The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-03
Plays and Players.

Cora Tanner will star next season in a new
play.
Roland Reed is playing ''Humbug" in Phi liza
delphia
Theo will return to France after her Chicago
engagement
Mile Nevada sails for Europe on May l6, by
the Germanic.
Mrs. Langtrv is meeting only with moderate
success in London.
Gerald Eyre is to support B oucicault during
his season in California.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson is playing supplement-
airy season at Brooklyn.
Rose Eytinge and w. E. Sheridan have clio sed
their seasons respectively.
Fife Ellsler's new play will 5e produced in
Philadelphia next Monday
Edna Carey denies the report that she intends
starring in "a Wife's Peril"
Minnie Maddern has closed her season, and is
now resting for the summer.
Estele Clayton is playing her Union square
success, "Favette, in Boston.
1t is rumored that Nate Salisbury is Ell gagged
TO be married to Miss Ray Samuels.
William Winter, the well-known dramatic
critic, will spend the summer abroad
Miss Fortescue, of Lord Garmoele notoriety,
wears costumes designed by Alma Tadema.
Adele Belgrade and Selma Fetter have been
engaged by Robson 81 Crane or next season.
Olga Brandon is playing in the new comedy
Twins" now running at the Standard Theater.
THE Mikado," Gilbert and Sullvan's latest.
has been secured for America by James G.
Duff.
Mr. W. T. Carleton will abandon his starring
tour soon and will create a part in the new
opera, ''Nanon."
al ~ olio sa ~.
success in Baltimore where her company is play
ing for the summer.
Wilson Barrett's voice WILL it is predicted, be
as remarkable a revelation to America as was
Henry Irving's gait.
William Gill has been engaged as stage man
ager for the production of Bottoms Dream
the burlesque of Nat. Goodwin.
Alfred Bowler, late with I'm the Ranks" COM
pany, has accepted position on the editorial
staff of the World for the summer
Robert Buchanan, the English poet and play
wright accompanied by his sister-in 80, nSiiias
Harriet JAY has returned to L4ontnA.
Albert W. Aiken. Known to small boys as the
author OF divers dime novels, is TO return to the
stag again after an absence of four years.
Barley Campbell, the well-known playwright,
has leased the Fourteenth street Theater, New
York, and intends to run it as stock theater
Mr. David Beasco and Mr. Steele Mackave
had personal encounter in the lobby of the
I.yceun Theater last week, but no one was hurt
George r. Sims's latest melodrama, ''The Last
Chance" has scored instant hit at the Adelphi,
London. 1t is picture of squalid life in that
metropolis.
PHILIPPE Fahrback, noted Viennese com
poser, and formerly a rival of Strauss is dead
His only pretentious work, "LEpic du Roi," was
failure in lS45
Helene Daubray, who was known to theater-
goers years ago as little Nell" and who recent
ly made successful debut in Paris, reappeared
in New York last week in Mona Her acting
met with favor.
Harrigan and Hart have given up their lease of
the Twelfth street Theater, New York and will
take their company on the road Since their
theater on lower Broadway burned they have
never gained the prestige they once had.
The young man who had just made his "frst
appearance on any stage" was telling his friends
all about it. did you receive any floral trib-
utesl' he was asked. No" ne replied, 'but
lodged all the eggs!" There was triumph in
his Tone
Manager John T. Dickson is visiting his home
in this city. He stated that James B. Dickson
would have on the road for next season several
novelties. 1.-THE World" will be revived, and
Bluff, a comedy burlesque, wilr be presented
for the first time. They also promise new novel.
ties
Fanny Louise Buckinghams "Mazeppa" horse
was lately attached for debt in Cincinnati, and
while the constables were discussing what to do
with him Miss Buckingham mounted her steed
ana like a flash of lightning she shot through
the streets OF the city, followed by the smart