San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-14
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
THE "NIOBE" PROVES A GRAND
SUCCESS.
ARCHIE BOYD IN THE "CoUN-
TRY SQUIRE"
Josie Halls Good Luck-Had to
Give Up Left "Charley's Aunt"
Other Bright Theatrical Gossip.

gagement at Harry GreenwalPs
Grand opera house, New Orleans,
last Monday, and scored a hit. The
New Orleans Times Democrat says:
"The reception accorded to 'NiObe'
was very cordial and tlattering.
During the first act the audience
appeared somewhat cold and criti-
cal, but even then there were vi G.
orous applause, though they were
nothing to those which followed in
the second and third act. The COM
edy is based on the 'Pyg-
malion and Galatea' idea.
1t has no horse play, no coarse
ness, and though at times oppor-
tunIties for suggestive situations
are afforded, they have been so
judiciously handled as to leave no
room for fault-finding. The play
is brimful of bright and refined
humor, and when the curtain falls
it leaves a good, wholesome flavor
in the minds of the audience. 1t is
a pity that there are not more
plays like 'Niobe' on the stage,
for, while it is very amusing, it's
humor is of a thoroughly intellec-
tural character"
"Margarite Fealey, as 'NiObe' has
a fine stage presence, and to be
classically graceful seems at all
times natural and easy for her."
The "Niobe" will be at the Grand
next week.
THE "COUNTRY SQUIRE"
Coming events cast their shad-
Ows BEFORE" and the mere mention
of the fact that Mr.. Archie Boyd
will produce his new rural drama
"The Country Squire" is a guar
entee that the capacity of the
house will be tested, for no better
character delineatOr of the village
rustic lives today than Mr.. Boyd,
he being a universal favOrite, and
everyone will remember his Won
derful portrayal of "JOshua Whit
comb" in "The Old Homestead"
and his many admirers will,
without doubt, give him
a very warm welcome in his
new play, THE Country Squire"
The plot is we'll written and clearly
developed, the dialogue is varied
and full of animation, the charac-
tiers drawn as they should be drawn
in drama in the rough, by point of
touch and turn of speech, by flash
of thought, position ancident.
Grand opera house tomorrow
night, Saturday matinee and night.
HEIR TO A SMALL FORTUNE.
Miss Josie A. Hall, the actress,
inherits small fortune by the
death of her father, Albert A. Hall,
who died Sunday last. Mr.. Hall
leaves a fortune estimated to be
not less than $4,000, which is to
be divided between his three chill
dren, Josie A., the actress, Bert II.
and Marion Bessie.
HAD TO GIVE Up.
The Tavary English Opera COM
pany went to pieces at Buffalo,
Friday, Dec. s. Conrad Behrens,
the basso's attachment of 1915 had
been fixed up and Carmen" was
to have had been produced. Max
Gabriel's orchestra, had not receiv-
ed salary for two weeks, and when
disappointed again, refused to
play. This ended all chances of
the company continuing and they
disbanded Manager Hashim will
reorganize a company in New
York.
LEFT "CHARLEY'S AUNT"
Harry Woodruff, about whose
alleged engagement to Miss Anna
Gould, daughter of Jay Gould, so
much has been published, left
the cast of "Charley's Aunt" last
Sunday night. He will go to Ger
mantown, Pa, where he has made
preparations for entering the Yale
law school. Samuel Sothern, a
brother of E. II. SOthern, will take
his place in the cast OF "Charley's
Aunt"
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Fred Bryton has secured the
right &c produce "In MizZoura,"
which was produced by Nat Good
win in New York this season. Mr..
Bryton will take Nat GOOdwin's
part while Duncan b. Harrison
will be the manager and play the
part of 10 Vernon, the role taken
by Burr Mcintosh.
Grau's opera company begins
weeks engagement in New Orleans
next Sunday night.