The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
Notes of the Stage.

Lear will be added to Thomas W. Keene's
repertoire next season.
Emma Nevada has Cancelled all her Southern
dates. She claims illness the reason.
Celia Alsberg is a new California star who will
fit across the armament next season.
The London actresses have adopted the Gus
tom of sending their floral gifts to the hospitals
George F. Learock and Ella Wren have with
drawn from Rhea's company. Boyd Putnam
succeeds Mr.. Learock as leading man.
Mae F. Mace. of the Stafford Foster company.
who recently died in Brooklyn, was cremated
last Monday, in accordance with her last wish.
The receipts of Edwin Booths two weeks en-
gagement in Philadelphia recently closed, were
s26, 9l0 against $780, 032 for the same period last
year.
Mr.. Wallace King, "the colored Campanini,"
ms he is called, who is with Kersan6s's Minstrels,
ia one of the sweetest tenor singers in the pro-
fesson.
E. E. Kidder has just finished new frivolous
farce, on the "Bunch of Keys" order, which is
intended to show up the secrets Of the stage In a
humorous way
Mr.. FL E. Sanford, business manager for
Maggie Mitchell, is in the city arranging for the
appearance of that popular star at the Grand the
latter part of next week.
.sThe Jilt' Dion Boucicau1t's new comedy,
which was presented at the Star Theater, in New
York. on last Tuesday night. for the first time,
is pronounced great success.
Miss Rose Coghlan, who for several seasons
was leading lady at Wallack's Theater, is now
achieving a large measure of success star in
she romantic play "Our JOAN"
The marriage is announced, at Chippewa Falls,
Wis, some time during the past week. of Patti
Rosa to Elias Lipsis. formerly stage manager Of
the Bella Union, San Francisco.
The business done by 1.-THE Private Score
tsry" at the Park Theater, Boston, is reported to
have been quite gratifying, the receipts for the
two weeks almost reaching $4,000.
Two burglars were lately arrested at San An
tonic Tex One of them turned out to be girl
in male attire, who said she was native of st.
Louis Mo-, and had been singing in comic opera
under the name of Carrie Wallace.
Miss Jessie Oyler has been quite i'll in Wash
ington for the past week, where the Abbott
opera company appeared, but is so much I'M
proved now as to be able to appear with the com
pany during their engagement here in April.
Maurice Barrymore aud William Reatte Kings
ton, a London journalist, are reported to be work
ing in collaboration on the libretto of opera to
be produced in the metropolis early in the fall,
and the music of which is to be composed by
William Fullerton.
1t ia stated that the entire sum so far sub
Bcribed for the Mccullough monument is less
than 81 900. 1t Is now known that the McCul-
Tough estate will yield to the heirs $50, 600 over
all indebtedness. Mrs. Mccullough will of
course receive twothirds.
The New York Mirror thinks that there can
be no doubt, in the mind of any one who is really
sapable of telling good music from bad that,
with the single exception of Arthur Sullivan,
Edward Solomon is the only English composer
who can write comic opera.
DIR. Charles E. Wright who has one of the
largest and best selected private Libraries in the
State, possesses a very valuable collection of
books relating to the drama and theatrical mat
ters Among the number is very rare volume,
CT peculiar interest TO theatrical people, which
BIOd5eska recently asked DR.. Wright TO loan to
! 10 her, as she had never been able to obtain q
copy of ii.
One Of the greatest dramatic combinations
ever got together in any country is now being ar
ranged for by the managers OF salyipi and Edwin
Booth. II is proposed to have the two great