The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24


Hobby Is Bee Farming.
lest counts of Scandinavia. this wonderful
woman lived 70 see two great fortunes melt
away and TO have her title of royalty taken
away from her Driven by necessity to sing
for 2 livelihood in the royal opera companies
OF the continent, the singer won ner way up
ward in the profession, until at the Russian
court in St Petersburg she became the wife
OF Prince Won Petroff Boyar nobleman.
Then began the series of misfOrtunes which
eventually left her adrift a poor teacher
of music in the city OF Chicago at the age
Of eighty-seven years The singer had won
fame under the name of Mime. Petrelli in
three royal opera companies. The name was
assumed for stage purposes, and is Italian
for Petroff. the name of her royal husband
den. Her mother was the Countess Won
Schwerin. Mime. Petrellfs name when n
child was Eleanor Weigant- She was de,
seconded in a direct line from the Grand
Duke of Mecklenberg, and the Rev. DIR.
Count Won Schwerin, at one time the most
noted man in Scandinavia
The redoubtable Ellie Fay, who is booked
as one of the 'headliners' at the Grand
next week, is engaged to be married again
Miss Fay became tired of constant travel
recently and announced her intention of
giving up her Western tour and hustling
back to dear old Broadway" In Toronto
last week she was very much dissatisfied,
despite the fact that her speciality was re-
ceived with evidences of delight by the
Canadians, and she telegraphed her man.
ayers Weber & Rush, that she was GO
ing TO ''quit her job" The managers were
worried and they wired to their business
representative, Sol. Myers, who is looking
after Miss Fays interests on the road, TO
use every effort to persuade the Coincidence
to remain on tour. The young agent faith
full to his employers evidently settled down
N a or n Ter hqr
* Rush received this telegram: SOL and
/ are engaged. Both very happy. Ellie"
And one of the managers remarked with
thoughtful shake of his head, SOL deserves
a raise of salary for that" At least this
is the story OF the affair according to the
New York Telegraph.
Estha Williams, who is appearing at the
Park as Parepa in AT the Old Cross
Roads," is the only woman who belongs to
the National Association of Bee Keepers of
America, which includes 5000 members.
Her father was at one time one of the best
known bee men of New England, and it
was through him that the actress became
interested. took up the study and started a
bee farm at her home near Holyoke, Mass.
While away from home her farm continues
its operations, and now includes fifty or
sixty hives of industrious honey producers.
When the time comes to remove the honey
from the hives Miss Williams performs
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netting over her head or gloves on her
hands to protect her from stings. When
Miss Williams robbed the hives last July
she obtained several hundred pounds of the
sweet product, which she sold for 1915. Miss
Williams is not only a good actress but
an excellent stage manager.
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The latest piece of theatrical news to in
terest 1.-The profession" along Broadway is
that jolly Fay Templeton is to head a big
summer burlesque company, under the
management of Klaw & Erlanger in the
Aerial Theater at the top of the New Am
sterdam building. The Aerial is not to be
COMPOUNDED with the roof gardens, says the
press agent of the new venture. as ii is a
playhouse in itself just as if it were on
the street level. The company now being
organized in New York TO support Miss
Templeton will be one of the strongest
summer companies ever got together,
and il is promised that New Workers and
out-of-town visitors TO the metropolis dur
ing the heated term will be delightfully."- en-
tertalned at the new amusement place. The
famous burlesque comedienne is now in
Florida, taking a good rest, and it Is not
likely that she will reappear upon the stage
until the opening of the Aerial.
Another Hoosier girl has come to the
front on the operate stage. Miss Margaret
Sayre has been made the permanent prima
its first engagement in New York She
halls from southern Indiana. When 1.-The
Tenderfoot" was filling its return engage
ment in Indianapolis recently, Miss SayTe
was with the company, but did not sing
the leading role, owing TO the fact that
the management of the company was Civ
ing another soprano chance TO show
what she could do The choice for prima
donna honors lay between Miss Sayre and
the other singer, both CT whom had but
1 riS no of bp pnpr
merry chorus. And Miss Sayre seems to
have won out. She received her first stage
| experience in the Weber Filds chorus
| and was afterwards understudy for Edna
/ May in London.
Walter BOwlby. manager of the Park,
will open the sale of seats for the Weber
& Fields production, which comes on March
| 10, at least a week before that date. while
the engagement is for only one night" he
said. the Park can provide 1900 people
i with good seats. We are getting many in
| quiries from cities out in the State and il
| is our intention to take as good care OF
Indiana people in the way of seats as We
| Will Indianapolis patrons Orders can be
sent in by mail The Weber & Fields Com
| pany seems to be in "a hurry to get back
| TO New York from the West as il is COM
! ing 10 the Park about six weeks earlier than
| we expected"
"a. L. Erlanger. of the firm of Klaw &
ErIanger, the head of the theatrical trust
sails for London to-day and it is thought
in New York that he has something M
his sleeve" Ii is known that he intends
making arrangements for the American
| production of the new Drury Lane pan
tomime. 'Humpty Dumpty," but the
| chances are that he is crossing the ocean
4 with view to securing a number of other
| English and European successes.