The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-10
Plays and Players.

Joe Jefferson will go to London next season.
John II. Raymond is playing in Philadelphia.
Bracolini, the baritone, is singing in Aus
tralia.
Booth and Ristori will play together shortly
In New York.
Eleanor Cary is preparing trip to Canada to
produce a new play.
Ristori has been playing to almost empty
horses in California
Maude Harrison is said to be anxious to star,
II she secure play.
Modieska is meeting with great success at the
Lyceum Theater, London.
Will Gillette will play 'The Private Secretary"
In California this summer.
Miss Estella Clayton. in her play ''Favette,"
plays her role in bare feet.
Christine Nilsson, it is said positively, win re-
tire from the stage next year.
Joe Jefferson has painted landscape which
adorns the walls of the Lotos Club.
Harry Woodruff, that clever young boy actor.
has been re-engaged by Ned Thorne.
Madeline Lncette vii, star next season in an
operate comedy. by.Colonel Milliken.
Charlotte Thompson has made quite hit with
her play '-Phillis Denhore," in Denver.
Joseph Proctor is playing his old-time play,
s'The Nick of the Woods at ST. Johns, N. B.
very soon, from Austria. Her future is unde
eided.
Harrigan & Hart have dissolved partnership,
IND the firm will henceforward be Harrigan 81
Qnilter.
Mapleson says that Patti is a devotee of the
billiard, and that she is monomaniac on the
subject
Harry Brahafn was given divorce from
Lillian Russell by Judge Donohue in New York
last week.
Louise Davenport, who has been sick in the
New York Hospital is recovering Her eye
sight is gone.
II is an actresses business to hold the mirror
arp 20 nature, and she must, therefore, expect ali
sorts of reflections
Bronson Howard, the American playwright re-
turned to England last night He is residing
permanently abroad.
Ida Vernon has been engaged by Bartey
Campbell for his stock company. at the Four
seenth-street Theater.
John Richaly will sail for Europe the latter
part of the month, to secure play for his new
STAR Helene Damoray.
Annie Ward Tiffany has given up her idea of
an Australian tour ana will remain with the
Shadows of Treat City,
'0rhe Black Hussar,r Millockers latest opera
cornque, was produced in New York by Nc
Caull, hast week, and made great success
In Eufaula- Ala, few nights ago. a mad dog
attacked tue members of dramatic troupe who
were staying at the St. Julien Hotel. it is sup
posed the dog witnessed the performance.
The st Joseph, No. city authorities are de.
termined TO get even with the circuses which
last year avoided the payment of licenses by
showing beyond the city limits On May / an
ordinance was passed fixing circus permits at
$50 day, no street parade being permitted un-
less that amount be paid into the city treasury
This is equivalent 10 charging $3.50 for the street
parade, without which no modern circus can
draw.
crank painter from Omaha lately asked
Manager Stechhan. of the San Francisco Stand
ard, for work. The manager advised him to
paint the local lamp posts and the fountains red
"a few minutes later a man with short ladder.
bEzash and paint pot was seen making his way to
Che Lolita fountain and under the impression
1hat he was there by instructions Of the super