The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-24
Notes of the Stage:

"The Wild West" cleared 100000 this season.
It is said that Sara Bernhardt is getting bald from
wearing wigs.
Edwin Booths receipts in Chicago for the past fort
night footed up to near $42, 600.
Salezat shoemaker of Bruges nineteen years old,
is the last wonderful tenor discovered in France.
1t costs just 500 to get the apparatus to make
lady vanish. There are six Of the machines in New
York now.
In don Cesar" Dgby Bell sings new comic song
called Birdie " in which he gets about dozen en-
cores every light.
Mary Anderson has forwarded So, 500 for the
Charleston sufferers. This is the net profit of her
cent seven performances in Dublin.
Sardous Theodore continues to be such success
in New York that the company has bought off the time
Of other attractions at Nibos Garden, as to con-
tinue its run.
One of the superstions of the profession is that to
allow woman to be the first to enter the door of the
theatre the opening night of the is dead bad
luck. Let man in first and it's all right
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett's Indianapolis engagement
will be at the Grand Opera house the first three nights
of next week, the repertoire being: Monday night.
Hamlet" Tuesday Julius Cesar" and Wednesday,
Francesca d Rimini." There will be no matinee.
All the American rights, with the exception of New
York and the New England States, to Gilbert 81 Sui
ivans new comic opera have been bought by Manager
McCaull 1t Is to be produced simultaneously in Lon
don New York and Philadelphia about Nov. Is.
Neither name nor plot is yet made public.
Nine. Hastreiter, the singer, who SO successful
IN OrpneuS ana lJOncnRfln year, is singing
England with Mapleson. Her place in the American
opera is to be taken by German lady who is rapidly
acquiring familiarity with the English language The
majority of the companys artists this year genuine
Americans however.
Edwin Booths first two weeks in Chicago witnessed
the largest audiences in that city the total
receipts reaching $40, 900. The actor has been en-
Enthusiastically received in the Lake City and is unver-
sally praised for his good work His company is well
liked by the critics. and the season thus far is won.
derful success in every respect,
The heirs of Victor Hugo creating some trouble
for the directors of the Paris Opera Coique 1t was
intended to produce 1lucreza Borga at the theater
but the right is denied nasmuch Donizett failed to
the consent of the dramatst to the making of
lyric version of his play. Hugo objected to opera on
general principles and quite reconciled to
Verdis version of lie Roi sAmuse."
'Don Cesar" which the McCaull opera company
will give at the Grand next Wednesday evening is
the first work of the young German composer, Herr
Dellinger and has gained him both fame and fortune
in single season. He has almost completed
new opera called Lorraine which Colonel McCaull
has purchased and will produce in Philadelphia about
Nov. l, with Miss Gertrude Griswold, Bret Harte's
niece prima donna.
sfr Lawrence Barrett Is a very busy man. Besides
acting and managing his own company and organizing
company for Edwin Booth. he is in daily conference
with George II. Box = respecting the new play
Csls5los which be thinks Is better than Francesca