The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28

picture and fell in love with it She adopted il
as the ideal of Ophelia, and in her representa-
ton of the role endeavored TO realize it's plant,
melancholy sweetness
Della Livingston. Of Brooks's Tbespian Opera
Company, was lately assaulted by fifteen ruffians
at Hooslck Falls. She was found nearly dead in
an old barn. Flve of her assailants have been
arrested.
Miss Jessie Oyler (Jones). of this city, who is
rapidly rising as lyric artist, Is member OF
the Abbott Opera Company, and is in the cast of
The Mikado," singing Peep-Boo in one of "The
Three Little Maids from School,"
A very gratifying treat is In store for the
music-loving people of indianapolis, at English's
Opera house, the early part OF May, in the APP
pearance of Mapleson's Grand Italian Opera
Company from Her Majestys Theater London.
A New York writer says: 81 had been told of
the Abbott kiss, and I went over to the Brooklyn
Theater last week to see it demonstrated through
the medium of YUM Yum. 1t exceeds even the
widest description or the most extrayagant mar
ration. For GLOWING succulency and lingering
adhesiveness it is unparalleled in the history of
oscillation"
Frank Daniels denies the report that he in
tends letting ont the play of "Little Puck" that
he recently purchased from Howard P. Taylor
to any comedian. Hs states that the principal
part is peculiarly adapted to himself and his own
line of work, and tina: although he remains with
the Rag Baby" al present he will produce the
other comedy at future time.
Fife Ellser MRS. Frank Weston) presented
her husband with q daughter St Patrick's
morning. The interesting event took place at
Troy, n. Y. where the lady had played the two
nights previous in woman Against Woman"
The child died after living one week. Miss
Ellsler will resume her. tour at St Louis on
April A. and in order to fill out the original term
she will play two additional weeks.
Henry Ashley, who was formerly manager,
and for fourteen years dramatic editor of the
Clipper, was found dead in his room at the Ash
land House on Sunday. Mr.. Ashley withdrew
from the Clipper and journalism a year ago on
account of writer's paralysis lie was an hon.
est. methodical man, but his friends were few,
owing to a reticence and certain eccentricities
which always marked his department. The act
ors' fund bore the expenses of his funeral.
Edwin Booths friends are surprised at his de-
termination to play through the entire coming
season, and journey extensively the whiles with
out rest or intermission. His weli-known aver
sion to travel, and his expressed inability to en-
dure the fatigue, render the scheme all the more
incomprehensibe. it is stated, however That
he has been giving Wall-street matters his atten-
tion. and possibly this may account for his will
ingness to travel thirty weeks for considera-
ton Of $l50,000
A curious story has lately been making the
round of Italian papers. It appears that in De-
cember last there was found in one of the car
riages OF the express train running between
Venice and Bologna what proved to be the man
uscript of a complete opera. fully scored, and
according to the opinion of competent judges,
possessing considerable musical merit. Accord
ing to an indication contained in the manuscript,
both libretto and music are by the same author,
whose name, however, does rot appear. The
parcel has been handed to the police authorities
of Venice
It is now given out as fact that Mrs. James
Brown Potter was not responsible for the selec.
ton OF the poem, ''Ostler Joe" the reading of
which stirred up society so completely A cor
respondent writes II have it on the best au-
thority that Secretary Endicott, Mrs Endi-
colt and Secretary Whitney, having
heard her read "Ostler Joe,' Joined in
a request that she should give it, and
that she consented to do SO with not one misgiv-
ing chat she was doing violence to good taste or
good morals. 1t is claimed that Mrs. Potter by
her clever acting as an amateur has made nearly
100000 for various worthy enterprises of New
York.