The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
STEVE BRoplE
AND HIS BOW
cry DRAMA

I MS II one OF iilt HANOlkNcN lines III MI
Stephen Brodies new play, ION the Bow
cry" Il occurs in the concert han scene,
when Brodie as the proprietor, enters and
discovers a bum" working his way TO-
wards q front seat at n table. But the
hit Of tho piece VIII undoubtedly be made
when Steve sings the new son especially
written for him and called "sey yer Mine, F."
In printing the words and music OF this
song today the World is enabled az the
Same time 20 give to the public an idea
OF what Mr.. Brodles new play IL about,
1t is realistic American drama, go
realistic in fact that the star has not yet
quite reconcilcd himself 10 tho tasi OF
memorlEmg the lines that the playwright
has written for him. Steve wants to '.just
act natural" and believes that tho play
win be an instantaneous success IL lie is
left to his own devices until the curtain
rises. His plan is 10 do then Just what
comes into his head and 10 say whatever
hne stuauon OF the drama suggests 70
nm II required long and able arguments
! OF his nlanager 10 knock this original idea
ous % the bridsc-lumping actors head.
J It's de rehehrsgls dNt make me de most
/ hodaer" said Steve last night "pero'a an
] awful lot o. words IN dat play got 60 re-
member, and amt stuck on do idee o.
dey.d only let me 30 on and say Just what's
Z az tlEnl ting 10 say az ur rlght time, why,
SSn aeS be a sure SO. spt Davis, he won
! we've got-say, dat soubratte VIII drive
me 70 drink, I know. she's dead, stuck
on haNln everything Rccordin 20 de book
ION, dat souhrette ~ an awful chinncr
/ 20 go against. She keeps a-hollcrln' cue,
eue' and yesterday | got a little hot my
| smell remember. Don't be a-callin' me
] cue l says. i amt no chink wot wears
/ a queue amt Wen You wants any chin
Wild me-, says, you call me steve. viii
(Nerl IN come
We'll She laffed den aud we was good
ttrlshu5 aEaln she's got IN awful small
! only as small l link we could get along
ueter. she's pretty, too, but stuck ON herr
ssassy-sqy, | tnk she'll own de show he
tore we leave Philadelphia She bosses de
whole sang ar0und, but she can't boss me
give Davis a steer aud he makes a tank
TO her de odder day. He saws. My dear
Young lddy, / wants yer to remember dnt
we can very easy get another soubrette
Tor dis company but dereN only one Steve
Erode IN dc world Dat WAS good hlntf
wasn't ~ pid u work? Nav. She Just
turned round and told Davis he was tnllSin'
Mr., Brode, as was 10 be expected OF one
OF ms prociiNltcs and record, has made
l TWO or three jumps from the convention
alitlcs of the modern mclodrnma In the
ihSl place, while there is tank scene the
l3hk Is something of novelty. II is n
plehted tank, as 10 We're THE technical
name is accordion and 10 folds up in pleats
Wlleh not ~ use so that special car Us
Ai'A ANAlitltA To carry III around the Holn=
Try, Then again the reporter there f.
Newspaper reporter in the pluy-does not
eeN ,hl,i a pencil or Il pad of paper from the
De reporters dat comes into my place"
sM1 SltNe, are guys Dat has some brains,
ana aey don't mike monkeys OF domselves
Ike dc newspaper blolIes YOU see on dc
stage, never see % reporter viii a pencil
9iily Wen he taut nobody was ll0klug mt
I''m IN, lr3 Xxx &c Kind Of reporter mine is
he gets de best end OF it an tr,o de- show
he maIries de girl wild dc stuff. an wOt
more could a man want dam dut2"
ig % duplicate OF his celebrated lrlo from
The Brooklyn bridge, which rtve him fame
prize lighters and patron OF arr This |
Us where the tank comes I'M handy There's
the boat, and lot OF excitement.
The curtain rises On the library OF the |
wy,galthy bankers mansion on Fifth avrnue |
reformed burglars. enter and proceed 10 |
blow the top of the hnnkar's safe lftcr /
The most approved MISUNDERSTANDING meth. |
Alexander jennings. and his lovely daurh, |
Ter Pearl come in aud tell an about fncm |
Pearl, with rnre good taste, hna rraolyeIi |
to ho newspaper mans wife and gct ar.
quainted with her husband on his day or |
once week.
Hons aud he accuses the reporter OF Tie
safe robbery Pcar lovcllcst of her ssN
terry uf The burglary and prove hcr lover,
Innocence. white the gallery howls with
delight OF course n fs made eyfIcut M
th.s act that dc yjilain has planned th-
robbery himself and hired Inc tv9 prlfgs. /
s50ualE To ia INC work.
The star does not make his appearance
until the second not Tic scene Ia Iaid
IN Erudie'B concert hail ON mo Bbwei-y
a variety entertainment rs rolne on I'D
one end. Men ana women are drnking
real beer M tables. ana through DC oDen
doors the H. trains and me Third avenue
cable cars nre passing Soldiers ana sstiI.
ors and hand organs and licensed vendors
carts pass tho door and girig with sailor
hats and youths with yery nngbv npnurei
md Tie motley crowd mat ms "a Mace az
this kind walk In ma ont Az M curtain
rises tho orchestra PLAYS ''The BntyeT-y
NE B0wcry: J. n never po there any more ~
Iovce singing "Tyyo Little Ciirls In Ti,ieH
4 very tough eirl In s5iior batmsteve
1ays Ada Lewis Isl 10 Dlay thig npf-t-ra-
fuses to give her lover the last quarter Ia
Ter purse and the lover. urOceotjs 10 beat ! ]
lCr Grand crash 5f Orchestral inetru- |
nents, ond-enter steve Brodie. lie PUSHES ,
% tho defense OF M. girl. and aa soon nd
ne has e5Jrnueiled tho brutal love. IA mn .