Emma Bunting Back Among Old Friends at the Grand
Emma Bunting returns to San Antonio for a Grand theater run in Help Wanted. Her recent shows drew large crowds and attracted attention from major managers eager to cast her in new productions.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1915
Page
11
Emma Bunting returns to San Antonio for a Grand theater run in Help Wanted. Her recent shows drew large crowds and attracted attention from major managers eager to cast her in new productions.
A discussion of modern plays and new writers highlights a shift from aging dramatists. Reports praise authentic Belgian and Brussels scenes, with London productions and Berlin ties noted. Casts for upcoming pieces include names like Fred Jackson, May Vokes, Elizabeth Welson, and Rose Winter.
A new book and title by Joseph Herbert are set for George MacFarlanz after four years. Belasco’s press agent forecasts audience interest by predicting the decline of Marie-Gaile, noting Jewish and Catholic sensitivities may affect reception. Cast includes Frank Relcher as a German gardner Alphonse Thier as a Prussian soldier, with Germans objecting to Thians’ brutality in the play’s setting. Segments imply Sevedes could be most appealed to.
Four features headline the Royal bill with Betty Nansen starring in The Celebrated Scandal and a revived After the Ball. The lineup runs Tuesday through Saturday with Cara lotta de Felice in Money and Nell of the Circus plus other film offerings. The feature slate includes The Celebrated Scandal and Nell of the Circus with James Kelner and Effie Shannon in supporting roles, and a mention of the Plaza Theatre in New Orleans extending around-the-clock showings amid postwar hours.
Read of Emma and Mam'sellla Melba's rise from a child sweeper to grand opera fame and of new musical reviews in the spring season. The piece traces Emma's discovery by maestro Jayu Campania, her Covent Garden debut, and Melba's praise, followed by notes on the Knickerbocker revue Fads and Fancies and other stage acts with performers like Madge Lessing and Paul Movrton.
Tyler Brooke leads a lighthearted revue featuring Lydia Lopskers Stella Hoban Laura Harsilien and Leo Carilio. Abrahams plays Mushagoogos with a dogskin mask while Madge Lessing delivers a poignant number We’ll Take Care of You Here highlighting homeless European children.
Smile Won Jou Whan of World Film Corp signs Kur contract with star Kathryn Osterman celebrated for comic roles and stage presence. Osterman, hailed for force and radiant energy, links with directors like Byron Oneging and Willi s P Aweainam Ishia, with plans for new screen work despite clashes over theatrical engagements.
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