San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-27
STAGE TwIrTERs.

Stuart Robson, who has acquired
the American rights to MADAME
Mangodin," which ran three years
at the Vaudeville Theatre, in
Paris, opening in 1890, will pro.
duce F. c. Buruand's adaptation
Of the comedy.
Fay Templeton, who has been
very i'll since she joined 1892" is
reported much improved in health,
Her Illness has been instrumental
in still further reducing her
weight, which must be not more
than $50 pounds by the time she
appears in Excelsior Jr."
Leonardo" a pew romantic
comic opera, was produced at
the Garrick Theatre on Monday,
October 2lst. 1t is written by Gill
bert Burgess Of London, and the
music is by Thomas Pearsall
Thorne, who composed the music
for "The Maid Of Plymouth" The
story of Leonardo" is based on
the life OF the famous sculptor
and painter of that name who
lived in Florence during the fif-
tenth century.
Last week was the best Charles
Frohman has experienced, from a
business point Of view, since he be-
gan his career as manager. His
gross receipts ON nine attractions
for six days reached $1,000.
Nellie Reardon Bergen, the
prima donna whose name was
formerly attached to a company
presenting "Martha," "The b.
hemian Girl" and other operas, is
now in New York pursuing a
special course Of study. She is
well kown outside OF New York,
and especially on the New Eng
land circuit. The critics have been
unanimous in eulogizing her vocal
qualifications, but the especial
note in the newspaper paragraphs
has been one of admiration of her
beauty and stage presence.
II. c. Miner has sent a check
for 500 and Joseph Jefferson one
for $50 for. the benefit OF the New
York Elks, to take place at. the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York,
on November IA.
Augustus Thomas came out be-
fore the curtain at the recent pro-
fessional matinee of his play, "The
Capitol" at the Standard Theatre,
New York, and delivered a dia.
tribe against "Alan Dale" drama
tic critic of the New York
Evening World, who, in common
with almost the entire metropoli-
tan press, had labelled Thomas
play as a failure. Mr.. Thomas
slated Allan Dale" as a writer of
erotic novels. In this connection
it is recalled that Thomas wrote a
burlesque, "a Woman of No De-
pertinent" which made even
workings blush.-New York Pa
per.
London and Paris theatres are
noted for their programmes. They
are so handsome and so expensive
that the audience is charged extra
for them. Programmes Of Ameri-
can theatres, as rule, are a dis
grace. They are printed on cheap
paper and are ninety-nine per
cent catch penny advertisements
to one per cent OF house bill. But
a man named Frank Strauss in
New York is doing a great deal
to improve the programme. Under
his direction they take the shape
of a well edited and printed
pamphlet.
Chow do / form my conception
OF a part?" says Mary Hampton,
the Rosamond of Sowing the
Wind" 81 study all the other
parts first-that is, hear the play
read and 1 listen 10 it as l would
TO the reading Of a novel. l at
tend first rehearsal without hav-
ing learned my part at all, aud
simply read it from the book,
meanwhile, however, carefully
paying attention to all other
parts. In this way . discover
what the playwright expects OF
me, and what the other characters
think of me. learn what | am
expected to be. / see the whole
design of the drama mapped out
before me, with tho exception OF
the character l am to portray.
Having perceived what is expect
ed of my role, 1 proceed to fill it
in, meeting, so far as possible,
all the requirements OF the part
as I have conceived them. That
is the way l obtain my conception
of character and Of a scene."
There is no more, pathetic and
unwholesome spectacle in connec-
tion with the stage than that pre-.
sented by the old man with
little white hair who stands at the
stage door waiting to take an
actress to supper when he ought
to be in bed nursing his rheuma-