The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-27
Gossip of tho Stage.

Gossip OF the Stage.
Thirty-six thesters are now running IN
Paris, and two more are in course of erec-
tion.
to make a tour with q grand production of
Elizabeth"
The Bostonisns have accepted q comic
opera. written by an adopted son Of Mrs.
ott-Siddons.
Americans Abroad is the title of Sar-
douis play to follow The Gray Mare" at
the Lyceum, New York.
Stuart Robson is having so much success
in She Stops to Conquer" and 1.-The Hem
~rletta" that be Will not appear In any other
plays this season.
Nine. augusta Hastreiter, the soprano,
has returned from Europe after o term of
study and Q concert tour with her sister,
Helene Hastreiter. in Italy.
Felix Morris begins his starring tour In
Chicago. AZ Hooley's Theater, in September
next. He is to appear in two plays by Mr..
L. s. Vnn Zlle, of New York.
The Baroness Blanc makes her debut as
O star Dec. 5 in Buffalo, appearing in q
play adapted from the French by Miss
Matte Sheridan. of the New York World.
A cabinet photo Of the yoppg actress.
Miss Florence Blndley, will be given to
each lady attending the performance of
the Pay Train" at the Empire. this week.
James O'Neill will play at the Grand the
first part of next week in "Fontenelle,n q
new play in which be has scored q greater
success than in any he has had since
Monte Cristo."
Hoyt has got himself elected TO the New
Hampshire Legislature simply to obtain In
that august body of statesmen the material
for another play.
The patrons OF the Empire will be treated
to another speciality show next week in
the engagement of Sam De Vere's Own
Company, including some of the leading
cards of the vaudeville profession.
1t is reported that Marie Jansen and
George Wilson. or the Boston Museum, will
soon head a company with large backing.
They believe evidently, that the names of
Jansen and Wilson may be coniured with.
It is not generally known that Marah
Ellis Ryan. the gifted novelist, whose name
Is rapidly becoming famous. 10 the widow
of Sam Ryan. tho wellknown Irish CO.
median. Mrs. Ryan was on tho stage at one
time.
Mrs. ernard- Beere, In the play "Ariane.D
is said to be seen to much batter advantage
and more Interestingly than as Lena
Gaspard. She is having a very good pa
tronage at the Manhattan Opera-house,
New York.
In the Digby Bell Opera Company. which
will shortly present the merry opera
Jupiter" in this city. are such w~ell-known
operario and purietta artistic as Laura
Joyce Bell. Louise Montague, Josephine
Knapp and J. Aldrich LIbbe.
Stuart Robson has demonstrated that
The Henrietta is not only the name of q
mine but q veritable gold mine itself, with
inexhaustlble strata. Mr.. Robson keeps
steadily adding TO the long record of the
play. meeting with as great success as sig
nalized the first year OF the play.
Play-making. when one succeeds at it. IL
one of the most profitable caiiings- Bron-
son Howard, Charles II. Hoyt. Henry e..
peMille, David Balasco and William H..
Gillette all make not less than $4,000
every year. and Howards income in some
recent years has often trebled that amount.
Booth and Barrett, at the end of the first
season they appeared together. divided up
lean tour under Abbey's management,
PLAYED TO S4O5. goo in twenty-seyen weeks;
one of Bernhardts American tours netted
her S30o.000- Thirty or forty years ago
stars lived on Easy street when they re-
ceived $50 a week.
Little Marguerite Fields. ono OF the
brightest and most talented young chill
dren on the stage, makes her appearance
at the Grand tomorrow night as little
Dora Isle. in "Dartmoor." the new CON-
edy drama. She Is "A daughter of AL q.
FIelds. the minstrel man. and has played
juvenile parts with Augustus Days CON-
pany in New York.
Henry f. Dlxey has decided to try his
fortunes in Polly Middles." the comic
opera produced BY Annie Pixley at the
fourteentb-srreet Theater some months
ago. The piece is To be refashioned into
something more in the nature Of q bur-
lesque. the principal comedy role will be
ampliiied. and IL will be renamed Mr..
Dobbs of Chicago" in which city 1t will
first be tried in its new form.
Among those who have long been alb
sentees from this country is Adelaide
Detchon. who has inst returned from Great
Britain TO amuse the American people. She
is to be managed by Major Pond. Miss
Detcbon is q Cleveland 90. girl. She tried
acting for n while. She made her debut as
Hebo in the first Pinafore company that
went West. Afterward she PLAYED small
parts in a travelling company. She was al
ways fonder of reciting han acting. She
70 81 unoomnonly rretty woman She has