The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
Gossip of the Stage.


A. NJ. Palmer has -engaee Julia Arthur
as the leading actress of bis company for
next season.
The Country Circus is coming this way
with it's dogs. ponies and other ~parapherna-
la of the greatest show on EARTH"
Mime. Navarro MARY Anderson, who is
living at Tunbridge Wells. England. is re-
ported to be writing her "reminiscences.
A Louisville physician has discovered
that the inspiring strains of "1a-ra-ra
Boom-de-aye" are borrowed from Mozart.
L. H. Sothern is to play his usual sum-
nrer engagement at the New York Lyceum.
beginning In August with a new play,
"Richard Brinsley Sheridan" by Robert
Buchanan.
Mir. Oscar Wilde's new play. "A Woman
of No Importance" lie expected before long
at the London Haymarket. This is the
piece which originally was called Mrs.
Arbuthnot.D
leading man for Julia Marlowe at the end
of this season. 1t is understood that he
wanted $3.50 q week, and Miss Marlowe
wouldn't pay ii.
Thomas Branniok. a ~well-Inown motor.
died in New FORK. March II, aged thirty
four years. On the 10Th he had returned
to town. after an eighty-four weeks tour in
The WITCH during which be had not
lost a performances. He died of pneumonia
and heart disease.
relX MOTIFS mas several new plays IOr
his starring tour next season. Among
them are six curtain-raisers q ~farcical
comedy, entitled Moses" adapted from
the German. by Minnie Fiske;
rison. entitled Evergreen; q two-act
comedy called Champagne" by L. s.. Van
lille. and others.
Ernest Benzon, the Jubilee plun1er."
who gained n worldwide reputation by
spending ESQ. 00O in a single year, is soon
IN nnnanR IN Naw Vnrb ~ nam r4ia
While ansRer L. Henry French was in
London. recently. he engaged MIR. Benzon
to appear in the 'Prodigal Daughter" the
play with which the American Theater is
TO be opened In May.
Mile. Yverte Guilbert this name il pro-
ounce as ii it was spelled Gilbare). the
young woman whose success in Partisan
concert halls has been so great that Russia
10 longing for her at Sarah Bernhardt
prices. will be one of the attractions at the
coming worlds fair at Chicago ifa slight
difficulty, O matter of 100, 900 francs, or
$4,000. Is gotten over.
Minnie Seligman's new play. "My Official
Wife" shows IN a manner both serious and
humorous the dangers that may surround
q man IN Russia II be were induced to ill.,
troduce as his wife a person to whom he is
not married, even though he may have
done so solely for the purpose of extri-
eating her from supposed difficulty. From
this plot the title, My Official Wife," is
taken.
Nh. Willie Collier. who is playing in
"Hoss and Hoss." began his theatrical Ca
reer with a juvenile "Pinsfore" company
when he was ten years old. He was under
study for the part of Dick Deadeye. In
1882 he was a call boy at Days Theater.
and afterwards played amor parts there.
In sampson and Goliath" he appeared as
| q dude. and attracted the attention of Man.
ager John Russell. who engaged him TO
play In the City Directory"
All the dresses worn In MISS Davenport's
production OF CLEOPATRA" were produced
from memory. The original designs were
The models for the scenery We're FORUM
ately not IN the theater 81 the time it was
burnt. Everything else was consumed
scenery, costumes. properties. etc. Three
weeks after. cleopatra" was. presented
ana pronounced the most elaborate and
magnificent production ever witnessed.
Cleopatra must have spent all her pocket
money on Jewels. The modern queen,
with all her crowns. breastpins, earrings
and bracelets. can complacentiy put them
in q safety vault and feel as no one could
get away with her treasure. but Gle opatra
must have been different. Miss Davenport
has made an actual study OF Cleopatra's
ancient gowns and jewels. and in the six
acts of her play weare n whole trunk full
of bejeweled head pieces. collars. bracelets.
armlets. waist belts. sestos. etc.
1t has long been the custom to refer to
9Th Old Homestead as "A play without q
plot or climax. and classify it as o clever
putting together of incidents. In the main
this is undoubtedly true. IL would, how
ever, be hard to find in ourre mt dramatic
productions q stronger climax than that of
the third act. when. after q long and weary
search. the wanderer is found and Uncle
Joshua's worst fears are confirmed. AT the
same time the choir at Grace Church
breaks out in richest melody. rendering the
beautiful palm service of the Episcopal
Church with telling effect. The elect cre-
atrd is not soon forgotten.
We are told that SO ample Is the break
fast provided in the second act OF "Ameri-