The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-08
Notes of the Stage.

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Miss Fortescue according ,n0 nonuon
W., 81, aaoo.. IS visit to America,
"oiiN' VIZ .loN' 'o'.3i of Mr. Abbey.
So, D. S-a1ann, the polyglot actor, is still
20 IN the Dime Museums Mr.. Bandmann
3 Occasionally alluded to as the encent TRACE
dian.
News, has written the libretto of a comic opera,
which he calls 1.-THE Shepherds of Peru" 1t
will probably be produced by Colonel McCaull
The attractions at the Grand next week will
be the Mannerchor Society, in 1.-THE Beggar
Student, first three nights, and Nat Goodwin in
Confusion and ''Those Bells" last three
nights.
The new Harrison and Gourlay play is to be
given its first representation by it's present own
ers, the week after next, in Cincinnati. This
piece is a revised review of young Mr. E. A. Soth-
erns farce from the German called Whose Are
They9"
A Canadian journalist lately gushed the
praises of PATTI in the following words: "'Twere
useless for US to say aught in comment we can
not for we, like the rest of the audience, were
spell bound. We forgot that we were a re port
er-forgot everything in listening to the melody
of her wonderfully melodious voice"
Edward Arnot, wellknown actor committed
suicide at Chicago, on Friday, by cutting his
throat with razor, the result of dependency
and dissipation. He was formerly leading man
of the "World" and "Romany Rye" companies,
and last summer played in Indianapolis with
the Arne Walker company, in 1.-TWO Orphans, !"
appearing as Chevalier de Vaudrey and Jacques
New York Mercury: Scene-Lobby of the
Metropolitan. between the acts of Die Walkure.'
First young man, in lavish standing collar that
prevents him from bending his head forward:
Watcher thinker Maternal Gorius, aren't shep
Second young man. with desert of unwrinkled
shirt bosom: Beuf! WON'T! jew see such fig
garl S'pose it's real2 Hear she don't eat when
she sings Mark'b arts, mark 'bep"
Lately popular East Lynne" actress was as
sured certainty of 1920 in Southern town
The house was light, and after the first act she
received about hundred dollars, with the assur-
that that was the best that could be done for
her. During the entr'acte music she left the
theatre, and from the depot sent the manager
business note, saying that she had given all
tho show she could afford to give for a hundred
dollars.
Mr.. John Rickaby, who is regarded as one of
the most untirng and fertile theatrical managers
in the country, has made contract with Miss
Helene Dauvray by which she will act under his
control for term of years. Miss Dauvray is the
young lady who accomplished the task of sue
cessfully acting for an extended period upon the
Partisan stage in the French language She
formerly travelled through this country as a
child actress, under the name of Little Nell
the California Diamond"
Paris Figaro: Nine. Sarah Bernhardt will
leave France at the close of the year, to fulfill
the engagement she made to play in America
next year. Her manager Mr.. Abbey, like a
prudent man. has insured the contract He re-
Elected that mere nothing, an accident NAL
adv, might make him lose in moment all the
advances he win be obliged to make for Nine