The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-21
SCENES ON THE STAGE.
U,, Now Features Presented AT the va"
A"' deville Theatre.
Manager Sims Abolishes all On Saf
systems and Max - se'ef"i

Large audiences nightly appear pear III r, .| better
,oTiiie phratrc As a rule tneS "lt 80 III.
uc r, my lam Hose which once monopolizeue tllo
auditorium Ribaldry and rowusisiii III variety
characteristic of an asscllui,niSi /, Tho Vnudc-
theatres are no more obSerFaolc III .nI b"nrcs
ME rib;s fo,t Is the result of several CimSu
made under the supervision OF Mr.. NV Mr.
Sims, the business manager; ,nI5 SnnrrOw, |
ths i,,y,. mnnag"r. Mr.. Sims recognlzea ,nH
nncessity for a first-cass variety tncu.i1;' NV
nS those in ST. Louis, Chicago, Ilncli ,rhnre the
York, New Orleans ana "tn', pnmccti0n with Il
word variety" as used IN J ,.v re-
,bn,trr no longer suggests Il Tree anu Sy Of
sort but instead neat anu atttaG Sn 'rn INN
'rhespus where ladies ana t H,a'' amdiencc Mr..
SIMS has not quite gotten his theatre w ~
Standard at which he aims. but he Is coI''l nv tha
of his ability to do so ana do
APPRECIATION OF HIS PATRONS.
Ono of the most radical changes he mas iil''u"
:; tho diSrontinuance of the beer 9Grki,S,
IS Inn t,lU once in vogue in the establlsimcii.I
ISnrmnrly females mingled with the aua tnib
and were ever ready TO p MaIHw i'1 These have
been dispensed with and l neat ,S" "T"s
men employed in stead. me "uN New
rum has been greatly, mP pr comforta-
fIai 1 hoIss hccn arranged and the floors ana
wallis subjected to cleaning pr 9cenS =! ,nnnnr
thry have assumed an entirely ulllctei,' rs
iilcc. III tme as anywhere The brightness
F ,Hc interior is due partly 10 the new pi''i,,
| wi,h which it has been coated ana pa,,y .hn
| the brilliant electro lisht Su'p'
| ceiling. ,,,,,r,tivc uIictudc
| For persons who dies ire c0inpilrali. m,ntrI in
| ,nfrrshmcnt parlOrs have been collst i u" NOT
the circle The pr"s;GiHimi,, w commrc favorably
| ,vith nnV TO be found in much larger En nnn%
The stage too, has received attchti E u ,chin.
lifted with improved e nI The company which is
Underlined on the bills this week ana .''o IVA
| was
NEVER HERE BEFORE.
If was organized recently by Ma,lign ,,t
Sims, after careful selections ifolii t' innis
offered by Chicago Cinclnnatl AM o. S;r,r VIII
..Eyrry artist is IL STAR eXclalms MI SINE =
n;,HnEt nr,ln ..and every speciality a gem.
. An attractive and pleasing noScl! .ho ,,rn
swinging first part as II l. st!lco pl ,o ASIA
, ,,,,nnCs In this thirteen young Etui's' .,'5,H
,u,' ,mStumrd swing to and fro in suspension
RON above the stage and enact tneir Se 81, th,
roles in accord with appropriate nlLsi' Wy ,i am
=, nrrhrstru under the leadership OF INC lnuon ,
,i;ra"tnr Prof. F. &. iIyorth. In the secoii.
: mart tittecn numbers are presented anu ,m ',nS
Us many new faces appear: oiie W Miss XIII,
pleasing performances Is Una. ,W ~ an;
| .x,rtiur of herself, whose apPeni'iiU
il ind,.,trs the diligence with which she has a
e.. piled herself to the study Oh INC az VI o
| Pressing, and whose acting SHOWS lhe
Careful. pAINsTAKING Artistic.
,,rt T.,
D shines more brilliantly than the pearl VI W. ",
4; ,nrcy stage" AS Miss Wells is stylca OH ~
y; lizards here and in the north ana east. M nil
j: Waud Walker, IA dashing sero-conlc aoc snm,
$; Mis- Gertie Harrington, too, ah0.nGi e1 81 e
81 Stress nd Miss Jennie Mason, Daltalst VI io ~
"; inconsidcrable talent, must receive tneli no 81
IS; If nraisc. Frank Lester, i'll his orlsiii'i , a.
y, s,lriity entitled freaks, specia2 t aau6'
EI With songs Dances acrObatic feats anu lli''n
-; nf wit. never fails to receive mellteu g.
=. ,hores Another feature is the per1orilia'ioo
20. Miss Magwie Mauri, who dances clog c, u
and gracefully and at the same time plays WI
The nniy instrument Hans Michel KNOWS
"a HOW TO BLOW THE BONES.
bo All those mentioned are nightly comlnenu !,
h I | hnt Mi vanish from the memory curing !.
Nc S ,,tnntntiou sketch of Mason ana Riiston' !.
-, fnr,nrr A slender individual six 1cct anu ~
III. inrh in hcighth the latter Lilliputian Oh tn
'n tvlsiy inches. Major Ralston walks WIN ca
an Under the legs Of his Brobdignaggian l'arom
and the two, while acting i'll pericSl, actI D.
III mrrsrnt a most ludiCrOu5 contrast VINE vi
III irn ON thr stage cacchinatiOn rclgns suprch
Thn whole is concluded with farce.
View attractions will be presented III l,il
succession tiuringdhc remainder ol lhe warn !,
ell season, and the. progress Oh improvement
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