San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-04
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
MISS NELLIE McHENRY'S
NEW PLAY.
"A Night at the Circus"-What
Will Mcconnell, of che American
Theatrical Exchange, has to Say
and other News.

word as one looks at it in type or
hears it spoken, but il is definitely
descriptive as applied TO the uniqne
piece, "A night at the Circus" that
Grafton Donnelly has constructed
for Miss Nellie McHeNry, for ii
gives her greater opportunities to
display her talents. Always charm
ing, full of life aNd Vivaeity, bub-
bling over with infectious humOr,
singing like bird and
dancing like sprite, Miss
Nellie McHenry is more capti-
waiting than ever, and it is not at
all to be wondered at that both
star and play have made such en-
phatie hits wherever they have
appeared. Miss McHenry is sup
ported by a company Of more than
ordinary merit, and in addition to
the regular players, a number of
clever speciality people appear in
the circus tent scene. Miss Nc
Henry appears at the Grand on
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. and
8, with Saturday matinee.
WHAT WILL MCCONNELL SAYS.
"These reports which we are daily
seeing printed about bad business
makes me tired" remarked w. a.
Mcconnell, manager of the Ameri-
can Theatrical Exchange, of which
Harry Greenwall is president, yes
terday. "Of course, inferior COM
panies are doing a bad business.
Why shouldn't they? They crowd
reputable attractions by living,
and deserve no sympathy. The
theatre-gOing public are always
satisfied and anxious to patrOniZe
a firSt-claSs play; but they have
been surfeited and imposed upon
so long that when a financial de-
preston prevails only the better
class of attractions need have any
expectations. Then, again, you
must remember the season has
been scarcely opened, while in the
larger cities only a small proper
ton of the theatrG-gOers have re-
turned from the resorts. Have
you heard complaint from any of
the larger companies we represent?
| guess not; and will venture the
assertion that within the next few
weeks the reports coming in from
Out-of-tOwn managers will far eX-
coed fOndest expectations. There
are any number of companies that
will not start out until late in Sep
TENDER, or early next month, and
to report bad business so early in
the season is absurd, to say the
least"
STAGE WHISPERINGS.
Maria TaVary has engaged
company of seventy-tve to support
her in her thirty weeks tour, and
the fifteen operas Of her repertoire
will, it is said, be staged with I'M
usual brilliancy. She claims to
have the largest, strongest and
most complete English opera COM
pany in America, and she swears
she will make her organization
bear out the truth of this state
ment.
Sam f. Jacks "Creoles" are re-
ported as playing to big business
throughout Mississippi and Ar
kansas. They open here next week,
for two nights, Monday and Tues
day, and Monday matinee.
Manager MuIlaly is proud of his
star, r. f. Graham, who, in "After
the Ball. played to very large bust
ness in Baltimore for a week, end
ing Sept. 18th, the receipts being
$4,4S2.45.
The following companies have
succOmbed: MOrtOn's spectacular,
"MOnte CristO," "a cluster of Dia-
mOnds," and Joseph HaZelton's
Metropolitan Stock company.
"The Corncracker," a new play
by Joseph Arthur, author of "Blue
Jeans" and. "The Still Alarm" will
be played for the first time Octo-
Der 9th, in New York City.
"Yale's "DeviPs Auction" COM
pany, which appears here on Oct.
II and IL is doing phenomenal
business in the South, playing to
crowded houses nightly.
Lewis Morrison, in "Faust,"
played in st. Louis last week and
large audiences greeted him night
Iy. He is booked to appear here
October IA and -.
Louie Fuller will 90 to Europe