San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17
In His New Play, Count Casper"
at the Grand-Bartley Campbell's
"Siberia"-A big Success Bright
Theatrical Notes.
count CASPER"

in love with a rich Ameri-
can girl, who reciprocates his
against, the wishes
of her friends. She re-
remains true to him, and after be-
ing accused of theft by the william
of the play, Casper proves his in
nocence, and at last is made rich
man and count by the death of
an uncle. incidentally, Casper in
PRODUCES a number of original
songs, nearly all of which are very
pretty. The principal adjuncts to
several scenes in which Casper's
singing is the main feature are two
bright children. Among the COM
pany are Miss Esther Moore and
Gilbert Gregory, Irish comedians,
Miss Abb Stauge and several others,
who are exceptionally clever ar
fists.
A BIG SUCCESS.
The Lynchburg, Va. News of
Oct. Sth, has the following to say
about Mullaly Bros: "After she
Ball. "-This uproariously funny
comedy was presented at the Opera
House last night with fine effect,
the audience being almost convuls-
ed at times over the extremely
ludicrous incidents and situations.
"Bob" Graham, the star of the COM
pany, did capital bit ofwOrk in a
burlesque of melodramatic acting
in his duel with himself, which
was exceedingly effective from a
humorous point of view. His rem
dition of the difficult role he was
playing through, all the tangled
complications OF the piece was adj
mirable and was well appreciated
by the audience. He was we'll sup
ported by an excellent company
BARTLEY CAMPBELL's SIBERIA >
That "Siberia" has not lost any
of its popularity will undoubtedly
be demonstrated on next Saturday
and Sunday and Saturday matinee
for there is likely to be large at
tendance to witness BARLEY Camp
bel's well-told story of Russii n
cruelty, heroism, patient love, in
trigue, and all that go to make up
the plot of a popular melodrama.
The scenery and tableauX are par
ticularly fine, especially that of
the massacre and contlagratiOn in
the second act, but all the "effects"
are novel and startling, while the
company is reported to be very
good. :
BEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTS.
Fanny Davenport has decided to
play no matinees during her COM
ing hour.
Marshall p. Wilder will tour at
the head of vaudeville company
this season.
Louis De Lange has left his old
partner, w. $. Rising. He will
start in a farce-comedy called
"Paradise Flats"
Belle Archer has been engaged
to do the advance for Carrie Tur-
ner, who is to star this season I'M
der the management of Henry ST..
Maur.
The new Mcclellan Furst comic
opera, 'The HOneymoonees," was
first produced by the Pauline Hall
company at Rochester, last Mon
day.
Nat Goodwin announces that
later this season he will appear as
David Garrick, having been great
ly encouraged to do serious work
by the success of ain MiZzoura.'
The Land of the Living" a new
English drama by Frank Harvey,
will have it's initial production
during the holidays under the
management of Martin j. Dixon.
"The Old Letter Box on the Tree"
and "Have You Ever Been in
LOvew are two new songs by that
clever song-writer, Julian Holmes.
They are both very pleasing, and
will undoubtedly become popular.
"The Police Inspector" Will r.
Wilson's play, will be revived this
season. 1t will be heard first in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Rising played
here with the "Said Pasha" COM
pany when it was first produced
in this city.
Fay "a Templeton's husband,
Howell Osborne, has gone to-
France to buy a burlesque for his
recently acknowledged wife in
which she will appear at the Gar
den theatre in New York after her
tour with madame Favart."
Steve Brodie is in doubt about
which o. his dialects to use in his