The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27
THE BELLE OF NEW YORK
BIG CASINO PRODUCTION COMES TO
ENGLIsH's THURSDAY.
Dan DAILY and the Largest Company
Out of New York This Season
Music and Musicians.

York. comes to English's. There will be
four performances of this much-talked
about musical phantasy, beginning Thurs
day night and including Saturday matt
nee This is the same organ ization that will
sail tor London three weeks from Wednss-
day for a run at the SALISBURY Theater
under the management Of Musgrove and
Williams. Music lovers have heard more or
less of the frothy musical creations OF Gus
tave Kerker, and this will be the first OPP
portunity to get better acquainted with his
style. Hugh Mortons clever lyrics and gay
stories that have figured in all the Casino
productions Of recent years, including In
Gay New York, "The Whirl of the Town."
and now 1.-The Belle of New York." are
said to be as bright as any ever written in
this country; at least the productions of
this Casino combination have caught the
fancy of the English, and Lederer, Morton
and Kerker are now in London preparing
for 1.-THE Bellies approaching debut at the
SALISBURY. In addition to the great scenic,
musical and comedy production which THE
Belle of New York" is known to be, the
company is one itself that would insure a
lively entertainment. Dan Daily, who has
not been seen here since the days Of John
Russell's comedians, heads the cast DAILY
has recovered from his recently nearly
fatal fall on the Boston stage and has been
in his old place with the company during
the ST. Louis and Chicago engagements.
Dan DAILY is to the New York Casino what
Eddie Foy was, for many years, to the Chi
cago Opera House In addition to DAILY the
company contains Harry Davenport, the
song writer and comedian, and one of the
brothers of Fanny Davenport; George K.
oil 0xpr rNr.
Edna May, whose demure comedy work as
the Salvation Army lassie has been much
written about; Catherine Linyard Phyllis
Rankin, Lionel Lawrence, William II.
Sloan, Paula Edwards, Irene Bently Bent
ley, Hattie Moore, William Cameron and
many others, with chorus of dancers and
singers, making company of lightweight
people, by far the largest travelling organi-
cation that has come West this season.
The story of the play revolves around the
adventures of reformer and anti-cigarette
advocate and his son, who reside in Cohoes,
n. Y. The father supplies his son with
funds for the purpose Of establishing re-
form missions in New York city. The son,
upon landing in the metropolis, falls in
with q number of festive Tenderloin
habitues and, in consequence, misapples
the money given him by his parent. He is
having jolly time in the gay city, when
his father arrives for the purpose of in
vestigating the actions of his boy. In order
to teach him a lesson the father supposedly
disinherits the son. The boy finds work in
a Broadway bon-bon shop and starts in to
earn his living. A short time after he falls
in love with worthy young Salvation
Army lass. The interest of the action of the
play is sustained by the Introduction of
various ecapadeS INDUCED in by both the
son and father, and numerous other char
acters also. who appear in the various New
York localities which are visited by the diff
ferent persons of the play. The principal
scenes of interest are the famous Riverside
drive of the metropolis; Pell street, in
Chinatown; the well-known Broadway bon
bon shop and Narragansett pier 1t is
stated that these scenes are realistic IN the
extreme and were constructed after origl-
nal sketches made by the scenic artists at
the various places mentioned.
Out of Italy comes a story of a prima
donna who pawned herself. Prima donnas
in pawn have been heard Of even in this I'M
musical country, but this Italian, who was
named L,uga Lossa, .has deliberately
pawned herself for the benefit of another
person. The impresario OF the opera in
Turin was in debt to his former landlady,
and had made no effort to repay her. The
prima donna also happened to be one of her
guests and she decided to get the money
through her. One hour before the perform
ance in which the singer was to appear
took place. she locked the singer in her
room and went to the impresario. 81 have
come for my money! the landlaay said to
him. Impossible said the manager. 81
can give you anything but that. 1t is i'm
possible" what do you bet don't get my
money tonight" asked the landIady. The
manager told her she was mad and then he
was interrupted by the appearance of his
stage manager, who told him that the pri-
ma donna had not made her appearance,
although it lacked only few minutes of
the beginning Of the performance. Go to
her house." roared the impresario. II have
been there" was the answer, and she can
not be there. The doors are locked and no
body answers" VIII you give me my
money now?" asked the landlady. ITO the
devil with your money. Get me Signora
Lossa:" Give me my money and | Will"
was the answer. II pawned her this after
noon. She is locked up in her room, and
will have her here in ten minutes if get
my money" There were curses and tears,
but the money was brought around FROM
the box Office and paid to the landlady. SO
was her cab fare, and the prima donna
stepped on the stage only ten minutes late.
welcomed her as enthusiastically as if it
had found something that seemed IRE
trievably lost That happened in Turin.
Mrs Mary Towle Davis has returned
from Europe. She has been absent six
years, during which time size has studied
under Herr .Stockhousen. Of Frankfort;
Ger, Luigi Vannucini and Francesca Cor
test, of Florence Italy. The Italian and
English journals of Florence write of her
voice as a mezzo-contralto, sympathetic,
pleasing and of good quality, singing with
intelligence, fine Interpretation and good
intonation. She brings letters of approval
from Sig. Gilletti, one of the best impre-
sarios of Florence, and from Sig. Buccian-
TIM, prominent musical and art critic of
Florence and Milan.
That music hath charms, etc." has al
most been taken for an axiom. 1t is not
one, however. To Mascagni and his "Caval-
leria Rusticana' belong the distinction of
the exception. The signor directs the Ros-
SIM Musical Lyceum in Pesaro. The other
Cay he lectured on some subject or other,
taking his illustrations from his famous
little opera. He was interrupted by quar-
rel between two students, which arose in
corner of the room In moment knives
were out, and before the maestro could in
terfere a man had been stabbed. Signor
Mascagni must have felt more fattered
than otherwise however. for the interrupt
interpret the stiletto duel in La Caval-
leria Rusticana"
Mr.. Edward German, whose incidental
music to Henry VIII" composed for the
revival of that work at the Lyceum Theater
a year or two ago. has met with such abid-
ing popularity, is now engaged in writing
some incidental music for the revival of
Much Ado About Nothing" at the st.
Jamess Theater, on Wednesday, Feb 16
The music will include an original march