The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-30
Notes of the Stage.

"a Texas Steer will soon return TO In
d~ianaDolis.
DR.. a. Conan Doyle is to lecture in this
country this fall.
Edward E. Kidder is writing a new play
fo~ Sol Smith Russell.
Lady windemere's Fan is among the
early ATTRACTIONS at the Grand.
Magician Kellar's business at the Broad
street Theater, Philadelphia, last week,
was very large.
Felix Morris will open his season in SYRIA
cuse on Oct. Is, with Ralph Lumley's play,
The Best Man.
"Charley's Aunt has been translated into
Greek, and is TO appear at once on the
boards of Athens.
The friends and physicians of Marion
MIanola have abandoned all hope that she
will ever recover her reason.
Marguerite Merington's new play. Bon
ME Prince Charlie Is the one IN when
Sothern will be seen during the present
season.
Minnie Dupree has been r~e-engaged for
Nat c. Goodwin's company, which com
menced rehearSalS at 6ooleyS Tneater, chi
cage. last Monday.
The Wilbur Opera Company is this sea
son giving what are said to be among the
best sets of living pictures yet seen out
side of New York.
Poor Billy Seaman is in a very bad way
and is not expected TO live much longer. he
has been confined TO his bed for many
weeks and is unconscious for days at a
time.
Among the October offerings at the Grand
is the original Lyceum Theater Company.
with tombstone Bennett, Georgia Cayvan,
Fritz Williams. Bessie Tyree and others,
in 1.-The AmaZons.'
Aladdin. Jr.," is now in it's sixteenth
week. When it leaves Chicago it will have
scored the greatest consecutive number OF
performances ever given by any of Man.
ager HenderSon's famous extravaganza
companies.
Gladys Wallis, the charming comedienne
OF the Crane company for four years. will
star in p new play by Blanche Marsden
this season. She will be supported by Jo-
seDh Cawthorne and the Patti Rosa Com
edy Company.
The Gaiety Girls, who opened two weeks
ago in New York. have set the metropolis
chappy element wild. The clumsy-looking
chignon affected as a headdresS by the
Gaiety Girls has spread like wildfre among
the profession.
Hanlon's ''Superba' is to be at En-
glish's all of next week. Everything about
it is entirely new this season 1t Will be
remembered that this wonderful produe-
ton was destroyed by fire with the Globe
Theater. Boston. last winter.
+. ]. Hanley' will probably return to the
A. NJ. Palmer stock company this season;
Astray." which Mr.. Palmer c~ontenplates
making very shortly. His wife. Helen Ber-
tram. is rehearsing with the Little Chris
TOPPER olGmbuS company in New York.
William Ripley, a member Of the chorus
Of Della Fox's Opera Company, whose
home was in Terre Haute, Ind. shot him
self at his boarding place in New York on
Wednesday night, and wandered about with
a bullet in his head until Friday, when he
was taken to a hospital. He died on Sun
day
Otis SINNERS success as a star is report
ed as something monumental by those who
saw his elaborate production of His Grace
De at Chicago, the past week.
There has been a regular worlds fair rush
at the box office each night. and it has been
| imEOSSible to obtain seats after the cur
tain went up. Mr.. Skinner will change the
bill this week in order to try Victor Hugo's
famous play. The Kings Jester" during
the remaining days OF his brief engage
ment at Hamlin's Grand Opera House.
Judge Holmes, in Supreme Judicial Court
at Boston yesterday, refused r. +. Rice:
petition for a permanent injunction re
straining Camille D'Arville from sIngin.
under any other management than his
Rice wanted Miss D'Arville to take a par
i'm Little Christopher Columbus" the Lon
don burlesque in which May Yohe ha'
made such a success with the Johnnies
! Miss D'Arville refused on the ground tina