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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-03

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-03

in the Sunday Light,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Baldwin Theater.

Louis James will produce for the first
time in San Francisco tomorrow night
his new comedy, My Lord and Some
Ladies" an adaptation from one oi
Scribe's most famous successes, which has
been T. modelled to suit James. The hero
of the play is Lord BolinghroSe, the i'm
pecunious Tory politician, who so bitter
ly opposed the policy whereby the Wings
strove 10 humble Louis XIV of France
during the reign of Queen Anne of Eng
land.
The Queens favorite was the Duchess OF
Marlborough, whose husband was routing
Louis forces in the Low Countries. For
personal motives the Duchess wished the
war 10 be continued. Bolingbroke was for
stopping the drain on the treasury caused
by Marborough's victories. The play
deals with the struggle of the Duchess
and Bolingbroke for supremacy.
The repertoire for the week is rs fol-
lows: Monday, Tuesday and Friday even
ings and Saturday matinee, my Lord
and Some ladies'; Wednesday and SUM-
day, "Othello"; Thursday, Hamlet"
James A. Herne, in his own comedy
drama, "Shore Acres" is announced as
the attraction at the Baldwin Theater on
Monday evening. the 22d inst.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

1bsen, Hauptman, Mseterlinck, Pinero
cult, but their ''cheap, tawdry, bilious
logic" (as Lyman B. Glover calls it) has
made US skepticaI about guilelessly ac-
cepting the highfa!utin' notions that two
decades ago playgoers seem to have
thought very fine sentiments indeed.
When William Gillette sat down to
write THE Professor" he must have been
uncertain whether to produce a farce
comedy. melodrama or a tender, roman
tic play, so he compromised by giving
them all in layers, like a ham and veal
sandwich. Layer No. 1, where the pur-
blind Professor proposes to every girl he
meets, is broad farce-comedy. Melodrama
makes its appearance in the second act
with the entrance of the villain Brown,
one of those husky-voiced, unwashed,
out-and-out ruffians who steal infants of
tender years and bully and abuse their
il!-gotten prey. II there had been any
doubt as to whether Brown had escaped
from melodrama it would have been set
at rest when the Professor felled him TO
the earth with one BLOWN the presence
of ladies the hero of melodrama always
finds one blow sufficient to lay the villain
low. The third layer of 1.-The Professor"
lapses into tender sentiments and before
parting with his audience-just to SHOW
that there is no ill-feeling- Gillette gives
them second slice of broad farce-comedy,
III which the Professor is bonn barded with
pseudo love-letters from lot OF mis-
chievous bows and girls. and cries wildly,
"Lemme go!' and bounds through win
dow to escape, after which. seeing that no
one is making the faintest effort to detain
him, he remains.
These little ups and downs in the style
OF "The Professor give the members of
the Alcazar Company plenty of opportuni-
ties for showing their versatility. J. B.
Polk. as the hero, is fine specimen of the
pedagosic walking encyclopedia OF useless
knowledge, and a Daisy Brown, the child
of the woods, Miss Bertha Foltz is de-
lightfully clever and lifelike. She looks
the mere slip OF q girl that Daisy is sup.
posed to be, and she acts her part with all
the unconscious vim and abandon of a
frank hearted child-woman.
Seeing is believing, and a great many
people had TO see "Chimmie Fadden' at
the Columbia to be convinced that Town
sends ram bling. discursiye sketches had
been welded into coherent play. En-
thusiasts Who like to be in the swim con-
slider it rank heresy to utter a word
against anything written In the iareon of
the Bowery-the spot which seems rapidly
becoming the dearest to every American
heart. The veriest twaddle written in the
Bowery iargon is hailed as inspired, and
the com AMONGST type of Bowery character
is gazed at ION the stage) with an admira-
ton approaching to awe. For my part
loathe dialect stories, and only
read some Of Townsend's sketches as peo-
pie take tonics and constitutIonals, be-
cause they are supposed to be invigorat-
ing-when 1 have to pronounce four or five
words on every page aloud to guess at the
meaning, as most people have TO do in
dialect stories. never can help deploring
The wicked waste OF time taken by the au-
thor to write the dialect only to give his
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Columbia Theater.

"Chimmie Faiden," which has enter
tanned theater-goers during the past week,
will be seen for one week longer, after
which it will make brief tour of the
California cities and then return to the
East. Hopper, at the conclusion of his
California tour. will return TO New York
again before the season closes.
Fannie Rice will be seen at the Colum
bia Theater after "Chimmie Fadden." +"
The com pany supportin. her THIS season
includes Alice Gaillard, Kate Michelena,
Beckie Haight. George Broderick, Charles
II. Drew, Francis Gaillard, John Conley,
J. s. Terry. Ralph Bicknell, John Kir-
komp Johnson Haige, John Strong and
Frank E. Morse. Daring Mss Rice's en-
ga ement here she will produce "a Flower
Girl OF Paris" and AT the French Ball.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

1t is almost i'm possible to take up Sun.
day newspaper or a popular magazine
without coming across articles with such
headlines as Muscular Development of
Our Maidens," why the End of the Gen.
tury Girl Is Better Formed Than Venus,
or How Our Youths Are Stronger Than
Hercules" The impression conveyed by
these articles is that The ancient Greeks
and Romans were not the only pebbles Oh
the beach; in fact, that they were smaller
and more insignificant than the pebbles
of to-day.
When one has got thoroughly i'm bued
with these ideas it is terrible blow to
nineteenth century pride to see a play
like "Spartacus." Dio Mol which is the
original of dear me, what scarecrows
those supers looked in togas, and most of
the principals had the same lean and
hungry look about their lin BIS. Muscular
development, indeed! Louis James and
Guy Lindsey were the only men who
had any muscular development to admire.
AS for Miss Alma Kruger, she is q very
beautiful young lady, but her angular
arms were never designed for classic
draperies. If the average every day
Roman had not been finer specimen of
humanity than the average everyday
super, togas would never have remained
in fashion a week in ancient Rome.
Somehow those supeis in "Spartacus"
worried me. They all seemed designed
by nature 10 play the role of the lean
apothecary in Romeo ard Juliet; and
not one of them knew enough about act
ing to bear banner in a stern, impres.
sive manner" The arena scene was m adj e
more picturesque by the presence of young
lady supers, who looked pleasant in the
boxes. when the gladiators cried havoc
and let loose the dogs of war the young
ladies never moved muscle. They saw
their fellow-Romaas thrown in the sand
of the arena and the gIadiators sweeping
all before them, but they smiled on bland
ly, just as if they were posing TO be photo
graphed. The conduct of those maidens
was the touch OF unreality which de-
stroyed the illusion of an otherwise very
thrilling scene. 1t is, no doubt, an almost
superhuman task to make supers act, or
else more stage managers would see that
they did it; but would it be mpossible to
make those girls give some signs OF terror
and dismay2
'Spartacus'' is q very fine vehicle for
Louis James to show his mastery over the
toga style OF acting. He looks fine
figure of a man and declaims his bonn
bastic lines in manly, heroic way. He
has shown his sincerity, too, by spending
good deal of money in mounting the
drama picturesquely, but as far as gen.
eral popularity is concerned it was money
thrown away. For the sake of seeing one
or two heroic roles finely interpreted, fin
de steele audiences will not flock TO play
like "Spartacus." DR.. Bird tried TO ap-
peal to whole gamut of emotions-loye
OF liberty, patriotism. maternal, paternal
and iraternal affection, etc.-but there is
hollow, artificial rlng about most of his
fine sentiments that does not deceive the
sophisticated playgoer OF to-day. Two
decades ago the trend of the drama was
not toward realism, and thank Heaven
We do not all of US now belong to the
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
TiVoli Opera-House

Last night special ed ton of the up
to-date extravaganza, Aladdin, or the
Wonderful Lamp" was given. Ferris
Hartman, Annie Suits, J. J. Rafael, Josie
Intropidi, w. II. West. Elvis Crox Sea-
brooke and Rhys Thomas all had new
specialties. One of the most taking nci-
dents of the new production is a new ar
rangement of the advertisement LA
Danse des Fleurs Electriques." In this
beautiful display are over 500 miniature
lights.
The new production viii. be special
bill, including Gilbert and Sullivan's PA
ttence. or Bunthorne's Bride" with Ferris
Hartman as the esthe.ic poet, preceded
by Won Suppe's meiodious one-act oper-
eta, Lovely Galatea," founded upon the
NEUROLOGICAL tale. In this will appear
Elvia Crox Seabrooke. B,rnice Holmes,
Rhys Thomas and w. II. West.
The artists of the company are hard a t
work preparing special prod ducton OF
Nlcola:'s famous comic opera, the Merry
Wives of Windsor" Laura Millard will
reappear as Mrs Ford
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Alcazar Theater.

"a Scrap of Paper by Palerave and
Simpson will form this weeks bill. 1t
was one OF the great successes of the Ken
dals when they were managing ST. James
Iheater. London. in conjunction with
John Hare, and has ever since remained a
fayorite with playgoers.
Hugo Toland. who has been out of the
cast for week on acco"nt OF sickness.
makes his temperance as Prosper Coura-
mont, the traveller and man of the world.
Beatrice Lieb will be seen as Suzanne,
Mrs. Kendal's part May Buckley, who
has been very i'll for two weeks, comes
back 10 play part of Mathilde. Fran
els Powers, Gordon Foster. Mrs. f. NJ.
Bates. Miss Belmour, Juliet Crosby and
Miss Tidball will ali be in the cast.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

types and quaint language, though IFS
great fascination lies in the fact that the
Bowery is written all over it.
If tie present passion for Bowery lit
erature and Bowery songs continues it
may come to pass that two thousand
years hence, when intelligent japanese
tourists fly over to visit the silent ruins of
New York, the students OF dead languages
will say TO their guides: Don't show us
the vulgar ruins of Wall street, of Fifth
avenue; there is no literature connected
with them. We want to muse by moon
light in the classic Bowery."
MARIE EVELYN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
California Theater.

"Our Little Cinderella" Company will
open a weeks engagement at the Califor-
MIA Theater tomorrow night. A good
many spectacular effects are promised.
and efforts have been made to obtain the
cleverest children procurable for the vari.
Gus roles. Cinderella will be taken care
OF by little Rosina d'Ennery, who is to
make her professional debut with this
company. The prince will be played by
little Alice Condor, who is well known in
this City. Daisy Grogan will be the fairy
queen, and other children in the cast are:
Daisy Sawyer, Flossy Sawyer. May Law
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Grand Opera-House.
sensational melodrama, entitled

sensational melod rama, entitled "Out
in the Streets" will be produced to-mor-
row night. 1t is by the author of THE
Orphans of New York" which was played
lie" weeks ago at the Grand.
Ont in the Streets" teens with deeds of
daring, most of which are accom- plish ed
by Mortimer Snow as Harry Farley. The
st ory will be made more forceful by re.
m arkable mechanical effects, the most
tn rilling of which Will be rescue OF blind
child by young Farley. who rows with her
across a river on which burning oil is
d eating, Among the people especially en-.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
At the Chutes.

The Chutes are now running regularly
every afternoon and evening. This after
noon and evening James J. Corbett will
spar num- ber of rounds with John Nc
Vey on the new big stage II the foot of the
lake. Emil Markeberg will make bal
loon ascension in the afternoon, and the
japanese acrobats, Ordway, the trick
cycllst. and wire-walker will give ex-
hibitions
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

contralto, in selections from "Rigoletto,"
Il Lom bardi,'' etc., and the comediet'a,
"a French Marriage" Emily Lytton, for,
merly Mrs. J. &. Emmett, and Edmond
Hayes, leading man we'll known In the
City, will appear in the farce.
The Flnneys, wonderful swimmers, VIII
indulge in nalatoriai feats in large glass
tank; the Panther trio, twisters. turner's
and benders. will make their first appear
ance in the City, and the Renfos, aerial
lists, will show new kinds Of trapeze tricks.
John and Bertha Gleason, Ward and
Cnrran and Ara, Z.lra and Vora will re-
main on the programme.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Modieska Iii.

News comes from Los Angeles that in
consequence of Modjeska's sudden illness
there was no performance on Wednesday
night, and the great actress condition has
since been such as to make the abandon
ment of the tour an absolute necessity.
1t was intended to end the tour in Oak
land on Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
and the advance bookings were ve-y heavy
Yesterday. however, all the monev was re-
funded, as there is no hope of Modjeska
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

gagged for this production are Nat NJ.
The Prodigal Father" Cora Macy.
Airline Wyatt, Rosamonde OConnel and
Baby Lewis. There will be singing and
dancing specialties by Mr.. Wills, Miss
Wyatt, Edward Heron and Lottie Will
liams
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Monster Benefit.

Arrangements are being completed for
a monster benefit in aid of the Actors
Fund of America, to take place at the
Baldwin Theater on some afternoon in
the week of February %. The manage
ment Of the affair has secured James a.
Herne, who comes here with "Shore
Acres" Fanny Rice, the Tivoli company
and some of the best acts from the
Orpheum
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
MUSICAL SELECTIONS.
"1 e. 81

The members OF the Crusade wish IL to be dis
tine ly understood that they have no connection
with that organization o. which Colone cott is
pre- ident and 10 which Mrs. \ nnie Besapt belongs
The headquarters of the san francisco Theo-
sophical so ley are at room 80 8 Market ST.
I he pnllic meetings held in the Academy OF
Sciences Hail, SlJ Market :. on every sundav
and Tuesday evenings at O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
At the Orpheum.

The bill at the 'Orpheum will be changed
almost entirely this week. The principal
novelties will be the grand opera quartet.
composed of Guile, Abramoff, Miss Julia
Cote, soprano, and Mss Dora Busch,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
readers double double toll and trouble"
in trying to declpher it.

IN trying 70 declpEer II.
The success of the "Chimmie Fadden"
sketches really lay in the fact that beneath
the Bowery iargon and the authors S
ram bling style he had made carefully
studied types of tough character. Town
send was fortunate in finding a clever
collaboration to assist in sorting his char
acters and applying them to stage pur-
poses. and the result OF their joint labors
is play VIII ch bristles with interesting
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

renee, Nellie Sawyer. Nina Cook, Jimmy
Horn, Gustave Levick and Gus TAFT.
The Zanfrettas Will perform an aerial
act
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
TrebelIi's s Last Concert.

fine progrs mme has been arranged
for the Trebelli concert at the California
Theater this evenin-. 1t is given in detail
in fnother co Iumn
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
NEW To-DAx-AMUsEMENrs.

was OeSuH IN AIneElCa uy
MADAME II. p. BLAVATSkY,
-coNTTNUED by
WILLIAM o. JUDGE,
Ana now under the leadership OF
mkS.. Il ATH ERINE A. IL GLEY,
Having arrived in San Francisco, invite the pubic
citing in
odd Fellows Hail. corner Market and
Seventh ~tree 5,
THIS EVENING AT ~ CLOCK,
When tue crusaders will give addres> es ON
brotherhood, Tbler Ition and Kindred
TheosophicaI Topics.
Ihe IheoSophical movement Is unsectarian II
Character and co-operates with all who work for
the uplifting humanity.
The Members of the Party Are;
Mike. kATHERINE a. TINGLGf, Leaier of
the Theosop lical Movement throughout the
world.
T. t. HARGROVE, President of the Theosophi-
cal Soc1eties in AMERICA, Europe AMI Austrrlasia.
CLAUDE FALLS WRIGHT, President of the
New forN Theosophical Society and Stcre tary TO
the late Madame Blavatsky and 10 William @
judge
MRS. CLAUDE FALLS WRIGHT, Lecturer to
the Eastern states in America.
- H. I. PATTkR~oN, Pre,ident Of the BrookIy D
Theosophcal Society.
+. NJ PIERCE, Represe ntative OF the School for
ihe Revival OF the Lost Mysteries of Antiquity.
REV. W. WILLIAMS OF England.
MRS. BARCLAY G. CLEATHER of London,
EnglaId
The Press., 1897-06-03
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The Press., 1897-06-03
The Care of Clothinr.

Always shake, brush and fold your clothes at night" is Walter Germain's . advice to men in The Ladies' Home Jour nal. ''Never hang coats-fold them
 Trousers should be folded by putting the two waist buttons together and preserv- ing the crease. Fold lengthwise and then double. Coats are folded length wise, the sleeves in half first, then each half of the coat to the sleeve line. then the two remaining halves, the lining be- ing on the outside. Waistcoats are fold ed in half. lengthwise. Never lounge about your room in your clothes-noth- ing destroys them so much. When you come in during the afternoon or at night, remove your coat, waistcoat and trousers and put on bath robe if you are to remain in your room for any time,
 Always have an old coat 1t the odRoa =
The Press., 1897-06-03
Hope and Reality.

"I can laugh about it now," said the retired business man, "but at the time it was one of the serious affairs of life. Young Stems and I had been thrown to- gether almost constantly up to the time that each struck out for himself. He was attracted to the west, where he saw visions of big fortune in short time, while decided to avail myself of aR opening in the east. There was a good deal of sentiment in our leave taking.
 "'We can't be together, said, but we must never lose track of each other, as so many men do who were friends in their boyhood. would not care to be prosperous if knew you were in want unless could help you, and I'm sure that you have the same feeling in regard to me.
 "Of course he had and immediately made proposition that at the end of five years after both of us had taken a good twist at the world we render a financial statement to each other, the one in need of money to accept it from the other as loan"
 "Did you carry out the compact?' "As nearly as possible. On the very date I wrote him that I could pull through on $25O he wrote me that he had small fortune in sight If he had $500 to tide him over an immediate em- barrassment. Each expressed hope and 8 confidence that the other had been doing we'll Our letters passed, and so did the replies, in which regrets were exchanged because neither was in 8 DO sition to assist the other. Five years later we were both men of moderate means, and travelled half way across the continent just that we might ex-
 ,hange assurances that youthful hopes make striking contrast with the reali- ties of after life. '-Detroit Free Press.