The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-14
Gossip of the Stage.


Gossip of the Stage.
It is estimated that three thousand actors
are now idle in New York and several nun
dred more are counting ties eastward.
The report that Charles Hoyt will write
a piece for Evans and Hoey is incorrect.
Mr.. Hoyt says he will do no outside work.
\ triple somersault is turned by Nine.
Adelina Antonio, OF Bucharest, performing
in London, during u drop from a high ira
peze.
Hoyt's "A Brass Monkey" which has been
largely rewritten, and revived TINS year
with a strong cast, comes TO the Grand the
latter part Of next week.
Sadie Martinez insisted on an increase of
$25 a week in her salary when she 1Ound
that her gown I'm 'SuZette" would SHOW her
ankles. The advance was granted.
J. W. McAndrews. the once famous
watermelon man and the greatest I'M
the stage. is now with y. {. Goodwin
company.
Lillian Russell has announced that she
will marry SignOr PeruSini John Chatter
tom within few weeks. He Is now mem
Der of her company. This viii be her third
ma trimonial venture
The fall Of piece of scenery used in 1.-The
PrOdigal Daughter tore the new $3.50 drop
curtain of the Academy of Music, in Brook
lyn, from top TO bottom, completely running
1t. on New Years day.
The firm of Lift &c Davis will be dis
solved by Limitation of contract May ], 1891
Mr. Jacob Lift will continue as sole pro-
prletor of THE Ensign ''Yon Yonson''
and In Old Kentucky"
Louis James SAYS his dislike for tragedy
is so deeply seated that he will forsak Ike II
at the expiration of his present contract
with Frederick Warde and devote himself
to comedy roles exclusively.
Victorien Sardou has finished the comedy
ne writing To order for John Drew.
Manager Charles Frohman will hold the
piece in reserve to follow Henry Guy earle
Jn's play. THE Butterflies"
Russell horn I'm New
Brunswick, Mo. He began singing on the
stage at twelve. was a drummer boy IN
the army in 1863, and appeared regularly
at fifteen. singing between acts.
Miss Minnie u G'ree, who is the cleverest
CT the ingenue actresses, is still member
Of \. G. Doocwin's COMPANY: 80 IS SUR SUR
lete and general purpose man, Is leader.
Walter Gale. we'll known for his excel
lent impersonatiOn OF Happy JACK IN me
se9son He will have a farce-comedy
named after the part he made conspicuous.
Frank Losee has purchased new TO.
mantle American drama called me Go1c
Pocket" which he viii produce in May ~
is by a well-known theatrical manager, VINO
prefers to be known for the present as
"Andrew Romeyn."
Company, New York, has about 1000 names
on ii, but ten of the PRINCIPALS receive as
much as the other 1899. The ideal cast
of Faust" for example, requires $Z,SUO TOT
each performance for the six principal
singers.
Since the destruction by the Globe Theatel
(Boston) fire of the Hanlons production oil
''Superba'' these managers have but one at
traction. "Fantasma," and II mas peen
strengthened by the addition of a number
of the clever people from the Superpa
company.
Marie Tempest will leave 1.-The Al
gerians'' Company at the end of next week
and will replace Laura Schirmer-M apleson
in The Fencing Master julius ils S T,Ieeei
xn-fTI With her ~
with Hubert Wilke who Will support Adele
Richie in 1.-The Algerians.
Every lady who saw the one hundredth
performance of "A Temperance Town, al
the Madison-square Theater. NV York
and there were some hundret OF them
carried away with her, as a souvenir ol
the event q pretty little nickel-plated CLOCK
with a scene from the play pictured on the
face.
A notice was posted at the American The.
alter. on Saturday night that "Ine Noya1gt
of Suzette" which had run two weeks
would be withdrawn in two weeks; odI IL Il
said that T. Henry French spent $22,OOJ OF
the costumes, $4,000 in one way anu an IN
other, and that he has lost $4,000 week OF
IL so far.
Rumor credits Miss Emma Juch with the
intention TO return to the English opera
the management of Mr.. Charles T.. Pratt
who in former years was 50 successful ~
directing the affairs OF the Erpma Ao IoTot
company 1t is stated that the new Jucr
organization will duplicate the methodS loi
lowed in the successful Abbott regime.
The Grands announcement for the first
part of next week is a play that mas ptvl
generally conceded TO be the best OF mer
| lean dramas 1t is THE Girl Lett BcaiilC
Me-" by Belssco and Fyles, which had
Of 29 R aSd wa at played fas nearly the
tire worlds fair season at the Scnlllel
Theater Chicago. The original New 10, = OF !,
will come here. 1.-The Girl | Left Behint
Me" is a comedy-drana built on move
plan. and no new play produced IN - u,
years has been 50 uniformly PA"Fs'" -
the critics as ii has.
Some years ago. when Manager Henry II r.
Abbey was having rough tinie III ~! ~
financial affairs. owing 20 the Ialiure Vi III vi
Metropolitan Opera House season IN, IN nv S,a
York, the news Of his difficulties which ma
Just eliminated in a crash, came 10 Mnle
he Iire under Mr. Abbeys direction
Barcelona After the performance she So
for Mr. Abbeys representative ana salu [
him: Il hear your employer Is in hnancla
trouble or course | do not know how Srea
or how serious his obligations arr, but
wish YOU would tell him that II ne VIII le
ne know he can have from me any ac, =
| az money up 10 Sl0oC0o, 20 be palC Dack
| his leisure.
New York special saws: The youn
English actor Edward J. Henley mas no
| opened his eyes for a fortnight, anu 10
| se,,eral davs il was feared lie would neve
| recover his sight Henley reached TINS GU
Monday night. Dec Is from Spr r,,isntio
4
| With Palrner's stock COMPANY. TueSda,
| night he awoke. suffering eXcrCciating pan
| i'm his ewes He could not raise either eye
| lid Domestic remedies were applleu' an
| for four days the agony increased AN
| diminished until he was nearly wild Physl
| clans then told him that he was suHerln
| Nth n, ulce~ ct the edge of the left ey
| and iritis; that the right organ was al
| fected sympathetically, and that the chance
| were that he would lose the sight OF VI
| afflicted eve and that its mate would prot
| abIv thereafter be practically useless Tw
| d9vs AGO he was assured that his sigh
| would be restored. He is now lying VIII
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