The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-27
NEW YORK THEATERS
A DEARTH OF GOOD AMUSEMENT AT
THE EASTERN METROPOLIS.
Fox and Her New Venture
Bryton as a Lunch Man.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, May 26.-This is the most
barren week of the entire season up TO
now, so far as fresh theatrical offerings are
concerned. The only thing that is bit like
new is The Skating Rink produced on
Monday evening at the Bijou Theater, and
even this piece Is a secondhand sort Of
affair. 1t is the same farce-comedy in
which Nat Goodwin went starring a few
seasons ago, and it has been rewritten and
up to dated by it's author, Mr.. Robert
Griffin Morris. The principal feature OF
this performance Is the appearance OF
Flora Finlayson for the first time I'm farce
comedy. Miss Finlayson was formerly the
contralto in the Bostonians as an alternate
TO Jessie Bartlett Davis. position which,
Ii will be instantly perceived, calls for the
exhibition of high order of talent. In
1.-THE Skating Rink performance, Of which
she is the feature, her fine voice is great
surprise to the auditors, who have learned
to look for much less meritorious order
of singing in entertainments of this de-
scription. Miss Finlayson. too, has devel-
oped into a good actress. Miss Jennie
Joyce. who is young woman with pro-
found belief in the beauty unadorned
theory. is also in the cast. and a good deal
Of her is visible.
Now that the hot weather Is on the big
city is quite naturally turning it's attention
TO outdoor amusements, and Buffalo Bits
Wild West is attracting big audiences to
Ambrose Park, in South Brooklyn am
told that II cost Messrs. Salisbury and
Cody fully s25O.OO0 to prepare for the open
ing Of their new show. 1t Is interesting in
this connection to note that Frederic Bry-
ton will probably make his fortune within
the next year or two. as he controls all
the restaurant, bar and other refreshment
privileges Of the Wild West. Mr.. Salisbury
used to be Bryton's hacker and manager
when that actor first started out as the
star Of Forgiven" and their friendship
has never been broken in upon 1T is
through Salisbury that Bryton has secured
these valuable privileges.
Messrs. Canary and Lederer, lessees of
the Casino. have just taken a stand that
has set the theatrical profession in New
everywhere known, the custom among
theatrical managers is to admit to their
establishments free of cost any well-known
actor or actress who may apply for that
privilege. A few years ago AuguStin DAILY
startled the ladies and gentlemen of the
stage by peremptorily refusing TO let them
pass his doors excepting on the terms gov
erning the general public. This step made
Mr.. DAILY exceedingly unpopular in the pro-
fession. but that condition did not seem TO
worry him very much. and the law. so far
as his house is concerned has remained in
existence with slight modlfca tons in favor
Canary and Lederer, who had up TO this
time been conspicuously liberal In the dis
OF the profession, has raised q prolonged
and tumultuous howl of Indignation. The
to their present course by the fact that
their courtesy was In most cases repaid by
the utterance on the part of their guests
of series OF comments upon their enter
tainment calculated to hurt their business.
1t Is undoubtedly true that actors and
actresses out of engagement are about the
severest critics of actors and actresses who
happen to be employed. / don't know why
this condition should prevail, unless upon
performance believe they could play the
parts better than those performers in whose
hands hands the work of has
was so numerically roasted" by the
theatrical people who saw Ii at first that
there will be no more stage deadheads at
the Casino. The piece meanwhile is going
along smoothly and is drawing large audi
ences.
Mr. Sothern has produced this week in
Brooklyn new play by Jerome K. Jerome
called "A Way to Win a. Woman" 1t does
not appear to have made very much OF
hit and Is a somewhat preposterous piece
of dramatic work so far as the story goes.
Inc man VINO Is doing the winning h1rd after
wills all his property to the fair damsel
in question and proceeds to take poison, but
is prevented from carrying out his design
by the lady herself. who thereupon falls
into his arms and generously forgives him
for having sacrificed himself for her. Mr..
Jerome is a graceful and entertaining writer
SO far as his dialogue is concerned. but the
material of his play will hardly do.
from William A. Brady. written in London.
it does not appear likely that there will be
any Corbett-Jackson fight until well along
into next season at least. Mr.. Brady tells
me he has filled time in Europe for his star
until well into August, and that Corbetts
early n se w Tb Se nee;
look as II the champion contemplated laying
aside any considerable time for training
Corbett, meanwhile, is being Toasted and
entertained right royalty on the other. side
Of the water. His quiet and gentlemanly
bearing has made wonderful hit with the
better class OF Europeans who find 1t diff
cult to believe that he Is really a fighter by
profession.
walker who has set the town to talking in
earnest. He is called Juan Caicedo and he
does lot OF things on the slack wire which
possible of accomplishment. In the first
place he wears boots with heavy spurs on
the heels. which Is in itself enough one
would think, to harass and entangle him in
his performance. He is not prevented, how
ever. from turning somersaults backward
and forward on the wire, or from perform
ing a great many other feats that are
amazing.
star, who is in private life the wife of Dr.
G.. w. Purdy on Tuesday presented to her
lord and master a daughter, who bears the
imposing title Edith Mundy Purdy. As
soon as Mrs Purdy is able TO be about. the
family will go to the Catskills for the sum
mer. In the early autumn the Fannie Rice
company is to produce at the Bijou Theater
here the farcial comedy called Miss limo
cence Abroad" which has been successful
in other cities.
Miss Louise Beaudet Is to be one of next
seasons stars in comic opera She goes out
under the management of Samuel Rork
who used to be the secretary of the Coney
Island Club and who was also in some way
connected with the business end of Wal
lacks Theater. Miss Beaudet is the hand
some young woman who was for a number of
who has now pending a suit against that
willy person to recover an interest which
she claims is due her in his various proper
ties. II she wins this suit she will be a
fairly rich woman. She is now only await
ing the final decision of the court as the
testimony AID arguments are all in. She
certainly possesses a curiously diversified
range of talents. / have seen her play Des-
demonda, lie Petit Due, the Mascotte and
Juliet.
Della Fox has come back to New York
and will not do any more work on the stage
until she appears at the Casino, in the
autumn, at the head of her own company.
When she retired from the De Wolf Hop
per organization on Saturday there were
great doings. / told. Heaps of flow
ers and other gifts were bestowed upon
her. there were speeches and tears of fare
WELL and II was demonstrated that the lit
sociates almost beyond bounds she
is getting together company which al
ready contains among the principals Paul
Arthur and jefferson D'Angellis.