San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
FAMOUS IN FooTLIeHr.
Notes of Actors and Their Comrades
In The Amusement Line.


In The Amusement Line.
John j. Burke, an old San An
tonic favorite, is with Hend erson's
Cali Baba" and "Sinbad" COM
pany.
Katie Putnam, is appearing in
G. II. Dazecy's latest play "The old
Lime Kiln" Herbert Cawthorne,
is her principal support.
Edwin Milton Royle, will open
his season in Chicago, September
first in his new play "Mexico."
Gus Heege, has completed his
latest play and has given to it the
title OF "a Genuine Gentleman"
Gladys Wallis is rehearsing Clay
NJ. Greene's, version OF "Fanchon."
Augustus Thomas new play,
"The Capitol" will be produced in
New York, for the first time, Sep
TENDER 8.
"The Bathing GIRL" an operetta
by Messrs. Coverly and Hughes,
which was we'll received in San
Franciso, last season, will be pro-
duced in New York for the first
time September 2.
"Fleur-de-Lys" is the name of
the comic Opera in which Della
Fox Is to appear this season.
Joseph Wheelock is to appear
in George R. Simm's "The City
Of Pleasure"
The Great Diamond Robbery"
amelo-drama, will have its initial
production September 2, in New
York.
The first rehearsal of "The Chief.
tain," Francis Wilson's new COM
&c opera, took place in New York,
last Mondays ~ a I'd ..ss
Frank Daniels will ap pear this
season in "The Wizard Of the Nile"
"a Trip to the Rockies" a new
comic opera, is to be produced in
Philadelphia September 2, for the
first time.
Last Monday "Bobby" Gaylor
appeared for the first time in his
new play, "In Big City," at Fall
River Mass, in which he appears
as an immigrant, q policeman,
and then an alderman. - -
Gan Honorable Son." was pro-
duced for the first time last Mon
day in Brooklyn.
"Other Peoples Money" was
produced at Hoyt's theater, New
York, with that clever comedian,
Charles Dickson, in the leading
role. 1t proved success.
Miss May Irwin made her first
appearance as star in new play by
j. .McNally, entitled "The Widow
JONES'" in Brockton, Mass, last
Monday. The piece is one of the
best ever written by that author.
Miss Minnie Madden Fiske,
after q retirement from the stage
for five years, will again appear
before the footlights. Her princi-
pal play will be one by Alphonse
Daudet and Leon Hennique, 1.-THE
Queen Of Liars"
The vaudeville craze has struck
Chicago.
Last Monday was the tenth an
niversary OF the Chicago Opera
house as place of amusement.
Then, as now, David Henderson,
proprietor of the American Extrav-
aganza a company, which is pro-
ducing Cali Baba" and Sinbad,
was the proprietor.
Richard Mansfield has decided
positively not to appear this sea-
son in any of his old roles and is
studying new characters. "The
Son Of Don Juan," "The House
and the Wolf" and "a Society
Highwayman" are new plays he is
to stage at the Garrick theater in
New York. In spite of the fact
that they are not written by
Shakespeare, they are essentially
tragedies, belong to the new school
of dramatic art, which, in Mr.
Mansfield's opinion, represents the
drama Of the future.
The role Elita Proctor Otis Is to
play in the melodrama "The City
of Pleasure" is practically a star
part. In the second act she fights a
duel with carving knife.
Marie Wainwright will play
Sheridan Knowles high comey
"The Love Chase" this season.
She will alternate it with "Daugh.
tiers of Eve"