The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
Gossip of the Stage.
The theatrical season is waning.

The theatrical season is waning.
SIR Arthur Sullivan and w. S. Gilbert
have agreed to collaborate In comic opera
again.
J. r. DAVIS. a Chicago millionaire. has
contracted to build u new theater for Col.
Haverly at Chicago.
That Hoyt has another big winner" in
"a Temperance Town" is conceded by all
the managers who nave seen his latest pro-
duction.
Fanny Davenport and her husband, Mel
bourne MacDowell. sail for Europe June
%. to read a new play written for her by
Sardou.
Charley Reed and William Collier will be
at the Grand week after next, In "Hoss and
Hoss," one of the funniest Of the farce
comedies.
The ~Lilliputians lave made a great hit IN
the Few musical comedy Candy" at Chi
cago. They will do it here during their
forthcoming engagement.
Chas. Hoyt has introduced some quaint
New England characters into his latest
play. "A Temperance Town." The piece is
a striking success as a laughter producer.
Hugh Fay. it is Understood. has quite re-
gained his health. and will make his reap
pearance with William Barry. In "Mcken-
mas Filtration" at a Philadelphia theater
q fortnight hence.
c.. Hayden Coffin, q young American
tenor. now singing In London with great
success. has been engaged for next season
as one of the principals of the Lillian Rus
sell Opera Company.
gFrank G.. Owen, O former actor, has be-
come insane and has been placed in con-
finement at Bangor, Me. He had been en-
gagged in the translation of Italian and
other foreign plays for New York man
ayers.
A ~well-known Cincinnati critic congratu-
iates his public that they got along pretty
we'll last week. although without a VISIT
from a single long-haired piano thumper."
Evidently Cincinnati Is not blessed with a
Society for the Cultivation of Music"
Lily Post is 10 join the Carleton Opera
Company. taking the place of Clara Lane,
who recently left the company on account
Murray. had with young Carleton. the son
of the proprietor. and manager of the conf
pany.
Throughout Easter week, at the Grand
Opera-house. Baltimore. there will be q
celebration of Shakspeare's birth, 32S years
ago. Julia Marlowe will play there. and q
handsome souvenir. in the shape of q fagOn
containing a portrait of Shakespeare on one
side and view of the house in which he
was born on the other. will be presented.
Henry Z. Abbey and Maurice Grau have
secured the Chicago Auditorium for the en-
tire world's-falr season, opening IN May
and closing with the exposition in October,
1898. The character of the entertainments
to be gwen will be almost entirely, it 10
said. of a spectacular nature. though it may
be that q short season of grand opera will
be billed.
w. HI. Crane has made o success in his
new comedy. The American Minister"
which was produced at the Star Theater,
New York, last week. The piece Is q COM
bination of comedy and melodrama. Much
is said in the new piece about Chicago. A
man who never heard of C~hicago-a Turk
Is one of the comic persOnages. A Chicago
detective is another conspicuous figure.
Max Arnold is threatened with total
blindness. He has already lost the use Of
his left eye, and, unless he can have i'm
mediate treatment. the other will 90 too.
He Will have a benefit on April 30. ut the
Walnut-street Theater. Philadelphia. Will
lam Barry. who plays that week. will give
his services. and the management of the
house have donated the use of the house.
Quiet curtains are the fad in New York
now. Lost Paradise" one of the latest
successes in the metropolis. closes each act
very like the plays produced at the Lyceum
Theater. The Old. Old Story" The
Wife" Tho Charity Ball." all rave quiet
curtains. and intelligent audiences appre-
cIate them, too. You don't need to fire q
cannon of now at the close of each act of q
good play to please an audience.