The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-12
Gossin of the Stage.

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Gossip of the Stage.
Minute Men of 70" James A. Hearnes new play
| is great success in New York.
| 1t is definitely settled that Mr.. T. W. Ksene will
| not act during the current season.
The members of the crchestras at the Grand and
English this year to be disguised in dress suits
Mrs Stella Reese of this city. is preparing to star
in emotional roles and sne is now organizing COM
/ pany In the East.
| Herr Wilhelm is about to form a stri-g quartet
party for the purpose of undertaking artistic tours
| the principal towns OF Europe
Wagner's "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin" to
be performed at Leipzig during the coming season
without any Of the usual curtailments.
Prof. Charles Henzcn, of the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory Of Music has been engaged leader of the
Museum Orchestra by Manager Dickson.
Etelka Gerstsr, having recovered from a somewhat
alarming Illness recently appeared at benefit
cert in Paris, and sang with all her old briancy and
power.
1t is rumored that Oswald ottendorfer, of the
New York Stats Zeitung is to wed Lilli Lehman.
Mr.. Ottendorfer Is widower of hftyseven and Miss
Lehman is forty.
Miss Caroline Gage of this city, is playing through
out the State in Mrs. w. H. Rileys dramat;c compa-
n.y. She is the leading lady and plays vide range
of parts with cleyerness.
Edwin Booth begins his tour under the manage
ment of Mr. Lawrence Barrett next Monday night in
Buffalo where he plays for three nights thence to De-
troit for three performances.
Adelna Spect the once famous prima donna, who
was mentioned by Dumas in Monte Cristo, and
when in her prime proved to be formidable rival OF
Malibran, died recently in France.
The scenes of the new play which Bronson Howard
has written for Miss Helen Dauvray are laid in the
Adrondacks and the first act takes place the piaz
"a of summer hotel in that region
Forepaugh g. Samwelrs carnival of novelties and
trained ANNA. show will exhibit under the
grounds at the of Tennessee and South streets
| all week. The admission will be 10 cents.
Rita SangalIi she great premiere danseuse of the
original BLACK Crook" at Niblo's Garden according
to Lac Gauiois is shortly to wed NJ lie Baron Marc de
| ST. Pierre. of the French diplomatic service in
| Paris.
Tony Pastors company contains two stars, Harry
Morris t''Ihe Capital Prize'9 and Miss Flora Moore
| t'Bunch Of Keys.) Miss Moore will leave the COM
pany in few weeks and go starring in the astnalned
| piece again.
til said Ellen Terry wears an Indian 'lucks stone"
Whenever she faces new audience She obtained it
from the Prince of Wales who it appears, received it
| from native. when elephant hunt in India,
| some years ago.
Chief Webster is going to send the members of the
fire department to the Museum this week to the
workings of the improved fire appliances used in Zone
of the Bravest' They the same used in the
New York department..
day and began the rehearsals of Mr.. John W. Kellsrs
! new play of Tangled Lives or Tuesday The
of the play all laid in New York City and the story
relates to marriage laws.
A curious experiment was lately made in the Brus-
sells Conservatory. small orchestra" formed,
consisting solely Of twelve clarinets. The pieces
and Weber's "Moto Perpetuo."
J.E M. Sanford. of Boston, has completed an
American opera, will am Penn" in which the Qua
| ker hero is depicted as q young man who fought
| duel won prize for his excellent dancing, and did
number of other things not generally aseribed to him
| in history.
Miss May Louise Day will be the prima donna of J.
| NJ Hills 'Pepita' Company this season, which opens
| in Chicago Sept 26. The company also includes
| Fred. Solomon Fred. T. Long, Bella Thorne and
Collin Ceilings The latter is the baritone. and
| of a noble lord"
German musical papers state that the number Of
LISTS known compositions is CAT. OF these 50 are
orchestral works, 33 being subscriptions for the
chestra of other mpositions 517 for the piano
| forte 300 being prescriptions; 20 compositions
| for tho organ, and 80 vocal
It is proposed to give series of performances of
1.-THE Hermit of Cashsl' in aid of the Grant monu
Inent fund at the Metropolitan Opera-house, New
/ York beginning Oct. d. Over $50 persons will par
ticipate in the performances and the sooists will be
weknown professionals.
Mrs. George II. Fleming who is about to leave the
| city. and whose many phlanthropc and missionary
enterprises we'll known, has been rendered fare
we'll benefit concert, numerous friends signing the re-
quest She has named the evening of Sept. % the
/ time. and Plymouth Church as the place.
Nearly all actors and actresses are superstitious.
and is said Sarah Bernhardt believes that touching
the shoulder of humpback person brings good luck,
while Patti will not sign contract on Tuesday.
Dancers especially Italians rarely appear before the
footights without making the symbols of the
and repeating: In nome il Padre, il Fillio Santo
Next Monday night Miss Lillian olcott makes her
| New York debut at Niblos in Sardcu's Theodore"
which it is promised shall be produced with great
magnfcence of scenery and costumes, and several
rather startling realistic effects including real Nubian
lions and tigers Miss Olcott has been the stage
two three years and her friends hopeful of her
success in the title role of sardou's famous play
| Nine. Patti it appears; is the of Welsh
| tie in which she lives in royal style having some
sixty servants to wait her in the beautiful baronia
cottage. Henry Abbey paid her a visit recently and
she kept the stars and stripes flying al day
| Boys management at Dublin. Nov. Z where she will
sing twice. Then she returns to New York and later
| will visit Mexico and perhaps South America.
! Cosina, daughter of Liszt, and widow of Wagner
after the death of her husband lived for whole year
in entire secusion, from her nearest relatives
and servants. During this time she abst.ined from
meat and lived only vegetables, fruit and bread
which served to her in her private After
the lapse of the mourning year Nine. Wagner again
joined her family circle without however mixing in
society Only since the beginning of the preparation
of this years representations of Tristan and Isolde
Nine: Wagner came again into contact with the outer
world.
Scaria whose untimely death deprived the world of
its greatest dramatic singer the only vocalist who
ever succeeded in winning the favor Of Bismarck
the Chancellor repeatedly invited him his guest at
Varzin and Kssngen, and when they parted the last
time ne gave him valuable diamond ring Insanity
hereditary in Scarias his father having died
of mental disease two years ago This proved great
shock to Scaras and repeated financial losses
from unsuccessful speculation accelerated his own
death. Some years ago he quite well off, his
American trips having brought him in $50 OOO Like
many other great artists, he failed the occasion
when he made his first appearance. AtPesth Brunn.
| Frankfort and Leipzig he pronounced hopeless
but he went to London and continued his studies I'M
der Garcia and finally found his level at Vienpa and
at Bayreuth where Wagner esteemed him most of all
| his artists
Local Musical People aud Their Doings.
Herr Chas. Heintzen, pupil of Jacobsohn, has To-
| Gated in indianapolis
Mr. Andrew Smith will assist with tenor solo at
Tomlinson Hall on Friday night