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GOSSIP OF THE STAGE!»cl oComLOG* I X—I**!—i—I—wcentBy reason of an unexpected slip-up {brimful of bright sayings. Of course, Ternthe Grand Opera House was dark during the past week. The Townsend Vaudeville Company, which was booked here for five nights, came shorthancl-ed, as a result of which it was compelled to close its engagement Sundaynight, after having given |wo performances, For« thls-Sveek- Manager Weij?offers some good attractions, the firstof tvhich is the famous Georgia Minstrels of Riqbards Pringle, which3L %f*opens with a matinee this afternoon, and will also hold the boards tonight and tomorrow night. Following this attractions will be ’• McFadden’s Flats, which comes next Thursday for a matinee and night. These attractions are the forerunners of the standard plays which will soon be coming to the Grand, and which will include some of the best shows on the road.At the Empire the Virden Theater Company was the attraction the past week, and good houses were the rule. This company has a very good repertoire of plays which have never failed to please the people during its engagement in this city. Commencing tonight and continuing throughout the week a new' attraction will make its appearance here, known as Mr. and Mrs. Chick and Company, in a list of musical farce comedies, which will includeBobby Ralston and Jerry Sullivan, the diminutive comedianB, were not forgotten, and, as of old, they were a great source of amusement. Perhaps the finest feature of the show is the musical quartette of the Alexander brothers, William Patton and James Brady. The others of the company aregood, and the greatest care has beenshown in selecting the costumes for the company. “McFadden’s Flats” will be played throughout the week.JamstanAN OCTOBER CARD.Among the October attractions that Manager Weis offers the patrons ofa Puck,the Grand is *;Pickings Fronwhich will be here on Oct.ftfor abigingpairprotturnitearesigntancidcantionbytheandonmatinee and night.Pickings FromPuck” is a bright and cheerful and all-around breezy entertainment. It is fullAof life and action, with one humorous isecincident crowding so closely upon another that the audience has but little time to catch a breath between laughs. From the rising of the curtain to the close of the play there isn’t a dull moment. The play is staged with considerable care, and the pretty, graceful chorus girls, with their snappy dancing, add much to make it go, introducing some quick changes of costumes. The ‘‘Ping Pong” dance isven“My Wife’s Mother,” “The Green-eyed a feature of the show. Mr. Simms is Monster,” “Married Mashers,” “A I the star and he is a success. His skill-Striking plays.Resemblance**and btherjful acting is one of the great featuresof the comedy. Mr. Simms is ably as-By these attractions it will he seen sisted by Miss Catharine Linyard, whothat San Antonio playgoers will have Ms a good dresser. In other words, shean ample assortment of amusements to I knows how to wear expensive andselect from this week, which will be elaborate costumes in a more distin-well w'orthy of tueir patronage.GEORGIA MINSTRELS.guished manner than the average actress. She possesses beauty and charm truly feminine.Two and a half hours of fun is promised at the Grand this afternoon and**“FOXY QUILLER.The largest musical organizationpanin l Croma'ReithegivEalt; a i pla prosenoffororgWiMrtinThMaof(ever taken on the road is the “Foxytonight, w'hen Richards Pringle's famous Georgia Minstrels will hold. ~the boards. This is the only minstrel Qul,ler °pera Company, presentingcompany extant composed exclusively I Koven and Smiths comic opera of genuine negroes. The performance opera “Foxy Quiller.” The companyis a novelty and differs almost entirely | includes such notable persons as Rich-from those given by burnt cork Cau-ard Golden. Miss Marion Field andcasians in the same role. The fun and music by the dusky Africans is of the Ithe HlHpution comedian. Adolph Zink.spontaneous kind and it is claimed the | No opera in years has created the fu-performance is “better than a circus.” I rore that “Foxy'Quiller” has by reasonThose who are prominent in the bill of its superiority over similar works, are the world-tamous Billy Kersands, uninterrupted and unbounded suc-the black jester; Clarence Powell, the Lone Star comedian. S H. Dudley; theBroadway comedian, Dude Kelley; the acrobatic comedians, Johnson Reed ;the athletic wonders, Taylor Browm, tcess wherever it has played has amply justified its proprietor in the lavishness of his expenditures. Richard Golden’s “Foxy Quiller” is one of theSOIousDeyesanfeeceianthlt;poSti.witieLcspCOleiand the latest foreign importation, the Filipino wonder worker, Sig. Roman-do. Simpson Pittman, high class musical artists; John Pamplin, gun manipulator and juggler, and a new and novel entertainer is Harry Brown, in “Chalk Songs.” The singers are selected with great care and are headed by C. R- Logan, the lion bass; Jake Smith, phenomenal baritone; J. E.very few great creations of comic opera. There is no escaping the directness of his unctious humor. His portrayal of the befogged, muddled and addled detective, waose every endeavor is a blunder, and whose every act is a mistake, is one of the most mirthful characters of the stage. Coupled to this are his calm assurances of arrogant mental superiority and his ponderous third person references to him-L-SaritsesT1U1Leightfoot, silver-voiced toner, and gejj? ajj 0f which Mr. Golden presents Napoleon Johnson, contra tenor. The | ,„i*Kaibig operatic orchestra is under the direction of Wm. Malone, while the bigstreet bands are handled by Prof. Wm. Blue.iTHE CHICKS AT THE EMPIRE.Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chick andCompany will make their debut in SanAntonio at a matinee at the Empire Opera House this afternoon for aweek’s engagement. Speaking of thiscompany the Waco Times-Herald of Sept. 12, says: “The Grand OperaHouse rang with thunderous applause and laughter last night, when Mr. and Mrs. Chick presented their laugh-provoking and excruciatingly funny three-act musical farce comedy, “A Green-Eyed Monster.’ Long before the curtain went up every seat in the bouse was taken and a better pleased audience never left the opera house, the audience laughing so heartily at times it was impossible for the actors to speak their lines. The specialties n-troduced by different members were immense, especially Mrs. Chick, Mr.Willis G. West, Miss Della Rogers.with inimitable drollery.The opera requires a big cast and ensemble, scenery of splendor and magnificence, and these have been most generously provided by Ben Stern. Mr de Koven’s music, w'hile pleasing to the uneducated ear with its wealth of melody, appeals to the musician as well, it requires singers of ability both in cast and ensemble, and Mr. Stern therefore assembled the best collection of voices that have ever been heard in /comic opera. Foxy Quiller will be seen at theGrand on Oct. 18. i /THE STROLLERS ARE COMING.IMarguerita Sylva, after a very pleasant summer spent at Lake Ma hopac, where she has purchased a home which she has designated “Syl va Cottage,” is ready for the arduouswtegJclt;slt;pimaineit13mginlt;iclifihnhaNduties of the road as star of the company which bears her name. She will*play the leading part in “The Stroll-under the management of Nixon Zimmerman, until the first of Jan-EPtuary at least, when the intention is Mr. Robert Costley and Melnofte. A to make a big production of a new opIGreen-Eyed Monster” is different from most musical comedteB, as it contains a strong e’ot. Tonight the com pan v will present A Striking Resemblance,’ and a large audience will no doubt be on hand to greet them on their farewell appearance.itAN OLD FAVOR I C E.Of “McFadden’s Flats, which comesto the Grand Thursday for a matineeand night performance, the New Orleans Picayune says;That rollicking show, “McFadden’sFlats,” which has always been popular here, is at the Crescent Theater now, and the business shown by the musical farce comedy last night is far greater than any production has been credited with; in tact, the audience was the biggest ever held in the theater. It was but right that “McFadden’s Flats”snould be accorded just such a reception, for the company is brighter than ever, and there is not a single feature or specialty which snould not go. One of the liveliest choruses, made up of the prettiest girls, surrounds the fun-niakers, and no moment Is lost. Forera which is now being writteu for her. Miss Sylva feels in fine fettle and her voice has gained in quality and effectiveness. The tour will be made under the personal direction of W. D. Mann and will include a visit to San Antonio, upon which occasion “The Strollers” will he seen at the Grand.IJtisaa——“KING DODO.”It is easy enough now to understand the success of “King Dodo,’ which had its New York production at Daly’s last night, for it is one ofthe most entertaining pieces of the kind we have had in several seasons,ct8CMessrs. Pixley and Luders, who areresponsible, respectively, for libretto and music, call it a comedy opera, which strikes one as being a happy designation, as it is a distinct reversion to the old-style comic opera of fifteen or so years ago, and yet contains many of those elements which are characteristic of the modern musical comedy. Like the old-time comic opera, it has a fantastic and ludicrous but well defined plot set in a fantastic and impossible country, whereover two hours the most sour person i all eccentricities of dress are aliowain the world will forget his or her own ugliness and laugh and applaud with the others at the songs, dances and nonsense. Of course, “McFadden’s Flats,” just like all farce comedies suggested by Jdfitorial papers, is without sphclal rhyrhe or reason, but then ♦ here fire so tnaqy opportunities for clever people. The political aspirations of McFadden and Muldoon and their supposed love for Mrs. Murphy; the mischief of George and Alex, combinedwith the smartness of Chic Mary Ellin Murphy, the policeman and tramp will amuse any one, but the specialties are great.Miss Emma Italia, a sweet singer and graceful dancer, won all hearts by her good work. Miss Libbie Hart was delightful, and she made a hit singing “Good Old Summer Time.” Mr Whlte-law, aside from being funny, was acble, where an Amazon march, led by a lady of solidest proportions is not out of place; and, like the modern musical comedy, it has vivacity, continual change of costume on the part of the ladies of the chorus, with several tuneful episodes illustrated bythese same ladies with Weberfeldtan, side-stepping, rag time dances. It revives features that are so old that they are almost new and retainsenough of the present to remind us that wo are in the early part of thetwentieth century,King Dodo' is broadly humorousand quick in action and in the hands of Mr. Heury W. Savage’s very capa-company there are very few' dryspots,Mr. Savage keeps up the Castle Square tradition in his chorus. It Is large and good looking and slugs veryci1corded many encores for his “Mr Doo*| well. Mr. Luders himself conducted ley. Mr, Westley was clever, too. The and kept everything at highest press-tramp specialty of Henry Frey is ure, and the hilarity of the audience
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San Antonio Sunday Light
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 21, 1902
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