San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-26
RHEA NOT MARRIED.
The Actress Expected From France
Tomorrow-Stage Gossip.

The Actress Expected From France
Tomorrow-stage Gossip.
Mile. Rhea will arrive from
France tomorrow and rehearsals
of 1.-THE Queen of Sheba" will be-
gin at the Casino, New York
on the Doth of August under
the direction of Max Freeman
who has been specially engaged to
produce the play. Rhea's company
will assemble at the Casino at 2 D.
m. on that day. The scenery, by
Hughson Hawley and H. Logan
Reid, is nearly finished, and will
Soe perfect in detail and design.
Mile. Rhea, by the way, denies the
recent rumOr that she was mar
ried in Paris, and WIS. Hart is
equally surprised that such re-
port was circulated and is anxious
TO trace lis source,
THE MAN OF IRON.
James Walter Kennedy retired
from professional work about four
years ago, and has since devoted
himself to professional heavy
lifting. In Lynn, Mass, in April,
1892, he broke the worlds record
by lifting in harness 1922 pounds.
He is to star this season in a play
called "The Man of Iron," under
the capable management of A. NJ.
and H. De Lisser. In this play his
phenomenal strength as well as his
histriOnic ability will be exhibited.
Sandow recently declined to COM
pete with Mr.. Kennedy in lifting
match.
\ NEW COMEDY.
tombstone Bennett, who last
season played successfully the part
of "Jane," will appear at the Stan
dard theatre, New York, next Mon
day evening in Fanny" a new
comedy especially written for
Charles Frohman by Sims and
Raleigh. In this comedy Miss
Bennett will appear in character
role similar to her style of work in
"Monsieur" and Beau Brummell,"
in both Of which plays Richard
Mansfield and w. J. Ferguson APP
peared. Mr.. Ferguson, of this trio,
will also be seen in Fanny" 1t is
Mr.. FrOhman's intention to present
Miss Bennett each season in a new
role, and already arrangements are
under wac for play in which she
will appear to follow Fanny"
DAMS NARROW ESCAPE.
The stage nearly lost the genial
comedian. Daniel Sully, recently,
and all through the fact that Mr..
Sully is partial to fast horses, car
ing more for speed than for safety.
He was driving from his home to
Kingston, when the clip that holds
the pole to the front axle broke.
The horses ran, smashing the
wagon 10 smithereens and throw
ing Mr.. Sully and his manager,
Mr.. Wakefield, out on the stony
road. Both men were severely
cut and bruised and both had a
narrow escape from instant death
1t is said that Daniel Sully will
have his former success, "The Mil
liOnaire' entirely reconstructed be
fore producing it. His principal
plays this year will be "Auld Lang
Syne" and "COn ConrOy, The
Tailor"
TELEGRAPHER's FAvORTTE.
Lizzie Annandale, the we'll
known contraltO singer, has just
returned to New York after an alb
sence OF year spent in California
Mexico. For eight years Miss An
mandate was Emma AbbOtt's lead
ing support. Since Miss Abbott.
death she has twice had company
OF her own on the road. In sucl
roles as "AZucena," "Siebpl," sam
neris" and "Arsace, "she stands un
rivaled among American singers
She is one of the few English
speaking artists that possess tn,
true Italian method. She studied
under the elder Lamperti. Thi
gifted and versatile artist shOulC
not remain long idle.
BETWEEN THE ACTS.
Denman Thompson, on his wa,
to his Chicago bank to deposi
his weekly cheque, says the Chica
go Evening Journal, the other da,
dropped the cheque and had no
missed it when the receiving telle
called his attention to the fact tina
1t was not with his deposit sliI