San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-23

Manager Chas. Frohman Is
thinking seriously Of sending out
"Jane" company next season with
two James.
Thomas q. Seabrook has secured
from f. f. Rice, the rights of "ro-
basco," and will produce it in Bos-
ton April 8.
Joseph NJ. Gates, co.author of "a
Railroad Ticket" has written new
farce comedy, which he calls "a
Wild Duck"
William Hoey is suffering from
a broken rib, but manages to play
Ole Hoss by the aid OF plaster Of
paris cast on his side.
GA Fashionable Girl" was pro-
duced with success by the Daniel
Frohman's Lyceum comedy COM
pany at Boston Feb. 10,
Robert c.. billiard and Paul
Arthur will present "Tne Sleep
WALKER" the new play which they
recently produced in Baltimore
Miss Dorothy Morton, who APP
peared here with the "Algerian"
opera company, will soon end her
engagement with that organiza-
ton.
"About Town." an adoption of
Adolph Phillips, "rhe Corner Gro
Gerry of Avenue A." was produced
by Russell's comedians for the first
time at the Casino, New York, last
Monday.
Clara Lake was granted divorce
on February Z in the st. Louis
courts from Arthur H. Thompson.
Miss Lake has retired from the
stage, and is now employed as
stenographer and typewriter in st.
Louis.
A Chinese operetta entitled "Koh
Ngak Tin" (The Mainden and the
God) will be produced at Cincin-
natl byFred Il. Wilson and Miss
Olive Nelson. The costumes, once
belonged to a mandarin and his
wife it is said.
Clarence E. Holt has resigned
from Mrs. John Drew's company,
and entered into partnership with
William Riley Hatch for the pro-
duction of plays and operattas.
They will have a company headed
by Eleanor Barry.
Mark Murphy, who has made
himself well known throughout
the country as the star for several
seasons of "O'Dowd's Neighbours"
has been engaged by the manage
ment of the Empire Concert hall,
LondOn,to appear there this spring
1t is the testimony OF many
travelling managers that Boston,
comparatively speaking, uses more
Autographs than any other city in
the Union. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 persons enter the theaters
on Autograph passes every week.
"The Captains Mate" which
will be produced next season by
Florence Bindley, promises to be
a great scenic drama. An entire
carload of scenery will be used. A
quratette of singers and twelve
sailors will travel with the COM
pany.
C. w. Couldock. now with Ef1ie
Ellsler, and who first played the
part of "Dunstan Kirke" in "HaZel
Kirke," will celebrate his 10th
birthday anniversary April 26. He
is the oldest actor now on the
American stage, and has been be-
fore the public nearly sixty years.
1t is now announced that Mod
ieska means to leave America, as
well as the stage, in 1895. She will
sell her California property and
make her home in Cracow, her Po-
lish birthplace. While she may
once in while appear on the Cra-
cow stage, she will not again make
professional tour.
A curious and interesting thing
must have been the performance
of "The Merchant of Venice" by
deaf mutes in Philadelphia one
day last week. The audience was
also composed of deaf mutes al
most entirely. There was natural
ly no applause. The pantomimic
work of the actors is said to have
supplemented the sign language,
in which the lines were rendered
to a wonderful degree.
John T. Kelly's somewhat rude
humor at the rehearsals has fire.
quently been alluded to. When
his "McFee of Dublin" was being
rehearsed he was dissatisfied with
the style Of a particular actor, and
stepping up to him asked in an
angry tone: "What trade are you
in, sir?" The other answered