The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14

Podesvar. They lived together six years, when
L'Herie deserted her He told Miss Dumsdev
that the Podosvar ceremony was q comedy.
Judgment has been deferred for week.
At minstrel show recently given in Boston.
John L. Sullivan appeared in dozen classic
poses, but failed to make the dead hits that he
does with his knuckles. However, he attracted
large crowds.
plan is on foot to produce ''Parsifar in New
York, next season. with the original Bayreuth
cast, and scenery modelled on that used in the
Bayreuth production. Mrs. Thurber, with
whom the plan originated, and through whom it
will doubtless receive strong support in social
circles, said that she had already the refusal of
the Academy of Music for number of nights
succeeding the performance to be given under
the auspices of the American School of Opera.
The company engaged for the production of
s'True Nobility at McVickers Theater, Chi
cago. whenever that house may be ready for its
reoverture is constituted as follows: Robert
Mantell, A. Hastings, Edwin varray, w. B. Ca
hill, Russell Bassett. Harry Hawk, Luke Martin,
Charles Mason, George Conway, George Paxton,
Viola Allen, Ida Vernon, Blanche Thorne, Eta
Baker, Blanche Vaughn, and Mamie Doud. Be-
sides these, John c. Freund, author Of the play,
will make his debut on the American stage
Sir Julius Benedict in his later years had a
horror of men servants, and used frequently to
say: Il had men servants till l was weary of
them, when at last came one who deserved to be
the last. Imagine that this servant, and very
accordion, and play it like an assassin. Well,
one day he came to me saying: L want favor.
have a voice and wish to cultivate it. At any
hour of the day or night most convenient to YOU
l shall be ready to take lesson, and you can de-
duct it from my wages Since then have done
without a man servant"
Mr.. Wallack intends to replace Mr.. Tearle
with Dir. Kyrle Bellew, gentleman who visited
America come few years ago. spent about q
week in New York, and then returned home
utterly Disguised Osmond Tearle, in spite of a
constant and an unpleasant tendency to tears
In the voice." is manly actor. Mr. Bellew is a
petit maitre closely approaching the genus
dude" He wears bangle on his arm, chain
and cross round his throat and is poseur of
the most unmitgated nature. As ''masher'
he may succeed, but it is improbable he will be
much admired as an actor.
Among some bales of paper stock from Ger
many lately opened at Holyoke, Mass, paper
mill, were found full orchestral scores of Webers
othekeium und Doctor" Lies Paysons en-
Grenowiles," Olympia" and ''Literatia Pat
nodla" There were overtures by Beethoven,
Haydn, Arber and others, for a dozen instru-
ments and less bearing dates of 1726, 1913 174l,
1747 and 1903. One old book of 400 pages con
tains extracts from German laws dating as far
back 1890. There are letters dated as far back
| as 1926 that must have lain in some attic for
years
New York Mirror: When "Polly" was first pro-
'Oss Guards appear mounted on real live charg-
ers Pely was to make her entrance through
the archway In the first act with great pomp and
ceremony, and a steed was obtained from San
gers circus. But when the child of the military
came to mount, it was found that the archway
was too low. On seeing this the groom who
had brought the horse to the theater became
very much excited.
"Oh, please, mum, do go hon-do go hon
go hon even hif you ave to lead i'm, he pleaded.
The fair Polly was puzzled at the mans agita-
ton, and asked him why he was so anxious to
have the horse go
''You see, num-" he replied, ''.his 'oss is a
circus oss-a regular performer e knows what
'es ere for as well anybody, an e knows ell
make a it If g don't go hon. ELI begin to
smash things, an hill never be liable to get i'm
ONE icy very sensitive 'oss mum, an
you've raised is hexpectations"
The horse, which was becoming restless, was
led on, to the great delight of the groom, and
made hit
A little historical sketch of the French Society
of Musical Composers gives an interesting de-
scYiption of its origin. Some thirty years ago,
when the author composed song in Paris no
got music publisher to print it, if he was in
luck. and that ended the matter. All the profit
went to the publishers and singers, none to the
author. well-known composer in those days
was NJ Bourget. One evening he was passing
a cafe, when he heard one of his songs being
rendered inside. lie went in and sat down. A
waiter demanded his order. Il don't want any
thing, he said. II came in to hear how my
song was sung" The proprietor tackled him
next, and Bourget repeated his statement ut
don't matter if you did write the song" was
the reply. you've got to order something or
go out" ''Very we'll" said the author, ''bring
me cup Of COTE, and-hold on-I forbid you
permitting your singer to sing these three songs
of mine which see ON the programme" The pro-
prietor went off sneering, the songs were sung,
and Bourget sued him and recovered 300 francs
damages The suit led to the formation of So
cio<xy NH ;p &c