The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-03
Notes of the stage.

Miss Mabel Amber has been engaged by
Messrs. Klaw x Erlanger for the leading
female role in The Wandering Minstrel
Mr.. Arthur F. Clark has sold his interest
in the firm of La Shelle & Clark-Mr.
Frank Daniels managerial his partner, and
will henceforth operate alone.
Under the Red Robe" which has had a
longer continuous run than any other
drama of it's character presented in New
York, will end its engagement of thirty
weeks at the Empire Theater tonight. 1t
was originally intended to close the sea-
son at this house on May s.
"Old Hoss" Ioey's first appearance was
at Tony Pastors theater as a performer
upon a cowhorn and cowbells in 1874. He
was the originator of that peculiar kind of
Emusic" and he has been copied in an in
finite variety of ways by an infinite variety
OF 1mitators. The idea was novel and made
such hit that young Hoeys salary was
increased and his name raised on the adj
vertising bills.
Olga Nethersole has served papers on
Daniel and Charles Frohman in a suit for
damages to her professional reputation and
a potential share of the profits in the
abandoned London season. Miss Neither
sole had a contract with the Frohmans for
eight weeks in London this summer al
$500 a week and a percentage of profits
The Frohmans did not fulfill the contract
she says but paid the amount of the sal
airy for eight weeks TO her solicitor She
claims damages to her reputation in not
being allowed to play, as we'll as the loss
sustained by there beng no profits for her
to share in. Charles Frohman said that
the Nethersole season was abandoned be-
cause he and his brother could not see a
chance of profit. We lost $1,000 on her
last appearance in London, playing her in
her principal American success, Camille, .
he said
The New York Herald received a cable
gram from Nine. Nordica this week an
nouncing that her quarrel with Jean De
Reszke had been patched up The message
came from London and read as follows:
Having had an interview with Mr. Jean
De ResZke, it proved that | had been mis-
Informed and misled when believed him
last season. Now l wish to state that 1
am thoroughly convinced and happy to say
that it was not Mr.. Jean De Reszke My
impulse in declaring this publicly is my
sense of right and justice TO my fellow
artist. LILLIAN NORpICA DOME"
The unfortunate quarrel last season be-
tween the famous American prima donna
and the delightful Polish tenor is still un-
pleasantly fresh in the memory of opera
goers. Friends of both parties attempted
unremittingly before the artists left for Eu-
rope to bring them together, but neither
would give in" Nine. Nordica refused to
retract her charge that NJ. De Reszke mad
cause of her absence from the operate
stage, and NJ. De Reszke as stoutly main
tanned that he would never sing with any
woman who would make such an accusa-
ton against his personal good name and
artistic honor The quarrel was kept up
on the other side and Nine. Nordica was
not permitted to sing during the Covent
Garden season, while De Reszke became
suspiciously i'll and missed his perform
ances after it was found Nordica had Sc
cured a box in a conspicuous place to heap
Goals of rire on his head by applauding his
singing. Nine. Nordica is i'll In bed at her
apartments in the Savoy Hotel and her
concert that had been advertised at Queen s
Hall next Wednesday has been abandoned,
the reason assigned being that Seidl is I'M
able to conduct, owing to his Bayreuth en-
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