The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
Notes of the stage.

Victor Jonciere's new opera, king Lear" is
ready for presentation 10 Paris
Mr. Arthur B. Chace. director of the Booth
Barre tt tour, predicts that the receipts OF the
season will amount to 100000
The Elks' benefit. at the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia recently, was the most successful
for many years The receipts were So, O4S.
The Cincinnati Equirer plaintively inquiries:
Will the variety stage ever have serio comics
who can singl Black stockings don't count.
In Kerry Cow" Joseph Murphy goes through
the process of shooting horse, making the shoe
and all, and he does it in very workmanlike
manner
Kathryn Kidder is announced as engaged for
next seasons company at the Globe theater
London, England. under Wilson Barretts man.
agement.
A. S. Cazanran has adapted from the French
a play called "A Womans Wit" and it will be in
Helen Barry's repertory. She will first produce
il in England.
Miss George Parker. the lively little sprite
who is seen as Venus circuit. the rough dia-
mond in Hoyt's Rag Baby company, was for
merly one of the well known Parker sisters.
In the re-oreanized Deacon Brodie' conn any
the role formerly played by Annie Robe will be
acted by Mittens Willett. the wife of Henry
AveHng. and formerly leading lady with Fred
erick Warde.
William Gillettes successful American play.
"Held by the Enemy" will shortly be presented
at the Grand, with the changes made in the play
by Mr.. Gillette which were SO successful when
recent run of the play at the Star Theater.
Minnie Maddern will begin suit for divorce
from her husband, La Grand White, during the
spring term Of the Wayne Circuit Court, De-
seven years but have not lived together more
than half of that time. General incoDpatibiilty
seems to be the cause.
Wilson Barret's story in the London Th eater
Annual for 1888 il called "Dobbie." and the
scene is in a Pennsylvania town at the foot of
the Alleghenies. Il is an interesting and pa
thetic story, but the author speaks of the
.Pennsylvania g Ohio Railway" "Boxing
Night" and an Indian souaw-in a Pennsylvania
town!-and otherwise shows how much he didn't
learn about America during bis visit here.
Edwin Booth has purchased from Mrs. Owens,
through Manager Albaugb, OF Baltimore, the
Owens. The portraits include Wood as King
John, Duff as Marmion, Macreadv Macbeth,
Francis Sir George Thunder. Roberts as Bob
Logic, Foote Cantwell. Mrs. Darnley MARY
Duff as Mary in Superstition" Sam Cowell as
Crack Edmund Kean Richard III. and Mrs.
Francis as Old Maid.
Dion Boucicault is no respecter of persons
when directing a rehearsal The Detroit Free
Press says that ono day at Wallack's Theater,
when the magnificent Lester was in the East,
there was a long pause in the proceedings when
Testers spoken. Boucicault began to
emit snlphurous Ell OSCILLATIONS Wallack through
his single eye-glass continued to look carefully
at the manuscript part in his hand, and finally
remarked with characteristic nonchalance:
''Boucy. IL says here that eaunter down to the
left The irate Dion replied Then VIII y in -
don't you saunteSfH
Clara Norris is not above talking to newspa-
per people. She said Co of them: II don't
worry about the great effects in my plays
Those come to me almost without effort busy
myself thinking out bits of business for the
quiet scenes, IN which / have little TO say
Trifies make MP the sum of life. Judicous trifles
go a great way toward helping the sum of a
theatrical performance" Miss Morris has
weakness for pancakes and black coffee 1t is
not asserted. however. that she regards them az
emotion producers. She carries the ingredients
for them in her private car and makes them
whenever the fancy seizes her.
That is rather nonsensical piece of news"
in some of the New York papers that Mr.. Abbey
is negotiating with Mrs. Potter with view 10
engaging her a. leading lady of his company in
Miss Coghans place. The leading lady at Wal
lacks must be able to act. and Mrs. Potter has
not yet achieved that portion of her dramatic
education Besides, Abbey can find theatre
large enough for Miss Florence Gerard and Mrs.
Potter to exist under roof. more inter-
81 ing paragraph. going the rounds of Gotham.
=. The description of stage view by young
actress, who remarks that when the audience
gees a handsomely-drssse young man, good