San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-07

comatose condition all the time. The
end is near.
The New York Journals charity ben
eft performance in New York City
recently Melted $4,000 for the poor
fund. Anna Held, Lillian Russell,
Louise Beandt, OterO and other not
ables assisted.
Oliver Laborie will organize com
pany for the production of Faust.
Warren E. Limmey suicided in
Chicago while reading Hamlet'S soil
guy by stabbing himself with bare
bOdkin."
"A Bachelors Baby" is to be again
put on the road.
"Old King" the bloodhound owned
by Uncle Dick Sutton, of Butte, Mont,
is dead. He had been all over the
world with Sutton'S Uncle Toms
Cabin" and knew the play thoroughly.
When anyone, on or off the stake,
began to repeat the lines where the
bloodhOunds bay, in the famous play,
King would invariably join in the cry
and never made false note.
Mrs. Baker, the charming old lady
| with the Tom w. Keene company,
celebrated her S0th birthday Jan. &c.
Denver now has regular dramatic
| school, on the same lines as the met
rOpOlitan schools.
Colorado Legislature has declared
against big theatre hats.
The Booming Town company closed
in Shreveport, La, on account of ill
ness of the manager.
Cissy Fitzgerald, in "The Found
| ling" throughout the southern cir
| cult. has failed TO please the large au-
| diences attracted by her previous rep
utatiOn.
| 0. +. Richards. of Richards x Prin-
| giles minStrelS, is suffering from Il Sc
we're paralytic stroke and all hope OF
his recovery is abandoned.
The Carse PaytOn company. mt pop,
ular prices. is playing Massachusetts
towns to 10000 seats week.
Sam Thai. who has been on the road
for W. A. Brady's attractions for sew,
en- years past will leave the Humane
ty company this season.
Fannie Rice is out in New Mexico
Carolyn Franklin has left Milton
Lackaye'S DIR. Belgraf" company III
New York
| RuSh'S white Crook" company is
touring the empire state.
South Before the War is playing
to excellent business all through New
York state The company is an excel
lent one.
HallcttSville and Elgin. Texas. have
amateur dramatic companies which
are giving performances in their sur
rounding towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytal, in FOL
Fair Virginia. played the principa
cities in Texas. except San Antonio
last week and are in Missouri the
present week
Last week was grand opera week a
the Chicago auditorium.
Druets new play. THE Sculptress,
had its first hearing in Philadephi;
: recently Mr.. Drouet and Miss Law
: renee play the leading roles. The stor!
: Of the play concerns the aspiration
of the young sculptress TO win tn
, Grand PriX. Her work falls into tn
hands of an INSCRIPTIONS admire
! | who will only waive his claim Of
e grounds thoroughly repugnant to heI
: | and in her Indignation she destroy
, the work with her mallet.
Robert Downing is preparing
= strong stock company for Eugeni
| Blair next season.
Willard Spencer has gone to Flor
: da, and will put the finishing tOuche
$ to his new opera, which he expects t
4 produce next season. 1t is on the styl
:. of Little Tycoon.
e Miss GrimstOne. the daughter of NJ
and Mrs. Kendall, made her cOnceI
: debut in Philadelphia and was so mel
n vOus she nearly broke down.
Harry Knight is going to star mex
4 season in Monte CristO.
i Harry Woodruff has written a con
e edy and next month it will be give
a special performance in Boston wit
S Minnie Dupree and Mary Shaw in tn
/ cast.