The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-12
Gosxip of the Stage.


The Brooklyn Eagle says that the grave
of William j. Florence, in Greenwood Gem
etery, lies uncared for and unsightly.
Lolita will soon so to California to spend
the winter. Instead of appearing at the Pro-
fessional Woman's League performance,
she sent her check for S1OO.
Lewis Morrison is to play an engage
ment in New York after the holidays, ap..
Venice" and his spectacular production of
Faust"
Miss Anna Moore. a well-known young
lady of this city, is with the "Devifs Auc-
tion' company, which plays at EngllshS
tomorrow night, and is credited with hav-
ing made a hit in the part or Prince For
tuno.
The route of a theatrical company is an
interesting geographical study. "A Nutmeg
Match" which began it's tour last August
in Hoboken, has already touched the Pacific
coast, and is now on its tranScontlnental re-
turn, booked to reach New York Dec. A.
It he's been understood for several years
that Beerbohm Tree, the London actor
whose fame is at least known to some
dollars as soon as he got a play to be de,
pended on, and now he says he mas round
tho right thing in Jones's The Tempter'
which he will bring to us next season.
"Olaf," the romantic play which was pro-
duced at Niblo's, in New York, last Mon
day night, is in five acts, special scenery for
costumes, too, were all made in Berlin. The
principal roles were played by Minnie Sc
ligman-Cutting. Ellen Burg. t. Il: Thalberg,
Charles y. Hanford and George Fawcett.
Four members of the Railroad Ticket
company had the pleasure of taking a spe-
cial train from Kansas City to Omaha last
week, owing to the negligence OF the clerk
of the Centropolis Hotel, Kansas City, in
not calling them at the requested hour.
The unfortunates were Anna Caldwell,
jeanette Begeard, Harry Porter and Harry
Blaney. The cost of the special was only
$3.50.
That excellent actor, Mr.. Felix Morris,
who for years has been the leading m
dian of the Rosina Vokes company, will
play his first engagement in this city as a
star at the Grand Opera House the first
part Of next week; sn a each Hienes pe tbe nance
toire including The Old Musician, The
Major" new), Cousin joe" Moses" new,
1.-The Rose new and 1.-THE Vagabond'
(new.) Mr.. Morris's starring tour has been
very successful thus far.
A London England letter of a recent
date says: Several exceptionally interest
ing cases will be tried during the current
court session. Two of them are connected
with the settlement of Squire Abington's
estate; in which e., Mrs as Lang5ey w Sht the eia DIN
vorce suit brought by John Rogers against
Minnie Palmer, the actress, in which heavy
damages are claimed by him from the CO.
respondent. The gentleman in question is
Sir William Rose, forty-seven years ola,
and married"
George Thatcher, who for many years
was a prime favorite in negro minstrel per-
formances. about three years ago conceived
a new style of entertainment, which he
called Tuxedo in WHICH the features of
This year Mr.. Thatcher has produced a
strange style of entertainment entitled
africa" In this production there are the
negro minstrelsy, burlesque and eXtrava-
ganza. Africa will be seen in Indianap-
oils in a short time.
engagement of unusual interest in that of
the w. 4. Carleton Opera Company. which
has recently been r~eorganiZed, Tor En-
glish's for an entire week. beginning Mon
dav. the 10Th inst. The company includes
q number of well-known singers, a large
and well-drilled chorus, and carries a COM
The repertoire will include "Nanon,' "Bo.
hemian Girl Fra Diavolo," Chimes of
Carleton is TO make a departure in this
engagement on account of the prevalent
conditions. and the prices Oh seatS viii ra DE
presented. He himself Will sing at every
performance.
Prof. Herrmann's pretty wife has started
in as a dancer, and the New York Herald
said last week: mime. Hermann made
her Brooklyn debut last night as a skirt
dancer in the Park T5eater, which was
butterfly and the la blanche dances. AS a
dancer she is not a great success. She is
not light enough on her feet and lacks
draw, however. She has most magnificent
costumes and can handle them well. and,
WlIn the III Ol e COlOACd lSLlo
the effect of the harmonizing OF color is
delightful. The movement of the skirts in
the butterfly dance and the magnlhcent
effect OF color in la blanche dance aroused
the audience TO a high pitch of enthusiasm.
In the latter dance Nine. Hermann was
not only encored. but showered with roses"
New York Herald: Last Sunday the
Herald published the fact that a great
number of actors and actresses. more than
three thousand of them. were idle in New
York. Careful and extended INQUIRY re-
veals the additional fact that there is a
hitherto unheard OF degree of restitution
among the players. The Actors Fund and
the Actors Order of Friendship have never
before been anything like SO busy in the
distribution OF assistance TO those who
have the right to call upon them. Under
such conditions all rules change. even the
one that applies to the salary question
among actors. y w~ell-known dramatic
agent said 10 me the other day; 1T is
simply terrible. l annot begin TO get
work for my clients, even the best of them.
For instance, / have on my books five lead
ing men, no one OF whom has worked for
less than 500 a week in several years. l
won't mention their names, because that
is a business secret. But IL any one Of
these men can get SIS a week. and get it