The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-13
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
Local ttractiOns-Patti's Opening Night in
New York.

Robson & Crane concluded a moderately sue
cessful engagement at the Grand, last night,
with performance of Bradford's new comedy,
"rhe Cherubs," which, in the language of an
old timer in the front row, is funny in spots.
At English's the Helen Blythe company APP
peared for the last time in article Forty Seven
Tonight at the Grand, one of the greatest of
recent successes, "Called Back" dramatization
of Hugh Conway's novel of the same name will
be presented by one of the best companies that
has ever appeared here. 1t includes Robert b
Mantell, c. B. Floektou W. j. Ferguson, Miss
Jessie Millward, Miss Burroughs and others I'M
der the management of the Madison Square
Theater. The company will remain during the
rest of the week.
The skating rnks are all meeting with q fair
share Ct patronage AT the Meridian Rink the
new floor is a success. and Miss Glllmores skat-
ing is attracting much attention.
The attractions for the various theaters next
week as follows; Grand, first three nights
Hazel Kirke" Thursday night, Dion Bouci
cault in The Shaugraun;" last two nights, Cal
lenders Minstrels English's Opera house, first
three nights, the Australian Speciality Company;
last three nights, Mills, Rice d Barton's Min
stres, at cheap prices.
PATHS OPENING NIGHT.
New York Special to Boston Herald.
There was a bona fide rush to see the queen of
song, to hear the music lesson from her coral
lips, and to applaud vociferous!y her antics with
her lover and her teacher. The little lady never
looked better. In few days she will celebrate
the twenty fifth anniversary of her operate
debut event which occurred in this city and
on academic stage long since gone down in
embers and up in smoke. Then she was plump,
petite, brown berry and very full of fun
Now she is stouter, crows feet line out from her
flashing eyes, her complexion tells of cosmetic
art, and she looks Ter age; but her voice is the
voice of the charner, and her culture is the
handjwork of the great master himself. Patti
was nervous tonight; not that her dinner disa-
greed with her. for she never dimes when she
has to sing; not that she feared her bronchial
tube was out of killer, for she had been swathed
in flannel bands and goose grease all the live
long day-but she is always more or less
Gus. During the week, her gay and festive mar
qus has obtained his divorce and now the only
tangible objections to her having all the love her
heart Graves is the continued existence OF Nine
Nicolini and half-dozen little Ncks abroad
The boxes were well filed. The Cuttings had
theirs, the Astors had theirs. and although the
Aston people are the homeliest known in the
world of fashion, they displayed more bare
all the rest beside. The Bemonts were
on duty, and Mrs Hoey, also. but
the Vanderbilts were not visible. Neither
was Jay Gould. The chief features of the per-
were IatJl OF le tOOlerO
from the "Sicilian Vespers and an encore for
which she gave Home, Sweet Home" Candor
compels me to say that although that great au-
dience there to hear italian opera, they en-
joyed the pretty sentimental song far more than
anything else. 1t was sung exquisitely
Patti doesn't dress her feet well, and she mani
tests disposition to play the kitten, which is in
variance with her old-time dignity, and not
pretty. She begins to show her age in that way
but her voice-ye gods how she does sing!
Time does not wither nor custom stale its in
finite superiority.
Vnini, new tenor. is happy cross between
Brgnoli and Charley ThOrne with sweet and
sympathetic, but not powerful voice. De Pas
quoles who sang Figaro, is robust and dramatic,
and Corocciolo, who sang the music teacher, is
capital actor with very fine voice
RIsToRI's AMERICAN DEBUT
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 12-Mme. Ristori
opened her American season at the Chestnut
street Opera house tonight, before an audience
moderate in numbers, but extremely enthusiasts
tic. She played Elizabeth" Giocometti's
tragedy, in which she won her first triumph on
the American stage seventeen years ago Mr..
Edmund Tearle, the English leading man.
who, as Essex, made his American debut to-
night, shared the success of the star, and won
with her triple recall after his great scene
with the Queen in the third act
fail,