The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-05
Plays and Players.


Frau Materna has again returned to Europe.
Madame Fursch Madi has sailed for Europe
Pauline Lucca will sing in Berlin next season
Nellie Lingard has lately married Frank Bur
beck.
Alice Harrison announces her intention of
starring again.
j. B. Polk has been seriously i'll. but is rapidly
convalescing.
Louise Sylvester will again visit the provinces
in play.
vernona Jarbeau has rejoined the forces of
''Adonis" again.
Jonn Hazelrigg will play leading business with
Bella Moore next season.
Marcus Mayer returned from Mexico last
week and is in New York.
Louise Rice will star conformity with other
we'll known people next season.
1t is said that Maurice Barrymore intends to
remain permanently in England.
Sadie Martinez is singing in the cast of
"Nanon," the new opera comidue.
Dave Braham, the favorte composer, will re-
main withaNed Harrigan next season
Dan Frohman has returned to New York from
San Francisco. He has made a little money.
Wallace McCreery is singing at the Tivol
San Francisco, under the name of Waller TEN
pie.
Miss Jennie Christie has made a great hit in
the comedy mixed Pickles" She has been re-
engaged.
Olga Brandon will play the leading part in
''For Congress at the Madison square Theater,
New York.
Harry Browne will produce 1.-THE Field of the
Cloth of Gold at Philadelphia in the early part
of September.
Walden Ramsey wants to cancel his engage
ment with the Boston Museum to 60 again with
A. NJ. Palmer.
Myra Goodwin will produce F. E. Kidders
play at the Fourteenth-street Theater, New York
city, very
Jim Powers, the original "Grimesy," has re-
turned to this country. 1t is said he has become
frightfuly affected.
James Hardie will star next season in connec
ton with Sara Won Leer in new play called
"A Brave Woman"
Nine. Lehman, of Berlin, will be one of the
prime dome at the Metropolitan Opera house
New York, next season.
Katlaryn Kidder, the young amateur who
made such hit in "Nordeck, has been re en-
gagged with that organization.
The favorite tenor singer of the Royal Court
Theater, Berlin, Muhlenfeld, was at one
time drill sergeant in the army.
Frank Pastor, brother of Tony, and at one
time well known circus rider. lately died at
San Antonio, Tex, where he had gone for his
health.
Chicago last week was a complete success. The
interior is magnificent and True Nobility" the
opening piece, a success.
The following is graphic description of how
Theo sang ballad:
''Whaherr you go-eeng mhi tee matt"
II yam goeeng meel-keeng, Seeurrh," she salt.
MAY go wiz you, my pur-ree-tee mait!"
YES. eef you weesh, good seeurrh," she salt;
"Whah-teez zhure for-chune mhi pur-reetee mait!'
''Mhi fass mhi forchune, seeurhh," she said.
>*'Nopottya xed you, seeurrh-pooh! she salt.
A glance at the treasury books of Drury Lane
Theater in Garrck's time will afford a curious
contrast to theatrical expenditure at the present
day. From the PAY List of 1865" long pre-
served among the library treasures of Charles
Kembe, and afterwards falling into the posses
sion of his daughter. Fanny Kemble, it would
seem that the nightly expenses of Drury Lane
120 years ago were $50 lis. 3D., being 94l7, 5s.
per week. David Garrick claimed the modest
weekly salary of ZIG l3s.; Yates and his wife,
leading performers at that period, had f20 a
week between them King, the original Sir
Peter TeaZe, had IS week; Mrs Clbber Els;
Mrs. Pritchard, GA. and the famous Kitty Give,
fl0 los. At Drury Lane last Christmas each
representation of the pantomine involved an ex
penditure which would have gone far to have de-
frayed David Garricks expenses i'll paying b is
numerous company of hstrionic celebrities for
the entire week.
Mr.. Harry Miner has new Office, which has
proved rather difficult of access to some of the
genuinely heavy men in the profession. The
Office which is located next to the PEOPLES The
| alter, is all right, but it is the entrance that
causes the trouble. space about thirty inches
wide between the theater and the adjoining
house has been utilized a hallway, and now
| it is as much as an ordinary man can accom-
| plsh to squeeze up stairs The other day George
Fortesque had business with Mr. Miner, and