San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
Tips on Thespic Tourists, Their
Trials, Triumphs and Travels
TPifaIV Traafed

Tritely Treated.
News of the theatre, of the stage, OF
the play and of the players, unlike
the generality of news and fresh in
formation of all sorts that go to make
up the spicy, readable metropolitan
daily of today, is hard to find, not on
account of its scarcity, but of its great
quantity; and the lack of space to
publish it all is a great drawback.
During the past week we could have
taken either of the companies visiting
San Antonio and by publishing the
many idiosyncracies and queer eXpe-
riences of the members, have given
quite crisp, original news to the
world. Then there are other towns
and cities constantly adding their
quota, where the busy, bustling, ever
moving theatrical devotee meets with
changes of happiness, sorrow, death,
sometimes, or maybe, marries and dis
appears forever.
During the week the "Water
Queenn and "Lost in New York"
have been our visitors. The cOmpa-
MES are composed of entirely different
sorts of actors.
In the former the members seemed
bent on seeing the world and having
a good time and the lady members
were not slow in accepting the escort
of outsiders to show them the points
of interest. Some of the young fell
lows took advantage of their Innocence
and got them actually to gambling in
public gambling saloon. The young
fellows realized later that they were
not quite so innocent when they had
to CALAMITY supply them with nearly
$50 each to lose on the green tables.
Members of the "Bluebeard, Jr.,"
company were not allowed to put
their heads out of the stage-door
without being fined by the stage
manager. Yet two of the girls slipped
out, and one of their escorts is now a
forger, behind the bars.
Lost in New York; members had
to content themselves with arunaway
accident, Wednesday, for notoriety or
fun, or both; but they really had a
narrow escape.
Lillian Calef, of the numerous Calef
sisters, was married to Harvey Leon
ard, at Nacogdoches, Tex, Wednes-
day night. Both are members of the
stranded flames Bowie" company.
The wedding reduced the hotel bill.
Soubrettes are a drug in the market
at present. One manager wanted
chorus girls. They were scarce and
he advertised and got all the SOU
brettes he wanted.
"Old Homestead" by Denman
Thompson, has been the most success
full play this year in the United
States.
T. w. Keene's engagement in Port
land, Oregon, was very successful.
He plays Richard, Richelieu, Hamlet
and Louis XI.
A few months ago no production
was complete without its skirt dance.
Now the kangaroo dance supercedes
it. In it's wilIowy manipulation of
the female form, it goes a step or two
further and higher than its sensuous
predecessor.
to- E;x
sand people to see one play in six
weeks. Such was the attendance in
Boston to see the "Soudan."
New plays recently out are as fol-
lows: MEN and Wcmen;" "Frede-
rick LeNaitre," by Clyde Fitch, writ
ten for Rosina Vokes; lyon Yonson,"
by Gus Heege, with Marian Gilmore
as soubrette: Sardou's "Thermidor,"
"Toey RattIes, or the Wait of Devon"
by Octavus Cohen, written for Tommy
Russell, of Little Lord Fauntleroy
fame; "Plasterick & Co., Of Posen,"
by G. A. Byrne and Archie Gordon,
containing the story of samuel of
Posen."
Lecocq's comic opera, the RED
Bird" was produced first in America
recently in San Francisco.
Booth and Barrett are said to be
playing to a decreased business this
season, while Warde-Bowers are
gaining in receipts.
Dancing is the latest fad for the
stage and Carmencita and Otera are
having a real rivalry. They need
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