The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
Personal Points and Gossip About Profession
al PeOple-Notes of the Stage.

The only theater now open in the city is the
Zoo, and it is having good patronage. For the
ensuing week the attraction will be the Emma
Landlss Musical and Tragic Tableau Comedy
Combination, in Our American Quacks.'
Both play and star new to this city, but they
come we'll recommended Miss Lands is said to
be dashng soubrette and comic songstress
of fine qualifications. The usual matinees will
be given on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
and the prices will remain 10, 15 and % cents.
Madame Ponisi has been engaged by Manager
McVicker, of Chicago, for a season of old come
dies.
Harry Brown with number of Boston act
ors, is yachting and fishing among the islands Of
Maine.
W. j. Seaman has engaged his old partner,
William Cronln, TO 60 with his company next
season.
Pretty Patrice has been engaged by the Car
rolls to create the leading part in their new play
Whose Is Itl'
Lawrence Barrett opens his next season at St
Pau. Aug. 81
Lawrence Barrett has purchased the schooner
yacht Breeze"
Mary Anderson is going to play Rosalind at
Stafford on Avon. She promises to dress like
real boy-not hybrid.
Manager John Dickson writes that he has
secured Dore Davidson and Remie Austin for his
new piece. Lost, for next season.
The circus business is reported so bad this
season that salaries have been reduced % per
cent. with nearly all the shows upon the road.
Modjeska will bring a. new English genius
back to America with her. His name is Wander
field and he is now playing leading business for
her English tour.
The Wilbur Opera Company is in deep difficult
ties down East. Creditors are swarming about
the manager, and at last accounts he was about
to take the poor debtors oath"
Manager McCauley and Marc Klaw have secured
judgment for 81, 300 against the Kiralfys for the
violation of their contract to play Excelsior
with them In Louisville during the exposition OF
1884
Maurice Barrymores new play. ''rhe Don, is
not Spanish piece, as the title would imply,
but strong English drama. 1t will first be seen
at the new Chicago Opera house Harry Lee
will be the star.
Christine Nilsson says she never gets tired
Of hearing herself sing 1t is fortunate for Nine.
Nilsson that the public agree with her better
than they do with most singers who cherish the
same opinion of themselves.
J. b. Dickson is at present very busy getting
up the new costumes for Bluff "Jessop and ellis
new comedy burlesque. The people engaged by
Mir. Jessop, in Europe. for this production will
probably arrive in a week or
Charley White says that John r. Ford began
his business life bill poster, Joe Wheelock
sailor Frank Mayo as a newsboy, Tom
Mcguire hackdriver, Henry E. Abbey as
jeweler, and Edwin S. Conner as tailor.
Tony Hart the popular comedian of Harrigan
& Hart, and his wife. the versatile Gerte Gran
ville will head new company next season under
Z. j. Parker's management, in ellis new musical
comedy Buttons" in which MIR. Hart will essay
seven different characters.
1t is almost definitely settled that John A.
Mackay and Kate Castleton will join forces
again, and appear under j. III. Russels man
agement. The latter is busily engaged upon
preparations for big season. He has been
eudeavoring to induce Ezra Kendall to return to
Messenger.
In February, 1885, Carl Rankin, the we'll
known negro minstrel. entered into contract
with Thatcher Primrose & West to play with
their company next season. Subsequently he
made another contract with Barlow & Wilson,
by the terms of which he became partner in
their business. and to play with them.
Thatcher, Primrose & West, however, declined
to release him, and brought suit to enjoin him
from playing with Barlow & Wilson. Judge
Andrews, of the New York Supreme Court, has
decided the case in the plaintiffs favor, and
issued the restraining order asked for, SO that
Rankin will either play with Thatcher or not at
all.