San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-09

Mr.. J G. Davis, manager of thu
company. Is now in the city with Mr.
E. w. Dunn, the genial press agent
They are arranging for this grea
event. The Juoh Opera Company II
now in Its fourth year and Is greater
and stronger than ever. It's numeri-
cal strength. including orchestra, Ii
from 10 to 1856 people, the orchestrs
NUM- boring 80, all of the most skill
full musicians, the leader, Mr.. Jose
Won Der Bergb, is the most celebrated
obo soloist Ia the world, and was for q
long time the favorite at the
Drury Lane Theatre, London, and
has PLAYED many times before royal.
ty. He has long since laid
aside his favorite piece for the
baton aud 10 now q celebrated
orchestra leader. Among the voices
Of the company are many who were
with the celebrated Patti on her last
American tour, and in Mr.. Broderick
| it will be seen that the popular Abbott
opera company has contributed.
Miss Juch's voice is stronger, broad
or than ever, and she IL steadily
elm bling the ladder OF fame as the
first American soprano. The prin.
cipal voices I'm "Caballeria Rusticana"
("Rustic Chivalry') which the COM
pany is making = speciality of this
season, are Miss Juch, soprano; tenor,
Signor Michelena; baritone, Mr.. Mer-
tens; mezzo soprano, Lena Goettl'h,
contraltO, Gertrude Won Stein. The
entire company will swell the en-
semble, except the two Wagnerian
tenors ard the second soprano, Miss
Louise Natal. The costuming of the
operas "Lohengrin" and "Rusticana"
will be the richest ever seen in San
Antonio and probably the most ex-
pensive in the United States. The
cost of costumes and scenery is esti.
mated at q quarter of million dol
lars. The company travels in a spe-
cial train of three Pullman coaches
and four baggage cars, and in
tend after doing Mexico to take
in the Pacific coast and be
IN ST. Louis on Easter Monday
During their engagement in this city
al effort will be made to induce the
company to give the celebrated and
melOdious opera Tanphauser,"
which, If they consent, will be its
first presentation in San Antonio.
The American fsvorite. Maggie
Mitchell, whose advent Is al
ways one of the in teresting events of
the theatrical season, is doubly vel.
come this year because she brings
with her new play in which she has
been highly successful. Miss Mitch
ell will be seen at Rische's theatre
on Monday evening Jan. IS, in the
Little Maverick, )" a new and origin
al American comedy. drama, which
has been written especially for her by
Charles T. Darcy. The piece is bright
| and cheerful; touched here and there
| with psthOs, and in 1t Miss Mitch
ell has q character that admirably
| suits her natural brightness and YER
| satility She is first seen as All nned-
ucated fOundling, taken from an aims
house by an honest Texas raDchman
She grows up on the Texas ranch, aad
is sent to New York arough diamond
to be educated and polished. There
she meets Lord Ken wood, who il
travelling under an assumed name In
search of q missing heiress, who. OF
course, turns out to be none other
than the child from Texas, May Per-
cy. In company with her guardian
aud Lord Kenwood, May starts for
England to establish the claim to her
estates. BY her breezy unconvention-
atty che manages to create decided
sensation in Trans Atlantic society.
There is q love affair between May
and the English Lord, which meets
| with numerous obstacles, and at
length the girl comes back 20 Texas.
Lord Kenwood. who has been fight
ing In the Soudsn, promptly follows
and all turns out happily. In the
Little Maverick it will be observed
there Is ample scope for the display
of Miss Mitchell's peculiar talents
charming dance in full evening
costume, by the clever little come.
dienne Is one of the most pleasing in
cidents of the performance. Among
the we'll known players in the com
pany are Harry A. smith, r. f. Nc
Clsnnin, Geo. w. Deyo, Sheridan
Topper, H. d. Blakemore, w. F
Macnichol. Miss Jennie Carroll, Mis-
Sara Lascelles and Miss Abel
Clarke.
On the 18th instant gigantic min
strel organization holds forth a
Rische's theatre for one night. Tn
Al. G. Fields Ministries has among
their ranks the kings Of the minstre
profession, aud a minstrel treat is Il