San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-27
LATE STAGE TALK.

Katherine Bradley, once a member
of Stetson's opera troupe, and Cora
Urquhart Potter's company, died in
New York recently.
Hermann the Great believed that
the public loves to be mystified. That
is the reason he never destroyed an
illusion by exposing its secret work
ings.
THE wig dotesn't make much nose
in the world" declares w. III. Batch
elor who yields the baton for Fran
lis Wilson. but it's always at the
head of the profession
f. J.. Henkey has been engaged to
lay Iachimo in Margaret Mathers
production of "Cymbeline" at Wal
ack's Theatre. Mr.. Henley played
he role with Modjeska.
Wilson Barrett is to give few trial
performances Of his version of '"rhe
Manxman," in London. He will not
produce his new play, 'The Daughter
of Babylon" before the spring.
Theorode Moss has signed contracts
for the appearance of the Carroll-Ker-
ker Opera company at Wallacks
Theater on January 4. The organiza-
ton will be headed by Camille Oar
vile and Richard Carroll
Nicola Barili, half-brther to Ade-
line Patti, died in New York Nov. IS
aged 20 years. He had been a basso
in grand opera productions in this
country in the days when Brignoli and
Grisi reigned. Until the day of his
death he had been in correspondence
with Patti.
Henry Miller's supporting company
in "Heartease" will be equal to any
of the leading stock organizations in
New York. Charles Frohman has en-
gagged Grace Kimball as Mr.. Millers
leading lady. Miss Kimball occupied
similar position with Il. III. Sothern
for several years.
Half n dozen of the so-called big
Broadway successes will soon be turn
ed loose on the inoffensive country
with the usual emasculated casts.
And still the provincial manager won
ders why he does not play to the enor-
nous receipts which are gold brick
ed in the New York papers.
Fanny Davenport is fond of collect
ing precious stones of every descrip-
ton. Her ownings of diamonds and
other rare valuable stones at the pres
ent time are said to represent more
money than those of any single indi-
vidual in this country, and infinitely
more than the combined collection of
Sarah Bernhardt and Mrs. Langtry,
Wright Huntington, whose light COM
edy acting adds much to the effective
ness of The Gay Mr.. Lightfoot,"
has noticed that the latter-day polish
ed Williams have discarded the ciga-
rette on the stage and now puff cl'
CARS or pipes. st didn't take the viii
liam long" adds Mr.. Huntington, ito
find out that cigarettes killed quicker
than the hero"
Hermann the Great was entertain
ing a packed house in small town in
the upper part of New York not long
before his recent death when man
in the gallery became so boisterous
that he made it impossible for the
performance to go on. The audience
furious at the disturbance. cried
Throw him over! Throw him over!
Hermann stepped TO the footlights
and stilled the tumult by saying gent
ly and suavely:-"NO l beg to you,
dear friends. don't throw him over.
Kill him where he is"
James Pyton Paxton, an opera sing
err. who lived with his widowed moth
err IN Chicago, died under strange cir
eumstances on October II. He had
gone to Oakland's cemetery in that
city to make arrangements for the
burial of his brother, and was seized
with hemorrhage while on cable
car. He was removed to the Engle-
wood Union hospital, where he soon