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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1916

Page

37

Emma Bunting Stars in The Girl From Out Yonder at Grand Opera House

Emma Bunting presents The Girl From Out Yonder at the Grand Opera House with matinee showings this week and another Wednesday. The drama follows Flotsam, a rescued baby who grows to prove her father Captain Barton’s vindication amid sea coast life and a murder mystery aboard the wrecked vessel The Hesper.

Grand Opera House Emma Bunting Miss Bunting Amos Barton Flotsam Captain Barton Edward Elmer William Elmer

Minstrel Shows and Road Theaters Headed for San Antonio

The Grand Opera house and Beethoven hall host a string of acts including Bert Sword's Minstrel Cabaret Christmas Eve at Home and The Battle of the Bats. Theo Murphy directs Saxophone sextette with Al G Field troupe plus top singers and dancers in a lively season lineup. Hit-the-Trail-Holliday comes to Beethoven hall November 25 26, a Cohen comedy about a young American taking on big brewers. The Lilac Domino comic operetta arrives December 6 7 with acclaimed score and bright costumes.

Bert Sword Theo Murphy Villa al G. Field Bert Swor Joe Coffman John Healy Eugene DeBell Johhny Dove Harry Young Frankie Miller Tommy Hanley Jack Richards O. B. Ellwood Frederick Hughes J. Walter Wilson Harry Frillman Don Palmer W. B. Church Robbie Henshaw Ken Metcalf John Cartmell Joe McCarthy Henri Neiser Carl Nixon Jim Conroy Garner Newton San Antonio Beethoven Hall Grand Opera House George M.cohen New York Johnsburg

Girl From Out Yonder Presented by Al G Fields Minstrels

The review lauds the performance with Miss Bunting as Flotsam and Al G Fields and his minstrels set to appear at the Grand Saturday with matinee and night shows. The plot centers on freeing a falsely accused man and bringing the real murderer to justice amid scenic effects.

al G. Fields Minstrels Grand Flotsam Elmer Miss Bunting Bis Minstrels Daisy Mores New York World Sheriff Heath Bergen County Miss Mores Bob New Jersey Wiseacres Erie Jersey City Hoboken New York Manhattan Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Mr. Carroll Miss Morse Lemon

Senator Sorghum on Oratory and Public Applause

The Washington Star reports Senator Sorghum reflecting on the art of oratory. He cautions that strong speaking can blur lines between praising the words and the delivery.

Enen Snator Sorghum Washington Star

Tyler’s Pollyanna casting struggles with reader visions

George C. Tyler faced a tough task choosing a Pollyanna cast as readers recall details from the original novel. He interviewed two dozen prospects before discovering Miss Collinge, whose absence from agencies puzzled executives and threatened the production.

New York George C. Tyler Tyler Laurette Taylor Laurette Pollyana Taylor

Long Play Plot Drives a Merchant Toward Prison and Romance

A flamboyant tale follows Al H. Wilson who nearly loses an inherited business over dubious assets and a bank loan. Betrothal to a rich, unattractive banker’s daughter rescues his credit. he resumes success while pursuing his bookkeeper. Cast notes name Marjorie Wood and Jess Dandy with other performers.

Marshall Field Marjorie Wood Jess Dandy Mathilde Cottrelly Glass Eddie Princess Theater Hoyt John L. Golden John E. Hazzard Anne Caldwell Jerome Kern Piggott Luce

Old Lady 31 and Show of Wonders at Winter Garden

A New England comedy Old Lady 31 opens at Thirty ninth Street Theater with Emma Dunn and Patricia Collinge. plus Winter Garden presents The Show of Wonders featuring three ballets and a gallery of comic acts led by Walter C. Kelly and the Virginians.

Lee Kugel Emma Dunn Rachel Crothers Louisa Forsslund Thirtyninth Street Theater Angie Miss Crothers Marie Carroll Stuart Sage Vivia Oxden May Glayers New England New Winter Garden Anna Pavlova Legion Walter C. Kelly McIntyre Heath Eugene Willie Howard George W. Monroe Tom Lewis John T. Murray

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