The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-22
THE AMUSEMENT REVIEW.
The Various Attractions Offered Local
Play-Goers for the Week.
Personal Mention and Gossip Concerning the
Movements of Professional People-Plays,
Playwrghts and Players-Notes.
GRAND opERA-HousE.

Lillian Russell Company, superior organiza |
4ion of fifty singers. Miss Russell is an artistic |
who is unknown in Indianapolis. except by rep |
utation For three years she made great SEN |
saton in New York, and contributed materially
to the popularity of the Casino as an amusement
resort Afterwards she sang in Virginia" and
"Polly," in London, for a year, and ner
present tour of this country is the nrst
she has made. She is very beautirul
woman, fine singer and clever actress Inc
company giving her support includes Emma
Mabea Baker, contralto; Nellie Bowers ana
Marion Chester, sopranos; j. u 1ayior ana =. =.
Abdel, tenors; r. NJ. Dunbar, baritone; George
w Frederick and Douglas A. Flint, oassos;
Frederick Solomon, buffo comedian. and
chorus of thirty fresh voices On Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinee, the
spectacular military opera, "Polly-of Ours"
will be given, and on Wednesday evening, the
old favorite, 'Bllee Taylor The performance
will be under the personal direction OF MIR. Ed
ward Solomon, the composer of both operas.
Manager Dicksor's Thanksgiving attraction is
"a strong one being IA Tin Soldier" the latest
md greatest success of Charles FL. Hoyt. the
author of Bunch of Keys" Rag Baby" and
|'Parlor Match" all of which are very popular
here. The piece is said to run over with new
and original business bright lines, ludicrous
situations and catching musical successes. The
engagement will begin with Thanksgiving
matinee on Thursday afternoon, and continue
during the remainder of the week.
ENGLIsHs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, US g CO."
At Englishs Operations the attraction for
4he first three nights of the week will be Mes
layers farce of "We Us e. Co.," given by the
No. 2 company. The piece was seen here last
season as presented by the original company,
and will be remembered as an exceedingly
funny one. 1t is musical comedy farce, on the
order of THE Tourists"
The Two Johns" will fill out the remainder
of the week, opening with matinee on Thanks
-.IoA. IL
pOr.unity for fun making is afforded by the
many ridiculous situations. The company is
saidto be good one.
THE DIME MUSEUM
''Nobody's Claim" will be presented at the
Museum all week by Mr.. Joseph Bowling and
company The play is melodrama not unlike
Miss, and has been popular success. 1t deals
with mining characters. and the scenes are laid
in the West The scenery of the piece is es-
pecialy good, and many of the situations and
incidents are startling and calculated to create
very favorable impression
THE ZOO THEATER
The combined Lilly Clay-London Gaiety
s'Ada.nless Eden" Company is at the Zoo Thea
Ger all this week, opening tomorrow night.
This is the company-mnus the English mem
bers-seen at Englishs last season. The entire
company orchestra and all, is composed excu-
sively of ladies. The company consists of
thirty members, each of whom is burlesquer
of note The orchestra is quite feature, being
nnder the direction of Nine. De Bertrand, and
containing some soloists of reputation notably
Gddle Barrett, cornetist, and Clara Coleman,
clarionetist. Prices remain unchanged, and
there are matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
nrday
Clara Louise Kellogg has been seriously ill but
Is now convaleScent.
Baker and Farron will shortly return to
Australia for another tour of that country.
II is reported that George c. Min has secured
4he right from Lawrence Barrett to play "Pen-
dragon"
Tony Harris Buttons" was rank failure, and
now be has play. 1.-THE Blarney Stone"
which he will soon produce.
Rose Coghan's new play, "The Idol of the
Hour, has been we'll received in the East Her
'Onr Joan" did not prove to be success.
Den Thompson will shortly revive "McFad-
denis Spirits" which was first produced at the
Third avenue Theater, New York. last season.
It is said that Hon. George H. Boxer author
of Francesca da Rimini, is dramatizing Bulwer's
ALast Days of Pompeii' for Lawrence Barrett.
Like many other singers who have since be-
como famous, Miss Lillian Russell, larry fairy
Lillian, made her debut on the stage in Pima
fore
The Kiralfys will introduce, in the ''Rat-
Catcher" at Niblos, cathedral scene occupying
She full stage The building becomes transpa-
rent. showing the interior full of people, attend
ing avoiding ceremony. 1t is painted by Mag
mani, of Florence Italy.
After a determined effort to make the play a
success, Louis Adrich has given up I'm His
Power" as failure, and the season closed at
Cincinnati last night. Mr. Adrich will proba-
bly, go back to my Partner" which seems to
have perennial popularity.
Edward Harrigans new play which will be
uoad af tha fho
:S0th inst us called ''The Grip" and the priuci
pal parts will be played by Harrigan, John
Wild and Mrs. Yeomans. Dave sBonham has
written six new songs for it.
Matt Morgan, leading artist of the Strobridge
photographic Company, Cincinnati, leaves that
concern at the end of the year. He has engaged
10 prepare series of war pictures patterned
after THE Battle of Sedan" 1t is said that he
viii have a salaryo $4,000 year for five years.
Charles S. Bowser, very clever comedian is
going TO star in adaptation from the Ger
man called in the SWIM" His company will
1nelnde II. NJ. Pitt Miss Rna Deaves Fred
Lotto and others. The play is said to be such a
good one that Mr.. Augustin DAILY wanted 20 pro-
dnee it.
Some very suggestive names are given the
characters in Hoyts new comedy, "a Tin
Soldier" It is a satire on the plumbing bust
ness and the trials of a newly married couple
who have borrowing neighbors. They are called
Mr and Mrs. Brooklyn Bridge. the plumber is
fhaB CanDy, the oHce-oov Is caiieu hatS tue
Irish servant girl is Violet. and the two heroes
nj Gettysburg" 10 other words, two old bum
zners, Col. !. B. Booty and Wood B. Fuller.
New York Mirror: Mr.. William johnson, the
legal adviser of John Mccullough during his
lifetime, always manifested the most disinter
ested attitude toward his deceased friends af
fairs But now the case appears to be trife
changed. At the recent sale of the tragedians
effects Mr. johnson bid III the play of ''The
Gladiator for 81, 500, in order, he assured
Joseph Haworth, that that young actor should
have the privilege of rebuying it and fttingly
rsrpetuating the fame in which it had
been surrounded through its descent
fsom Forrest to Mccullough. Indeed, the
hitter often expressed the wish that
his leadine-man should some day have Or.
birds tragedy Haworth was pleased with this
generous arrangement But he says he formed
somewhat different notion of Mr.. Johnson's