The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-27
Notes of the Stage.

/ NOLeS Oh tHe StuSes
Marie Jansen and Nellie McFIenry are APP
pearing in vaudeville.
The Grand Stock Company will soon pro-
duce Jim the Penman.
! Henry Jewett is playing in Sporting
Life" Jacob Lifts big New York produc-
Bernhard is going to India on a yacht
| of which Pierre Lott is to have command.
| She will act before the Rajahs and hunt
| tigers.
Pinero's "Trelawny of the Wells" the
| latest London production in New York, is
said to have scored a success the opening
| night last week.
Ernestine Schumann-IIeni one of the
prominent singers of the Grau Opera Com
pany, is a young-looking woman and the
mother of seven children.
Sig De Lucia, who four years ago vowed
that he would never sing in this country
| again until he received as much as Jean de
Reszke, is singing in Italy.
/ Duse may never act again in America it
being understood that she will have regu-
lar season In Paris, and she still sticks to
| her original determination to appear no
more than three times in seven days.
The population of Italy is 100000 less
than the population of France, but Italy
/
| as many as England, though the popula-
ton of the United Kingdom is fully 100000
| larger than that of Italy.
victorien sardou's play, "Uncle Sam
which occasioned great alarm to the gov
eminent censor in Paris at the time M;
| Theirs was President has just been played
| again in Brussels. Americans are mercl-
lessly lampooned in the piece.
Johanna Gadsd recently accomplished the
Il
opera roles in Italian-a language with
which she is not fsmiliar-in ten weeks
/ time. She will alternate with Media during
| the grand opera season, beginning in Phil
adelphia on Dec. l.
James A. Hearne expects to withdraw
from "Shore Acres soon after his present
Boston Theater engagement and devote his
time to the preparation and production of
his new play, ''The Rev. Griffith Daven-
gina~ 1t is founded on Helen M Gardiner
novel, "An Unofficial Patriot" and requires
about one hundred people for its proper
| presentation,
Sousa's THE Bride-elect," which will be
the next opera seen in this city, carries on
its roster nearly one hundred names, and it
is generally admitted to be one of the most
elaborate productions of comic opera seen in
this country in recent years. Last season
1.-THE Bride-elect' was seen only in New
/ Boston
now making its first trip through the West,
| coming to Englishs Dec. b.
Washington writer says of Fanny Rice:
when the hour is darkest, when the heart
is faintest, when trouble weighs like a ton
of lead on the SOUL go and see Fanny Rice.
/ She will chase the wrinkles from your fore
head, the load from your heart and set you
| laughing despite yourself. You will find dull
! care go scurrying away far from the shafts
of her wit, beyond the reach of her CHEEKY
! laugh out of hearing of her merry voice
and where the jolly twinkle Of her laughing
| eyes will not be able to reach it,.
Frank Daniels, who is playing both ''The
| Wizard of the Nile" and 1.-THE Idols Eye"
this year. lost two chorus girls last week.
| He wrote to New York musical college to
| learn if a good soprano and contralto could
be obtained from the ranks of its pupils:
| The reply from its manager, a friend or
! Daniels's read: 81 have six capital sopranos
and as many contraltoS, and all beauties,
for you to select from: III guarantee tna !.
| Daniels turned the reply over to his man
! ager Kirlze La Shele, who promptly wired
whole twelve and all twelve were &C
| cepted
The great success of Mrs. Fiske in New
York during the past two seasons has shown
that the metropolitan city appreciates the
best in dramatic art in spite of it's frequent
alterations in favor of the meretricious.
Particular as has been the enthusiasm
/ evoked by this actress in the other large
! cities. New Yorlxs favor shown to Mrs.
| Fiske has in some respects been unique. On
/ both occasions of her latest annual visits TO
| that city she went into the Fftth-aVenue
/ Theater late in the season, and her engage
/ ment was repeatedly extended until the
other regular theaters had long peen
/ closed and hot weather had put period to
playgoing.
Stuart Robson, who is now starring in ''The
Meddler." relates funny incident that hap
pened in Southern one-night stand re-
Gently. Going from the theater to his hotel
in company with that veteran actor, Theo-
/ dore Hamilton, after performance of 1.-THE
Meddler" the duo passed a vacant lot
whereon a tent had been pitched and IN
front of which a barker" profusely dec
! Grated with paste sparklerS, was extoll1ng
| the intelligence of the educated pig to be
seen upon the inside of the canvas. Let's
| have a peek at the pork quoth Hamilton,
/ and forthwith strobe up TO the spleler
| who was lecturing "on the hog. with the
query: do you pass the professions? Ger
| tainIy.' answered the Snowman, walk right
/ in Pork packers from Chicago. amt your
When "Under Sealed Orders" was first
produced five months ago, a scene in the
| last act. showing an experiment made by
/ French and English scientists, caused an
| endless amount of discussion. This was
! nothing more or less imam an attempt 10
/ keep life in the head Of a human being
! after it had been severed from the body.
/ AT the time the critics were not disposed to
| treat the matter seriously, but to-day the
scientific world is agog over the imperative
| assertion just made by DIR. Cinel. an emf
| nent Paris physician, to the erect that a
/ severed head retains consciousness for three
/ hours after the knife falls. Newspapers are
/ devoting space to the scene that is exactly
| reproduced in every performance of Under
I Sealed Orders"
! In these days when 1t seems rather fash
! ionable to rail against the decadence of the
drama in America, it is particularly crafty
/ ing to observe the great interest that is
being shown in the tour of Madame Nodes
ka this season. With her restoration to the
| vigorous health she used to enjoy the pub
! lie has acquired an absolute confidence in
the fulhllment of her engagements, and as
! a result her genius is getting a substantial
reward In the outpouring Of golden dollars
as well as verbal compliments. 1t is said
/ that from financial standpoint her pres
ent tour Is very much akin to the last one
made by Mr. Booth. This Is no doubt large
/ " accounted for by the rarity nf kra pvaf5xy