The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-11
THEATRICAL NOTES.
Including Some Interesting Items with a
Turn Toward Chapmania.

Miss Marie Bockel, the prma donna who
played Patience so charmngly saturday, has
been married to Sam Reed, the buffo of the
! Ford opera company, some two months. She
was prima soprano III German opera several
years.
! Ford's Opera Company is underlined for
Austin, Brennan, Houston and New Orleans
Next summer 1t Will play to St. Louis audiences
at Chrig'S Cave.
Miss Blanche Chapman is a descendant of the
,IetfersOns and Warrens. Her mother and her
sister Ella are both actresses and now playing
with Henderson, the husband of Lydia ThOmp-
SON. at the Standard Theatre in London, Eng
land. She is married to Harry Ford, the bust
| ness manager of Ford theatre in Washington.
The manager of Fprd'S company, now travel
ing, is her nephew by marriage. Her age is -.
Nellie Page, the fascinating little lady who
does pages parts with Miss Chapman is en-
gagged to be welded To Charles II. Drew, the
baritone. For some time Mr.. Drew has been
losing his voice, and ii is said, that he will soon
sever his connection with the Ford Opera Com
pany.
X. H. Rose, of Jack Rabbit notoriety in San
Antonio resigned the city citizenship of the
Austin Statesman day or SO ago t. accept the
position Of manager of John L lncc's musical
comedy company.
The libretto Of Merry War was translated
from the original Gcrmal by Henry W. Moore,
city editor of the st. Louis Post Dispatcr.
after many days"-nOw that PinafOlc is
sleeping LIGHT may announce that the
IIebc song was written for the American com
panieS by John y. COckcrill, the journalist who
recently killed Colonel A. W. Sliyback.
Kate Forsythe, the leading lady with Nc
Cu0ugh, will star next season.
Some of the theatrical managers are making
their dates themselves in the AuStin-San Am
tonic circuit, ignoring Spencer of Galveston,
whose fOrgcttulncsS has already OccGlsiOned
them considerable trouble.
Miss Gcnevieve Reynolds, the contraito, has
such beautiful complexion that all her lady
acquantanceS ask her what particular cOsmet-
ic she uses. So did a LIGHT reporter ask her
''Onll cold cream she replied ''but'-loOking
wise the preparing of it is IL profound mys-
terry learned in Paris, aud cannot be diVulged
for any consideration"
The boys are telling the following on Frank
Mayo: While playing the "Iegiti." last season
ties wants wants to throw himself on Opheas
grave, Hamlet called out: Hold on thar; be
sure you right, then go ahead
cause She is a Jersey Lily. VIVA, a grand air
she has, he said ut the Lotus club. We SAW
her walk down room with a thousand people
were there. | call that elegance rs that
what you call it," said George Holland, the
actor, Nv ell. we call it gall"
BARLEY Campbell and Dion IIoucicault once
had a discussion over their plays. BARLEY was
about to produce Fairfax at the Park theatre
Il don't know how it is" said hartley but
SENSE" replies Dion, lit will be all right Now,
| never get nervous over the first production
of my plays. on r. always certain of sue
cess, returned hartley; you see your pieces
have I'LL been tried before.
The American rights of Love and Money"
the mcZZO-dramu which made II bad failure at
the Adelphi theatre III London recently, were
purchased from Charles R,ade by the actress
Lolita. She will now LAY 1t away back on the
top shell and kick at the boys in the gal
tery to earn the S!o"m she spent for it.
Catherine Lewis is now recognized as the
best DliNettc on ne Stage.
Henry Irving still leads OF her actors in Lon
don. Every seat in his house until the second
week in January has been sold.
Lillian W hitting SAYS that in Boston thratprS
1T is almOst us usual to see TWO ladies come in
together as it lisa gentleman and lady"
Mrs. Hancock, the wife OF General Hancock,
dedicated to St Cornelius chapel, Governors
island. 1t is to be published shortly
Max StrikOSch is in IL peck OF trouble at
Montreal, Canada. He just missed being Jailed
for Il breach of Il printing contract, which cost
him 500. And now Minnie Hauck has run of
and left him in the lurch, and the lessee of the
Montreal theatre will not permit him to leave
until he has settled up for the expenses in
Cured by them in preparing for Miss Hauck.
Frank Mayo intends to institute proceedings
against all persons who present "DaVy Crock
ctr without authority.
Ihdwell is now supreme in New Orleans
Theatres. He controls all the legitimate
old Shpmates" is running at the Academy
Of Music ana the Hess company is doing comic
opera at the Grand in New Orleans
Henry PeakeS is being severely criticized for
the liberties he takes with his roles.
Miss Blanche Chapman received seventeen
encOres during the performance of olivette at
Turner hall last evening, and would have re-
ceived more if she had not frOwned down her
admiring audience. She was recalled eight
times for the torpedo and the whale" song in
I he last act and twice for the ''taraudOle" The
duet II love my love so well" with Miss Bockcl
was the icm of the evening. "Ics, It's himself
again, as rendered by Miss Chapman, Miss
| l}ockel, Miss Kissing, Mr.. Lang and Mr.. brew
was loudly applaudcd. Miss Eissing's rum song
was also enjoyed. Denham, the Capt. DE
Merrinac, had such bad cold he had to cut
his lines. Good houses were present at the
performance of "Paticnce" and "Billec" Tay-
| Ion last saturday.
An opera house is crying necessity.
While Hess was here he complained that
| men got on ladders and peepcd into the ladies
dressng-roOn,. Rische, the treasurer of Tur-
nCr hail found a negro ON a ladder last even
ing and broke Il broom-stick on his nose.
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.