The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-09
Go.sip of the stage.


Madeline Lucetts has written play for
Minnie Maddern.
H r. Jacobs has offered Corinne $50 900 and
all expenses for FIVE years contract, which she
has not accepted.
''Arizona joe who plays at the Park next
week, Is called 1.-The Shooting Star" Why not
call him the MeteorP its shorter.
1t il said that the veteran C. W. Couldoek
will play the popular priced theatsrs this season
with Haze. Kirks' and tbe'"Willow Copse.'
William Gillette's new play, "ALegal Wreck
promises to be the greatest success the Madison
square Tneater has had for years. II has now
been running month
A bill is before the British Parliament to pre-
vent children from begging or from singing or
playing upon any instrument in public until
they shall be over ten years of age.
In baseball parlsnce, Mr. J. VI. Hill can be
said TO have made great find IN James
CsnDor Roach, who has created something of a
sensation in the East in dan Darcy"
Mrs. George S. Eight will probably star
next season IN sonedy called Progressive
Euehre.n Mr.. Knight goes with E. f. Rice
temporarily, playing lie Blanc in "Evanee line."
Sadie Martinez will star next season, com
MERGING her tour about Nov. IL. She will be
seen 10 French vaudeville piece which che
will personally adapt for the English speaking
stage, during her summer Wait to Paris.
Patti, in spite of her late triumphs in South
for the execution of ''Rigoletto" and LINDA"
aud for the Interpolation Of bravura arias. which
the Argeptinos Considered a profanation Of art.
Scribe, the French dramatist. relates that
thirteen OF his early plays failed in succession
and, after his fourteenth had met with a like
fate, he bought packet Of pens and concluded
TO make one more attempt and, il that failed,
never to write again. 1t succeeded, and his
name bseams famous as a dramatist
Mrs William O'Sullivan Dimpfel-'Pheous!
what Danei To fiji the sounding trump of
futurs famsr-wil make her first appearance on
the New York stage Sept. IL. and her ad mirsrs
expect that she will eclipse the Potter and the
Ianetry. She is Bsltmores contribution TO
the class known as 'soeiety's actresses"
Walter Damrosch has brought back from Eu-
rope Grelrs "Messe Solennelle," a very difficult
composition. The choruses from beginning to
end are written for sixteen parts, and there are
sixteen soloists-that IL. four com binsd choirs
of four parts eseh-apd four auartets Of solo
ists There is 10 instrumental accompaniment.
The Coqusln- Hading engagement will begin
at Wsllseks Tbeater, Oct s. and will be fol-
lowed by Mary Anderson, Nov u. who will re-
main for six weeks During thar time she will
be seen in "a Winters Tale. and in sThs Cupr
play presented TO ner by Lord Tennysou. On
Christmas Eve, MIRA Potter viii produce AN
tony and Cleopatra"
Faucit, in . recent speech At Llangollsn, Wales
said: ''To have brought young people up TO IN
derstand and love ShAkspeares women-for ex-
ample. his Imogsn, his Desdsmcns, his Her
mione. his Portia-wil have been to make them
turn away with ioathiug from the imbecile Frou-
Frous and spasmodie Toscas of the modern
French stage"
The Italian exhibition in London has been
saved from financial ruin by the introduction of
a realistic act, 1.-The Rape OF the Sabine
Women" The action occurs in a building as
large as the Coliseum in Rome; the male actors
are mounted cavalry, aud the women are beau
tiful end well trained. As nothing like it has
ever hsen seen in the British capital. it has al
ready become the popular rage.
Lasslle, the famous baritone of the Paris
grand opera, Is forty five years old, ak feet
three inches n height, and weighs go pounds.
he Is very rich. excellent business man, and
takes good care of his life. He does not drink
or smoke, and on the night before be sings he
goes to bed st o'clock and stays under cover
for sixteen hours. Then he rises and eats one
hearty meal AID does not touch another mouth
full until he sinss at nieas.
Lillian Russell is beyond peredventure the
handsomest woman OF the Broadway matutnal
promenade. Sue has lost that feshy appear
ance which drove the dudes to despair a couple
oil years ago; and now slight graceful and will
owy. with her golden hair, velvsty blue eyes
and Lillian junior trOiting along by her side,