San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
ghe Daily Eight.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER. rs. 1888.
The Cattle King.

This play, which has gained Mr..
James ii. Wallick his great reputa-
ton, was given Thursday night. We
had seen Mr.. Wallick in this piece be-
fore. and our memory of it was fiatter-
| ing to him. With the dismal artistic
failure of last nights performance so
| fresh in our memory, however, we
took our seat in the theatre with the
ayowed intention of spending another
| night of martyrdOm, and sadly
awaited the rise of the curtain. Let
| us state right here that we were most
agreeably disappointed. The play
was splendid, and only confirmed the
| opinion that we formed of 1T years
ago. The plot is we'll defined and
plausible throughout, and every
member of the company seemed per-
fectly fitted to his or her part.
Mr.. Wallick's rendition of the dual
| role. Bob Taylor, the American Cattle
King, and Daredevil Dick, was su-
perb. and not one movement, gesture
| or word that he uttered was lost on
his auditors. while his every entrance
and exit called forth wild outbursts OF
| well-merited and enthusiastic APP
plause. This role finds Mr.. Walllck
at his best, and from the reception ac-
corded him Thursday night, IF it is
any criterion of other places, we
should Judge the play is good for
many seasons yet. Miss Ida van
| Sicklen looked beautiful, and played
| her part of Catherine Paxton" care
| FULLY and creditably. She carried the
sympathy of the audience with her;
and was handsomely received
and rewarded for her meritorl-
| Gus work. The Barney Ryan"
of O. w. Blake was very good,
while Walter Standish as Arthur
Paxtonn did some excellent acting.
! Burt Clark shared the hOnors with
| the star. "Bill MeXico,' as rendered
Thursday night, is certainly his own
| creation. Lon Blanden sustained the
| role of ''DOn Pedro Jose MeXia' very
creditably. All the minor parts were
complete. Even the horses improved
on this occasion, and did some Won
derfully bright tricks. We refrain
from lengthy criticism of the play,
as we have already devoted large
space to it on its previous visit TINS
city.
At the Opera House tonight.
HARRIS county republicans have
held their convention choosing dele
gates to the congressional convention
called for October next to nominate
congressional candidate. Matters are
somewhat mixed owing TO the pre-
viOus nomination of john I. Brady
and his resignation, after Lock Nc
Daniel was announced as an indepen-
dent republican. The indications are
favorable for union of the republican
strength in favor OF McDaniels, in
which case the chances of a hot race
are by no means unfaVOrable as the
democracy is hOpelessly divided.
Harris county, the home of Mr.. Brady,
will enter the convention uninstruct-
ed but will very generally favor Mr..
McDaniel's nomination. This is no
time for republicans to split in Texas.
The wear is the most favorable since
1878 for securing fOOthOld in the
state, and were it not for the old bar
nacles which cling to the republican
craft, and which have prevented her
showing clean hull, good spread OF
canvass would have been flung TO the
breeze before this and full state
ticket nominated, which would have
commended it strongly to general
support. The only hope now is to
CAPTURE some of the congressional
seats and break the solid democratic
vote of Texas in congress.