The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-08

travelling. Mr.. Hopper's acquisition is q
product of San Francisco. Her last name
Is Willard. and she, also. is reputed to have
beauty and talent and youth.
Topsy Venn has retired from the Ameri-
can E~xtrayaganZa Company, and goes 10
London for three or fonr months, tnen she
returns to this country to get married and
settle down in San Francisco.
George Thatcher and Henry Savers have
engaged for a comedy. called cupid on
own a patent enabling them to race on b1-
cycles on O thester stage. The motive OF
the piece Is. of course. a lore story, but the
race is TO be the feature.
The American rights to Walker" Lon
don. recently acquired by L. Henry French,
have been sold by him 10 Nat VIII.
The play. which is a farce-comedy. was
written by J. NJ. Barre for John L. Toole.
who has been presenting 1t TO crowded
houses at his theatrr in London for several
months. The scene is laid in a house-hoat
on the Thames. and the principal character
is a cockney. masquerading as o dist:n-
guished military officer.
Thomas Q. Seabreok is having con-
structed at Wilmington. Del. a peculiar
palace car in which he Will tour next
season, while playing In the musical
burlesque. The Isle of Champagne" The
car is sixty feet in length. and in exact imi-
tation of q champagne bottle. TO the
smallest particular. cork, label and all.
The interior equipments are sumptuoos
and with every convenience known to rail-
road travel liz is understood that a lead
ing wine house pays the bill for the come
dams costly comfort.
Dramatic Mirror: One of the novelties of
the next season will be an intensely inter
estlng drama called The Milk Train" 1t
will come from the pen of the author Of
those great literary successes. THE Noon
tide Alarm" The Unlimited Mail" "The
Slow Maif' and The Salary Train" The
principal act of the Milk Train" will
show the pralrics IN a binding blizzard.
The Milk Tram" Is wrecked in an ava
lanchc OF snow. the milk freezes and for
eight days the characters live on lce-cream.
Then they are rescued.
Since the recent death of James McCul-
Tough. son of John Mccullough. the great
actor, the only suryIving descendant of
the tr8 gedian Is Jnmes's daughter. Letitia.
James was forty years old when he died,
and the disease which carried him OFT was
heart disease, an affection from which his
father also suffered. To Letitia, who is a
very beaptiful ifteen-year-old girl. de-
sends anfeetate of about SO. 900 under her
grandmother's Will and the deed of trust of
her grandfather. Had the latter refrained
from the designations which eventually
caused his death he would have died worth
fully a million.
has recently surprised Chicago by making
q mint out of what has long been regarded
as O theatrical morgue. can draw his ehock
for S1c0. 600. another instance of asuccessful
variety manage who knew enough to keep
his money. Jim Donaldson, of the Bow
cry, Is worth 500. 600 or more. made on the
variety stage. and Tom Canary, who is
Miners partner In one of his beer and
music theaters. is easily able to raise $780,
900 on his notes. John T.. Ford, Baltimore's
wealthiest manager, made money In the
early days in the variety business; SO did
Col. w. f. Sinn. BrookIyn's richest man
ager. and a dozen others in as many cities.
AL Hayman. the California-New York man.
ager. Is safely fixed with q comfortable
fortune. Charley Frohman will hardly
want for money so long as he keeps gather
ing In wealth at his present rate. Dan
Frohman, his brother. is well supplied
with the worlds goods. and Frank Sanger.
who was once an actor. is now a manag
with at least Sl50 600 to his credit. As for
the veteran Hooley, OF Chicago. who can
tell the size of his purse7 in New York
they say he's good for $780, 900 or 80. He
owns real estate. / know. worth nearly
hat Much, and it's daily increasing in
value. T. Henry French. the Grand Opera
house manager. is rated at $500. 600. He is
safe from disaster. for no shrewder theat-
rical dnancler lives to-day"