The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-03
Gossip of the Stage.

Kate Castleton and Fay Templeton will
head o burlesque company next season.
Lulu Klein has written a drama which
Jacob Lift will probably produce next sea-
son.
Mrs. John Drew is a~eventy-ive years old
season.
1t is not generally known that that clev-
er actor. James ONeil, once studied for
the priesthood.
Next Friday "a Trip to Chinatown cele-
brates its run of 80 nights at HOyts Madi-
s%On-square Theater.
Miss Florence St. John has been engaged
by Rudolph AronsOn as prima donna OF the
Casino for the next season.
Herbert Cawthorn is to nave a new play
from the pen of Herbert Hall Winslow.
He has already booked Little Nugget" tor
next season.
William Redmond has lett the Rose
Coghlan Company, and signed for two
years with Manager w. Nj. Wilkison, as
leading man of the Alexander Salvini COM
pany.
Ex-Preacher Min who. as the Chicago
Tribune says. Thought he became an
actor" has been heard from in bombay.
where he Is playing with several natives IN
his support.
representative American actor to the In
ternational Theatrical Exhibition. in vi
emma, next summer. 1t will cost him S2O,-
600 at least.
Hoyt's "A Temperance Town" has made
q hit ION the the road" and Mr. Hoyt IS
slble. In anticipation of it's production at
the Madison-sQuare next fall.
Harry Porter, q very popular young man
of this city, is with Frank Daniels, who
play at the Grand the latter part of the
week. He will be given a kindly recep-
frap nv hrs fundamentals friRnHa
Matte Ferguson, William j. Scanlan's
leading lady for the past four years, has
made q hit as an Irish lady's maid In mir.
Wilkinson's Widows" Mrs. Ferguson is a
former resident of this city. and q very
clever actress.
companies of the road: "a Turkish Bath"
Keep it. Dark," The Fairies Well" Lit
tie Lord McLeroy,D New York Day by
Day" After Dark" ''Cynthla's LOvers'
and 1.-THE Queen of the Plain"
Edward L. Rose. stage manager of the
Boston Museum, has written q play called
Captain Paul" The plot is based IN the
career of Paul Jones. the privateersman.
1t will be produced at the beginning of
next season by q travelling company.
Julian Edwards. who composed the mn-
sic of Jupiter" the new comic opera soon
glishman. formerly with Carl Rosa and
DOyly Carte, who first came to this coun-
try when the Queens Mate" was put on
at the Broadway Theater.
Miss Drucie Gilmore, who plays Little
Nugget" in the play of that title at the
PARK Theater this week. is o daughter of
e. T. Gilmore. who formerly had the Zoo
Theater here. She made her debut in this
city. and has developed into a clever SOU
brette. and a remarkably good dancer.
If rumor be correct Addie Cora Reed and
William Blaisdell will close with the
Pauline Hall Opera Company. April 2. and
George G.. Bonlface. jr., will also retire.
The statuesque Pauline willinclude in next
seasons repertoire a new opera. for which
the score has been written by Edgar s.
Kelley. and the book Is to be supplied by
c.. NJ. S. Mcclellan.
When Patti made her debut at Covent
Garden Theater. thirty years ago. she re-
ceived $500 a month. In 1870 she was paid
$500 q night. and in 1873 $3.50 q night was
her fee. In 1883. during her American tour.
she received, it is said, $4,000 a night. On
her present visit to the United States Patti
10 paid q minimum fee of 1000 a night,
plus half the gross receipts above the sum
of 210.0 O0.
The female Russells are q particularly
numerous family in the theatrical direct
sell. Hattie Russell. Annie Russell and
Marion Russell, not TO speak of Little
Lord Fauntleroy Tommy Russell. OF the
lot. only the last three are related.
What claim the others have to the
name. except by right of seizure. has never
been first in tie field. Of course. We all
know who Lillian is. bnt comparatively
few know that Hattie Russell, now With
W. II. Crane. is a full sister of Ada Rehan.
Indeed. she strongly suggests that i'm
portant member of Days company.