The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-24
Gossip of the Stare.

Tragedian Keene is to retire at the end
of this season.
Rubinsteln wouldn't take $4,000 for a
three months tour of America.
After visiting her children in Devonshire.
Rosina Nokes will go TO Switzerland.
+. f.. Rice has bought a new opera by
Estelle Clayton. entitled THE Viking"
II Is reported in London that Mr. Richard
Mansfield VIII act in that city next year.
Nikisch is TO conduct for Augustus Harris
In German opera performances in London.
f. n. Thayer, the veteran actor, now re-
siding in San Francisco, is suffering from a
shock of paralysis.
The DaZzler." a particularly amusing
farce-comedy. is announced as the Grand's
New Years attraction.
Bert Coote. who is to join the Patti Rosa
company for the remainder of the season,
will star next year in a new comedy.
Mary Hampton declined TO accept the
alimony awarded to her by the court
which DIVORCED her from E. j. Henley.
Messrs. Frederic Bryton and Duncan r.
Harrison are TO star Jointly in Forgiven
and "In Mizzoura," backed by syndicate
Estelle Claytons opera. The Viking"
which treats polar discoveries in a hurnor-
ors fashion, has been bought by r. E.
Rice.
y clock and picture constituted the
souvenirs distributed at the fiftieth perform
ance OF the Councillors Wife" in New
York.
Clinton Stuart's comedy. "Ney,port."
which w. II. Crane talked of producing
last year. viii be brought out next spring
by Nat Goodwin.
New Blood" the new comedy by Au-
gustus Thomas. is to be brought out under
the direction of a. NJ. Palmer at the Gar
den Theater in New York on Jan. %.
Hattie Weems, of Killarney on the
Rhine" attempted suicide when she learned
that her husband. from whom she separated
two years ago, was 10 be her stage lover.
Charles n. Gardner. in many respects the
best OF the German dialect comedians. will
play at Engiish's the first part of next
week in his new comedy. 1.-THE Prize
winner
Belle Archer was said to be a failure as
advance agent for Carrie Turner because
she told the newspapers a good deal about
herself and made a merely incidental men,
ton of Miss Turner.
Rose HIS English Folly Company viii
be the New Years attraction AT tho FIR
favorite at the Empire, and this season
the company is stronger than ever.
The English papers announce that MIR.
Wilson Barrett is enjoying a most triumph
ant tour in this county, and that his sue
cess as Virginius qualities him TO take the
place of the late John Mccullough.
Samuel Sothern will replace Harry Wood
run IN the Cnarley's Aunt company az
the Standard Theater. Woodruff is the
actor, who it is reported is TO marry Helen
Gould after two years at Yale College.
THE Cruel Deep" n new meIodrarna by
Harry Fitzgerald, was produced on Dec
at Reading. Pa. Another new play. called
The American Press Reporter was re-
Gently brought out at Exeter, y. II.
New Years day is the date set for the
initial production OF Fitzgerald Murphy's
new sensational society play. Another
Mans Wife" Colin Kemper has engaged
some excellent people for the cast, which
he intends make frst-class-
Roland Reed is lying dangerously i'll of
typhoid fever at the Queens Hotel. To-
ronto. and his physicians say he will not
be able 20 act again for several weeks %
come. He was TO have produced his new
play Dakota" at the Amphion Theater
Brooklyn. on Mond1y but now the pro-
duct!on has been postponed indefinitely.
The New York Recorder says: "A
Woman Of No Importanc1." while being az
attenlDt at the solution OF gray social
problems. Is not half divertiry was
LAD Windcrmercs Fan" There Mr.
| Wilde does not attempt % preach he ONLY
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water. When h breaches he IL nui-