The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-23
Notes of the Stage.

notes OF the Stage.
Miss Jennie Eustace. who played leading
roles i'm Richard Mansfield's company for
the past two seasons, sailed for Europe last
Saturday.
Beerbohm Tree. the English actor, and
his company. including Gerald Du Maurier
rived in New York Saturday for MIR. Trees
coming American tour.
Archibald c. Gunter's "A Florida En-
chantment" had its fiftieth performance at
Hoyt's New York Theater last Friday. The
New York Sun says the applause has in
creased since Gunter purchased a pair OF
wooden gloves.
Nothing has pleased New York theatrical
folks so much in very long time as the
emphatic and effectual manner in which
Iona harrison was run down" in her at
tempt TO seek advertising and notoriety by
riding at the horse show.
Creditors of Oscar Hammersteln. of New
York Olympia fame. have begun suit for
receiver for all his property which he has
transferred to his wife and children. Not
long ago Hammerstein refused an offer of
$3.00O.00O for Olympia, on which there is a
mortgage for 100000.
Mrs. Annie Nj. Halves. formerly known on
the stage as Miss Annie lowering. died at
Baltimore ten days ago. Saturday Horace
McVicEer of New York made application
she was the divorced wife Of the late j. II
McVicker of Chicago. and that he (Horacel
was her only son. Joseph Jefferson identi-
fed him. and his application was granted.
Otis Skinner has raft of nephews and
nieces. One of them was walking with the
actor through an old North Hampton
graveyard. carefully spelling out the
eptaphS in high soprano tones. He came
% one which read. David Evans-l794-1
He is not dead, but sleepeth.' The Skinner
hopeful shouted:
''Oh. Uncle Otis. come here. Here's a
man what's buried alive.
Herr Lohse, husband of the late KIafsky.
arrived I'm New York Thursday and prompt
ly denied the story that Frau Klafsky had
committed suicide. 1.-The story was abso-
lutely without foundation said he. land /
have instituted legal proceedings in Ger
many against those who gave circulation
20 the report. The certificates of three of
he best physicians | could get show that
the cause of her death was tumor of the
Drain. Her skull was trepanned on Satur-
lay. and she died the Tuesday following.
only ten days after she had sung FL
delio.'
Impressions of Francis Wilson's new
comic opera. Half King by Archie
Gunn.' is the title of a handsome little
book which will be given out as the adj
vance courier of Francis Wilson's engage
mentS IN the various cities he VIII. Visit
his season. The work is done i'm Gum
oest style. and the drawings are full of
haracter The matter of the little volume
ousists of sixteen illustrations of different
Genes from the opera. with concise reading
natter, telling the story of the opera in a
graphic and picturesque vein.
a statement has been published in New
York that Nine. Nordica Is negotiating with
Colonel Mapleson for her appearance with
the Imperial Opera Company. and that 1t
practically settled that she would ac-
company the troupe on its forthcoming
tour. There Is no Truth in the statement.
Colonel MapleSon says that he has opened
no negotiations with the prime donna. nor
has she made any advances 10 him; that
so far as he knows neither of them have
for a moment contemplated any mutual
operate agreement.
Boston papers were decidedly caustic in
their comments on Mrs. Inez Sprague's
debut In that city last week. The Post
said: 'Her voice is "a mezzo with limited
range. The upper register is weak. and she
seems to lack control of her tones Then
TOO. her notes are hard and unsympathetic
and are not always in accordance with the
key She makes the error of attempting
music byond her powers. and by far her
hest work was in two ballads. with which
her part Of the programme closed"
Wealth and social position as the wife of
Rhode Islands war Governor counted for
nothing In "proverbially cold and critical
Boston.