San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-15
THE WEEKS CHAPTER.
Concerning What the Theatres Have
i'm Store.

panleS nave come ana gone Win
| celebrity. At the Grand we have
"Still Alarm" slightly weak
ened by Mr.. Lacey's unavoid-
able absence, but very good
anyhow. under the Gaslight" and
"Great Metropolis" while at
Rische's the Grau opera COM
papy has given their audiences
good opera all week. The weather
has been against the business, but
Notwithstanding this, the business
has been very good. Theatrical news
is pretty scarce and very little could
be picked up that would be interest
ing.
"The Great Metropolis, or the Life
Savers of Sandy Hook" began at the
Grand last night. The piece is COM
paratively new one to the south, and
has been a big success on its tour
through the country. 1t is sensation
III from beginning to end, and being
embelished with some excellent
scenic effects, interest never once lags.
The plot, though not an uncommon
one, has many situations in it that
arouses the enthusiasm of the audi
ence to high pitch. The shipwreck
off Sandy Hook scene in which a
thoroughly competent crew belonging
to the United States life saving SER
vice, shoot ropes through the rigging
of the disabled vessel and rescue the
crew by means of the "breeches
bouy," is really an exciting one. 1t
is we'll put on and lie worked in an adj
mirable manner. There are other
| scenes equally ss good. In fact from
| a scenic point of view, "Great Metrop-
oils" is fully competent to hold its
| own with other dramas of similar
character.
There is a good cast handling the
piece. It is we'll balanced company
and merited the applause bestowed.
J. J. Tighe as "Will Webster" and
Robt. Neill as Jack Holt" are of
considerable ability, and created
quite an impression. Walter Chase
as Bert" the real estate agent, put a
good deal of comedy in the play, and
Willard Lee, as "Mowbray," the viii
lain, was very good. The feminine
| portion of the cast was splendid, es-
pecially Miss Camille Cleveland, who
undertakes two characters, a young
man and French maid. In both she
was successful. She is very pretty,
sings well and acts admirably.
| Though both of her characters are
supposed II be minor ones she makes
them prominent.
at Rische's opera house a repetition
of the "Gondoliersn was done very
Tonight it will be repeated. Tomor-
NON, O. A FOL will ha tho hill
and closes tho engagement of the
company, which then goes to Austin.
The company will return in the
people added.
Miss Camille Cleveland, with the
Metropolis company, will change to
omic opera next spring. 1t is her
forte, anyway, and she should do so.
Mr.. Willard Lee is an old favorite
with San Antonio theatre goers, hav-
ing visited San Antonio four or five
times with companies. Says he'll
have a company of his own next sea-
| son.
"You cat!!" "You hen III" "pn
scratch your eyes out!" Eyes you
will" There" "Ouch, le' GO"
He's no good any way" "Quit
pullin' my hair and I'll quit pullin'
Yours II" "A' right" These were
the words that disturbed the peaceful
and respectable inmates of private
boarding house near the river this
morning about o'clock. The mus
ical Threats that gave utterance to
the "unmusicaln expressions were
owned by q couple of pretty girls who
''aren't what they used to be-" "Out,
bag and baggage was the order OF
the landlady. Girls beware of wine,
late hours, cabmen and FOUNDERS. In
respectable houses they won't have
it.
Mrs. Alice Shaw, or Snawney, the
whistler, is going to make a grand
tour Of the world.
Mountjoy Walker, of Grau's Opera
company, was left in Galveston last
Sunday morning when the company
pulled out for San Antonio and the
members of the press gang tried to
charter q train to get him here in
time, but it was no 60. Bryan, of the
News, knows about it.
Next season southern managers, in
Guiding Greenwall and Mullaly, will
protect themselves by having mana
gers of companies sign o contract to
bring the same people south that
play in the New York and Chicago
ooofa Of sucoasaf1l nlava ThaV will