The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

Louis James is again announced to star next season.
with Marie Wainwright leading support
Nollie Reuel is dramatizing Mark Twain's Tom
Sawyer" and will take it on the road playing the
titlerole.
Miss Rose Coghlan has made a contract with Mr.
Frank Farrell by which she will go starring next
son under his management
Manager English has decided to add a ladies foyer
to his theater utilizing the formerly oceuple
by the bar for that purpose
Miss Clara Hyatt, formerly of Irvington and in the
profession, is very dangerously i'll at San Diego Mex
leo. Her affection is spinal disease.
No wonder it is cold weather, with so many Of the
Survivors of the Greeley expedition" travelling
around the country exhibiting themselves.
It is stated that George S 1sgrigg, of the Hotel
English who is good TENOR singer will 90 with
Thatcher, Primrose Vests minstrels next season,
No charge made for the suggestion but if Charles
II. Hoyt would write play for Ezra Kendall of the
Messenger company, it would undoubtedly make
great hit.
George G. Min had to hypothecate to the railroad
company his large diamond ring 1.-The public which
applauds and pays appears to have gone back Mr..
Min, in Frisco, at least.
Prank Daniels epic:
The Tom cat sits on the back yard fence,
His feet covered with blisters-
He is picking his teeth with rusty all
While the wind blows through his whiskers.
Col f. Raphael Wright of the Sentinel after seeing
the performance of little Treasure" at the Flower
Mission Fair on Tuesday evening, solemnly asked
friend How did you like that tragedy" The Colonel
frequently says good thing and sometimes unwit-
tingly, like the above
The following from the Independent is rather rough
Oh the business representative of the Grand Opera
house: Mr.. Cook the dramatic critic of the
Planeld Citizen. and his severe but just criticism of
actors and plays in that city were often stolen bodily
by constituencies amusement-writers Eastern
journals, and palmed off purely original tn them
selves"
New York Clipper: Brooks & Dickson have reduced
salaries 20 per cent in their "Ristori," Charlton
Mere " "Romany Rye" and In the Ranks" troupes.
Mr. Dickson admits that all of the above companies
(the Ristor exceptedf have played to average Of
only $500 per night during the season. Il. j. Buck
ley of I'm the Ranks company. threatens lawsuit
for the balance of his salary. He will not stand cut
down.
By a business agreement which was made yesterday
the firm Of Gilmore s. Dickson dissolved far
the Zoo Theaer is concerned and continued to the
Park Theater The Zoo is now hesole property of Mrs
Gilmore and will be managed and operated by her hus
band AS the Park is leased for two years to Drew Sc
Co.. it will not be affected. The dissolution of part
nershp is good thing in many respects and will be of
advantage to both concerns.
The managers of Mr.. Nortons benefit, in st. Louis,
arranged its details with quite unusual degree of
astuteness When it was known that the unfortunate
manager was to be given testimonial of this kind
great many people eegraphed that they wished to be-
come subscribers for various amounts. The managers
of the benefit promptly issued sight drafts upon them
for the involved and thus enabled to turn
over Mr. Norton in cash. within day two Of the
entertainment the entire sum coming to him.
"Hazel Kirke appears to have withdrawn from
active existence 1t was first said by the Madison
square management that they proposed to send the
original cast to San Francisco But they have con-
cluded to make Private Secretary company out of
the Hazel Krke organization and not to play the
latter again until next February. Meanwhile, Mr..
Couldock will enjoy of rest in Louisiana 1t
is said that the of Hazel Kirken will be re-
sumed in the month mentioned. There is a growing
suspicion that Hazel has become chestnut"
In private letter to the amusement editor of the
| journal. regarding the disputed version of THE
! Secretary and the fact that injunction suit has
| been brought to prevent him from playing it,
Mr. W. H. Gillette says: 81 need not tell you that
| feel much wronged, knowing as l do that my adapta
ton was legitimate piece of work, entirely my own
and having nothing in it that similar to the NJ S.
| Il. version, excepting what came from the German
| groundwork that was common to both. | com
| PEELED, in making my adaptation, to the English
language and to adapt the situations and characters,
and general treatment to tho English stage. These