The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01

production. Mr.. j. ". Cook, his assistant. is
now arranging the menu for the dinDera at the
St Nicholas.
Col. John McCanll has secured the lease OF
Haverlys Theater, Philadelphia. The house
will be devoted to comic opera.
The scenery fcr. Sealed Instructions the
new play to succeed "The Private Secretary at
the Madison square, is being painted.
There is stone in the Washington monu-
ment contributed by the dramatic profession.
The subscription was completed over thirty
years ago.
The "Victcr Durand company, which is to play
the last part of the week at the Grand Opera
house, were sufferers by the National Theater
fire at Washington.
Herr Sonnenthal, the great German tragediau,
opens his engagement at the Thala Theater,
New York, March 0, in ''Urial Acostar He will
be supported in his tour through the country by
the Thalia stage company. There is some talk
OF Booth appearing shortly with him.
There seems to be some doubts as to WyDdam's
thys play, "The Candidate owned bv yvDdaYn.
is being booked in this country, however. The
probabilities are that Wyndan will send over a
company rehearsed under her own direction.
Henry Irving writes to the Fortnightly Re-
view. Courteous, patient, enthusiastic, the
American audience is worthy of any effort which
the actor can make on its behalf and he who has
hadeXperience of them would be an untrustworthv
cnronicler If he failed, or even hesitated to bear
witness to their intelligence, their taste and their
generosity" Is this taffy, Henneryl
Florence Marryat has been on a lecture tour
in this country, and she is used up by it. Be
fore came to America" she says II was urged
TO wear my prettiest dresses because Americans
appreciated things Of that kind. Those beauti-
full gowns have been ruined, sweeping the dirty
stages of the little concert halls through the
oil regions and mining towns of the
West. OF Canada I cannot complain,
but since l entered the United States
my tour has been one continual round OF
hardships. would get off the train in the even
ing to be driven through the rain or snow to the
hail. Then / would frequently be obliged to
change my travelling dress in cold dressing
room, and then, after steady two hours OF
talking and singing would be obliged to hurry
on my travelling costume again and drive in the
open carriage either to another train or to some
dingy country hotel"
Mary Anderson, in an interview recently
published in a London paper, says: II leave
with my company in September We make
tour of over six months duration in the United
States, including California. Naturally, look
forward with much pleasure to acting once more
in my own country. Like Desdemona 1 begin
to feel that / have q divided duty" which L
must fiji in turn, to the land of my birth and that
of my adoption Before leaving England we
shall make four weeks tour in the provinces
in course of which we visit Leeds Edinburg.
Glasgow and Dublin. From Dublin we take
steamer for Queenstown, and there catch the
Cunarder, which is to take us across the At
lantic. It is possible that in addition to the
usual repertory. shall produce AS You Like
1t during this short country tour. With regard
to subsequent arrangements for 1886 nothing is
yet settled. | am refusing at present fattering
offers to appear III Spain and France; but next
year / may accept those from the former coun-
try, and so to Spain, Cuba and South America"