The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-27

| granted to one John Charleswoode for the
"ymprintipg of all maner of bills for players
John Roberts, one of the printers for Shakespeare,
also printed plaY-bills. The bills were posted
then as now, at street corners and on eligible
| walls and fences.
Mack. of the former Sheridan and Mack sketch
team, will soon produce a new thre e-act farce.
comedy by Mr.. Fred Maeder, called "Eloped
| with a Circus Man." The story is that of the
daughter of a Pennsylvania Dutch hotel keeper.
There will be an electric hotel in the first act,
and O circus in the second and third ones.
Modjeskais nader name was Helena Benda.
and she made her first appearance in America at
the California Theater, San Francisco, Aug. 20.
1877. She has been twice married, in 1860 to G..
S. Modezejewska, who died in 1864, and in 1868
to Charles BoZenta Clapovski, commonly known
as the Count Bozenta. She comes of a theatrical
family, her brother being especially popular in
Poland as a comedian.
Clara Morris, the actress, travels with a trunk
six feet high and five feet wide. Miss Morris
speaks of it as her house. 1t is the largest theat-
| rical trunk on the road. There are t~hirty-six
jeweled rings in her jewel-case, several neck
laces, two dozen bracelets, three diamonds the
size OF hickory nuts and any quantity of jeweled
hairpins. Off the stage Miss Morris wears nc
%jewelry. only a plain little gold ring on the little
finger of her left hand.
1t takes more money to buy a violin with a
- b9hAa hoACS ChN ~ A4Ok0 oAO Boi10 Va
the prices which have been paid for rare old VIC
Inns: Mdme. Norman Neruda gave $40, 900 for
the Stradivarius which belonged to Ernst; Viii.
helmj, $3.50 for another, for which he was
afterwards offered $25. 900; Zeno Hubay, pro-
fessor in Brussels. SIS, 600 for Wieniawskis
Guarnerius; and Zajic, of the Strasburg Con
servatory, 500, 900 for another Guarnerius,
which was the favoritej instrument of Ferdinand
David.
The latest drama on the cards is entitled
"Louis Riel,' or The Northwest Rebellion" Its
existence is due to the fertile brain of Mr.. Clay
Greene, who completed its four acts in three
days. Mr.. Arthur Forrest is to star in the title
role, and a company is now ready to open the
season. In order to satisfy the prejudices of the
Riel and anti Riel factions in the New Dominion
the author has ingeniously arranged two YER
sions of his work-one to justify the govern
ment, and the other to eulogize the dead chief
tain Of the rebels.
Chicago Evening Herald: Miss Katie Ran
dolph Sheets, a young lady who has already
gained a very enviable reputation as q composer
of song music, has recently removed to Chicago
with a view to placing in the hands of the Chi
cago Music Company a number of manuscripts
for publication. Among other popular songs this
talented young lady has already given to the
public. are the following: kiss Me, Sweet
heart" Maybe" ''Esoteric," Deepest Love, "
Little Red Riding Hood" 'Pancha Panchita. /"
Miss Sheets not only possesses natural. talent as
O composer, but has made music q study for a
number of years, and always under the very
best masters. Her compositions are character.
lied by a certain charm and melody that cannot
fail to please.