San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-01
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his new play, A Brave Girl, for his
wife, June Agnott.
Max Lees Troubadours have
opened the Lake George Summer
theatre, near Galesburg, Ill.
In Mizzoura, Augustus Thomas
successful play, will open at the
Cleveland Lyceum August "a.
Wolf. E. Fake will manage Lii
liam Russell's company, John w.
Hamilton going in advance.
Bert Coote and Nick Long made
decided hit at Fort Edwards, n.
Y, August 18th, to q well filled
house.
Otis Skinner will produce his
new play, A Soldier OF Fortune, at
the Chicago Grand Opera House on
Sept. 81.
E. H. Sothern has secured, for
America, J. w. Pigott's adaptation
of Antony Hopes story, "Mr.
Wits Widow"
Madame Janauschek will not 60
with The Great Diamond Robbery.
She has been engaged for Stuart
Robson's company.
Atkins Lawrence and Geo. w.
Wilson have been engaged for
principal parts in James A.
Herne's Shore Acres company.
Robert and John B. Campbell,
sons Of BARLEY Campbell, will
make production of one Of their
fathers old plays, The Soul Of
Honor.
Arnold Wolford's new produc-
ton, "The Brand of CAIN" opened
to packed houses at the Lincoln
theatre, Chicago, August 16, scor-
ing big hit.
Maud and Hilda Hollins have
returned to New York sfrom their
summer vacation at Lake George,
N. Y, to prepare for rehearsals of
"Jack and the Beanstalk."
Robert Cutter is making the
properties for The Strange Adven-
lures of Jack and the Beanstalk.
The piece will be put on at the
New York Casino on Novem Der
End.
Warner Crosby has been espec-
tally engaged as musical director
OF The Merry World. He is to re-
write the score and has finished
several new numbers in conjunc-
ton with Edgar Smith, the libret-
fist.
The Palace theatre at Girard-
vile, Pa, is under new manage
ment,its interests now being looked
after by Albert Arnold, editor and
proprietor Of the Girardville Press
and Times.
Edgar Gelden's farcical comedy,
Shantytown, will not go out till
after election. Manager Mart w.
Hanley has bought the piece out
right, and is confident that it will
prove successful.
Frances Drake, who has present
ed musical monologue, LIE Petit
Able, at the fashionable resorts
this summer with success, is re-
hearsing new sketch, Love and
Politics, by Harry st. Maur, in
which she speaks only French.
A fine collection of theatrical
photographs, relics and autographs
has been presented to the Players
club by the administrators of the
late Rev. John Campbell, OF Buff.
falo. The collection includes Ed
win Forests acting manuscript
Of Hamlet.
Margaret Dibdin, leading woman
OF In MiZzoura this season, is a
daughter Of H. M. Pitt, at one time
with Days company and now q
member OF Charles Frohman's
Thoroughbred company. Her moth
er is Fanny Addison, OF f. H.
Sothern's company.
Manager Martin w. Hanley has
surrounded his new star, Robert
B. Mantell, with the following
people: Eugene A. Eberle, Asa
Steele, John O'Neill, William Bar
ton, Ernest Yates, William j
Hanley, Louis Fiber, William
Whalley, Frank Smith, Charlotte
Behrens, Virginia Tracey, Minnie
Monk and Louisa Marcelli. The
season opens Aug. 81. Mr.. Manteil
will probably be seen in a new
role, before the end of the season
Manager Hanley is reading every
play submitted to him in the hope
Of unearthing q possible Prisoner
of Zenda.
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