The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-28
Notes of the Stage.

| Alice Oates is seriously ill, and cannot sur.
| vive.
Edwin Booth celebrated his ifty-third birth
day last week.
Patti is guaranteed 5000, 900 for her forty per-
formances in America
Mary Anderson has taken up her residence in
Paris, for the purpose of acquiring the French
| language
Gayarre, the great tenor, sang for eighty cents
night sixteen years ago, and now he is TO sing
| fifty times in Madrid for $4,000
| Violet Cameron did not sail for ''Hold Hing
land" on last Tuesday, but her company en-
barked for home on that day.
| Hilda Thomas, of this city, will forsake the
variety stage after this season, and devote her
time and talents to light opera.
Mrs. James Brown Potter makes her debut on
the professional stage next season at Days un-
| der direction of MIR. Augustin Daily.
Herr Niemann the tenor receives SIT 500 and
all expenses paid for his three months engage
ment at the New York German opera
Christine Nilsson has recovered from a severe
bronchial attack, and is giving concerts in
Amsterdam, under Maurice Strakosch's direc-
ton.
Controls "Gypsy Baron company is meeting
with great success The opera is spoken of in
the East the brightest ind cleverest of all the
Casino productions.
Walter Hine, business manager of Edwin
Booth. and a gentleman well known and re-
spected in the profession, died of consumption in
Baltimore last week.
Miss Lolita and Nine. Modjeska are two types
OF remarkably well. preserved women. Nine.
Modjeska was forty when she began to study
English. Miss Lolita is just that age now.
Eddys SQuib: There is very good reason to
believe that the new Gilbert and Sullivan opera
Is completed. and that Mr.. Stetson has received
the book of it and the costumes and scenery
yraAd a1o TN Sc Il =.
that, notwithstanding the numerous denias, the
opera will be called "The Khedive"
The Carleton Opera Company will be at the
Grand the last four nights Of next week in
''Nanon" an opera that made hit here last
year. The company has been recently reorgan-
lied, and now consists of sixty people, and car
ries all its own scenery. 1t has two prime dome,
Miss Ray Samuels and Miss Fanny Rice.
Frank Mayohas acted Davy Crockett over 8, 500
times Louis Aldrich has played Joe Saunders
1,75O times. Mayo hates to play Davy, although
he says 1t Is, in Its way, as artistic work as he
is capable Of Aldrch is willing to 60 On acting
Saunders forever, II the part continues to be lu
crative. Here's distinction with difference.
The Comment Mr.. w. D. Howells's play,
called "a Foregone Conclusion, was done at the
Madison-square Theater on Thursday afternoon.
1t was not distinguished success. The piece is
rather thin and rather clumsy, and the only
point OF merit about IL that was not more or less
mitigated was the Interpretation of the charac
ter that fell into the hands of young Salvini.
Indeed, even that was rather weak along toward
the end. MIR Howells is not stage writer.
Of course property kisses are the correct
thing on the stage, but they are not always so
convenient There are some actresses, not many
to be sure, who won't even allow prop in
oscnlation. Miss DeLussan, Of the Boston
Ideals, is one of these severe princip!ed young
ladies. Mr.. Williams, who plays the part of her
lover in Victor caught severe cold in Gin
cinnati last week. When asked how he got it
he replied that he thoughtlessly took DeLussan
in mis- arms without his chest protector on.
The jewelry manuscripts and other personal
property of the late Salmi Morse of Passion
Play" fame, will be sold at early date to salts
fy claims. Since Mr. Morse's death the property
has been in the hands of Mrs. Behrends. his sis
ter, and was only turned over to the public ad-
ministrator few days ago. after two years
legal battle instituted by Isabella Gault, Mr..
Morse's former landlady. The manuscripts in
clude the Passion Play" Queen Margarets
! Sister and 'On the Yellowstone," besides three
lectures on jew and Jesus" Mrs. Harley Mer-
ry, according to Mrs. Gault has offered 81, 900
for "On the Yellowstone