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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1902
Page
11
The Marie Fountain Theater company closes today at the Empire with The Innocent Wife, then heads to Houston for an extended engagement tomorrow evening. Miss Fountain leads a strong cast in a promising farewell production as the house remains dark for two weeks before reopening later next year.
Harry DeWitt plans a major amateur minstrel show in the city as producer. George Clavin Dave Gallagher and Jack R Burke will feature as performers with Joe Newton F Zurm mermann Miss Adelaid Politzer and others in various turns. G Allie Martin will be the interlocutor.
Miss Katheryn Hutchison rose from a fifteen dollar weekly chorus girl to a two hundred fifty dollar star in a single night after manager K J Rice discovered her talent. Illness of the prima donna forced her sudden debut at Wallack's, where she was thrust into the title role and rapidly elevated to lead status amidst astonished peers.
A fragment notes a figure behind a "Show Gurl" act amid his growing success and public appearances. The line hints at a broader entertainment pursuit and the attention it draws from fans and media.
American concertgoers anticipate Gabrilowitsch, praised for his refined Slav German style, after a debut that left a strong impression in New York. His Paris appearances and social season confirmed his art as a lasting impression, signaling a tour of triumph to follow.
Among prominent American artists is Mme Lillian Blauvelt who will spend the summer at Bar Harbor before returning to England on September 2 for the Cardiff and Norwich festival. She then tours British provinces with major orchestras and clubs, including Liverpool Philharmonic and Manchester Halle, through January 1903, with song recitals and an Ontario trip, and will appear in California for the first time.
Rice Amusement plans a lavish Mars themed musical extravaganza with book by Charles Horwitz and music by Frederick Bowers. JF.FE Rice directs, promising an elaborate fall production with unprecedented scenic display and costumes.
Rice's Show Girl, new hit at Wallack's in New York, prompts Ice Amusement to mount two touring companies for next season. One will visit seven to eight major cities, running four to eight weeks each, while the other will travel through New England, the South, California and the Pacific coast. Rice, regaining prominence after retirement, is hailed as a master of his entertaining style, outshining his Adonis and 1492 works from a decade ago.
The Rice Amusement company, producer of Edward F. Rice shows, negotiates a London fall production of Evangeline starring Katheryn Hutchinson who rose from chorus to prima donna in the Show Girl run. The plan includes bringing back several ten year cast members such as Henry F. Dixey, Richard Golden, Fortesque and Amelia Summerill.
W H Dibble of Sioux City Iowa says his 11 year old son was poisoned after rubbing plant poison into his eyes during a picnic. A neighbor recommended DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve which helped after first application. The ad claims the salve cures skin diseases cuts burns and relieves piles and warns against counterfeits. Names James Clavin C Schasse and Wmppmann appear.
San Antonio August 3 Mayor Hicks grants an Express interview claiming no further bonds for street work will pass. He belittles opponents, blames the Procrastination company and The Light for defeat, hints at a senate bid, and suggests tax schemes against homesteads to fund district improvements. Lawyer cites Higgins-Bordages case.
An obituary style testimonial from S. A. Brown of Bennettsville recounts his wife recovering from dyspepsia after four bottles of Electric Bitters. He calls it a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects and a guaranteed cure for indigestion stomach and liver troubles. Available for 50 cents at local druggists.
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in Buffalo sustains the city’s anti signboard ordinance as constitutional in its crusade against unsightly boards. The Gunning system, first to sue, sought to restrain enforcement but lost. An injunction halted city action pending appeal, with further moves possible to Court of Appeals.
The column rails at the bond election and political games amid Mayor Hicks and The Express. It cites influence battles, court concerns, and threats to keep high courts from political meddling while naming local figures, drink interests, and crews involved in the campaign.
A new up to date hotel opens for guests in 1901 in the Muskoka Lakes region. Located centrally in America’s finest summer resort area, it offers superior ventilation and sanitary arrangements. Spacious suites with baths suit families. cuisine and service are described as the best. Open for guests June 15. Write G T Bell, Grand Trunk Railway System, Montreal for details.
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills claim an active principle from Black Root, act on the liver like calomel, with no griping or sick stomach. They purport to cure chronic constipation and cost 26 cents.
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