San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-22
THE WEEKS CHAPTER.
Concerning What the Theatres Had
and Have i'm Store.


pretentious amusement temples,
though in the lesser variety spheres
good audiences have attended the
nightly performances given at these
places. The character of the per-
Torrance of variety theatre, of
course, varies with Its individual
standing and the purse of it's propri-
etor. Every city should have vau-
deville stage as every city should
have every other means of education
of the masses. A variety theatre is
as much necessity to legitimate
theatre as the usher, in that it fur
nishes amusement to the classes who
do not appreciate or patronizs art and
furnishes diversion to those who do
so. The wine room attachment is not
necessary to success, though it al
ways does so add, and, in San Antonio
very materially.
At the Grand Opera house nothing
but the Mclean Prescott engagement,
which began last night, has followed
"Great Metropolis"
At Rische's the house has been
dark since Grau left, though a novel
ty company is said to be booked there
TOR an early date.
In music and concert for the week
there has been none except the regu- !
lar rehearsals of the various bands
and singing societies. Tomorrow the
San Antonio Deutscher Maennerchor
has arranged for a nice concert, the
program of which is elsewhere pub
Iished. The Beethoven Maennerchor
are actively rehearsing for their con.
cert for Nov. 20.
CLEOPATRA.
The Grand was packed to
standing room only last night
with a very fashionable audi
fence to witness Marie Prescott and
r. d. McLean's presentation of
cleopatra" an adaptation and
decided improvement on Rider Hag-
CARDS novel. Every box and seat
was filled and the gallery showed
the presence of many gentlemen who
by force of the circumstance of not
being able to secure other seats, were
compelled to visit the top of the
house for the first time.
Cleopatra was put on without
scenery, which greatly deteriorated
from the general effect, and unlike
Booth in a barn, the audience felt q
little aggrieved when the high priest
of ancient Egypt and one of the
Pharoahs came striding out on the
English lane and stopped in front of
the wayside farm house to do
their dialogue. On tside of the scenery
the costumes were very correct his
toricalIy and the lines were spoken
correctly and with great earnsstness,
n
was less so and less audible than
usual. The announcement was made
that he was suffering from a severe
cold and he was excused. or his Herm-
achis it may be said that it is the ideal
of the brawny young Pharoah, though
he Is indeed very cold lover in the
tender passages.
OF Miss Prescott's Cleopatra, al
though it was not as sumptuous or as
voluptuous as history has it, yet was
and amid the glitter of profuse and
cent eyes shone with far more
ports of anger and haughtiness. The
very good, Mr.. John d. Craig's "An-
while the "Charmionn of Miss Agnes
Maynard, while nothing as to make
up, was very well rendered.
The audience was quite responsive
and from gallery to pit gave the full
need of applause.
MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Today for matinee, Merchant of
Venice was the bill, and the house |
was we'll filled with ladies. The |
company acquitted themselves credit !
ably and scored another success.
sPARTACUs.
Tonight is Mr.. McLean's night and
he will present Edwin Forests
"Spartacus, the Gladiator" which is
made Forrest rich, and when he died
John Mccullough received it as q be-
quest. Mr.. Mclean bought it of the
estate.
The story of the play is interesting
and instructive. Mr.. Mclean appears
in the title role, while Miss Prescott
is seen as "Senona" his wife.
WATER QUEEN.
Tomorrow and Monday nights Bo-
lossy Kiralfy's wonderful water
Queen" will hold the boards. The
piece is strictly spectacular, refined
and chaste, containing besides bal
let's, comedy, dancing, etc.
COMING.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Lost in New York" Sunday, 30th,
and December /, 2 and 8, Hess opera
GENERAL NOTES.