The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
The Visit of Barnum's Shows on Next Thurs
day-The Museums Attraction-Notes.

The street parade of the United Barnum and
| London Shows will take place here on next
Thursday, at o'clock in the morning, to be fol-
lowed by two performances in the mammoth
| tents Never before in the history of amuse-
ments has there been, it is claimed such q show
as the one that BarEum will present here that day
The capital of the concern has been increased to
| "a, COO, 900, and every one of the many depart
ments has been largely added to. making the
| daily expense over $1,000. There will be three
circus companies performing in three big rings.
each forty five feet in diameter, and upon an
elevated stage 6Ox80 feet There will be the
| Roman hippodrome. with its exciting races the
museum of living curiosities. with famous giants
dwarfs, etc; the two immense double menager
| les: the life-iike reproduction of Jumbo, with
| the ivory boned. articulated skeleton; Alice,
Jumbo's widow; the Miranda band, troupe of
Arabs, and other curious features, aud there
will be, in addition a very interesting collection
of immense human beings, besides other novel
ties. wonders and curiosties collected after three
years of hard labor by agents in all parts of the
world.
J. D. Clifton and Miss May Treat, supported
| by competent dramatic company, will occupy
| the Museum this week. appearing in Mr. Cliff
| tons sensational melodrama, Myrtle Ferns-'
| The piece Is new here, but it has achieved con-
siderable success elsewhere, and the perform
other cities. Mr.. Clifton is clever actor. and
stands well among his class, while Miss Treat is
rather popular young actress.
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
| Jennie Caef lately fell at Toledo, o., and
broke her knee.
| Salvini is worth 5000, OOO He made $250,OOo
of this fortune in this country. and lives in the
most economical manner at his Italian home.
| Buffalo Bill was recently injured while riding
in the running Indian fight during performance
of his wild West" show at Wheeling, w. Va.
Lilli Lehman has been engaged at the Metro
politan Opera house, New York, at $3.50 for
every opera in which she Is to sing next season.
Alma Tadema has arranged TO paint picture
| of Mary Anderson as Salammbo at the barbarian
| feast. as she is descending the grand stairway,
| Tyre In hand.
"The Khedive" will be the name of Gilbert &
Suliivans new comic opera. 1t will probably be
| produced at the Fifithavenue Theater, New
| York, about Nov. |.
new form of double bassoon has been per-
| fected by Herr Adolph Brauenlich Of Dresden,
| who has succeeded in carrying the instrument
effectively down to B fiat Of the thirty twofeet
| octave
| Colonel, is to be married shortly so Miss Marie
| Engle. the handsome Chicago prima donna.
| Young. Mapeson at present occupies response
| bie position in a local bank.
| 1t turns out that Colonel Mapleson has not Sc
! cured Patti for an American tour next season.
| Henry E. Abbey, according to late cable, is
| the lucky man. and he announces that the diva
| will open in New York November 15
General Inspector Him. of the Turkish thea
| ters has introduced plan for compelling man
| ayers to give two performances every year for
the benefit of the poor, and also to add trie to
fh0r fIoEof
| the same purpose. This measure is very I'M
| popular in Constantinople, as it increases the
| cost of amusements and reduces the number of
| patrons.
| A generation ago James Anderson was one of
the leading tragic stars Of England and America
in s.Lear," Macbeth" ''Shylock" and .Gisup-
pus." Lately his wardrobe was sold in London
at miserable prices. Falstaffs dresses, padding
| and all. went for 2.75. Shylock's costume. with
the scales thrown in. fetched only $3.50. Rich
ard Ills costume, complete went for SIS. so.
snowy Ingomar wardrobe fetched So. The COM
plete dresses Of the tThane of Cawdor' realized
"a 20. while the trappings and suits of woe in
which the actor had often strutted were posi-
| lively given away at the price of old rags-$l.
The manager of "aluge's Landing" while
lately at Syracuse. was pestered by Arthur j.
Ryder. rustic applicant for stage honors. He
was permitted to debut at a matinee, and he was
made up" as follows To give his complexion
the proper tinge, his face was thoroughly COW
ereu VIII uouSe-pAlHC, the Dack-rOunO Uciug
white, with embroideres of red and drab. He
wore red Turkish trousers. a green waist, span
gled with stars, and over all large white night
gown. A towcolored wig. with whiskers to
match. adorned his head purple stocking en-
cased his right arm. and in his hand he grasped a
huge wooden dagger After affording much
amusement both to the actors and audience, he
was assisted off the stage. He left town the
next morning and has not been heard Of since.