San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-16
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filled to averfiowing with very critica
audience to witness Mr.. Fred Warde''
presentation Of ''The Mountebank."
The play was exqusitely well staged
| and there was as much attention paid u
| the proper scenery and costumes as to the
| assignment of the roles to the various
| actors
Mr.. Warde's portrayal of the title role
| in this play called forth all his versatility
| of romance, humor and pathos, though
| Mr. Warde plays the role probably with
| less humor than it calls for. His comedy
was all put in the minor parts, and the
manner in which he portrayed all the
emotions from humor to pathOs, from the
| fond, loving husband to the proud, unfor-
giving outraged man, kept his audience
| almost spellbound. His outburst of pas.
sion in the encounter with Laverennes
was magnificent.
Mr.. Herman faithfully presented the
role of Laverennes, while Miss Belgrade
acceptably presented the wife, Madelaine.
The remainder of the cast was well as
signed.
The Burglar opened its engagement
at this play house with well attended
matinee to day. The play will be pre-
scented tonight and tomorrow night.
THE BURGLAR
THE Burglar" that beautiful adapta
tion of Mrs. Bnrnetls novel, "Iditha's
Burglar" by Augustus Thomas, author OF
Alabama" comes to the Grand opera
house for two nights, commencing jam
airy 10th. Special matinee on Saturday
1.-The Burglar" is one OF those plays which
| is an honor to the stage, for the ethical
| foundation is great and the plot natural
Humor and pathos, the two principal eX.
ponentS for a successful comedy drama.
are thoroughly eXemplitied in this play
THE Burglar does not crack any safes in
| full view of the audience, but its career
carries strong lesson and every one il
| forced with close attention to follow the
| wanderings of "Bill Lewis" The man
agement did the right thing in placing
| the minor characters in the hands of good
| artists, and now THE Burglar" prC duced
| as il is, is a production well worthy TO bt
| witnessed by every one. The title role il
| in the hands of Mr.. A. S. Lipman, who
| for the past three seasons, has so success
| fully appeared in this part that he is deS-
tined by all to be one of Americas bright
| est stars, in the theatrical armament.
The Emma Jucb Grand English Opera
Company will produce for the first time
cana, or Rustic Chivalry. The "Caval-
! leria Rusticana." Pietro Mascagni'
| celebrated opera, is work that is bold
| in story and is equally bold In its musical
| treatment. SantuZZa, village maiden
| who is in love with Turiddu, is deserted
| by him owing TO an intrigue he has with
| Lola, the wife of Alto, and 10 revenge &C
Quaints Alto with the treachery of his
| spouse. Alto kills Turiddu and the cur.
| tain falls on Santuzza's grief. The opera
| is original and striking in its music with
| occasional conventionalsms and manner
| isms. Mascagni has not not been spar
| ing of the resources of the orchestra in
| producing bizarre effects, and in his
work for the voices, both in solo and
| chorus, has been eXacting in the extreme
| He has produced rich and emphatic eff
| lectS in both chorus and orchestra, while
| the solo work is intensely dramatic. A
| very telling effect is produced in what l.
| known as the church scene. where the
chorus on the stage is supplemented by
another, which sings behind the scenes; a
| delightful little intermeZZo occurs, IN
| which very striking effects are secured by
| very simple means.
Miss Juch has surrounded herself with
| The strongest company of artists ever or
l ganiZed for travelling opera company.
| and in conjunction with her grand opera
| orchestra of twenty-five selected mu.
sicians and grand chorus of fifty trained
| voices, is in a position to interpret this
4 wonderful opera in better manner than
any other company that has attempted a
production Of IL.
| The company will sing the following
| operas while In San Antonio: Jan. is,
| "Cavalleria Rusticiano;" January 10
! Faust" Jan. 2S, for matinee, I'll Tro-
| vatore;" Jan. 20. at night, "Tannhauser;'
and Jan. 81, 'Lohengrin."
| JAMES O'NETLL IN MONTE CHRISTIE.