The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-05

Sardou's 'Theodora' is said to have been
taken bodily from Watts Phlllipss tragedy of
the same name.
During Henry Irying's American tour he pro
poses to play Orlando to Ellen Terrys Rosalind.
Henry has hardly got the shape for Orlando.
Thomas w, Keene, the tragedan, will give a
single performance Of Richard III at Englsh's
the night of the 18th inst. His agent, Mr.. Lee
Townsend is now in the city.
Yesterday afternoon, in front of the Grand
Opera-house, you couldn't throw a stone with
out caroming on at least two advance agents,
all ahead of The greatest show on earth"
The ''Romany Rye" PLAYED an enormously
profitable engagement for this city at the Grand
last week. 1t even knocked out Mr.. Eugene
Elliss great moral attraction, ''The Bandit King
Shed lie Clair, the trapeze artist, who has ap-
peared in all of our variety theaters died in Car
diff Wales, Aug. 49, His wife, Madge Ashton,
is at present member of Baylies d kennedy's
Bright Lights, and is well known in this city.
The members of the Bageard opera company
lately in financial grief at Montgomery Ala,
are alleged to have had their trunks appraised
by the local railroad ticket seller with a view to
q journey homeward. Late reports have it that
the trunks were too light
Mr.. Frank Mckee, for years connected with J.
III. Haverly's enterprises is in town arranging
for the presentation of Rickaby's 'Pavements
of Paris, at the Grand the week of the 18th.
Mr.. Mckee did not go to Europe with Haverly's
John G. Freund 1t is again asserted in Europe
that an American has offered the heirs Of Wag
ner 81 600 900 for "Parsifa" | think so re
doubtable person should have his name made
public. Who will now say that we are not ad-
vancing with great strides toward musical prog
ress3 Who dare doubt it,
Recently two actors in Baltimore theater
forgot their lines at a critical juncture, and
stood awkwardly speechless, too close to the
tootights and too tal from the prompter to be
Immediately helped A man in an orchestra
chair leaned forward with a grave expression of
inquiry on his face, and solemnly asked in q
voice audible to the performers and half the au-
dience; "Well}7
Chicago Herald: Talking of tragedians, we
see that young Weed has taken Fred Ward in
hand. This is the young man who backed THE
Power of Money'-a very bad play. When
Sslled why he selected such attractions upon
which 10 spend his money, he replied: Il have
an income of $40, 600 year; L have nothing to
do, and | am better to occupy my mind in spend
ing my money this way than in remaining idle !"
Joaquin Miller will shortly complete ro-
mantle drama in three acts, entitled Tally Ho."
1t is built on an incident in the career of Hank
Monk, stage driver of the Sierras, whom Hor-
ace Greeley made famous many years ago by
printing description of journey which he took
in his company. The play will be brought for
ward by r. l.. Downing, for whom Mr. Miller
wrote it. Mr.. Downing first made himself
known in New York as leading support to Mary
Anderson He is now in Mr.. Jefferson's com
pany.
Rome has gone mad over the brothers Stra-
kosch, its new operatic conductors. Last year
the Eternal City shut up its principal opera
house, the Apollo, because tho municipality
would not give a dime toward its subvention.
This year the city subscribes $3S 600, the court
&C. 600, and the public have already taken boxes
and seats for $50 000 So Messrs. Strakosch be-
gin with $100 900 in cash. Such a sum would
not have lasted Abbey long in New York but in
Rome salaries and expenses are at more rea-
sonable figure and this sum is immense.
Louisville man wrote the following, smoked
An onion, and climbed the golden stairs: ''ALary
Anderscns 'Galatea is benison-like babe
that opens wide its eyes for one moment on the
world, and leaves it with a sigh; like a flower
that breathes in fragrance for day upon the
>arth of which it is not; like a grand strain of
music that floats and throbs at twilight and
sinks away into the dim reaches of which we
dream, but in which we cannot walk too pure
for the world, yet leaving behind memory. a
perfume a harmony, tenderer. sweeter more
eXalting, more dilfusiye"
The energetic Kissing nightly accorded to the
heavy villain in the melodrama now running at
the Baldwin, says a Nevada paper, reminds old
residents of the first theatrical performance ever
given in Virginia City. Most of the miners had
not seen a play for score of years. and when
The Johnstones troupe opened in "Othelo" the
the house presented a packed mass of red shirts
The then little famous Edwin Booth was T. o
lago and so faithfully did he portray the tra 4n
ols friend that the audience lost control Of ;tif
and in the second act began shooting at I,n faii
conspirator One shot struck Other uiu n,,o,.d "a
hilt, and all hands had to lie down ~ a. ta,,o
and roll off into the wings ,o oH inSic~aSt ,,iG
miners We're finally quieteG, nd tho ,IaS nro.
''''' 'OV ''A' i'N"i tragic denouement