The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
The Local Attractions for This Week-The
Current Gossip About Stage People.

The Grand Opera house will be given over to
local entertainments this week. Mr.. Wendell
Stanton Howard. the director Of the art exhibit
will give three of his popular illustrated recitals
on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings,
his subjects being 1.-The Italian Republics, y
"Glimpses of SPAIN and Walks in Rome, re-
spectively.
On Friday evening, by special request. the
Light Artillery will repeat their excellent pro-
duction of "Chimes of Normandy The price
of admission for the whole lower floor has been
fixed at fifty cents, and for the balcony twenty
five cents. The performance is for tho benefit OF
the Light Artillery
Now that the ''art fever" is raging, those who
are interested in such matters will be glad to
know that Prof. Harrison, of Chicago, cele-
brated artist, will give his series Of illustrated
lectures, at the Grand Opera-house all next
week. They are a series of entertainments of
undoubted merit and fully equal to the cele-
brated Stoddard lectures, and superior to the
Cromwell lectures which have been so popular
here and in other large cities. They are de-
scriptive of travels in Europe, and the iilustra-
tons are said to be particularly beautiful and
realistic.
At the Museum strong speciality programme
will be offered in the theater, and the Japanese
village will remain one week more. Among the
speciality people who will appear are Bobby New
comb, the famous song and dance artist; MISS
Madge Aston, a clever vocalist; Malvina Rem
ner. operaticsnger; the noted midget, La Petite
Kitty: Richards Brothers, musical team, and
several other speciality people equally good.
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Evans and Hoey sail for Europe May 26
Mary Anderson's receipts have reached nearly
$3.50 900 this season.
Miss Jeffreys Lewis appears in 'Sappho' in San
Francisco next month
Christine Nilsson has decided not to visit
this country next season.
Frederick Hanlon, one of the wel-known
Hanlon Brothers, died at Nice April "a
The guarantee fund of the impending Cincin-
natl musical festival has reached $54, 600.
Mrs. Lanstry will begin her next tour of this
country at the Fifth avenue, on October 4.
The transportation of the Saxe-Meiningen
company next season will cost 81, 900 per week.
Salvini will depart for Italy in a few days with
$780, 000 the result of his recent tour in this coun
try
Patti has come down from S., 900 to So 900 a
night for London season. and Italian opera Is
to be resumed in that city.
Robert B. Mantell has signed five-year con-
tract with Augustus Pitou to star in legitimate
plays under his management
Manager Dickson has booked the celebrated
SAKE Meiningen Dramatic Company of $50 art
lists for an engagement here next season.
Carl Ahrendt, of the Clara Morris company,
sailed for Germany. on Monday where he goes
as vice-consul for the United States at Berlin.
Eleven murders, with realistic decapitation
scene, are the mildest features Of tragedy
called "HelI," which was recently produced In
Italy.
The sum of $50, 900 has been subscribed in Phil
adelphia for the formation of an American opera
company, an auxiliary of the New York organi-
cation, with headquarters in the City of Brother
ly Love.
The grand spring "Uncle Toms Cabin" festival
is underlined for the week Of the Oath at the
Grand. The management guarantee more Evas.
bloodhounds, Markses, donkeys and heavens
than any other "Unele Tommers" travelling.
syndicate of five gentlemen. with paid-up
capital of $4,000. have purchased all the orig
inal scenery, costumes and properties of Sar-
dou's Theodore" and will produce it at Niblo's
Garden, Sept. ID, for run of five or six weeks,
after which it will be given in all the principal
cities of the country