San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Notes of Local and Foreign Theatri
cal Happenings.

the rule, however, wnen heaNy dG'
traction such as grand Tragedy star or
leave nothing behind. Everything is
dead for a while Emma Abbott compa-
papy used to do it and while business was
good while here, such companies usually
left behind them void,
Monte Cristo can be blamed for the duli
week this time. He had fine houses, but
the 1.-Two Sisters" company suffered
thereby.
AT Rlsches the Huntley Comedy COM
pany has played TO rather slim business
too, although they are very good com.
pany and have put on high class OF
plays. They end up the week with only a
Tramp tonight and RIP Van Winkle"
tomorrow night. Their "MlchaeI Stro-
goff'' last night was well played and ad-
nirably staged.
AT the Grand last night the house was
filled almost to standing room. The boxes
down stairs were all taken and nearly ev-
cry orchestra chair had its claimant. The
audience was good humored and ready TO
be pleased and the many good things, In
comedy, specialties and local hits were
warmly praised by repeated encores. VI
course the stellar orbit around which the
company revolved, was the old time Ia
Vorite, Corinne.
This little woman who has been for
years before the American public as
dancing favorite, was the singing and
dancing life of the play, or burlesque or
satire. whatever you may call it. Her
voice is fair contralto, but her legs and
feet are poems. when she uses them III
her artistic yet modest. dances. Quite a
hit was made by Charley Fostelle in his
female impers onation as rival OF Car
mencita, (Corinne land il was a pretty
burlesQue on her. His comedy, like that
of Messrs. Harry Lester aud Chas. Pu-
sey, was fresh. Fosteles dancing
quite equalled some of the work done
by premier danseuse assoluta seen in San
Antonio.
The burlesque is very good one on
Carmen" and was richly costumed and
staged. The ballet was made OF shapely
women, and the entire chorus was much
better than usually vouchsafed a Texas
town. The company appeared at matt
nee today and will appear tonight and to-
morrow night.
The entire management of the affairsof
the company from the advance agents to
the finished productionof the play or bur-
lesaue, is in the hands of woman, Mrs.
Jennie Kimball, the mother of Corinne.
The dancers father was an Italian naval
officer, who died soon after marriage
Mrs. Kimball has reared her daughter on
the stage, yet guarding her carefully
She is close observer, talented bust
ness woman, and as successful manager
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able fortune is hers and she invests it
carefully and judiciously.
OF her daughter, COrinne, it may be
said, she has been popular ever since her
birth. AT years of age, she took first
prize in baby show and has made sue
ceSses all through her life all over the
globe. She is in the zenith of her career
and much more may be looked for from
her and expected.
At the Grand opera house next Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 5th and 9th, including
matinee Saturday, the well known and
popular favorites, Joseph R. Grismer and
Phoebe Davies, supported by their excel
lent company, will appear and present
the domestic comedy drama entitled
"Ferncliff, a story founded on incidents
Of the late civil war, by VIM. Haworth
The story of the play is an interesting
one.
Squire Kate made over by Robert
Buchanan, was the only new play
brought out In the metropolis last week.
Jim the Pc nman" will have a revival
there and "Alabama" has been taken off.
Rob. Mantell has played the "Louisiani-
an" there to crowded houses.
Roland Reed has bought new play for
slo,o50. It's called The Absent Minded
Man"
Lew Rosen has sold his new play, The
Kickers."
Langtry is travelling in Algeria in search
OF health.
Aubrey Boucicault has left Stuart Rob
son. company, but his bride still re-
mains.
Carroll johnson has been secured for
w. j. Scanlan's part in THE MavOur
neen" for next season.
Maude Granger is yet on the Pacific
coast.
Robert Mantell will produce his new
play, THE Face in the Moonlight" at
the beginning of next season. 1t is an
adaptation from French source.
Nellie Farren is still confined to her
rooms in London, % rheumatic govt.
Loie Fuller has caused the arrest of
William b. Hayes, who she alleges COM
mitted bigamy by marrying her in New
York in 1889, when he already had wife
living. While Loie was in London year
ago, she sent letter to one OF her cred
itors enclosing draft to her dear hus-
band" Hayes, asking him to pay it. The
letter was handed to w. b. Hayes, and
the gentleman knew him perfectly well,
still Hayes protested that he was broth
er OF the Hayes wanted, and that w. b.
Hayes was in Dakota. He kept the mes
senger calling for about month. until he
was detected in his deceit, and then he
coolly admitted he had lied. Loie has the
reputation Of being good girl.
The "Said Pasha' Co. disbanded last
week after a short season of prosperity
for the members of the company, but an
expensive season for the hackers. Two
young men of the name Of Pratt, who
recently fell heirs to over half a million
apiece, had been backing the troupe
Both were Yale boys under twenty
years of age and they both had good
time.
Politicians say that the next campaign
will be the hottest since the war, and
theatrical managers should ''go easyn
about opening their next season until it's
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