The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-06

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they we're all good ectors. ard as for
NIolanto she was really remarkably clever.
AT times her touches OF path brought
tears to the eyes Of Lieut. 3 Allen DYER.
from Fort Bliss. and his knowledge of the
Mexican lingo Is limited He Is here with
the government rainmakers, and yesterday
afternoon he lost his horse. He met a Mex
can and was overheard 70 ask:
Hello, hombTel Have you seen anything
OF bootalled blancD caballo vamoosing
down the canine with a lariat tied to his
cabesa. What. you don't understand. IL
had known that l might have asked you
In English. Adios amigo.n
LleCt. Dyer afterward denied that he said
this, but the Mexican didn't.
REALLY HEAVY VILLAIN.
There was a villain in the play who could
give the heaviest villain who ever appeared
on Bowery boards a double discount aud
forty-four points out of fifty. be had
glorious big black mustache which waved
around in the air like the tails of two angry
serpents. He also had a tin sword and a
long black cloak. He had a habit OF press
ing down the handle Of the sword, which
tilted up his black cloak behind in a pecu-
liar manner. His drawers did duty as
tights also. "Margaritan was pursued by
the villain until she went into a galloping
consumption, and died in an arm chair with
hectic flush and slow music. The music
was made by piano out Of tune, guitar
aud a mandolin.
After "Margarita's" taking of, the white
muslin curtain fell and all the men went
outside TO got tsmales and black coffee
The tamale as a between-the-act refresh
ment is peculiar, but exceedingly popular
here. 1t Is not Intoxicating, but has more
fire in it than Arkansas moonshine whisky
fresh from the ''spring house." In the
little plaza in front Of the teatro were five
tamale and coffee stands At each stand
was kitchen table covered with oilcoth
On each Of the tables were plates, knives
and forks and a lantern. The customers
sat at the tables while the Mexicans heated
the tamales and coffee at little fires built Of
mesquite wood on the GROUND near by. The
coffee was of the re ular Mexican sort,
chemically pure, concentrated, triple ex-
tract, quadruple strength. 1t was as black
as ink, end left yellow stain in the cups.
A NoN-INToXICATING REFREsHMENT.
At other tables, presided over by Next
can crones, were sweetmeAts, and at one ta-
bic was a spindle, which might be turned
! upon the payment OF cents. Bits of candy
we're ranged in circle around the spindle.
aud whatever it pointed at where il stopped
belonged to the player. There were horri-
bly, grotesQue figures of sacred personages
at several places about the circle. These
were the capital prizes.
After the fifteen-minute intermission the
men strolled back to the teatro with their
stomac s full of tamales and coffee and
their pockets full Of CONNECTIONS for the
girls. A comic Spanish duet came next 4;
then another intormission, and then a one
act comedy. 1t was street scene for the
comedy but that fact was only gathered
from the dialogue-the scenery was the
same as in the tragedy.
just before the comedy two young Mexi-
cans from the audience clambered up on the
stage carrying pasteboard boxes with them.
When the curtain rose the Solsonas, father
and daughter, came on the stage followed
by the other actors. One of the young men
made a speech in which he eulogized aud
complimented the blushing Violante at
great length. Then he opened one Of the
boxes and took gilded paper crown from
it. The crown was covered with gilded sill
yer coins and artificial flowers. Vlolante
knelt down and the Young man placed the
GRO wn upon her fair head. 1t was too small,
but Niolante pressed it on hard and rose to
her feet without its upsetting. Then the
Young man made another speech and took a
red, white and blue silk ribbon from the
box. This was also thickly studded with
gilded money. He fastened this over one
shoulder of Violante and the orchestra played
stirring march. Violante then made a
speech She spoke with ease and Gstonish-
ing facility of expression, and thanked the
audience for their gifts, which she said
she would prize as her dearest possessions
while she lived. She spoke for fully ten
minutes.
The father then came in for his share.
| He also received tri-colored ribbon covered
with money. 1t was hung about his neck,
and the orchestra outdid itself. Senior Sol
soma made Il twenty-minute speech OF
thanks, aud then the young men, acc om-
panied by q hairless chihuahua dog,
climbed DOWN from the stage and the con-
cdy went on.
BUSY PROMPrER
J 1t was we'll acted, but it was evident that
none Of the actors knew his lines perfectly.
| The prompter had hood in the middle OF
| the row of kerosene fo0tlights, and he read
| the full text of both the tragedy and COM
! cdy, keeping about half lap ahead OF the
| actors all through. His voice was quite au-
| dible in al parts Of the house, but no one
seemed to mind it or think it strange that
| be should play such prominent part. II
was like an echo preceding instead Of fo!-
| lowing tbe actors voices.
1t was 30 O'Clock in the morning when
the curtain finally fell. The sleeping babies
aud dogs were awakened. the girls put on
their pretty lace lead coverings. the men
pulled their sombreros over their eyes, and
! the teatro was quickly deserted. More
! tamales and coffee was INDUCED in on the
| little plaza, and it was not until ? q. m
! that every one had gone away.
| The teRtro has q performance almost
twice a week the year around. and good
houses are the rule. For such a little place
| San Diego is one of the best ona-nlghl
stands in the country.