San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-17
STAGE STOPS.

>
edian, who figured successfully in
"All the Comforts of Home" last sea.
son, lie making q decided hit with "a
Barrel Of Money"
Maude Granger tried her new play
Gabrielle" at Johnstowp, Pa, last
week, and made q success. 1t is q
dramatization of French novel called
"Germain."
A good many plays by women will
be used this season. Martha Morton
has two, Eta Henderson and Matilda
Estrau one, Blanche Marsden two,
Adelaide Ober one, Agnes Monroe
one.
Nina Laurence, the very unique and
clever Brat" in Hoyt's "a Hole in
the Ground" this season. has made
an unmistakable hit, and 81 far has
mad no less than five different offers
for next season. She is q very bright
and pretty woman, and decidedly
one of the actresses with "a future,U
In about five weeks Leander Rich
ardson promises to publish the Chica-
go Dramatic News.
1t is estimated that Roland Reed
has lost &c. 900 during the six weeks
run of Sydney Rosenfield's "The
Club Friend" 1T the New York Star
Theatre.
Walter Burridge, scenic artist of
the Chicago Auditorium, is Oh route
to Honolulu. He is under contract
to the Hawaiian governmental to study
the scenery of the Islands, and paint
series of panoramic views, includ-
ing the great volcano, for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair, which will oc-
cupy 4O7ft. of canvas.
Fanny Rice is not satisfied with ga
jolly SURPRISE" and is looking for a
new play. A. G. Wheeler will prob
ably furnish one for her.
Patrice, the well.known soubrette,
has been married to W. II. Cunning.
1t occurred at Akron, Ohio, last
week.
The new Columbia Theatre, which
for some months past has been con-
structing on the site of the Cattle raj
of the Holy Cross ON Washington
street, Boston, was formally opened
October 9Th.
1t Is said about Mile. Rhea's new
play Judith" that while certain cpl
sodes arouse Jewish religious ceremo-
NAL, and the respectful admiration of
strangers to that faith for their digni-
ty and beauty, the play, in all proba-
bility is regarded by Jewish profess
sors AS inexcusable ordinations.
This Is certainly awkward.
Annie Lewis is the bright and pi-
quaint little lady who plays the book
agent SO nicely in lyon Yonson."
Miss Lewis has all the qualities OF
successful soubrette. She can dance
and she can sing, and she can act,
which is more than can be said of
most of the young women who have
blossOmed out with farce comedy
within the last few years. She is
modest, too, and does not think she
eau revOlutionize the stage, nor does
she think she has q special dispense
ton to elevate the drama.
VIM. A. Brady's income this year
will average thousand dollars a
week during the theatrical season.
Mr.. Joseph Haworth has struck the
key mote of a huge symphony of sue
GEES. Crowded and enthusiastic
houses greet his esentatiOn OF The
Leavenworth Case" at every stand.
The play Is dramatization of Anna
Katharine Green's celebrated novel
of the same name.
The weather vane on the tower OF
the new Madison Square Amphithea
ire, one of the highest in he city,
was put in place during the week. 1t
consists of q huge gilded Apollo In
the act of shooting an arrow. and it's
only covering consists of nantel fly
ing over its shoulders.
Ba,hed in Vitriol.
TERRYvILLE, Conn, Oct. 17.-Last
Thursday Engineer James Bradshaw,
of the Eagle Lock company, picked
up q seventeen-year old boy named
w. A. Hough, who had refused twice
to do an errand for him, and thrust
him head foremost several
times into vat of vitriol,
burning the lad in 8 horrible manner.
Bradshaw was Immediately discharg-
ed and walked out and has not been
arrested.
Hough's hair is all burned off, his
scalp burned in places, his face and
neck terribly scalded and both eyes
burned out.