San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-08

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The Pastores, an amateur resemblance
to the Passion Play, will soon begin their
annual Christmas interpretations.
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Bluebeard, Jr., company had many
really clever people with them, but the
LIGHTS dramatic fellah was refused in
terviews with several on the excuse
that if n vas interviewed and given
press prominence all the others would get
mad and there would be sheol to paw. As
he did not wish the Office of keeper of such
an eXchecquer, he gracefully submitted,
greatly deploring the petty professional
JEALOUSY.
Parenthetically - doesn't Manager
Mullaly, of the Grand, deserve
a vote of thanks for the many
has afforded us this season? The Grand
is experiencing its Ito be English) jubilee.
Splendid reports, with the exception of
the Duncan Clark'S Female Minstrels)
ment of their opera house there by Mr..
Quarles, formerly assistant manager at
our Grand.
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Dunlop's comes fresh every week. He
is making a good thing out of it and as the
soubrette says, Little things are often
the best" Little drops of water, little
grains of sand" you know.
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Sells Brothers circus got out of the city
with very light houses.
Bluebeard Jr. had to transfer all their
heavy scenery at the Guadalupe bridge
wreck neal New BraunfelS Thursday, to
get to Austin.
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The dramatic amateurs seem to have
fallen into great inactivity since Mr..
Cummings, their bright particular star,
left with Benefits circus as ticket seller.
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Mile. Paris, the premiere danseuse of
Bluebeard, Jr., only receives $500 per
week salary, OF over $50 every time she
on her toes.
An opera. house is needed in Corpus
Another is needed in nearly every West
Texas town.
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The tragedy stars will soon be coming
There is a member of the old st. Quin-
tien Opera company now in San Antonio.
She is married and settled down.
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The Grau Opera which comes |
year right out from the Chicago
Opera house, which, in sending out good
is beginning to rival the fam
Gus Madison Square theater of New York, |
will begin their engagement Sunday night
the Grand Opera house with 50 people
on the stage in the beautiful new opera |
the 'Gondoliers," seen in San Antonio for
the first time. They carry a carload
scenery, which the large stage space of
the Grand alone affords. That is
why they give the first produc-
ton in San Antonio at the Grand
to give the company a send-off.
Unfortunately for them they can.
week at the Grand. The company is
under the same general management as
as "Bluebeard Jr.,," the company
this week has scored such
a hit at the Grand, and something
good may confidently be looked for.
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San Antonio needs a first class amateur
operate organization. If for nothing else
than to acQuaint our citizens with the
latest music.
r At'Rische's opera house during next
week the Grau Opera company will, hold
forth in repertoire.
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Advance dates for the Grand; Monday
and Tuesday, Still Alarm" Wednesday
and Thursday "Under the Gaslight;''
Metropolis" November p and 90. Nc
Lean and Prescott; November % Water
Queen;'' November 81, 2S, %, Lost in
New York. and November 80, December
l, ?, and 3, the Hess Opera Company"
Wilson's Ministries, which by the own
ers and proprietors have long been adver-
tised as grand. famous best
but a small audience for a
minstrel company at the Grand
opera house last night. The audience
there was moi very enthusiastic and there
were but a few really good things in the
performance. The musical imita-
tions, the dancing and the contortionist
were good and deserving of praise, but
Wilson himself, in his ~monologue, which
has made him a good deal of his reputa-
tion, was far below his average of former
years.
A matinee was given this afternoon and
tonight will close their engagem ent
Tomorrow night the Grau Opera com
pany will give 1.-The GoIdolieTs," comic
opera, by Gilbert and Sullivan, at the