The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-23
Gossip of the stage.

Col Robert G. Ingersoll will deliver his
lecture on Abraham Lincoln" at the Grand,
Thursday. May 4.
Those clever little people. the Lilltpu-
tians. will be at the Grand in two weeks.
in their new operetta, Candy"
THE Black Domino" is the title which
Messrs. Sims and Buchanan have chosen for
their new play at the London Adelphi
One man is constantly employed keeping
in repair and cleaning the silver armor
worn by the band of forty thieves in "Ah
Baba.n
ter OF Buffalo Bill, 10 TO 60 starring next
season in a romantic play named "a Lady
of Venice"
One of the prettiest melodies in "Ali
Baba" Is entitled Orb Divine" and Is sung
by Miss Louise Kissing and Henry Norman,
with an invisible chorus.
Sara Jewett. after q protrscted illness. Is
now In comparatively good health and is in
New York city with the expectation of re-
turning to the stage next season.
In spite of much unfavorsble criticism
Mr.. Pinero's W bimsical comedy. The Anna
IONS" seems to have made a genuine popu.
lar hit in the London Court Theater.
Mark Sullivan. a-versat,le comedian. has
taken the late Charley Reeds place In
"Hoss and hoss." which comes TO the
Grand next Friday. and has made q hit In
the piece.
Misses Lolita and Babe Hollywood have
Opera Company. at AIbaush's Thsater.
Washington. d. c., for the summer. They
leave for that CITY to-day.
Manager William A. Brady is authority
for the statement that James j. Corbett.
the actor pugilist. is contemplating a pro.
duction of a one-act version of Bean
| Brummel The champion will probably
| give Dick Mansfield points.
Il. Henry French has booked only comic
| opera at the Broadway Theater next sea-
| son. Hereafter that theater will he devot-
to settle there are Lillian Russell, Hopper,
| Wilson and the Bostonians.
| William L. Price. whose book entitled
| The Technique OF the Drama" IS standard
| epitome of about all that is teachable In
the writing of dramas. is to take his own
| chances with q plav next eeason. his 81 ohm
| Brown" being planned for production.
| There are seventy-six costumes that are
/ worn tor abOnt twenty minutes In the prin-
| cipal ballet scene of "Ali Baba" that are
1 said to have cost over $1,000. They were
! made by Alias the great London costumer.
| and the duty on them alone was %. 100.
1t is curious. after n downfall that has
| lasted almost four years. to see Henry
| Dixey como TO the front again. and in one
| night jump almost into his old place in the
affections of the New York public. IL is
now evident that he has been making n
| four years mistake in ever having given
up "Adonis" and gone to other things.
| During Sol Smith Russells worlds fair
] engagement in Chicago he will appear for
| tho first time as DR.. Pangloss in THE Heir
at Law" Joseph Jefferson has furnished
| him his prompt books. costumes. wigs.
shoes and buckles for the part. This will
be q most interesting experiment. Mr.
| Russell has long been o good actor with
/ out play.
| Something new in the line of dramatic
II - - rAl T.. As-I
TO-" which is TO be produced shortly at the
| Grand Opera House. Brooklyn. In the me.
characterization and treatment the play is
/ American. and as the author is said to have
| departed from the beaten track In several
| essential points. more than passing interest
is awakened IN the work.
| The stage lighting of THE Chicago Spec
| tatorium" will need no footlichts border
iights or bunch lights. The principal II ght-
| ing of the scenes is done by two great
| luminaries one of which represents the
| sun. for daylight effects and the other the
noon for the night scenes. The sun can
| throw 10000 candle power of light. equal
| to about fifty arc lights. The aecond III
minsry. the moon. has about 10000 candle
4 power.
| Frederick warde says that bis whole
life long he has dlssuaded women from 90
/ Ing upon the stage. When they appeal 10
| him he gives them the cold shoulder.
Whyf Because he does not think public
| life proper sphere for a woman. and the
| enforced itinerancy of the present stage
/ deprIves women of that social protection
| and the influences of home and relatives
| and friends with which we surround our
| women IN privatelife."
"The White SQUADRON is one OF the good
| things the Grand holds in store for its pm
irons this season. While it does not pre-
tend 10 be scenic production the stage
| ELECTS nevertheless are said to be of q
| elaborate character. a fact made necessary
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| in several foreign countries. The scene of
| a squadron in drill and of mountain dis
| tricts with q line of iamas crossing the
| peaks Is one of the most pretentious sep-
| reservations of modern times.