The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-26
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THE White Squadron" close to the leader.


John Chatterton, known in operate cir
cles as Signor Perugini, filed a petition
Thursday at Trenton, N. j., for a divorce
from Lillian Russell on the grounds of de-
sertion He married Miss Russell in Hobo
ken in January. 1894, and gave Justice of the
Peace Moller 800 for performing the cere-
mony. Chatterton and his bride went to
live in her home. in West Seventy-seventh
street, New York. but separated May /. 1894.
Chatterton then went to live in Allenhurst
Monmouth county, New Jersey, and for two
years endeavored to induce his wife to join
him. He says in his complaint that 'for
more than two years his wife has willfully,
continually and obstinately deserted him."
Lillian Russell had been divorced from
Dave Braham, the composer of ballads, and
from Solomon, the oddly popular theatrical
manager, of London, when Signor Perugini
fell In love with her. His friends say he is
in love with her still, and find in his petition
for divorce an evidence of his constant in
tention to be agreeable to her. There are
two weeks of time accorded by the law. in
the course of which she may prepare an OBJ
lection to the granting Of his petition.
objeet?' Signor Perugini was asked
Il have nothing to expect or despair of"
Signor Perugini replied.
DO you expect to object to Mr. Chatter
tons petition?" Lillian Russell was asked.
Il have nothing TO tell anybody on that
subject to-day or Tomorrow" Lillian Rus
sell replied.
Max Beerbohm succeeds George Bernard
Shaw as dramatic critic on the London Sat-
urday Review. He introduces himself in an
article Of whimsical self-deprecation. He
says, among other things: '"This absurd
post which 1 have accepted will interfere
with my freedom in life and is quite likely
to spoil and exhaust such talent as ] might
0therW1se be exercising in literary art.
However, l will not complain. The editor
OF this paper has come to me as Romeo
mt hana and hot
l give him for the apothecarys reason" 1t
is to be hoped, for the editors sake, that
Mr.: Beerbohm's stuff may not be as fatal
Charles Rossow the smaller and the clev-
erer Of the two Rossow midgets, is this
week at Keith's New York Theater, and
makes two appearances. Just before the
mountainous Robert Downing comes on to
play his arena scene from THE Gladiator"
the Rossow brothers do their regular turn,
which is quite familiar all over the country.
After Downing disappears Charles comes on
again. dressed in a short dress and his head
adorned by a curly wig and sings song
about my dolly's bigger than your. DOLL"
and another with the refrain, you'll have
to choose another baby now"
Adelaide Ristori, Tomasso Salvini, Peg
zana, Duse, Novelli and Zacconi are to ap-
pear in a series of historical performances
in connection with the dramatic exposition
at Turin. The first play will be a. comedy
in prose by Anibal Caro-, who lived in the
sixteenth century. A tragedy dating from
100, fairy drama that belonged to the
middle of the eighteenth century, and a
given in June. Italy is one country that
stopped the triumphal progress of '"Trilby."
The audiences treat it as a farce and vary
their laughter by kissing it.
One Of the cleverest and most ambitious
members of Augustin Days organization
is Mabelle Gilman, a San Frincisco girl,
and she has been golden nugget for Mr..
DAILY by reason of her versatility and ready
adaptability, says an Eastern paper. She
Marguerite Vernon'S place at any time in
case sudden indisposition of these ladies.
a deliciously clear speaking voice, an enun-
citation that makes her lines telling. She
has played the leading parts in all Of Mr..
Days musical productions.
BY way of preparation for his next sea-
sons tour in Lottie Blair Parker's new
play, 1.-THE War Correspondent Burr Nc
Intosh has gone OFT as representative Of
Leslie's Weekly to get a glimpse of the real
thing. He should be careful, however not
to be too realistic, as audiences have for so
many years accepted genuine the stage
version of the reporter and correspondent
that sight of anything like the men who
actually follow those occupations might be
misunderstood. sS
Mrs. Potter has bought from Mrs. T. P.
O'Connor, the clever wife of the Irish men,
Der of Parliament, a new play founded on
the story of Charles Stewart Parnell and
Mrs. O'Shea. The last scene represents the
night of the great division in the House of
Commons, when Parnell learns of his fall
from power and dies the stage. Mrs.
Potter will play the part of Mrs. O'Shea
Parnell. =
with which her fourteen-year-old daughter
is ripening from bud to blossom. The young
lady has arrived within the past week at
the dignity of her first pair of corsets, an
epoch in her life which has convulsed the
prima donnas household with the most in
tense excitement. ''It has really made me
feel positively old" declares Miss Russell
Anna Held will come back in September
and play in a musical farce, says the New
York Sun. In the summer she will appear
in Russia. 1t would have been no colder in
January there than she found Indianapolis
which was one of the few American cities
that declined to take her at her own val
uation. She has made much money in this
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mansfield are
spending the summer on the shore of Long
Island sound, at Rye, N. Y, and an inter-
esting rumor has spread through the neigh
borhood to the effect that an incident of
the utmost Importance is expected in the
domestic circles of the actor.
A New York reporter happened to drop
into department store last week and found
Richard Mansfield there inspecting rattles,
teething rings christening outfits and other
things of like character. The inference is
obvious.
Miss Maud Hollins has been engaged to
play a leading role in "El Captain" with
Mr.. De Wolf Hopper at Manhattan Beach,
Next season she will be a member of Mr..
Jefferson De Angeliss company.
1.-THE Telephone Girl will be revived at
the Casino Monday night with Miss Clara
Lipman and Mr.. Louis Mann in their orig
inal roles.
John r. Rogers, the well-known theatrical
manager, arrived in New York from London
last Monday.
The Spanish SenOrita.
My country's fighting Spain, but oh,