The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP
Variety of Christmas Week Attractions
Announced for the City Theaters.
Cause Of the Trouble in the American Opera
ompany-Recollectio of 0ld-Time Fa-
yOrites in lndiana-Notes Of the Stage.

Miss Lily Clsy's Gaiety Company. an organi
cation of thirty ladies, we'll known specially and
burlesque performers, will give performance
at Englsh's Tuesday evening presenting a
long list of specialties and the musical buresque
a new version, "The Adamless Eden" without
the aid OF male performers in orchestra or else
where In the company are Alice Townsend,
Kittie Hall, Dora Hart, Vida Mansfield, Marie
Rostelle, Tillie and Rosa La Porte, Eva Stetson
Bella Waters, Anna Wells, Rhoda Hirsch Julia
Cunningham, Anna Queen and other well known
vaudeville performers.
During the last three nights of the week
English's will be- occupied by the wel-known
nelodramatic actor Mr. John A. Stevens. author
Of Unknown" PASSIONS Slave and other sue
sesses. Mr. Stevens has not played here for
several years. In his forthcoming engagement
ne will appear in his new American melo-
drama, "a Great Wrong Righted." The en-
ragement in this city will include Christmas
matinee on Saturday, and there will be no ad-
rance in the popular scale of prices now pre-
railing at this theater.
The Grand will remain closed all week until
Friday evening, opening then for two nights and a
Christmas matinee with Miss Kate Forsyth as
The attraction. She Is known here only by her
excellent reputation as an accomplished actress,
made during her professional career as leading
lady of various New York theaters and the lead
Ing support Of the late John Mccullough. Miss
Forsyth is beautiful woman, and a favorte
among society people as we'll as theater- goers
generally. Her versatility is established by her
excellent acting of tragedy, comedy and So
called society roles. She will appear here in her
new ccmedy-drama, Faithful Hearts, which
has met with very favorable reception In other
cities It is said of the play that it is decidedly
original in both story and treatment, of strong
Forsyth's company includes Mr.. Frank Losee
Mr.. Henry Holland, Mr.. j. Fl. Fitzpatrick, Miss
Lille Vane. Miss Ethel Graybrooke, Mrs. f. L.
Fernandez. Miss Virginia Thorne, Miss Bjou
Fernandez and others.
The attraction announced for the Museum
this week is of a somewhat different character
from those that have been seen there recently.
It is Richard ]. Riey's comedy and speciality
company, which played very successful en-
gagement at the Peoples Theatre, Cincinnati,
last week, aud was well spoken of by the papers
there. 1t is composed of twenty-five speciality
and dramatic performers among them the mu-
sical artists, the Ryans. Lizzie and Tom; Peter
McCloud, the harpist; Kttie Wolf, the clever
soubrette; Walters and Gray the dialect come
dams La Petite Lille, talented juvenile vocal
fst Minnie st. Vran, Gibson and Clark and
others equally as well known. They conclude
their performance with the sensational comedy
drama. Ragged Jack the Vagabond," in which
Mr.. Riley personates the hero, street gamin.
who, by honesty and fidelity, becomes respected
citizen. The play is sensational, but not of the
blood-and thunder kind