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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1912
Page
19
The Plaza Theater presents a varied week with Minstrel Show acts Roman sports and pastimes Dainty and Able Comedienne a playlet musical act and a monologue. The lineup promises entertainment across multiple routines.
The Plaza theater offers a full week bill led by Sun's Minstrels a nine man troupe with eastern costuming and a Mikado themed first part. Other acts include LaVeen Cross and Company Roman Sports and Pastimes Ida Barr Dorothy DeSchelle and Company Victoria Five Musical Brittons and Tom Powell along with the Plazascope film series. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm comes to the Grand in a Klaw and Erlanger production running three nights and a matinee.
A notable cast including Ursula St. George Sam Reed Alfred Hudson Jr and others performs The Rosary a four act drama centering on faith, doubt and reconciliation led by a devoted priest. The production features varied settings from a grape arbor to a new church concluding with a peaceful denouement. The Grand presents January 17 and 18 with a matinee Thursday.
Theatergoers praise The Rosary for its graphic handling of a powerful modern theme. The drama centers on a West Chester area couple, a skeptical husband and a devout wife, as it explores how thought shapes lives and fortunes.
Critics laud Viennese operetta The Spring Maid for its clean humor and graceful music. Alan Dale praises the score and its dazzling waltzes, noting no vulgarity and a strong encore audience reaction. The show runs three nights starting January 26 and follows its New York success.
The Stockton Record praises Baby Mine as a nonstop roar of humor through three acts by Miss Mayo. It played Yosemite Theater with a return engagement and returns to the Grand for two nights Sunday and Monday January 21 and 22.
The Portland Press and Advertiser lauds Naughty Marietta at the Jefferson in Portland praising Herbert’s score and a large 100 singer company with 30 musicians. It notes strong ensemble numbers and elegant orchestration as Oscar Hammerstein’s company prepares a January 19 20 Portland Grand engagement with a Saturday matinee.
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