The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-15

Signor Salvini will visit this country next
year.
The National Theater, Washington, will be re-
built
"Jalma' will shortly be produced in San Fran
cisco.
Nate Salisbury will drop the Troubadours next
season.
Rose Eytinge closed her season at Little Rock
last week
Fanny Davenport is playing Fedora" in
Brooklyn.
Kate Claxton has play by Howard Taylor,
called 'Dimples."
Emma Abbott will be seen at the Grand three
nights next week.
II. S. Arthur. the author of "Ten Nights in
Barroom, is dead.
Efie Ellsler will begin her starring tour in
Philadelphia in May.
Roland Reed has made hit in Chicago, in his
new play "Humbug."
Louise Rial has purchased Stanley McKenna's
play, "Rylles Darke."
Madame Modjeska will follow Mary Anderson
at the London Lyceum.
Annie Feiman and John Jack are playing at
the Florida seaside resorts.
Sophie Eyre is married to Cincinnati gentle
man by the name of Winslow.
Mademoiselle Nevada has arrived in San
Francisco In very poor health.
Harry Braham has commenced divorce pro-
ceedings against Lillian Russell.
Frank Thornton, of the Madison-square stock
company, will return to England.
Mr.. George Morton will soon produce new
play, entitled His Sin,' in New York.
r. B. Mantell will create the leading role in
Sealed Instructions the Madson-square's new
| play.
"Junius one of Lord Lytton's classic dramas
was revived at the Princess Theater, London, last
week.
Adolph Sonnenthal played ''The Daughter of
Dr. Fabricius," at the Thalia Theater, Thursday
night
Sonnenthal has had most enthusiastic aud
fences in New York. The critics treat him very
kindly.
The greatest comedy success in New York is
Augustin Days IA Night OFF, or A Page from
Balzac"
Belle Urouhart is in wrangle with Townsend
Percy and Z. 4. Rice, concerning her appearance
| in Polly the new opera.
Wilson Barrett, the English actor, and man
ager of the Princess Theater has lately compro-
| missed a breach of -promse suit.
| srJohn j. Jennings. who played the part of the
| old servant in the "Silver King will probably
| be in Clara Morriss support next season.
| c. NJ. Holman, type setter in the Republican
Office at Cedar Rapids, Ia was last week en-
gagged as first tenor to the Wilbur Opera Com
pany.
clog dancer who dances on his head is the
latest desperate outcome of feverish explora-
ton for novelty While upside down he kicks
| his clogs against plank above him-and there
| you are"
'What amused me most at the OPERA" said an
Arab chief, who had been taken to hear Faust"
| ''was one of the musicians in the orchestra,
seated a little higher than the rest, who per-
formed on an invisible instrument with stick"
| Daisy Murdoch, who was seen here as Cupid
| in 'Orpheus and Eurydce, has a case of enlarge
ment of the head. She refused to rehearse in
| Bob Morriss Kindergarten, and kicked &C
/ count of the SmallnesS OF the type in which her
| name appeared.
Lately in crowded French theater woman
fell from the gallery into the pit and was picked
| up by. q spectator, who hearing her groan, in
| qured if she was hurt "Hurt!" exclaimed the
woman, II should think l am. Haven't lost
| the best seat in the very middle of the front
row?'
Marie Roze recently gave performance of
'Trovatore" at Burton on Trent, England. She
was guest Of Sir Arthur and Lady Bass, and
the Bass ale brewery the scene of the
operate presentation The large branding shed
of the brewery was transformed into a theater,
| the stage was erected on huge beer barrels. and
| fresh scenery was painted.
At a recent amateur performance, at Detroit,
| of the "Chimes of Normandy" Serpolette was
| the wife of the editor of one of the evening
| papers The husband was in a seat in front,
| and, after the manner of husbands who have
| musical wives, thought her vocal powers very
great, and wanted other people to think so, too,
and to this end kept up volley Of praise, firing
| it into man seated in the main row, evidently
a farmer wood merchant. Loving Husband:
"Ah, hasn't she magnificent voice. What
timbre!" Farmer Wood Merchant Con
siderable timber, but too many cracks in it for
weather boarding, and not quite enough for a
paling fence" The husband went out after the
act and didn't return.