San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-24
The 1ai1y Eight.
Office No. 4 East Commerce Street.
DRAMATIC NOTES.

DRAMATIC NOTES.
Points. Personal and Otherwise.
About Prominent PLAYERS.
Fred Warde received an ovation at
every point In Texas where he played.
Deserved 1t, too.
Mrs. Harry Stetson, professionally
known as Nora Lytton, died at Moravia,
N. Y, March 9th.
Kyrle Bellew will continue in Mrs.
Potter's support while that actress is
under Il. c. Miners management. Mr..
Bellows engagement to have closed
March 10th, bat has been re-eDgaged for
the California tour.
Jim Currie, the desperate who MUIR
dered Ben G. Porter and wounded
Maurice Barrymore at Marshall. in this
state, about eight years ago, and whose
death was subsequently reported, ap-
pears to be alive yet, and still In the
butobering business Word comes from
White Oaks, Minn., to the effect that he
lately stabbed man in the abdomen,
and that the poor fellow was subse-
quently found wandering lsbout the
streets, slowly bleeding to death.
Deputy Sheriff John Applewhite re-
kuIuOu AIOW w 1.-Two ObA06s VILE
morning. where he had been to arrest
Currie on a warrant from this state. He
found that Currie, under another name
had been sheriff In Minnesota for tour
years, and for some reason could not be
arrested.
The eighty-secOnd anniversary of
Edwin Forests birth was celebrated at
the Forrest house, Holmesburg,:: Ps., on
march 9th.
Miss Druid, Louisville, KY, girl, is
another aspirant for histrionic bonors,
and announces an early debut.
Joseph jefferson commenced an eight
weeks tour at Lexington. KY, on March
18th. RIP Van Wrinkle" will be the
only piece produced.
Using agent for Bsrnum, Forepaugh
home 10 Harlem.
Some of Modjesks's dresses were dis
covered to be 10 ashes when her trunks
were opened at Elmira, recently. 1t is
supposed that her maid was smoking q
cigarette and dropped some of the fire
in the trunk, and was not discovered till
the trunks were opened.
John Mcguire has brought suit in San
Francisco against Thomas Mast for nom
fulfillment ola contract to lecture from
failed TO keep. Mr.. Mcguire also claims
that Mast borrowed $3.50 from him,
which lie failed to repay.
Col. T. Allston Brown. in the New
York Clipper Of March 18th, gives a
very interesting history Of the rise and
progress Of the theatre in America for
z 1SS Tho rat no In
this country was opened in New York
City on the evening of December 9Th,
1882.
Joe Hart played an engagement with
a buoking broncho at Fort Smith, Ark,
recently. The broncho is ali right. but
Hart was laid up for repairs. Don't
monkey with bronGho.
Theatrical business is reported to have
been exceptionally good all over the
country during the past season.
Mrs. Bowers has not retired from the
stage. She has simply "tumbled' and
got rid OF her poor company.
Mile Rhea is on her way to Califor-
MIA.
Abe Erlanger writes the LIGHT that
Joe Jefferson will be In San Antonio
April IL and IA, In rip Van Winkle."
Blanche Chapman, Of opera fame, is
Mrs. III. G. Ford.
"Pitou," the prompter of Mile Rhea's
company, is Mr. Robt. p. Gibbs. he ia
an slumnus of the university of Virginia.
Students Of the session of 1SS0-Sl will re-
member him as one of the brightest
men Of that year. He also has consider
able literary talent.
Dallas has new lodge of Elks. Patti
Rosa played them q benefit.
Presley b. French's domestic relations
seem slightly mixed, and while one
wife, Mauda French, swears she IL his
wife, he claims Josie Croker French as
his legal wife and says when he married
Maude she had portrait painter named
Bennett In Chicago to whom she was
legally married at the same time.
The "Lady of Lyons" by the Belknap
Dramatic club, will be produced April
9th In this city. The following is the
caste Of characters:
Colonel Dsmas. w. 81. Huston
Beauseant ...... W. Herff
Glavis.... .................J. X. Gordon
Mons. Deschappelles F. Wash
Lanuloru. .................W w. L. ROte
Gaspar ..................C ~. IODln
Madam Desohsppelles.. Mrs. F. harrison
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