The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-17

show is well known to circus gcers as one OF the
largest tent shows in America, audit is heraded
this season as in no wise smaller than before,
but, in the language of the genial agent, greater
than ever" The principal features of the men
agerie are the large herd of elephants, one of
which rides bicycle, and the trained horses
The circus contains the Arabs, Japanese Jug
glars, and acrobats and equestrians ad lbltum-
Plays and Players.
Judic is said TO be very sick.
Myron w. Whitney is singing in Chicago
Tom Kesne is playing in Iowa and the West.
Madame Ristori sailed for Europe last week.
The new Chicago Opera house will be opened
IN August.
w. e. Sheridan plays an engagement In New
York next week.
Digby Bell has been. re-engaged for next
season by McCaull.
David Wheeler of Clara Morris's business staff,
Is in the city resting.
Theo's farewell engagement will be played
next week in this country
Henry e. Abbey has sailed for America in the
interests of Mary Anderson.
Barry and Fay have new concet entitled
'grhe Dynamiters. Poor men!
Gus Frohman is to take company on the
road from the Lyceum Theater.
Lillian Spencer has written novel, and has
come to Chicago to see publishers.
lie Prince Zilah" is the Partisan sensation Of
the season. 1t is a romantic play.
Hugh Conway IF. j. Forgus), author of Called
Back" is reported to be dying at Monaco.
Joseph Haworth has received an offer from
Fanny Davenport to support her in Fedora"
Joe Polk has made success of his new come
dy 'rMixed Pickles" 1t has caught on in Chi
eago.
Dr. Mary Walker is noticed among the book
ings at museum in Milwaukee. What does
Mary dol
Lawrence Barrett will be managed next sea-
son by Arthur Chase, who formerly piloted
Madame Rhea.
Lillian Russell was out of the cast of 'Polly'
last week owing to illness. Her role was taken
by Emma Carson.
Fred Bryton, young actor, last seen here
with Clara Morris will star next season in a
play written by Ed Marble.
Will O. Wheeler will arrive in this city soon,
en- route for California, where he gees TO pro-
duce "The Corner Grocery"
Il is reported that John Gourlay is on his
muscle on account of insinuations concerning an
alleged attack of big head.'
John A. Stevens seems to have knocked the
is society play, and well written.
Minnie Palmer is playing at the Union-square
Theater, New York. Florence Marryatt, the
novelist, gives a reading between acts.
John T. Raymond will occupy the Madison
square Theater during the summer liz the alb
senee of Mr. Palmer and his company.
George Fl. Boxers new play, written for Law
renee Barrett. is entitled 'Glaucus.r 1t is
founded on ''The Last Days of Pompeii."
A ~:
cagO Inter Ocean, has written another play "a
Moral Crime which is soon to be produced in
that city.
Fannie Davenport has closed her season and
has left for San Francisco where she will pro-
dnee Fedora with the aid of the Baldwin Thea
ter stock company
Il. B. Mantell and Kate Forsythe will be given
benefit at the Lyceum Theater New York.
The theater, by the way, is in bad fix, as the
creditors have seized upon the property.
John G. Freund. who edits a trade paper called
the Music and Drama has written play en-
titled. ''True Nobility Freund intends to
enact the leading role, and, if successful, to
adopt the stage.
Sarah Bernhardt spends SIS day on cosmet-
les She uses daily several eaux de toilette,
two or three pints of rose water pot of cold
cream, perhaps three boxes of whitening car
mine. pomatnm, powder for the nails and PEN
CHS for the eyebrows and lashes.
New York Herald: Mr. Bronson Howard
signs to-day contract with Miss Helen Dauvray
for q new play for that lady, to be produced in
the fall DIR. Howard is to receive So, 600 in
cash for his work. besides a royalty Miss
Daayray sails for Europe next month and Mr.
Howard goes at once 60 Detroit to begin his
work.
The following are the annual salaries of the
LEAKING singers at the Paris Grand Opera: Mad.
Krauss $50. 500; Mile. Isaac. $4,000; Mile.
Richard, $4,000; Lassalle, $4,000; Solomon.
ola, 600; Melchissedec, 50 600; Dereims $l2, 600;
BOudouresque $l4, 600; Faure, $50, 900; Gailhard,
D3 600; Villaret $l4 500. And in face of this,
people wonder why grand opera does not pay in
Paris. even with the government subsidy.
The Mexican typical orchestra made such a
favorable impression upon the occasion of their
recent visit here, that several unsteady inclined
gentlemen interested themselves in getting the
organization TO play return engagement They
have finally succeeded in doing this, and the
Mexicans will give concerts afternoon and
evening on Friday the 2Sth inst, at Plymouth
Churen, and they promise TO be quite al event
Ia society and musical circles.
They are collecting the remains of great must
s!ans TO Inter them in the cemetery at
Vienna But only portions of some composers
can be found. Mozarts body is, for instance
missing. The German papers declare they have
found the bust OF the composer But its identity
rs at least doubtful Mozart's friends feared the
rain, and oolted home before the common
grave was closed. When the widow visited
khe' graveyard there Was a new gravedigger
who could not point out the vault wnere Mozart.
with hfteen or twenty others lay buried TIC
Ehis day the grave is unknown. Haydns skull
Is missing but it is we'll known to be in the pos
Bession Of physician at Vienna. who, it Is as-
Bumed, can be- pelled 10 give IL up. The
SAUL was stolen and another was sent 20 Prince
Esterhazy in lis place The remains Of Gluck,