The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-07
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


Samuel Fletcher business agent of Roland
Reeds 'Cheek" combination, which opens at the
Grand on the 18th inst, is in town.
There is rest for the weary this week. There
will be no regular engagements at the theaters,
except at the Zoo, which has a good speciality
company.
Emma Abbott is going to Europe on profess
sional tour When the old world sent us Bern
hardt and Langtry, she didn't stop to consider
that there was to be hereafter.
The State oratorical contest will take place
at the Grand on Thursday night, and Friday
and Saturday the Streight Rifles will present
Clusters Last Battle" for their benefit.
According to correspondents in Ohio ex
preacher George c. Minis company may be
looked for at their respective residences early
next week if the ghost does not recover from its
prolonged financial torpor.
This will be the last week of the rink at Ma
sonic Hall and extra attractions will be offered
every night. On Wednesday evening at the
Park there will be a leap-year ball and carnival,
and the Wigwam has its usual interesting feat
ures for each day.
Boston Advertiser: Very few travelling theater
managers achieve a positive success 1t is more
apt to be comparative, thus: Postive-"Run
a show" Comparatve-"Run ashore" The
superlative is reached when the company is
obliged to leave its baggage with the landlord
and walk home on the railroad track
| A London paper writes that Colonel Mapleson
says that Patti and Albani suffer from the same
! weakness, called in Italian, 'amor di dinari, "
| money fever) He says that Patti recently OBJ
served to him: Colonel, when | feel the notes
| in my pocket. somehow the notes in my throat
come out betterl" st isn't because she won't
trust me-" added Mapeson, ''It's a disease. y
! This sounds like the truth, although it may be
another of those playful little fctions for which
the gallant Colonel has become so famous.
| Louisville Commercials General Dan Macau-
| ley has assumed the business management of
the Excelsior" festival which begins here on
| May r. at the Exposition building. The
| General will have an Office at the Opera-house,
whence he will arrange his plans for battle and
send out his skirmishers. Being an old soldier
| he will doubtless have everything pertaining to
/ the production of the piece done with military
precision The undertaking is a large one, and
needs strong hand at the helm, as it were to
! guide it safely into the haven of success-and
General Daniel has that strong hand.
| Carrie Godfrey is comic opera singer, and
| played the second part in ''Falka" with the Nc
| Caull troupe in Philadelphia at $40 weekly.
Lately the principal, Nine. Fernandez, left the
company, and Carrie was given her part to play,
! but she thought, as her predecessor had been
paid $3.50 per week. she would not get 'left. i"
| so at night, when the house was crowded and
the curtain ready to ascend, Carrie politely de
| manded 500 or no song. This complied
with, under protest, and Manager McCaull was
telegraphed particulars At the next perform
ance Mile Rlcci was on hand from this city, but
Miss Godfrey, ignorant of her presence, de-
nanded another 300, but was astonished when
told she would not be permitted to go on the
stage again. A writ has since been served upon
| Miss Godfrey by the sheriff to recover 800. The
claim is based upon eKtortion, and the plea is
that fireman at salary might demand 800 to
do his duty at fire if singer at a stated salary
can demand her own terms at the beginning of
| the performance because there may be no other
| person at the moment to take her place Moral:
| The actor whose temporary success causeth his
head to swell will surely take tumble.