San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-07
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over here criticizing our players.
has found fault, it is said, with
Niagara Falls because it runs like
the water OF France.
Julian Magnus, who directs the
tour of Marie Wainwright, says
that the manager Of every theatre
at which his star has played this
season is DESTROYS to have her play
return engagement either this or
next season in"Daughters Of Eve"
Stonewall Jackson will be imper-
sonated in David Belasco's Heart
of Maryland which Fred G. Whit
ney is to have hand in staging at
the beginning Of next season. Mr..
Whitney has bought the scenery
for the piece from A. NJ. Palmer.
who has let it slip.
Marion Lea, the American girl
who came back from England to
play leading business with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall, made her debut eight
years ago as Audry in AS You Like
1t to Mrs. KendaPs Rosamond.
Since then she has acted at all the
London theatres.
Twenty thoroughbred horses, a
pack Of forty-twO hounds. bomb
and incidentally some actors are
making William A. Brady's pro.
duction OF the melodrama, Human
ity, good for run at the Four
tenth Street Theatre, New York.
Afterwards it will be sent on the
road.
James ONeil, who has demon
strated this season by his revival
Of Nirginius, that he is as eminent
as a tragedian as he is as a roman
tic actor, is remembered by old
theatre goers, as leading man in
turn OF Edwin Forest, Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett, Charlotte Cush-
man and Adelaide Nelson.
Louis Massen, aside from being
gentleman and an excellent &C.
tor, is noted for the fact that he is
hard hitter. 1t comes from the
West that he cleared out a railroad
waiting-room full of toughs, who
insulted some women in his COM
pauy. 1t will be recalled that Mr..
Massen swept the floor of the Ho-
tel Metropole in New York on two
occasions last Spring, using a
human being as broom.
When Cora Urquhart Potter APP
peared as Cleopatra at Palmer's
Theatre in New York six seasons
ago, she introduced, as every body
knows, a live asp that was sup
posed to poison her. OF course the
asps had understudies. After the
run Of the piece Mrs. Potter put the
asp in charge Of an animal keeper.
She then sailed for South Africa
and made her tour OF the world.
She forgot all about the asps. But
on Monday, February 18th, when
she began an engagement in New
York, the preserver of the asps
called and presented bill for
board and lodgings for his charges
for 1887. He said they were all
well and happy. Mrs. Potter paid
the bill.
Agnes Booth has been engaged
for "The Sporting Duchess" the
part originally offered to Rose
Coghlan.
Charles Wheatleigh, one Of the
few remaining old stock actors,
who for several years has been
member Of Daly's company, died
suddenly at his home in New York,
Feb. IA, aged 70 years. Mr.. Wheat
leigh was at one time man ager Of
NiblO's Garden.
Messrs. Brady and Corbett are
about to organize a syn dictate with
a capital Of 100000 to handle their
various theatrical attractions.
Louis Morrison is arranging for
an elaborate production of "The
Flying Dutchman" next season.
Edward Hsrrigan, Jr., who made
his debut at his fathers theatre
this season, died suddenly Sunday
morning Of peritonitis.
Sir Augustus Harris says that il
London methods Of management
were put into operation in America
managers here would make more
money, which has led some Of his
confreres to suggest that he come
over and try to.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke is now APP
pearing exclusively in The Grand
Vizier, the new opera with which
Harry B. Smith, author OF Robin
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