The Indianapolis journal., 1893-10-01

Katheraine Germaine has left the cast of
the "Rainmakers of Syria" Lillian Rus
sell was offered $1,000 week TO take her
place.
Henry Irving play ed to s2s.60 the first
week of bis San Francisco engagement.
and S30 $40 the second; total for fourteen
performances, S59. $40.
Miss Nellie Maguire formerly a resident
OF this city. Is one of the leading members
OF "Grlmess Cellar Door" company, which
plays at the Park Oct. 2.
r. j. Henley has been engaged by A. w.
Palmer TO play the leading part IN the new
comic opera Morocco Bound" which has
made great success In London.
Rhea produced THE Queen of Sheba" in
Hartford last Monday evening The scene
passes In Solomon's Temple. in his palace.
and In the sepulchre of Hiram OF Tyne
Henry +. Dixey. in the new "Adonis."
presents a burlesque on Ignace Padefe wski.
which is said 70 be ono of the funniest
characterizations Mr. Dixcy ever pre-
sented.
Annie Russell Presbry is said to have en-
tirely recovered from her long and at one
time deemed hopeless illness. She is now
visiting Agnes Booth at Manchester-by-
the-Sea.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde is ex pected to arrive IN
this country about Nov. ]. The main object
OF his visit will be to assist Miss Rose
Coghlan with her production of his play.
a oman OF NO importance.
La Yivand,ere.' a comic opera. text by
Fred Nelson, music by Victor Herbert,
has been read and accepted by Lillian Rus
sell for performance at the Casino. to i'm
mediately follow Princess Nicotine"
Miss Maud Adams. who has scored SO do
| cidedly with Mr.. Drew In The Masked
| Ball." has scene In the play, in which she
| feigns intoxication. that has made n great
| hit lis dono SO delicately as not TO be
| offensive.
Marie Jansen is said to have made q dis.
tinct success In "DelmonicO's at Six" the
| play In which she has begun starring
| tonr. IL is a comedy by Glen MacDonough.
| and was produced for the first time In Lou
isvllIe Monday night.
Tho theatrical business in Chicago in ex-
tremely prosperous. All the frst-class
houses are crowded nightly, and even out
tion houses. which suffered so during June
and July, are doing we'll.
THE Operator" one of the greatest sem
sational melodramas before the OH bile. will
be seen at the Empire week of Got. g This
| production Is noted for it's wonderful
| scenic and mechanical effects. The Newell
brothers appear as JOINT stars.
| John Stetson has secured the New Eng
land right to the new Gilbert and sullivan
| opera. as yet unnamed. David Henderson
has purchased the other American rights.
| exclusive of New York. The opera will
have Boston production next month.
Miss Georgia Cayvan will wear in the
| private theatricaIs sceno in The Wife," at
the Columbia. the glass dress made for her
| by the LIBBY Glass Company at the fair.
The material cost S35 u yard. and the dress
| will be the only one of its kind In the
| United States.
| Joseph Arthur's now play, THE Corn
| Cracker" has reached that stage of rehsar-
sails here soine adequate idea of the play
itself can be had. Mr.. Arthur states that
1 mr. yorffv nj hax.o
| or other such startling mec b a anical etfec. as
| made Blue Jeans noted
Denman Thompson closed his long en-.
| gsgement at MoVicker's Theater. in Tho
| Old Homestead" last evening and retired
| for time. He has played the character of
Joshua Whitcomb 1864 times. His retire.
meDt from the stage is only temporary; he
| will again be seen as Joshua next fall.
| Mrs Felix Morris wife of the comedian,
attends TO all her husbands business. uch
as signing contracts and making purchases.
| She is bright clever. little blue-ey ed
woman. and, although she does not nct she
| travels always with Mr.. Morris is mistress
of his wardrobe. and every night acts as
his dresser.
Apparently Miss Clemmons. the much
heralced new American star. has been
launched successfully in the play "A Lady
of Venice" WASHINGTON last week ap-
proved Of both. and all the lions OF the
| capital. from Vice President Stevenson
|
| the opening night
As comedy success, independent of
john Drew, The Masked Bnll' has
| achieved much favor. IL is a departure
| from the conventional light comedy. end
contains several characters of eoual prom
inenoe TO the one played by Mr.. Drew. a
| condition that all theater- goers find pref
| erable to one part play.
| Edna Wallace Mrs. De Wolf Hopper)
Will dance the seTpentine in "Paniandrum''
In fnvi In tha lx1~ n-1l
continue TO- sing the role of Paquita
| during my brief career on the stage"
| writes Mrs. Hopper. II have appeared in
the legitimate drama and light opera. and
| now, as they ssy In plays. ON with the
| Dance"
Stuart Robsons revival of "The Comedy
OF Errors" was such success in BrookIyn n
| last week that Manager Hayden writes
that Mr. Robson will do nothing else this
| season. Robson plays Dromio of Syracuse.
while Giles Shine is the DromiO of Ephe-
sus. and the two are 40 mnch alike it is
| impossible to toll one from the other. The
scenery and costumes are said to be very
rich.
Clara Morris begins her tour under the
management of Edwin Fl. Price tomorrow
night. in Worcester. Mass. Her repertory
| will include "Odette." ""Camllle," ARTICLE
| A." Renee" and her own German adspta-
tlon. Claire" She will also add the me W
Magdalen." and possibly an entirely new
| play. which she now has under cOnsdera-
tion. Miss Morris is. herself. In superb
| health.
| Since Carrie Radcliffe began running
| across the human bridge in The Span of
| Life" she has lost ten pounds in weight.
She says so herself and attributes it to the
| nervous strain OF the sensational aot In
| question. lt Is suggested that advertise
| ments In theatrical papers like the follow
| ing will soon he found: 'Wanted-At-
traotive young woman for juvenile lead in
| q sensational play. One who can do a
| parachute act and walk the tight rope pre-
| ferred."
| DeWolf Hopper's lcnR en- Engagement at the
| Broadway Theater. New York city, in J.
Cheever Goodwin and Woolson Morse's
] comic opera spectacle. ''PaDjaDdrum," !"
| closed last Rht. The Jolly comedian and
| his excellent company. " hich lnclndes such
| well-knOwn favOfites as Della Fox, Grace
| Golden. Marion Singer Ssmnel Reed. Ed
| mund Stanley and Alfred Klein, will in
| augurate the premier travelling season of
| "Panjandrum" at the Academy of Music
Montreal. Canada. on Monday evening
| Oct.2
I The New York Journal says: The low
| forehead manager has been the the theatri-
| cal cartoon of the week. He has been
| breaking his neck and wearing out valua.
! bic shoe leather in chasing up Loie Fuller
as piece of ty-paper for his ilabby attrac.
tiOn. It's really wonderful how "a manager.
| who il supposed To have ordinary good
sense will neglect the inherent in nterests of
| his own attraction and chase up a serpen-
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