The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-30

Of Navesink are to be found several electric
contrivances which the wizard has devised
for the benefit, convenience and pleasure Of
the family. Among others is a large phono-
graph, which the comedian delights to set
IN motion for the edifcation of any friends
who may chance to call. Robson finally
grew tired of the stereotyped repertoire of
coon songs. so-called popular, up-to-date
ditties and monologue recitations with
which his particular photograph was
equipped, and conceived the idea of having
wax sheet that would reproduce the voice
impression of the inventor himself. and
wrote to Edison to that effect In due time
the expressman delivered package from
Memo Park, and ii was in anticipation of a
real pleasure that Robson adjusted the
wax roll and turned on the current and
prepared to listen to his friends reply.
MY Dear Rob: Pursuant with your re-
quest ] send you by to-day's express my
own contribution to your collection of cylin-
ders. OF course you know l have no sing
ing voice, therefore song is out of the
question, and ] know you would not be
interested in dry scientific subject, will
content myself with telling you a little
story that San Francisco friend of mine
sent me the other day. Along about the
year ISL a man from Massachusetts went
to California in search. of relief for an
aggravated case Of liver trouble which he
had fallen heir to. At last in the southern
part Of the State, he came across a mineral
spring, the waters of which almost imme-
diately cured him. He was so grateful that
ne DuiiC large sanatOrium on the site and
people came from all over the country and
were quickly cured. About a year ago the
man died and so wonderful had been the
action OF the water which he had imbibed
Tor years That before making the interment
IL was round necessary to take his liver
out and kill it with a club Cordially yours
Edison
Mr.. J. J. Murdoch, manager of the Grand
stock company, has collection of photo
graphs Of stage celebrities in his room at
the Denison Hotel, which, for size and
cleverness of arrangement, would cause the
eyes of matinee girl" to protrude with
coYetous delight. The first object that
catches the eye of a visitor entering the
room is a large hammock suspended on the
wall in such manner as to form a network
background. upon which pictures are placed
by being inserted in the meshes. Then
there is a shelf on which are large piles of
photographs, left over after the network
had been filled. The hammock is hung by
cords extending from the iron rings at the
ends and from three or four loops along one
side, this arrangement causing it to drop in
such a way as TO form a natural shelf at
the bottom. This affords a valuable sug-
gestion as to the proper disposition of an
old hammock condemned as too weak for
active service. In addition to these photo
graphs. there is a confused heap on the
floor, in front of the mantel, which it would
require several hours to examine. Others
are hung the walls or appropriately
posed on the mantel. Mr.. Murdoch also has
ar interesting and valuable collection of
Photographic negatives, which he prizes
very highly, inasmuch some of them can
not be duplicated. Among these are mega
tiveS of the Booths, Charlotte Cushman,
John Mccullough and many others whose
names are pregnant with delightful mem
cries to the old-time theater-goer
There is one class of plays which the public
always expects from William II. Crane and
which it always receives. This is clean and
wholesome comedy which never offends good
taste, good manners or good morals. Mr.
Crane never goes abroad for his plays-the
home market is good enough for him, and
the public seems to approve his judgment
In engaging his company and getting up his
productions he works on the plan that the
best is none too good, and hence all of his
plays are well staged and artistically acted
In addition to his worth as an actor Mr.
Crane possesses a fund of what is known as
personal magnetism, and he is liked i'm
mensely for himself as we'll as for his abil-
ity. The comedians repertoire this season
fas been enri ehed by the addition of two
very clever plays, "A Virginia Courtship'
end 1.-The Head of the Farlily," and they
is due to appear at English's Opera House
on Friday, opening in "A Virginia Court
Ship which he will repeat on Saturday
afternoon, closing his engagement on Sat
urday night with 1.-The Head of the Fam
ily.'
Marlowe will begin her annual New York
engagement at the Knickerbocl1er Theater
y,
duce a translation of "Colinette," the his
torical comedy by G.. Lenotre and Gabriel
Martin which ran for three months at the
Odeon Theater in Paris-one of the longest
runs ever permitted at the French National
Theater.
The American version of the comedy is
by Henry Guy Carleton. The title part will
give Miss Marlowe an opportunity for naive
and delicate comedy touches which does not
exist elsewhere in her repertory. Though
fef will he Ia G 10
resistance this season, she has not turned a
deaf ear to the claims of American dram
rights of the novel, when Knighthood Was
in Flower" by an indianapolis lawyer,
which she has prepared for the stage and
which may be seen here before the season
is over.-New York Journal.
1t has been reported that the fortune of
the late Antonio Terry was greatly overesti-
mated and most of what did remain would
go to his mother and daughter so that his
wife. who was Sibyl Sandersou, would have
to go on the operatic stage again to support
herself. In this connection the following
cable from Mrs. Terry is of interest:
Nice. Jan. 13-It is so short time since
my husbands death that / have not been
able to fully decide the SfaJe question of
returning to grand opera. My health. it is
true, is now sufficiently good to permit my
return, but one must wait a becoming time
Massenet counsels my return. and ] am sure
the Partisan public will receive ME well, as
they have always done. The short interval
since my withdrawal from the stage cannot
have injured the faculties which previously
won me success.
But if l take up my calling again it will
be more for artistic than for financial rea-
sons, although Mr.. Terry was not quite as
rich as he was supposed. He had to make
provision for his daughter, a young lady of
sixteen. Let me add that the sale of Mr..
Terry's horses takes place not so much be-
cause we need money, but simply because
we do not need seventy horses.
"SIBYL SANDERSON-TERR