The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-28

She was popular coincidence on our stage fifty
fveyears ago.
Instead of acting as leading man at Wallack's
Theater, Osmond Tearle will star through the
country next season in play which he has re-
Gently purchased
field, o.. and Richmond, Ind, to his circuit
which will be under the management Of Larry
Reist next season.
Newton Gotthoid is at work on new play,
which he has named IA Hayward Woman" 1t
is not yet settled whether the play will be pro-
duced next season.
Managers AL Heyman and Daniel Frohman
are struggling with a new play entitled 1.-The
Red Rouble." work that is Russian in location,
spirit and authorship.
Miss Myra Goodwin will 60 to Europe after the
close OF her season, March l. to recuperate her
health, but will return in time to make an ex-
tended tour of this country next season.
j. e. Conley of the Wilbur Opera Company,
wears a diamond that would throw Alvin Joslin
into commissions were be to see it. 1t is as water
melons to huckleberries compared to the Kohl
moor.
The next entertainment in the Plymouth
lecture course will be given by the Till family
next Wednesday evening. They make excellent
music On stones and are known as the Rock
band"
The New York correspondent is at II again.
His latest fib is that Mary Anderson and Marga-
ret Mather both parade the street with pugs
and that they glare and their dogs fight as they
pass by.
Frank Mayo is having such success with ''Nor-
deck" in New England that he will remain there
until late in the spring. In some cities he has
been making as many as three return dates with
in two months.
Frank 1. Frayne, it is said advertises himself
throughout the country as the accidental slayer
OF Miss Won Behren. This Is in contrast to his
contrition at the time the catastrophe took place.
few years ago.
Lima, Peru, by a company composed of the crew
of the United States sloop of war "Iroquois.n It
is said to have been great success, and certainly
''astonished the natives"
"Glaucus' is the title of the new play Lawrence
Barrett will probably produce next season. The
story is based on Bulwer's Last Days of Pom
peii, and will be told in FIVE acts, with Oh earth
quake and volcano scene
Dramatic News A new Rachel, with the
mellifuous name Of Melinda Maybury Cahoon,
is announced from the interior wilds of Georgia.
She is said TO out Mather Mather. and is now
looking for Manager Hill.
Mrs Chanfrau is reported not to have made
dazzling success last week Of Clifton W. Tay-
leures Parted, known In London IS wife or
Widow" The cable describes her as having been
overweighted with the play.
The morganatic bride of Prince Alexander, of
Servia, is an actress She was a soubrette at
Berlin theater when he saw her first. and during
his recent campaigns went to the war with him.
dressed as man and a soldier.
Mr. G. D. Hildebrand's illustrated lecture on
"Prison Life" with which he had nearly twenty
years experience will be given at the Grand to-
night. Mr.. Hildebrand was formerly notori-
GUS outlaw but is now reformed.
J. B. Dickson's latest venture. "Aphrodite," is
said to be atrociously bad, and even the efforts of
such capable people as Harry Browne and Lille
West can't save it. Mr.. Dickson has been sin
gularly unfortunate in his recent ventures.
VIM r. Hayden states that Thomas w. Keene
has been travelling for six years. and that he has
accumulated in that time a fortune of $75, 000
1t is proposed that Mr.. Keene shall reopen in
Chicago on Aug 81 remaining there two
weeks.
A new play, 'The Old Homestead" sequel
to Joshua Whitcomb,' will be produced by
Denman Thompson and his company at the Bos-
ton Theater, beginning April s. for two weeks.
1t is the joint product of Mr.. Den Thompson
and Mr.. George W. Ryer.
''The Don" will soon be taken out again. This
time John Stetson and Chas. A. Stevenson will
back it. having bought the scenery, and arranged
with Henry Lee for the right to play the drama.
What money e. F. Thorne advanced (about $250)
has been paid back to him.
''My Hettv." It will be produced next season at
a New York house, if satisfactory arrangements
can be made. Louise Dillon will create the part
of Hetty. while negotiations are under way with
strong leading man for the principal male char,
acter =
Dramatic News: Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
poetess of the passions. having made hit with
her novel; is now going to write a play. Miss
Wilcox is on tho shady side of thirty-fve we'll
built, fairly good looking, and has bronze red
hair and fair complexion. 1t is limited that she
may act in her own piece.
an avapipo narforp, 40 a. ora of fbo T1;l
adelphia theaters, last week. two women wearing
big hats Mortified the audience as they took their
places in the parquette. But when, comfortably
seated. they removed the distractions and placed
them their laps, everybody felt like giving
them round of applause
Mr. Walter Dennis, an actor who is pleasantly
remembered as the best Romany Rye---with the
possible exception of Mr.. John Norton-who ap-
peared in that successful melodrama has had
play of somewhat similar type written for him by
Mr. James +. Hailow, of Minneapolis. The new
piece is called "a Gypsy's Love-"
The fair sex of Bucharest gave Patti queer
ovation recently. After the diva had ended one
Of her particularly effective arias, in the opera
house, number of ladies suddenly rose to their
feet and threw white pigeons with ribbons
round their necks on the stage until the singer
was surrounded by the birds Pattl has been
living on pigeon-pie ever since.
Playing the limbs to some stage 'fakeD animal
seems to be an omen of future success to actors
nowadays. Every one knows that Mr. Dixey
started as the heifer's hind legs SO Mr. Joseph
Haworth says that he feels very confident Of the
future because he made his first appearance on
the stage as the VOLTS paws In "Davy Crockett"
Last week he played Romeo to Miss Mather's
Juliet, in Providence.
The Strakosch Grand English Opera Com
pany, with company of over sixty people, and
a strong and excellent orchestra have been se
cured by Manager English for two nights. Mon
day and Tuesday, March and 8, in the grand.
romantic opera Carmen" and Verdis I'll Tro,
vatore." The company is composed Of members
Of the American Opera Company. Mr. Chas.
Phillips, Kate Bensberg, Annis Montague. and
Sara Barton are the principals The prices for
this great attraction will be only one dollar for
reserved seats.