The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-06
Notes of Plays and Players.


Dickson g. Stones new burlesque, bluff, !" is a
| success.
| Zelda Seguin Wallace is singing in Duff's Op-
| era Company in New York.
Tony Pastors big speciality company will give
| a performance at the Grand the evening of the
! 10th inst.
Hanlons great spectacular piece. "Fantasma, "
will be the attraction at the Grand opera house
State fair week
reported dead in all the papers, is still alive but
his health is very poor.
brother of Oscar Wilde has Constructed" a
farce for the Vokeses, and they will produce it
on their visit to this country.
Misses Lulu and May Nichols, who were with
! the Amy Gordon opera company last season,
| are at their home in this city.
On Bernhardt's next tour of America she will
| receive $500 for each performance and percent
| age of the receipts above certain sum-
Stetsons production of '"The Mikado," the
| only authorized production, is a great hit in
New York. The costumes alone cost $4,000
Miss Flora May Henry, of this city, is playing
Madame La Fontaine the leading juvenile part
! in "A Moral Crime" with j. M. Hills company.
Ben Collins, variety performer. who has
always been a favorite in Indianapolis. has made
| great hit with Haverly's MINISTRIES in San
Francisco.
MIR. VIM. Castle. the tenor, late with the EN-
ma Abbott Opera Company, has determined not
to go travelling this season, but will remain in
New York
Jeffreys Lewis has fully recovered from her
recent illness in San Francisco. She has been
engaged as the leading lady of AL Haymans
stock company
Adonis Dixey won himself a magnificent dia-
mond RAG from Col. Bob Miles last week Dixey
is now the possessor of almost as many diamonds
as Alvin Joslin Davis.
Will Q. Wheeler formerly of this paper, will
be in the city this week, arranging for the pro-
duction of "A Capital Prize of which he is
manager, at the Grand next week.
The cable says: Manager Abbey has discov
cred a new tenor in one Orlando Harley Penn
sylvanian who has been studying in London for
several years. He is engaged for the Gerster
concert season in America
John Howson tries Putting on Style" in Pat
erson and Trenton this week preparatory to pro-
ducing it next Monday in BROOKLYN. He has
written the words of topical song to introduce
in the piece called 1.-THE Chestnut Tree
John E. Owens has abandoned his proposed
starring season. If able to make the Journey,
he will spend another winter in Charleston.
From private letter it is learned that Mr.
Owens has left his bed and is much better
The managers of Bluff" state that its first
weeks business Of eight performances at Nc
Vicker's Theater in Chicago Melted over Sc OOO
and that the triumvirate of managers, Hooley
McVicker and Hamln all want return dates.
Mary Anderson and her company gave a very
successful performance of las You Like 1t" at
Stratford-on- Avon, Aug. go, for the benefit of
the Shakespeare memorial fund. At the same
time Miss Anderson made her debut as vocalist.
Maggie Mitchell will have twenty-three people
in her company next season. including Miss
Lillian Andrews, Messrs. Chas. Abbott and r.
f. McClannin, and Mesdames T. A. Ebere and
d, B. VanDeesen. Maggie, the Midget" her
new play, will be made the feature in the sea-
sons repertoire.
Professor Morris's Equine and Canine Paradox
will leave for Burlington, Ia. this evening,
where they open the season on the 14th inst,
under the management of John L. Dickson with
Julius Calm as advance agent The combna
ton, which includes FIVE men, ten horses and
thirty two dogs. will travel in car which has
MIA Railroad Company, and which is well adapt
cd to the purposes intended.
Ella Wesner thinks she has made so much
money for other people that it is abont time she
made some for herself She is going to star
in a new musical comedy written for her by
Laura Leclair Phillips, called THE Captain of
the Queens Own" Her company comprises T.
FL. Glenny, Rudolph Fl. Strong. Richard S.
Lyle. Edward Connolly, Cora Lyle, Mamie
Bernard and Virginia Ross. Mr.. Strong has the
management of the company.
There seems to be some doubt as to whether
Couuelin. the French comedian, will will not
come to this country. One story is that he has
paid the forfeit demanded of him by French and
Chizz ola, for failing to keep his contract with
them. and another statement is that he mas paid
the counter forfeit required by the theater in
Paris to which he belongs Nobody seems to