San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-15
STARS AND THE1a AGES.

According to Some Figures 1t Is
Their Second Time on Earth.
Other Brief News.
Occasionally an argument arises
as to the age OF certain theatrical
stars. Such an opportunity pre-
sented itself at the recent appear
ance here Of George a.. Adams the
inimitable "Pico" In Fantasma.
While he does not look 1t, the lat.
ter has been in the "businoss" for
thirty years or more, and is about
fifty years Of age.
Much has been written and
talked about the age of Lolita,
Maggie Mitchell and others, and
they have been accused of being all
between so and 1876 years of age.
Speaking on this subject, Matt
Barry, who is in this city in ad-
vance Of Corinne, said yesterday (:
"The public does not consider the
length of tiy these people have
appeared Of the stage. Many of
the present stars have been before
the public since they were five
years old. Often you hear people say
'why Eve seen him twenty years
ago and he was an old man them
and they swear by all that's good
that he is about so years old when
really he is about half that age.
Corinne has been before the pub
lie for seventeen years and ten
years from now she'll be but
thirty-two years Old"
STAGE TwITTER.
"The Trolly Party" is a new
farce comedy.
Minstrels are meeting with
unusual success all over the coun-
try this season.
The Canadian town OF st. John
voted "Trilby" a bore and the dear
girl fled in disgust to Boston. 1872
Richard Mansfield appeared in
Philadelphia, for the first time
since his illness, in "Beau Brum-
MEL"
Charles Lanoureaux will build
new theatre in Paris of which the
plans are already drawn, similar
to that at Beyreuth. The opening
Is fixed for 1898.
Patti is meeting with tremen-
dous success all over Great
Britain. Everywhere she plays,
she is greeted by large and APP.
preciative audiences.
Richard and Pringles ministries
are coming to this city soon on
their farewelltour. They were In
New Orleans during the past week.
The famous Billy Kersands is
their leader.
A San Francisco manager has
inaugurated the novel feature OF
distributing ice cream and "roman-
tic novels" to his feminine patrons
free Of charge. 1t is proving to be
drawing card, toe.
The scenery is so heavy in "The
Year Onen at the Star theatre,
New York city, that 1t cannot be
moved, and Wherever this play is
produced the scenery has to be
especially constructed for it.
Theatrical affairs are quite live
ly in Jersey city, n. j. James Nc.
Caity, the dramatic critic OF the
Evening Journal of that place, has
written a play bearing the title Of
| THE Boule ward Bicycle Beauty"
| He does not say where he will pro-
duce it.
The Philadelphia theatre soers
recently went wild over the meios
drama "rhe Sidewalks of New
York" and the following are two of
the numerous signs displayed by
the company while there: "We're
Standing 'em Up" and "Bre nth
ing Room Only"
The Paris Grand opera house
has made a three years engage
ment with Miss Potts, an Ameri-
can young lady with fine soprano
voice who is now receiving her
lessons in voice culture from Nine.
Amot de Padilla, a favorlte teach.
er Of elocution.
Seymour Hicks, recently with
"The Shop Girl" in New York city,
is now in London rehearsing his
part In the melodrama "a British
Soldier" which will be produced
there on Christmas eve. Donald
Hall, the London actor, has taken
Mr.. Hicks former role In "The
Shop Girl"
In "The Sidewalks OF New York"
Kearney p. Speedy, the high
diver, makes a sensational dive,
headlong fifty feet into tank of
water. He dives from what is
supposed to be a Brooklyn shot
tower, which is exactly pictured,
as Is also Herald Square, The Her
aid building and an old distillery,
operated in one of the toughest
districts Of that great city.
Recently in the Cincinnati