San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-04
IN THE FLIES.
Stage Whispers Caught From the
Prompter's Box During the
Week.

| biof ~ ihA % tuChtElCbi nave
gone, there being no lights 10 the opera
house except during The two nights OF the
White Slave company. They drew good
houses because they have been well ad-
vertised on previous visits south and
because the play is eminently
southern 10 tone and situation. The
company, except the comedians, 10 not
up to the average and made the critical
part OF the audience very tired.
| In circus and vaudeville business the
week has been very good. Howe's Lon
don show, which has played Its last week
this season In San Antonio, drawing
well every. night and at the matinees.
The Fashion theatre has been jogging
| along at better pace than formerly as
regards business and has been giving Its
patrons more than their moneys worth.
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Tomorrow night and Monday after
noon and night Shadows of q Great
City," will appear at the opera-house.
This company is one under the manage
ment Of Abe Erlanger, who can give
many managers good points on adver-
Using. He hes advertised and billed
shadows" SO well that Prompter pre-
diets the company will draw well here.
Miss Annie Ward Tiffany, the leading
lady OF this combination, is one OF the
best "all around" actresses In the ooun.
try, and In years gone by has frequently
starred In various pieces. She is about
80 years Of age and married to a Mr..
Green, who is, we believe, associated In
. business capacity with the company.
In 1882 she made pronounced hit In the
east starring In 1.-THE Child Stealer."
TO give the reader an. idea Of how nearly
art can reach nature, we will recount
an anecdote OF this lady. She was play
ing "rhe Child Stealer," at Waldeman's
| theatre, Newark, N. j., q theatre which
at that time gave q mixed programme OF
variety and drama. Among the variety
artistes engaged there was the "grest
and only" Maggie Cline, whose famous
song OF Mary Ann KehOe was then all
the rage. Maggie was great admirer
OF Miss Tiffany and made 1t rule al
ways to stand 10 one OF the stage en-
frances to witness the pathetic scenes
between the star and Lord Chesterton.
In this powerful scene Miss Tiffany
wss seen at her best for her command
| Of pathos and mute" acting was and
most probably Is marvellous. With be-
| seeching glance, with tears rolling down
her cheeks and with look Of psllid de-
| spair she would recite her lines and then
with bowed head and hands waving
wildly she would turn her back on the
audience and walk up the stage
| In order to give effect to the next pas
| sage, but could the audience have been
behind the scenes they would have
noticed that ~ soon as the actress
turned her back to them, her features
would relax, a pleasant smile would
curve the corners Of her mouth and
although her attitude still denoted in
tense grief, she wTs In reelity singing
very piano,) Mary Ann, my darling,
until the top Of the stage being reached,
she turned to face the fC otlights, then
presto, q change, quick as lightning, the
features would once more be drawn as
though 10 direst sgony and the artist
would finish her scene amid
the applause she SO deserved.
At this time Herman, OF the National
Theatre In the Bowery, offered her $4C0
to play one week, but the house had not
at that time the reputation he after
wards won for 1t and she refused the Of
fer and Joined Dominiok Murray in "Es-
capped from Sing Sing"
Miss Tiffany is considered by many to
have been the best NANCY Skies" in the
profession. In private life she Is an es-
Unable lady, loving wife and affec-
tionate mother, which qualities should
be appreciated even by the outside pub
lilo on account Of their rarity.
MARIE PRESCOTT.
This lady who makes her appearance
Tuesday and Wednesday is undoubtedly
one OF the greatest, II not toe greatest
American actress. Her Parthenia Is
the most true and womanly assumption
that ever gladdened the hearts of play
gOers. her Portis the same-but why
| enumerate her different characters;
| suffice 10 say she Is great In all. Her
support during the beginning of the sea.
son was somewhat shaky; her leading
man especially 80, and 1t is said that the
tender passion existing between him
and the star is the sole cause OF his re.
tention. Be that as 1t may, the lady Is
an actress OF wonderful power and was
especially selected to support Salvini
on his stellar visit to this country. Her
repertoire is Tuesday, "Ingomar," Wed
desday matinee, "Pygmalion and Gal
ates;" Wednesday night "As you Like
| It,"
| -
San Antonio is to lose q good citizen
and magnificent fellow in the departure.
Next Monday morning II Mr.. A. W q.
| Cole, who has filled successful 10
weeks engagement at the Fashion
theatre as actor and advertising mana.
ger. During his stay here he has pro-
| duced two original dramas Of the legiti-
mate school, and they have scored
| great successes at this pretty little
theatre. They were entitled "Ostler
Joe" and Fra Diavolo" and we're
| written by MIR. Cole, who besides being
an actor OF considerable merit, Is an au-
| thor and ex-newspaper man, and
an old circus manager, as well.
| He was at different times as newspaper
| man, attached to the staff OF the Chi.
cago Tribune. st. Louis Globe-Demo
| crat, Omaha Bee, Omaha Herald. Sport
ing and Theatrical Journal. New York
| Morning journal and New York Truth.
As CIRCUS manager he has Travelled all
over the world, and even given perform
anoes on the frozen surface Of the River
Neva, in st. Petersburg, where he
| played before the great czar. He leaves
| San Antonio, not because he wants to,
or like the city or his many friends
| less than the new ones he is sure to
| make, but because he has been SCALED"
| to take the business management OF the
| DeHaven circus, which he Joins Monday
night In Houston. King Cole is ire
pressible and we shall hear more OF him
in the future.
Mr.. Coles place at the Fashion theatre
has been filed by the engagement Of Mr..
VIM. s. Wheeler, formerly clown and
jester Of the DeHaveD show, and recent
ly occupying the like position with
Howe's show. He is an old theatrical
and lecture manager as well as circus
and minstrel man. A brief history Of
HE life appeared IN last Saturdays
LIGHT.