The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-16

pleased audiences. In auultion 10 u NUM-
Der of specialties. O musical farce.
'MurDhy's Rece %ption.' a bright bit of nom
sense, and The Merry Buccaneers.' q
burlesQue, are handsomely presented. The
company Is we'll chosen and the perform
ance free from suggestiveness or In
delicacy."
Gossip of the Stage.
Edwin Booth is reported very much m
proved in health.
In Europe every theater has q permanent
corps of dressers of the players.
Genevrs Ingersoll. q niece of Col. Robert
G.. lngersoll. is going on the stage.
Charles FrohmaE will have twenty-sevcn
companies on the road next season.
Donnelly q Girard's new play. The
RaInmakers," is said 10 be very funny.
William II. Cranes season will close on
April 90. 1t has been the most profitable
season he has had.
Allan j. Samson will manage Katherine
ROber next season. and Will produce q
new play by Con L. Murphy.
Lottie Collins is to return to England
next month for q visit. She will come
back next season to head q variety organ-
izatIon of her owD.
Mrs. William j. Florence. now Mrs.
Coveney. produced what was declared 10
be a new play. entitled The Odd Love and
the New" at Kansas City. but the piece
turned ont to be a rewritten version of
1.-The Governor"
De Wolf Hopper made bis farewell sp-
pearance in Wang" at the National Thea
ter. Washington, last night. He left for
New York 20 get ready for the first presen-
tation of "Panjandrum." on May l, at the
Broad way Theater.
Walter Stearns Hale has signed with
Julia Marlowe for leading business next
season. lie will play Orlando. Romeo, Sir
Thomas Clifford and Waller. Harry
4 i aUnf fh.A rafrnlian nntnr has haan m
gagged for { ne heavy leads.
Senator Calvin S. Brice has been sued by
four member of "A Gloriana company. but
he is O defendant only in his official capac-
ity as president of the Lake Erie " West
ern railroad, on which the actors Lost their
baggage IN an Indiana wreck.
1t is extremely probable that Joseph JEFF
fersOn will not be seen again in Indlanap-
oils. after his performance at the Grand
next Thursday night. lie is now seventy
three years old, q very rich man, ana
will probably not act after thiB season.
The English coincidence, Bessie Bonehill,
will return to America in June. Her star
ring tour in "Playmates" will begin Sept.
!. Miss BonehiIPs company will be COM
posed of American comedians. with the ex-
ceptioD of q soubrette, whom she will bring
from the other side. ssA
David Henderson's 'Ali BabaY delighted
the theater-g oers of ST. Paul last
week. Mr.. Henderson has practically taken
possession OF the entire held for this class
of entertainments, and surely no one else
can show such along list of such brilliant
successes In this line.
The artists engaged for Abbey Il Grau's
opera company Will sail for this country In
September and open In Chicago Oct. 2.
Alter five weeks there the company will
visit San Francisco and Mexico. returning
to New York to open the season at the
Metropolitan at the new year.
Charles Frobman has engaged Robert
Edeson. the leading man of the Boston Ma.
seum. for next season. He has also en-
gagged Howard Henehel, q prominent men,
Der of the Museum company. This makes
the fourth member of the Museum company
Mir. Frohman has signed this season.
George Barnum, Charles Drake. Mr..
Sherwood and Julius Calm, of the Glori-
ana company. have begun suit In the Su.
Western railroad for 81. 600 damages for the
loss of baggage and properties burned in
the station at Muncie. Ind. Jan. z
Jennie Yeamans, who will play Jane for
Charles Frohman next season, will be seen
In O pathetic role Is we'll as IN farce. Mr..
FrohInan will put on a one-aot play in con-
nection with Jane" and Miss IeamaDs
will have an opportunity TO show her YER.
satIlity. as the curtain-raiser Is u pretty
story OF pathos.
Sol Smith Russell begins his worlds fair
engagement of twenty-three weeks in Chi.
cago. May /. opening in Peaceful Valley"
This will be followed by the production OF
new comedies. by Clyde Fitch and A.. Il.
Ravens. Later in his engagement MI. Rus.
sell Is TO make Ills first appearance as Dr
Pangl0ss, In The Heir at Law" For the
latter. Joseph Jefferson has gwen Mr.. Rus.
seil bis prompt-book. costumes. wigs. shoes
and buckles.
In Lewis MorrIson's production of
Faust" he uses a large number OF super
numeraries which are always white men.
They enact the demons in the Broken
scene of the fourth act. In Cincinnati re-
Gently Mr.. Morrison gave his colored waiteI
at the hote! q pass TO see tho performance.
AT breakfast the next morning the boy
was asked how he liked the show. He re-
piled. "Tse much pleased. boss. to know
dat dere is no nIggers In he'll"
A casual remark during an interview
with Henry l.. Abbey. in Chicago, the
other day. led that lmDressariO TO suggest
O truth that many seem To have overlooked,
1t was with reference TO Patti, OF whom
Mr.. Abbey said: Patti is still great il
concert. but she could not stand the STRAIN
OF an Operatio season. You must not forgel
that she is getting old. The last time abe
appeared in the United States she appeared
In twenty-six concerts and only five operas
yet those five operas exhausted her more
than all the concerts"
Mrs. Harriet Holman. the mother of thos,
HOlmans who used TO constitute q we'll
known and popular light opera troupe, il
on q visit to New York city just now. Hsl
long career in acting and Management
yielded TO her only u moderate fortune
and even this has dwindled to almost moth
ing. William ii. Crane was u singer witt
the Holmans for many years. and he has
arranged an afternoon performance fol
April IS ut the Star Theater to raise a funC
for his former employer. Mrs. Holman
chats with pleasant remiDiBcence of the
days when John Lester that was Lestel
Wailack'ss stage name thenh the Mrs. Rus
sell who is now Mrs. John Hoey, the de
ceased John Brougham and Charles Fisher
and the Mrs. Jordan. who is now Mrs
Chamberlain, were her stage companions
During her subsequent years of opera man
agement she introduced many persons nov
we'll known to the public. and one of these
was Mr.. Crane. whom she took as a boy
with a melodious voice and some nlmble
ness of legs. Years ago the Holmans wer,
located In Indianapolis all one season. an
Crane was here. u emil of their com
paDy.
Fanny Davenport tells the following in
terestIng story of Edwin Booth: II re
member one of our ~punishments as childrel
was o side table where we were forced L
sit shut out from the family circle of 400,
and well-behaved children and our parents
We did not mine this so much when no on
but member of the family were present
but one day-oh. hor ror,-Mr. Booth M
rived unexpectedly and walked right int
the dining room. as was his lcustom. NJ,
sister and | were seated at the side table
Tears of modification filled my ayes. and
an sure my sister felt equally embarrassed
~ hen Mr.. Booth saw us he came mn matte