The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
Notes of the StaEe.

Mary Anderson has another baby and Julian
Ralph cables the news from London to the New
York Journal follows: Mary Anderson's
baby boy is declared by the whole family to be
the wonderful infant that ever saw the
light He is six days old and is said to much
resemble his father half the time, and to look
like his mother the other half. Mrs. Navarro is
now in the house hired of sister of Lady Ten
nyson, at Wimbledon, and is making great prep
arations for sitting up. Since all needed
experience in love, wediSck and motherhood. she
could now. IL she chose. return to the stage with
the certainty OF making phenomenal success"
Harry DiNey. of Adonis fame. made his first
hit on the stage the hind legs of the calf in
Rice's merry "Evangeline twenty years ago.
The famous opera is to be revived in New York
this season and Dxey will again be in the cast.
not as hind legs, but as the Lone Fisherman.
George c. Boniface. jr., formerly comedian for
Mccaull, Pauline Hall, Camille d Arville and
other comic opera people Of note. has been
and Smith Opera Company that is give 1.-THE
Mandarin
Marie Jansen has been engaged to play the
part of the girl who changed into a boy in "A
Florida I1nehantment, which is to he produced
at Hoyts Theater on Monday. Oct. l.. She will
be both the leading woman and leading of
the company.
The New York Dramatic News has suspended
publication and its editor Leander Richardson
gives some interesting Facts concerning the cause
of the failure, which is iue TO the failure of
theatrical people to pay their bills. Editor Rich
ardson says:
I'VE have been pushed to the wall by
any creditor. seriously harassed by those to
whom money. Our difficulty has simpIy
been an utter inability to collect a sufficient
quantity of the money due to pay our daily
running expenses. In ordinary times | should
have considered that the Dramatic News was in
HrSt-cAasS shape The American News Conn
pany's orders during the last fortnight show
net increase Of ,2G0 copies. which is a consid-
cradle growth for weekly class paper in hat
length of time. / have had some experience in
doing business with the theatrical profession, and
good deal of it would be amusing, If it were
not SO exasperating.
One man. well-known advance agent re-
ceiving a large salary, had an account my
He paid attention all TO reminders of the
indebtedness, unth / sent him imperative
letter one day. lie then came to the office. and
/ said TO him:
= 'Yon are in receipt OF large income and
II seems 10 me that you ought to make effort
To pay this bill
He regarded thoughtfuy for a minute
or Two and then replied
Well, / suppose ! ought. But, YOU See the
fac', Is that | am building house. and / wanted
TO pay for that first
his own private car. owed us s5l for nearly
year. and did not pay until he was threatened
with suit a comedian who is about to make
his appearance in operate production in New
SDrtment OF very interesting hard-Iuck in.
stead of the cash, An actor who is receiving a n
excellent salary IN an important melodramatic
production in New York at present. and who has
been quite steadily employed all along owes us
80 for the publication OF his portrait in last
winter s christmas number. One OF the most i'm
on the roof gardens all through the summer
and who is everywhere known among the
highest-saiarled women IN that branch the pro-
feseion has owed SO for ad User eTt
since lsst December For two solid years was
obliged to keep worrying a well known and popu,
Lar h~-sak man for 500 which he owed for an