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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Houston Council of Social Studies. The Association will have
her book on Coryell County ready for distribution in the spring of
1965.
James M. Daniel, a former member of the Association staff,
writes that he is presently academic advisor to the University of
Valle, Cali, Columbia, where the Rockefeller Foundation has
several programs in progress.
From Refugio, Hobart Huson penned the following comment:
Apropos of C. Richard King's "Sarah Bernhardt in Texas," in the
October Quarterly-I wonder if the author is mistaken in placing the
last "farewell performance" in 'Texas of the Divine Sarah as in the
year 1906. Of the "farewell" performance that year I have no doubt,
but whether it was the "positively last" "farewell performance" in
Texas, should be re-checked.
I question the date 1906 because it was my own personal honor and
thrill to have shared the stage of the old Grand Opera House in San
Antonio with Madame Bernhardt at her "farewell performance," and
probably her "truly last" in San Antonio during a year subsequent
to 1906. I do not have any reference memorandum conveniently avail-
able to refer at this writing; but the date of the Madame's last appear-
ance in San Antonio was between August 1, 1907, and August 31, 1911.
These dates are definitely fixed as the period of my incumbency as
office-boy for the distinguished law-firm of Denman, Franklin 8&
McGown. My appearance with Madame Bernhardt is indelibly fixed
in my own memory by the actual and unforgettable experience.
Back in those glamorous old days San Antonio rated as one of the
best "show towns" west of the Mississippi. This probably was because
of the concentration there of active and retired army officers, and of
the exceptionally cultured social leaders of the city. San Antonio
seldom was by-passed by the great actors, actresses, and musical troupes
of that period. I saw the performances of most of the great ones of
the period 1904-1920; during the earlier of those years because of, and
not despite, having been a newsboy and an errand boy. I delivered
hats to some of the famous actresses at the Menger Hotel. The Bon
Ton Millinery at San Antonio made the hats on advance orders. I saw
these performances for the most part prior to 1912 from "the buzzard
roost," admittance to which was gained by passing out show bills,
putting cards in show-windows of business-houses, and occasionally by
getting on as a "supe." I remember once having been given a pass by
Mr. Dodson, who played the part of Pierre in the all-star cast of The
Two Orphans-but that is another story, and that was prior to
August 1907.500
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