San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-21
GOSSIP OF
THE STAGE.

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Charles A. Bigelow's recently an
nOunced yearning for a new topical
song for use in THE Girl from Paris
brought to him about two hmundred
compositions. nearly all unspeakably
bad.
Edward ]. Radcliffe may be starred
next season in new costume play of
the period of Louis NJ.
Marie d. ShOtwell has received an
offer from a manager who wishes her
to star as Romeo.
Julius Steger has been secnred for
Cowdry and Duffy's production of La
FalOte. after which engagement he
| will appear in London in George Ed
wards forces.
Mary French Field, daughter of the
late Eugene Field. made her metro
pOlitan debut last Monday evening.
At Carnegie hail.. reading from her
| fathers writings.
| Il. +. Keith. who is still travelling
in Europe, has made a close study of
| the Armenian question and has writ
ten a long and interesting letter to
the Boston Journal upon the subject.
! Geraldine Ulmar has signed with
Whitney and Moore for one of their
prospective operate productions.
Dorothy Morton says that she may
go 10 London to sing.
Laura Willard may organize an OPP
era company of her own at the end of
her contract at the Tivoli, San Fran
cisco.
Fanny Davenport will produce her
| 4 NAV n ~ Boston thn
atre on Oct. IS, previous to a New
York run.
Fred. c. Whitney is said to cOntem-
plate an early departure for London
to arrange for the production of Brian
Born in that city, probably at the Ly-
ric Theatre.
Blanche Walsh had the misfortune
10 fall heavily on the stage during
the last rehearsal of straight From
the Heart" She sustained Il cut on
her nose and one of her eyes was dis
coIored. Meeting a well known physi-
clan at the bedside of Il sick friend
the next day he asked: why,
Blanche. what is the trouble? Is it a
bike " NO" replied Miss Walsh
quietly. Only a melOdrama."
Whiting T. Sanger. father of Mana
ger Frank W. Sanger. died at his late
residence in Orange. y. j.. on Sunday
Jan. 81.
Louis y. Parker the English play
wright. who is a member of the Lon
don Branch of the Wagner society,
will lecture about Wagner. in Amer
ica.
| Lillian Russell sang at the afternoon
service for the prisoners in the Tombs
recently. Paul SteindOrff played the
accomplishments on the prison melO-
deOn.
AdOlph NeuendOrff has been secured
under a years contract to conduct the
Metropolitan Permanent Orchestra
during the coming engagement of An
ton Seidl at COvent Garden, London.
DR.. Clandius" has been Shelved by
the Hollands and E. NJ. Holland has
Engaged with Chas. FrOhman TO ap-
pear in the farce Never Again"
Il have taken up working in pas
tells" says Lolita. Il only consider my
self a student with great deal TO
learn but if l remain here during the
winter | shall enter one of the life
classes. for | love painting, and it fills
the place of my profession"
SardOu's Madam Sans-Gene" has
been put into an English musical YER
sion, and Lillian Russell may useit
here.
1t is said that Constant COquelin is
studying BeckmesSer in Die Meister
singer and will appear in the role
when the opera is given at the Paris
Opera COmique.
There are actors who are actually
made better by stage fright. Theil
nerves are strained to such a point
that they. go through the entire per
Torrance in a state of semi-eXaltatiOI
and rise to heights of great power
This is the case with Henry Miller
whose starring venture in Hearts
ease" has been so successful. He SUI
fers horribly from stage fright on frs
nights. but it is always worse is itE
anticipation This fearful dread tina
proceeds the moment of appearance. car
never be understood" declares Mr.
Miller. excepting by those who have
gone through it. Many people have
genuinely wished themselves deaC
|, sooner than face the ordeal of Il frs
, night. and the worst of it is that th'
pain is physical as we'll as mental
Fortunately, this feeling seldom last
longer than the first few minutes of ;
, performance. The slightest sign o.
approval on the part of the audience
, and the stage fright vanishes, conf
: dence is restored and everything gOe
on properly. There are, unfortunately
cases. of course. where the apprOva
does not come, and then there is ,
geieral whiting of the system that pro
! duces profound and permanent dis
cOuragement."
Sarah Bernhardt will present he
new play, "Spiritisme" for the fins
= time in America in New York, Feb
22nd.
; Eta Reed. the young Ohio actresses
with the Corse PaytOn company, start
ed out in comic opera but changed t
emotional drama and she now wear
e 80 costumes per week,
= The new opera, Enid" founded Of
= Tennyson's poem, was presented II
e Albany. \. Y. very successfully re