San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-05
THEATRICAL.
Season of '91.'92 Now opened-O 4
Letter From Gotham.

g. three weeks earlier IMAM usual. LII
promises several novelties, but mana
gers are not at all sanguin as TO its
success. Last season was far from
being brilliant, either financially or
otherwise and some croakers prOphe-
sy that the coming one will be worse.
In the metropolis the season however
will be brilliant one.
At the Madison Square theatre the
first OF Charles Fronman's numerous
ventures will open the house August
3. IL is q London success called
Jane" If it has legs it will run un.
til the end of Septem her, when Frank
Mckee takes charge of the house for
Hoyt & Thomas, producing "A trip to
Chinatown" 1t is supposed strong
enough to last out the season, but if
it should fail TO draw big, HOyt's
new comedy "a Temperance Town."
will be tried.
The Bijou will open August 8, for
preliminary season, with trial OF
"A High Roller" a farce comedy
that will probably amount to nothing
although booked for an entire month.
1t will be followed by "Niobe" and so
much is expected of it, that nosother
immediate time has been disposed of
in the hope that it can enjoy long
and uninterrupted run.
At Palmer's 1.-The Tar and Tartar"
will continue as long as it can, but
the regular season will open with
Marie Wainwright many Robsart"
for six weeks, September Z, it IS said
Then "Truthfur' W. W. Kelly will
bring his star Grace Hawthorne, alias
Cortland for a run of two weeks in
Theodore" but as Kelly is not to be
trusted further than you, can sling an
elephant by the tail. Alabama"
will be in readiness for production
with the expectation that it will hold
on until that sterling English actor
E. s. Willard arrives from England.
He promises to produce James Hat
toms new play The Scarlet Letter"
and one or two more Shaksspearian
plays.
The Star theatre will be opened Au-
gust "a by Roland Reed in a new play
by Sidney Rosenfeld, called "The
Club Man" for q run of tour weeks.
Reed will be followed by the Kendals
who make their third and farewell
season, and promise new play. They
are to remain four weeks, when Chas.
Frohman produces Audran's comic
opera "Miss Helyett" which is expect.
ed to run until Christmas, when W.
II. Crane comes to remain for the
rest OF the season with several new
American plays. He also may do
Henry Will"
The Broadway Theatre will be en-
tirely given up to comic opera, Fran
cis Wilson following De Wolf Hopper
October 5, in the Merry Monarch"
and should it weaken, Frank Sanger
can call on him for new play on two
weeks notice,
The Lyceum opens August %, with
Il. A. Sothern who is to remain until
November l, when A. w. Pinero's
LADY Bountiful" will follow.
At the 23rd Street Theatre Manager
Chss. Frohman begins the season
with "Mr. Wlikinson's Widows"
August "a. 1t will be followed by
Sardou's "Thermidor," October 5,
after which "Men and Women will
have q run and give way to H. G de
Miles new play THE Lost Paradise"
o which, however, will first be tried in
Chicago.
When Mansfield is through with
the Garden theatre, any time between
now and October ~ The Jefferson
Florence continuation opens It's second
season. ia Cigale" will follow them
October 26, and is upfor three months
run.
Hsrinann's theatre will be opened
Sept. s, by Charles Frohman's com.
pany, of which Henry +. Dixey is the
star, with "rhe Solicitor" Follow
ing that comes "Charles Frohman's
Comedians" probably in new play
by Alex. Bison and one by NJ. Carrie,
author OF "Dr. Bill"
Manager J. NJ Hill opens the Union
Square Theatre August "a, with the
"Black Mask" but the regular season
begins Sept. q, with Bill Nye's play
1.-THE Cadi."
Manager Hill will also begin a pre-
liminary season at the Standard
August 25, with a comic opera called
"Flreurette,n to remain q fortnight.
This will be followed with Frederick
Pauldipg in "A Struggle for Life"
and then DeKoven and Smiths
Robin Hood" already produced in
London, will be brought out.
At the Casino Strauss "Indigon
is underlined for production on Au-
gust II.
REILLY and the 400" will open Har-
rigan's Theatre September 7, but in
october Harrigsn will have anot her
play and Braham several songs
ready.
The Thslia Theatre on the Bowery
will be given to the German drama
next season, opening September %,
with "a Winters Tale"
THE Grand Opera House will open
August "a, with Captain Karl" and
the Windsor Theatre August H. with
q drama called "She Cannot Marry
Three"
1.-THE Soudann opens the Academy