The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-05
DEPARTURE OF FRI. lehman.
The Prfma Donna's Praise of the Chorus-Par-
aizying a Hotel Clerk.

The Prima Donna's Praise of the Chorus-Par-
aizying Hotel Clerk.
During the forenoon, yesterday, Miss Lehman
was entirely occupied by calls from prominent
people whom she had met during her stay. She
has been very gracious in her manner to all who
have met her, and her popularity is such that
she could doubtless be elected to any Office
she might want 1t seemed diff
cult for the public to realize that
prima donna could be polite and agreeable. Her
| wants were simple and she WAS easily satisfied,
| in delightful contrast with Madame Patti, who
| at the time Of her last visit here. wanted the
! street cars stopped because the jinGling of the
| bells annoyed her. Miss Lehman exercised her
self by walking two or three hours each day
while she was here. and she covered the
ground like professional pedestrian Before
| leaving she took occasion to express herself as
delighted with Indianapolis, and willing to re-
| turn at any time the public might desire her to
come. The committee paid her $500 and her ex-
penses during her stay here. They also. in addi-
| ton to the requirements of the contract fur
nshed her with tickets to Buffalo for herself and
| niece. The two left for Niagara Falls on the
Bee line limited yesterday afternoon. From
Niagara Falls they 90 to Toronto, where Miss
Lehman sings for a week.
AS to the chorus, the prima donna said it was
stronger than the chorus at Cincinnati, whether
on account of the hall or not she was unable to
determine. 1t was, in her opinion. as good as
any chorus In America, and had in it some re-
markable musical talent. With proper disci-
pline it might be made as good the choruses
in European cities. The chorus is really larger
than that at Cincinnati. Of its 625, also, all
cepttwenty five were from this city. OF the
| others fifteen are from Noblesvlle, and ten
from Union City.
THE BEER WAS STALE.
II have been so delight" said Fraulein Leh-
mann to reporter yesterday. why haf not
been one hour mad in Indanapolis!'
Ach, liebes fraulein you did give Denison
House clerk one bad quarter of an hour. Aber,
perhaps you forget that
A lunch had been sent up to the fraulens
room. 1t was an ample lunch. At least it was
| thought to be so by the pantry girl, who con-
| suited the cook, who conferred with the head
waiter. who called in the bell bow, who advised
| with the steward There bottle of beer.
| and around the beer nestled generous array of
s1bstantials and daintes.
| The clerk was running up column of figures,
| when his young blood was chilled by terrific
shrek right out of the top of the upper register
| His pen fell from his nerveess fingers Ii was
| the frauein. She was angry way up to g.
| With one clenched hand she pounded upon the
| counter; the other hand waved in the air, de-
| manding satisfaction in several languages, and
none of them, unfortunately for the clerk was
] English.
| She stood upon one set of toes while with her
| other foot she tapped upon the tiled floor in
way that made the clerks teeth chatter like cas-.
| tanets while he bowed his head pnresistingly to
the storm. 1t was finally understood that the
| cause of all the trouble was that the beer sent
| to the room was stale.
cit shall never occur again." murmured the
| clerk, as humbly as spring lamb.
| Il don't want 1t efer to occur again retorted
| the fraulein in shrill staccato. Fire flashed
| country fireplace. She still shook her pretty
head ominously, and her dainty slipper contn-
ued its wicked tapping.
1T shall never. never occur again." repeated
the clerk as soothingly as harebells swept by a
June zephyr.
The fair fraulein's nostrils were still dilated,
and her bosom heaved with emotion. She
struggled to suppress her righteous indignation.
At last she conquered her pretty temper. She
gave a faint smile, then more broad and era
cious. AT last she beamed upon the crushed
| clerk. and, leaving him full forgiveness, de-
parted.
FESTIVAL NOTES.
Miss Anna Wilcox, one of the solosts at the
matinee yesterday, is a pupil of Prof. c. D.
Weegmann, of this city.
The festival committee were led to get Miss
Lehman by the fact that she was the principal
singer at the Cincinnati festival. She was warm
ly recommended by Prof. Barus.
Great credit is due to the decoration commit
tee for it's work The hall was decorated in u
very tasteful and artistic way. No confusion or
ainllcss throwing together of decorations was TO
be seen.
The lady managers of the Orphans Asylum
offer their thanks to Mr.. j. 7. Brush for the
rich treat the children of the asylum enjoyed
through his kindness in providing for their at
tendance at the Music Festival Friday afternoon
Professor Barus has won praise during the
week by the promptness with which he attends
to the business in hand. No tedious waits be-
tween performances have been allowed to occur.
and tine consequence has been that the enter
tainments have closed in good time and before
the audience could grow weary
Yesterday afternoon reception was given by
Prof Carl Barus, at his residence, to the grand
orchestra that has so ably assisted him during
the music festival The executive committee of
the G. A. r.. and the orchestra, to the number
of fifty or more, were the guests, and Papa
Barus played the host admirably, so that the
afternoon was highly enjoyable one to all
present
The citizen who remarked that the Ladies'
Relief lunch" served under Tomlinson Hail.
was so named because it relief to get
away, and who declared that the sandwiches
dispensed there would answer for foundations
TO the monument, was undoubtedly slanderer
de was probably disappointed at not getting
ice cream and four kinds of pie with his square
meal for quarter of dollar"
No prettier sight has been seen during the
festival week than the little girls from the or
phan asylum, who were present in body at the
matinee yesterday. arrayed in their quaint, holi
day uniforms of gray gowns with white Nor
mandy caps and null fichus. The ladies who
devised that style of costume as a substitute for
the nondescript dress in which the unfortunate
inmates of such institutions usually appear de-
serve the thanks of the community.
Reorganization of the Historical Society.
The Indiana Historical Society has been re-
Gently reorganized by number of gentlemen
interested in such affairs. and are now engaged
in collecting and preparing valuable State his