The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-07

Elliott" She took the minor part of Mrs Parker
in "A Great Divorce Case and elaborated it
into an important role, making o decided hit.
She seems sure of an enviable future on the pro-
fessional STAGE.
Exchange: III Is rumorcd that Colonel j. q.
Mapleson, ESQ. = is going to settle in Chicago and
run a slaughter-house. His large experience In
the embalming of operate music will form a val
liable capital for him II the report is correct
Miss Annie Pixlev played sM1iss" for the
benefit OF the Louisville Lodge of Elks. on last
Thursday evening. and the occasion was both q
financial and fashionable success. Miss Pixley
is one OF the most popular actresses in the pro
fession, because of her kindness in assisting to
make deserving benefits a success.
Dramatic News: The variety profession is now
beginning to realize the fact that the variety
business is not on the decline, but, on the con-
trary. on a rise, and in consequence thereof It's
members are constantly preparing new acts for
this and next season, knowing full well that hav-
ing more than one or two acts in their rep
ertoires dates will be more frequent and salaries
higher. A well-kaown stage manager recently
told the writer that next season it would be next
TO impossible for a specially artist or team to Sc
cure a date unless new business or sketches were
offered, as the public had tired of the same mo-
notonous acts.
The Keynote: 1t is said Of Helen Dauvray.
the new New York star. that she passed ner
twenty-ninth birthday on Valentines Day. She
went on the stage when she was five years old.
aud was Little Nell. the California Diamond
up to 1872 or so. It is odd. thinking of her Kate
Shipiey. to remember that she was at Woods
Museum in 1870. playing twice a day in such
protean plays as '.Popsey Wopsey' and ANDY
Blake" In those days she would variously in
troduce a song and dance, song and jig, Dutch
song with wooden-shoe dance, Irish boy song and
jig. and drum and banjo solos. In the Woods
Museum stock which was called upon to support
her, was Thomas w. Keene. The change in the
order of things is creditable alike to keene and
to Miss Dauvray rightly; Helen Gibsonh, but 1T
see-saw.
Mr.. Labouchere, in London Truth. thus eulo-
gizes the exemplary modesty of Mr.. w. 3. CHI
bert: Il trust that the Americans will not Judge
us by Mr.. Gilberts foolish and Incorporate let
ter to Messrs. Harper, one of the most honorable
of the publishing firms in the United States.
there is some hope that the Americans will now
assent to international copyright. DIR. Gilbert.
the Americans should know, is a very amusing,
but very cross grained gentleman, whose infirm
ity of temper is always leading him into Quarrels
here, while his own view of his works is so exag-
gerated that he sincerely thinks that the Ameri-
cans should read them on Bonded knees and thon
send him their weight in gold for the privilege.
That, swine like. Messrs. Harper should have
sent him a ten pound note for publishing these
pearls, is, in his opinion, adding insult to injury.
The Americans should have erected statues to
him in all their towns, and have begged him to
draw on the public treasury for a few millions,
or some such trife. as an inadequate monetary
recompense for his condescension in allowing
them to benefit by his heayen-born genius"