gorgeously as to scenery, costumes,
femininity and the other adiuncts of such pro
auctions. Mr.. Morse is the young gentleman
who composed tie graceful, if not impressive,
score of cinderella at School," which had an
extensive popularity at Mr.. Days theater
Mime. Piper is made much in the same strain
Nursery rhymes set to jingling music, and in
PRODUCING numbers of children in quaint cos
tune, run through the entire piece Mr.. Mes
layer sets great store by it, and has been for a
full year trying to hire a New York theater
under favorable conditions for its bringing out
He has taken Wallack's for four weeks, with the
privilege of extending his time as long as the
business may be satisfactory.