The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-06

mred IN all advertisements. straight
TIP viii be played by an entirely new
organization after this season.
Mr.. Edwin Booth is to make ten weeks
tour next season. supported by Miss Gale
and her company.
Emile lola announces that after he has
written one more realistic novel he will
abandon fiction and devote all his energies
to play-writing.
Oscar Wilde and Amelie Rives are think
ing of collaborating on O play. Philadel-
phia Music and Drama predicts that it will
be n iire-engine play.
Abbey and Grau announce that this is
the last cng cement Of Sarah Bernardo in
America. She is preparing for a tour of
the world under the American managers.
Joseph Jetterson's next season will not be-
gin till November. when he will again be
seen IN RIP Van Wrinkle" which is to be
given a spectacular production. The pom
lar comedian Will make tour Of ten weeks
only.
Mr.. Couldock is undoubtedly the oldest
actor on the American stage In active eerv-
ice. He was a star forty years ago, and
long ago passed his semi-centeDDial. He
has seen frequent service as a pall-bearer
OF late years.
George w. June. of this city. has as
sumed the management and will proceed
to organize audiences for the Drews. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney, in that farcial comedy of
ance OF the season.
Mascagni's star appears to have been me.
teoric. His new opera. IL AMIGO Fritz"
has been failure III Naples. Turin and
Parma. The first performances of this opera
outside OF Italy was given at Pesth, where
| 1t was also failure.
Annie Pixley will appear in a comic OPP
era called Polly Middles" by A. c. Gun
ter, at the Fourteenth Theater. in
| April. nndor the management OF Nat Roth.
Extensive preparations will be made for
the production. This will be Miss Pixley's
/ first appearance In opera.
Tie costumes worn in THE Egyptian"
| and the scenery. which was made specially
| for 1t. are, according TO al reports the most
| pretentIous that Miss MatheT has ever given
the stage. The interior of Notre Dame and
the scede in the gypsy haunt are said to be
poems of beauty and color. The reproduce
ton Is marked by its careful preparation
| and it's truthfulness to the traditions and
realities of Hugo's story.
During the production of 1.-THE Egyptian"
at Pittsburg Wednesday night Miss Mather
| rushed np an inclined platform, as the bus
mess of the situation required. She had
| scarcely set foot OH the platform when 1t
began TO tremble. and just as she reached
the center II gave way. throwing her TO
| the floor, three feet below. and severely
wrenchlDg her ankle. Although her foot
| hurt her badly, she jumped ID and went on
| with the business. An instant later she
| fell from the excessive pain, and binder
| ing super who-came rushing on with the
| crowd, trod squarcly on her left ankle the
| one that had been hnrt q moment before
| She continued the act. although her shoe
| filled with blood and the pain was so in
| tense that she could scarcely keep back the
! tears. SO bad was the injury that she " as
confined to her bed all the next day. and
could notentirely hide the limp in her work
Thursday night.
Woolson Morse. the young man who
per's new and successful comic opera,
which is TO receive it's premier presenta-
| ton In this city next Monday evening at
| EDglishs Opera-hOuse. when q mere strip
| ling evinced a decided fond for paint
| ing. and at the age OF twenty two was sent
to Paris and placed under the tuition of
| the very best masters In that city. He
| studied hard, and soon gave promise of
| one DAY becoming famous. but the love OF
| music was so strong that he concluded
to follow the bent of his inclinations. and
attempt the CON position of comic opera.
| His maiden effort was Cinderella at
| school," which was originally produced az
| Days Theater. New York city, and after
wards at the Boston Museum. The opera
| proved very successful ard established
| young Morse's reputation as q composer.
The original cast of Cinderella at School,
obtained Nat Goodwin, Willie Edouin
| Digby Bell. jimmy Lewis. VIM. Mestayer
| Ada Rehen, Alice Atherton. Laura Joyce
| Bell and other now famous artists. Morse's
music in Wang" is of the catchy, jinglInp
order, and since the original presentation
of the opera at the Broadway Tneater
New York city. It's melodious numbers have
become extremely popular.