The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-21
Name Margaret Mather's salary to appear as
my leading lady in Cheek and .Humbug'

Name Margaret Mather's salary to appear as
my leading lady in Cheek and 'Humbug.' I
want her.
Barrymore's 'Nadjesda" has been shelved at
the Haymarket The unfortunate production
has cost him heavy loss, and he is considering
another engagement in this country to raise the
wind.
Grath's "Eloped with Circus Man" has been
rewritten and new business introduced. The
piece is ready for immediate presentation when
ever Mr.. Grath can effect the necessary arrange
ments.
Louise Montague the tenthoussnd- dollar
beauty, is nov the Evangeline at the Four
teenth street Theater, New York. John Mackay
doesn't claim to be beauty, but he draws all
the same
Miss Louise Essing, the prima donna of the
Bennett e. Moulton Opera Company, is one of
fession. She is equally clever in comedy, drama
and opera.
Mr.. w. o. Wheeler is in the city spending a
day or two with his numerous friends, and incl
dentally arranging for the engagement of his
great moral attraction, Dan Sully, in 1.-THE Cor
ner Grocery"
: compromise has been arranged between
Howard P. Taylor and Minnie Maddern. and
that lady will continue to play Caprice" By
consent of both parties the suits pro and con
have been dismissed.
Manager Dickson announces that he will have
grand Spring opera festival all this week, at
TO- 20 and 30 cents admission which is certainly
cheap enough for festival" indianapolis will
drive Cincinnati out Of the business yet
Western critic says: ivan Zandt's glory is
on the wane in Russia. Her only hope now is
America, and if she is to come let her come
quickly, for the American opera school has been
established and is likely to ruin the foreign mar
ket"
Dora Wiley has been engaged by Robert Grau
for an opera company which he is organizing,
and which starrs out on the road on March l.
opening at New Haven. "The Bohemian Grp'
will be made the principal feature of repertoire
comprising several of the grand operas.
The Parisians have just had a benefit that was
something like benefit. It was gala perform
ance at the Grand Opera for the poor, and it
realized 90 600 francs. Of which 40, 900 was clear
profit The personnel was almost exclusively
recruited from the Coincide Franchise.
John Howson has formed an alliance with
Charles Coote for starring purposes They will
try comedy by Clay Greene, called '"The Great
Philadelphia. May 81. Should the piece fail
they have two other comedies in reserve
Henry Bergh will, it is reported. read to Rose
Coghan play he has written, when she returns
to New York after her tour, and if she desires to
appear in it, the great friend of the lower ami
piece was acted by amateurs few years ago.
Minnie Jefries seconda donna Of the National
Ideal Opera Company, was bat chorus girl a
year and half ago. Since then her progress
has been rapid, until to-day she is offered posi-
ton for next season In ono of the most promi-
nent English opera companies in the country.
At the matinee, on Washington's birthday of
the "MikSdo" at the Standard Theater, New
York, the entire English company will appear
between the acts and sing ''The Star Spangied
Banner" This is supposed to show the good
feeling Of the English toward their American
cousins.
Among the people already engaged to appear
in THOMPSON & Solomon's opera. "Xanita," are
Lillian Russell, Jacques Kruger, Alma Stanley
and Emma Ciiefdeu. Rehearsals of the chorus
are going on under Edward Solomon's supervis-
ion, and number Of novel features in this line
are to be introduced.
A critic lately met Charley Reed when the
wind and rain were bowling and splashing and
the storm was at its height "Well, Charley" "
said he, what kind Of house did you have to-
nightT Charley leaned over him with an air of
confidential melancholy and hoarsely whispered
There were two umbrellas in the standl"
The tenor Schott, was a cavalry officer during
the Franco German war, and his fondness for APP
pearing on horseback on the stage 10 wellknown.
At Darmstadt recently. Herr Schott was appear
ing in Fernando Cortez," and in the first act he
sung a recitative on horseback. But the animal
reared and threw his rider, and the tenor won
great applause by continuing on foot his song as
though nothing had happened.
About year and half ago Ada Gilman was
engaged by G. T. Address and G. w. Roberts to
play the title role in "A Mountain Pink" She
was to be starred and to receive $l25 a week.
The company opened in Philadelphia on Aug. IS,
1884, and went to pieces just two weeks later
Miss Gilman has just received q verdict of So 900
against Address and Roberts. She had expended
81, 600 in preparation for the season.
Laura Don was once the promised bride Of
thousands of people. couple of BROOKLYN
bank clerks once advertised in the papers that
an astFOloger would send any bachelor who for
warded % cents 8 portrait Of his future wife
They got an avalanche of answers, and to each
sent copy they had had made of photograph
of Miss Don. She only discovered the trick by
accident years after it had been played.
Gus Pennoyer. the veteran manager, tells the
following Of the early struggles of Mary Ander-
sons about ten years ago was passing through
Lexington, KY, and after midnight went to the
printing Of mine which had gone astray. met
. young actor I knew pacing up and down the
platform. 'Helor says I. what are you doing
hereg Waiting for train, says he. a trainp
says L Why, bless you there amt no train
until o'clock In the morning I know it, says
he. but biz has been bad, and we have to rough
it Where's the rest of emf says In the
waiting ROOM says he. looked In and there
they were, sure enough. Mary's mother was in
q corner, with her arm around Mary, who was
asleep, with her head resting ON her shoulder
The whole cumpoodle of EN- were economizing
on hotel bills. Mary wasn't playing to any $l5.-
600 a week then, and she had to cut her coat ac-
cording to her cloth. There wasn't any dukes
or counts, or real live princes anxious to make
her acquaintance in those days. but I'm glad to
see her where she is. for she has earned her sue
cess and its examples like hers that give hope to
the boys and girls on the stage"
Dispensary and Hospital Physicians.
The faculties of the Indiana Medical and Gen.
trail colleges met the superintendents of the City
Dispensary and Hospital, yesterday. and elected