San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-26
OPERA HOUSE SEASON.
THE RENOVATED BEAUTY
THE PRIDE OF TEXAS.
The Most Complete Opera House in
the South - A Seasons Attrac-
lions Such as Texas Has Never
Been Favored With-A Manage
ment That Will Achieve Success
by Deserving it.

by Deserving 1t.
When the curtain rises on open
ing night, September 4th, at tn,
Grand Opera House in this city, i
will open on the most completely
equipped, airy, best ventilated anC
lighted theatre in the state. Its
freshly frescoed walls and ceilings
its new carpets and hangings, it,
new scenery and lights, all
conspire to give it the appear,
ance of a new house, and that
impression will be enhanced as
the season passes by the presenta-
ton from week to week of such at
fractions as the old house never
called together. MessrS. Rigsby
and Walker, lessees and managers,
have determined to achieve sue
cess by deserving it, and instead of
this city coming in at the rear of
the procession, as in times past,
her opera goers and drama lovers
will be given attractions that are
not presented in any other house
in the state this season. The box
office will be opened every day,
just within the Alamo plaza en-
trance, from a. m. until p. NJ.
and, on performance nights, from
D. IN. until play is over, at the
old box office near the entrance to
the foyer. In this as in all else the
house will be managed for the con-
venience and pleasure of it's pat
rons. Complaint, and just COM
plant, has been made by the
lovers of real drama and good
comedy that so little of real merit
is offered at the San Antonio
opera house that it is discouraging
to patrons, who would really love
to show their appreciation of good
work on the stage. This complaint
cannot stand against the list of
really admirable plays and &C
knOwledged talent booked for this
city this season. A glance at the
attractions shows this, and the
LIGHT presents a few of them in
order that the theater gOers in the
city may anticipate the treat that
is before them.
The season opens with Robert
Mantell, whose name is a guaran-
tee of careful work and fine person.
alton wherever these are known
and understood. His new play
'"The Face in the Moonlight" will
be given on Monday the 4th of
September, and "Monbars" at the
matinee, which, contrary to his
custom, he gives on Monday for the
pleasure of the San Antonio ladies.
OF legitimate and comic opera
there will be no dearth. The Tav-
airy Opera company, now playing
in Berlin, will be certain to prove
fine attraction. Pauline Hall
will behere with 70 people in her
representation of "Puritania."
The old stand by, "The Grau Opera
company" will also appear. The
Thomas Q. SeabroOk company
with it's 50 people will give their
inimitable isles of Champagne"
The castle on this island will be
made of champagne bottles, and all
the drink that is known there is
champagne. Walter Allen, a
nephew of Captain NJ ackey of this
city, makes decided hit in this
opera, which had a run of 300
nights in Brooklyn. The Robin
Hood Opera company will give
three performances.
In legitimate drama there will
be Madam Rhea, Madam Nodes
ka, Fanny Davenport, Richard
Mansfield, Marie wainwright, and
Louis Morrison in his incompar-
able Faust, with all the scenic eff
fectS.
Chas. 7. Ellis, proprietor Of the
Park theater, New York, and the
finest German comedian on the
boards, will delight this city dur
ing three performances, and he
will find a worthy successor in
John T. Kelly, that bright son of
Irish comedy, whose "McPhee, of
Dublin, will convulse any fun low
ing house. Stuart Robson, Roland
Reed, Nat Goodwin and Patti Rosa
will all be in it as large as life and
as funny as ever.
The Hanlons in "Superba" will
give their only Texas appearance
in this city, touching here on
long jump from New Orleans to
San Francisco. Hermann, the i'm
mortal wizard; Siberia, one of the
finest spectacular plays on the
/ stage: "A Trim to Chinatown that