The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-15
Plays and Players.

Lawrence Barrett will shelve Robert Brown
ings play, 1.-The Blot on the 'Scutcheon."
Edwin F. Thorne will have new play next
season, and THE Black Flag" will be shelved.
The performances of Edwin Booth have been
received with the greatest enthusiasm IN New
York
The new drama secured by Louis Aldrieh, who
plays my Partner" is entitled THE New Do
minion."
Charles Warner, the English actor, will prob
ably star in this country next season. He has
written friend to that effect.
Lillian Russell, she of much scandal and the
pride Of the New York dudes, has returned to
America. with her husband Solomon, and
bouncing baby.
The Union-square Theater stock company will
be abandoned next season. the theater playing
combinations. j. III. Stoddard, of this company
has been secured by A. NJ Palmer for the Madi-
son-square Theater.
Augustin DAILY has revived Farquhars com
edy, 1.-THE Recruiting Officer" at his theater in
New York. and contemplates presenting the
sterling old comedies of 1.-THE Country Girl" and
''She Would and She Wouldn't"
Fife Ellsler Is said to contemplate starring
again next season. Mr.. Marc Klaw, now manag-
ing Fanny Davenport, will probably be inter
ested in the venture. The play in which she
is not unknown
The Dunlop Society. named after William
Dunlop the pioneer American dramatist, has
been formed for the purpose of issuing books
pertaining to dramatic literature. Brander
Mathews. whose stories appear in Saturdays
journal, is one of the executive board
Geneyieve Ward is returning by Pacific Mail
to San Francisco, where she will commence her
farewell" tour Of America. She will bring an
Australian actor, w. H. Vernon, as leading sup
port The following will constitute he roper
toire: Henry w." Macbeth" "Medea, For
get Me Not" and new play called Rachel"
It is fact not generally known that Lolita is
an amateur of no mean ability in the art of
water-color painting and she devotes most of
her spare time to the cultivation of that accom-
pishment. She seems to excel in landscape and
sea views. She is now, and has been for some
time, preparing a number of Christmas water
color sketches which she proposes to dispose of
among her friends the proceeds to be devoted to
charity.
Joseph Jefferson has made all his arrange
ments for next season. He opens at McVicker's
Theater, Chicago on Oct. 5, with nearly all of
the old members in his company. He will play
along until Dec q, at Washington. when he will
close his season. On April 26, 1856. he will open
again for four weeks spring season. as he does
this year. Offers to go to England have been
made to him, but he has declined them for the
present.
formed in provincial city, and the closing act
was to witness the death of the heroine from
poison administered by her lover The end ap
preached, when the lover said: Il have forgot
ten the vial" kill me with a pistol or a dag
ger" whispered the actress. Il have neither
Kill me quickly, for the audience is impatient"
she exclaimed An inspiration seized him and
as she turned he gave her kick. She faltered
and fell, exclaiming. II die by the hand Of the
poisoner." 1t was an effective climax.
Commenting on Mr. Barrett's appearance in
the new play, THE Kings Pleasure" adapted
from the French of Theodore de Banville. the
New York Herald says: 1.-THE Kings
Pleasure is an exquisite version of ali
exquisite piece It has been done into
English Of the antique style by Mr. Alfred
Thompson, poet and an artist. and the lam
guage of the adaptation is in no degree inferior
to the language OF the original Moreover, the
costumes are so designed and the piece so placed
upon the boards as to present vivid reproduc-
ton OF the times of King Louis XII"
New York Herald 1t now appears that the
correct title of Mr.. Steele Mackaye's play, with
which the Lyceum Theater will be opened, in
"Dakolar" 1t is in five acts. and for each act
there will be q separate scene. The scenes will
probably be painted by Mr.. Phillip Goateher, of
Wallacks, and Mr.. Hughson Hawley. who
painted the original scenery for the Madison
square Theater The locale of the play 10 in
Brittany. In the last act there will be gather