San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-03

"By Wits Outwitted" opens at
the Grand tomorrow night.
Clinton Stewart has been COM
missioned to write new play for
Clora Morris.
Milton Mobiles has engaged Sam
Morris to play Solomon Moses, in
The Phoenix"
Alexander Rule is the author OF
farcial comedy, called "a Man OF
No Importance"
Alba Haywood has been playing
return engagements in Texas to in
creased business.
Stuart Robson played sue
cessful week engagement at New
Orleans this week.
Little Annie Abbott, the Georgia
magnet, is booked to appear at the
Grand Feb. s and 9.
B. C.. Griffith has finished his
three-act comedy, which he has
named "A Divorced Bachelor"
ii is said that Sarah Bernhard
will produce new play by Oscar
Wilde, on her next American tour.
f. B. Fitz, of Fitz & Webster's
"Breezy Time" company are meet
ing with great success this season.
Ward & James company it is
said played to $4,000 during their
two weeks engagement at New Or
leans.
Billy Kersand and the famous
Georgia MINISTRIES are booked for
a return engagement Saturday,
February 10.
Alexander Salvini is having a
new play written by George Par
sons LathrOp. 1t is founded on a
story of Ancient Rome.
Richard Mansfield played to two
thousand people at the Lyceum
Theatre, Baltimore, Nd, on Jan. 6.
in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
1t is probable that Harry Lacy's
decentralization Of "The Man From
the West" will be produced this
seasonal any rate next fall.
Eleanor Mayo, daughter Of Frank
Mayo, of "Davy Crockett" fame,
has been engaged for Willard
Spencer'S new comic opera, "Prin-
cess Bonnie"
A dispatch from st. Joseph, Mo-.
says that Miss Fannie Davenport
contracted a severe cold, which has
settled in the arm which she hurt
in Denver recently.
The scene OF ain Old kentucky"
is laid in and about Lexington, and
artists were sent there to make
truthful sketches for the scenery
required in the play.
Los Angeles enjoys the distinc-
ton of having more theatrical peO-
pie in the city than were ever there
before at one time. Most of them
are out of employment.
Charles FrOh man recently re-
fused permission to man named
Wilson to play "Charley's Aunt"
in Nebraska, and was promptly in
formed that the applicant would
play it without his permission.
Harry Morris, the husband and
manager of May Howard, will be
unable to resume his professional
duties this season on account of a
severe attack of the grip. He is
now at his home in Chicago.
"The Baxters" a 3-act comedy,
written by Mckee Rankin, has
been successfully produced by
Charles COwles. The scene is laid
in Northern Ohio, near Cleveland
COwles appears as Western Re-
serve Yankee.
SignOr Perugini, Lillian Rus
sells husband, celebrated his 39th
birthday January %. His wife
the fair Lillian, presented him with
a ring set with two diamonds and
ruby, bearing the inscription
"Dein te Garde.n
At Boston. on Jan. u, Alexander
Hermann, the great prestidigita
teur, was detained at the sheritf's
Office for about two hours, having
been arrested for mesne process in
a civil suit, brought by Actor Dan
iel COllyer. The action is begun in
the Supreme court, and the ma
gician was released from the arrest
which he claims is Illegal, by Civ
| ing bond for his appearance.
The suit brought by Actress Bet
tina Gerard. four times a wife, fol
a divorce from Harrison VOL