The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14

greatly superior to the Philadelphia
Smoker" as well as the manner in which
it was handled. Dickson & Talbot spared
neither expense nor effort IN arranging the
affair.
Nine. Melba appears to have enlisted in
the noble army of those who hoax. A dis
cussion having arisen as TO whether GER
tain eminent violinist then present could
earn dollar an hour by playing in the
street, Nine. Melba took the negative side
and is reported as saying; II have my own
experience to base my opinion upon. why,
continued the great singer, Laughing, we
tried just such an experiment last summer
at my country home in England. Joachim
was visiting us and a certain celebrated
'cellist, when one afternoon the ldea or a
great frolic occurred 10 US. We put on ola
clothes and out we sailed, all three, and
took up our positions on one or the locks
on the Thames and there we made music Tor
two whole hours; Joachim and the celllst
played and / sang And now, how much
money do you suppose we took IN! just
seven shillings and six pence or sl-S'.
To a New York Herald reporter Richard
Mansfield says that while deeply grateful
for the almost innumerable letters and tele-
grams of congratulation and inquiry he had
received since the birth of son and heir,
he would like to deny some absurd stories
which have been published, and set at rest
the anxiety of his many friends. Mr. Mans
field, despite the published statements, mas
as yet no plans for his young son, put, ne
said he certainly will never allow him 10
become an actor if he can help 1t. lie would,
however, be pleased If he became a great
composer Of music. 1.-THE boy is not to be
named Richard, but George Gibbs Mans
field after very dear friend. said Mr..
Mansfield. 1.-The boy was born at fifteen
minutes Of 3 a. m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, and
I did not drive to an apothecarys shop or
fall over bottles.'
A Geneva paper prints an article in
which is given a list of forty-three eminent
composers whose average age was sixty
seven. Auber heads the list with eighty
nine years, and then comes Dorm, eighty
eight; Schultz, eighty-seven; Cramer, eighty
seven; Lachner, eighty-six; Clement,
eighty; Palestrina, eighty; Taubert, eighty.
The shortest lived of all IS Schubert hubert thirty
thirty-five; Mendelssohn, thirty-eight;
Chopin and Weber. forty.
Alice Nelson has just arrived in San
Francisco from Japan, where she spent her
vacation, and wired Manager Frank l.. Per-
ley that she will start at once for New
York to begin rehearsals for her new opera,
THE Fortune Teller" Richard Golden is to
be one of the comedians.
The Paris Grand Opera has an annual sub
sidy of 100000, beside free house and
light, or a value in all of about $250,O00 q
year. Nevertheless, the recent report of
the minister of fine arts shows that there
was loss on last years performances.
yankee Doodle Dandy boasts of a quin-
tet OF stars in the persons of Madge Less
ing, Edna Wallace Hopper, Thomas @. Sea-
brooke, Walter Jones and Julius Steger
1t is said that George Lederer and Will
liam r. Hearst have recently been consid-
ering the advisability of forming a theat-
rical partnership
The American soprano, Miss Mary Howe,
has been engaged at the Royal Opera at
Weisbaden for the next two years.
tombstone Bennett, Richards and Garfield
and other well-known players will be in the
cast of "A Female Drummer"
Dan" DAILY will open his season in 'The
Belle of New York at the Montauk The
alter, in Brooklyn, Sept. Il.
Laura Burt is home again from England.
and will return to her old love, "In Old
Kentucky =
Paderewski's next American tour will be-
gin in San Francisco in 49,