The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18

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will be seen here at an early date This
comedy was immensely popular years ago.
Modjeska, like Eleonora Duse, was born
in a covered wagon, which~is generally
used as a travelling home by the itinerant
showmen of foreign countries.
TRANSACTIONS of all of Anna Held's songs
will shortly be published. This should be
pleasing to people who believe that every
thing that is French is wicked
By a curious coincidence the makeup Of
Sir Henry Irving as Iachimo in "Cymbel-
inc" is said to correspond with a we'll
known painting of Christ, save that the
hair IS slightly darker.
Sol Smith Russell recently attended a
performance of Tim Murphy in "Sir Henry
Hypnotized." and was delighted with the
comedians clever imitation of himself as
the inventor in "A Poor Relation"
S. Miller Kent, who recites Whitcomb
Riley's MY Sweetheart in "A Quiet
Evening at Home" at Proctor's Pleasure
Palace, has received from the author an
autograph letter of acknowledgment, with
a handsome copy of his poems.
Joseph Hart, THE Gay Old Boy" writes
all his own songs. He recently completed
a new comic opera, which may have a
production by a New York manager next
season. He is also a poet of no mean pre-
tensions.
Jessie Bartlett Davis is meeting with a
series of ovations wherever she appears
Miss Davis is continually importuned with
offers to head a company of her own. but
she prefers to remain one of the main
stays of the Bostonians.
August Van Biene, the actor-manager,
sails for this country on Oct. "a. Although
he has played The Broken Melody over
a thousand times throughout the United
Kingdom vet Enp1iCh manaOprS nTa very
reluctant to have him go. T. Henry
French, who directs his American tour,
pany.
Rosenthal, the great Roumanian pianist,
is practicing from eight to ten hours a day
to prepare his enormous repertory for his
coming American tour. He writes his
manager. Henry Wolfsohn, that he now
speaks English quite huently, and will be
able to enjoy his trip much more than he
did when he first came to this country,
about eight years ago.
Edward Sumner Bettelheim, editor of the
News, is to revive the New York
Dramatic News. The first issue is an
nounced to appear this week. Mr.. Bettel-
helm will undoubtedly make it a success.
He enjoys an extensive and pleasant ac-
quaintance with the people in the theatre
cal profession. writes in a vigorous style,
understands thoroughly every detail of the
mechanical part of newspaper work, and
IS, Withal, a practical business man.
"Erminie.' which has heretofore been re-
garded as a record breaker in comic opera,
from a financial standpoint, must take a
back seat to Francis Wilson'S new pro-
duction. Half a King now at the Knick-
erbocker Theater. It's business for the first
month of it's run exceeded that of Err
mimic during the first month of it's orig
i thonI PRODUCTION nSs 1T do, not It by w hnndredi; but by
remained in New York for the best part of
this season with profit to himself and the
theater, but the engagement must close
after four more weeks. Brooklyn will be
the first city to be visited outside of New
York; after that engagements in Wash
lngton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston
will follow.
Blanche Walsh has arrived in New York
from her tour to Australia. Until her ar
rival at San Francisco she had heard moth
ing of Nat Goodwin's marital troubles,
which have recently been so extensively
ventilated in the newspapers, and laughed
at the idea that she had been named as
correspondent in the divorce proceedings
Instituted by Mrs. Goodwin. When Max
ime Elliot arrives she will probably laugh
also. 1t is easy to talk against people
when they are ten thousand miles away.
Doubtless a very different complexion will
be given to Mr.. GoOdWin'S matrimonial af-
fairs after his company returns to Amer
lea. The New York Sun refers to a beauti-
full woman, who is not an actress, as the
prominent figure. in the divorce suit.
Brian Boru." a romantic irish opera, by
Julian Edwards and Stanislaus Strange,
had it's first performance on Oct. II, at the
Academy of Music, in Baltimore, with a
most successful result. The work is founded
on some of the stories of the career of the
famous Munster chieftain of that name.
who became King of Ireland in the tenth
century. and nearly lost his life and crown
through the wiles of the perfidious Elfrida.
Mr.. Strange has written a clever libretto in
which he has made the comedy element
subsidiary to the heart interest. He found
an able collaboration in Julian Edwards.
who has turned out a score that is schol-
arly without being heavy. In fact. Mr.. Ed
wards has made numerous concessions to
opula taste, and most of his music is
full of e~ar-haunting melodies. The Whitney
Opera Company is an exceptionally strong
much to the success of the opera.
Andrew Mack is sure of a big reception at
the Columbia Theater, Boston, next Mon
day, Oct. 10. when he begins an engagement
in ''Myles Aroon." Mack is a Boston boy,
and when he first started out in the world
to seek his fortune he was copy boy in the
Globe office. The position proved too slow
for him, and he was subsequently pro-
NOTED to the charge of the wagons carry
ing out the early edition of the paper for
suburban circulation. He was then little
more than a lad. with a fondness and apti-
tude for dancing and singing. His ability
attracted attention. and in 1875 he secured
an engagement at the Howard Athenaeum,
then under the management of John Stet-
son. in conjunction with another boy of the
same age. They did a song and dance act
called The Connemara CuckooS,' made a
big hit, and Mack decided to continue in
the profession. The young comedian has
been doing a great business this season.
Apropos of the improbability Of the story
of "A Florida Enchanrment," Mr.. Charles
H. Hoyt told a good story the other even
ing, says a New York writer.
"A man." he said, ''once went to sleep in
a church porch while he waited for his wife
to come out. AS he slept he dreamed that
he was living in Paris in the time of the
revolution. He was arrested and condemned
to death by the guillotine. Just as he had
been led out for execution and his head
was in place under the knife, his wife came
out of the church and touched him on the
back of the neck with her fan.
And" concluded Mr.. Hoyt, the story
goes that he tumbled over dead. thinking
that he had been guillotined. Now, what's
improbable about that?"
The byStanders each had his own idea as
to the improbabiiity, and one man was in
clined to think it wasn't SO improbable.
after all. He had heard of similar cases
that were well authenticated.
You have, have your retorted Mr..
Hoyt. well. then. you can tell me how
they found out what the fellow was dream
ing about when he died"
And then the other man
The Lilliputians have returned to this