The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01
Notes of the stnge.

The tour of Sauer, the celebrated pianist,
will begin in New York Jan 6.
The new farce-comedy, "a Cheerful Idiot
will be at the Park next week
Duncan B. Harrison, who was commits
stoned in the army on the outbreak of the
war with Spain. expects to be sent to Manila.
Last year he managed Digby Bell in The
HOOsier Doctor"
James K. Hackett has found Rupert Of
Hentzau," his new play so great success
that he has abandoned THE Tree Of
knowledge" and will present Rupert" dur
ing his entire tour.
Some of the most beautiful gowns lately
devised by the skillful hands of French
modistes will be shown in Stuart RobsOn's
production of Augustus Thomas's new
comedy The Medder.'
Virginia Harmed emphatically denies the
story that she is to leave the company of
her husband, =. H. Sothern, to star 10y her
self. She will sail for Europe in order to
enjoy few months rest after a long and
arduOuS period of work
Manager Perley. of the Nielsen Opera
Company is negotiating for the purchase of
the private car originally owned by Miss
LangtIy. and which now belongs to the
Hermann estate. He doesn't want it for
himself. but for his star Miss Nielsen
Richard Mansfield travels in private car
attached 10 a special train of eleven other
ears, which carry his company of $50 and
his scenery, properties furniture. costumes,
armor and other paraphernalia He will
have given one hundred performances of
"Cyrano de Bergerac' to-day.
Mrs. A. NJ Palmer has completed her
company for the presentation of THAT
Man" Nine. Chartress comedy at the
Herald-square Theater, on Jan. Is. and is
holding daily rehearsals at the Biiou The
company includes Isabelle Evesson. Olive
Redpath, Ada Deaves, Ramie Austin, Reu-
Miss Viola Allen will continue her pres
ent great success, 'The Christian" at the
Garden Theater in New York until spring.
Next season she will be seen in but seven
Of the principal cities of the country. which
will end her career as Glory Quayle in Hall
Gaines powerful play The Following sea
SON she viii appear in a new drama now
being written for her by a noted English
playwright. Another company will present
The Christian in cities Miss Alien can
not visit next season.
The management at Roster & BiaPs, in
New York, Wednesday night decided to
give an extra touch of verisimitude to the
melodramatic pantomime sketch in its bill,
based on the idea represented in the French
picture known as "Une Affaire d Honneur."
The final scene represents duel with
swords in a forest between two women
The picture represents the PRINCIPALS as
stripped to the waist Hitherto in the
stage exhibition the women after remov-
ing their waists, cOrSetS and other feminine
accessories, have been revealed in fieshingS
The effect was quite striking enough. That
night these gauze coverings Were removed
entirely. and under a moonlight calcium
Miss Jeanette Perie and Miss HeIna
Hornemann went on with their auel to
running comment of ribald jeers. Miss Perie
even fought with barred leg.
Although y. c. Goodwin claims to be a
good an American as any one, he does. net
deny that he has purchased an estate
abroad. To be concise. the tract is in Kent.
has some forty-four acres of land, and is
nine miles from the center of London by
the Southeastern Railway Ii formerly
was known as lakeland and was
owned by Lady Hervey. There is a beauti-
ful villa, a lodge, large stables. hothouses
and some beautiful stretches of park land
and gardens. In fact u bout the only things
lacking are a Turkish bath and a racing
course. As to the rumor that hereafter he
will spend five months of the year in his
less complaisant When he retires from the
stage he may give up his franchise and 10
TO live under~the British flag, but meantime
he VIII continue To entertain American
audiences and to wear American clothes
and manners.
Ross Snow. the queen of the fairies in
Jack and the Beanstalk." may not be the
most accomplished slide-trombone player
that ever wrestled with that push and
pulp instrument" but he performs feat
while playing it that no other trombone
player has ever successfully accomplished
Mr. Snow appears in the abbreviated skirts
or the FAIRY queen and proceeds 10 pump
the inspiring strains of "A Sousa march from
the trombone He marches about the stage
TO the time of the music and 3scends a
stepadder fourteen feet high Seated on
the top Of the ladder he gives one shrieking
blast on the instrument, topples over back
ward. turns complete somersauit alights
on his feet and marches of the stage with
out losing q note OF the music. The audi
ence usually calls for a repetition OF this
remarkable act but Mr.. Snow wisely re-
Trains from giving 1t more than once at
each performance. thus keeping the percent