The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22

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THEATRICAL GOSSIP.

THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
Manager. Frank l.. Perley has Joined
the Bostonians for a short time.
James A. Herne has written a new
play, in which he will star next season.
Tho Second Mrs. Tanquerny" has
proved failure ut Copenhagen and Chris
tania.
A No. Heart of Maryland" company
VIII he sent out to take the play TO the
Pacific coast.
Walter Jones has left the Excelsior,
Jr.., company, having had n difference
with Mr.. Rice.
Annie O'Ncill will play the heroine in
w. II. Crane, 5 new piece. The Cover
nor of Kentucky"
lladden Chambers, tho playwright. has
written a drama around the life of Bar
ney Barnato, The Kailir King"
Minnie rnlmer's company will include
Richard Golden. Aubrey Boucicault, Rich
ard German, Frances Rousseau and
others.
Fanny Bowman. who was in Baltimore
with Frederick Wardc's company. has
left that organization and will he mar
ried soon.
THE Artists Model" company of sixty
persons has sailed from London to open
II the Broadway theater, New York, on
| December %,
Charles Danny, an English comedian
of note. will make his first appearance in
| this country in Lady Slavcy," at the
New York Casino, shortly.
| Edward H. Sothrrn had to lower the
curtain i'll u Cincinnati performance be
cause an intoxicated fireman was talk
ing noisiy behind the scenes.
There will be n new opera company in
/ existence next ScaeCn called the Dckovcn
Il Smith Opera company. and it will be
managed 10y Charles Evans and ". u.
/ Mann
It's funny how many actors are being
/ treated for vermilorm appendix. This is
certainly new form of advertising. and
the copyright should be retained in
America.
/ Babet,c Rodney, who was one If Da, i'll
/ IiendcMon's clcvcrcst burlcsqucrs durlg
the run of the Henderson extravaganza
| in Chicago. has been engaged for Canary
n Ledcr,r's "The Lady Slavcy."
/ Minnie Palmer has arrived in New
York from Enclnnd, and is described rs
( looking MS youthful as ever Her Amer
lean tour will begin in Syracuse in The
/ School Girl aud Richard Golden will
/ be her comedian
Tim Murphy has already done more
| with X TcNa, Stcec' than was ever AZ
complShcd with the piece before. His
( mimIabc drollery irresistible, and It
is not surprising that he leads among
our farcC-com"iy performers.
/ Miss Olga Nethcrsolc tainted nj mat
1 iuec in New YORK. aud did not appear
/ in the evening. The strain of daily re-
( hcarsals Of new plny and of night per-
formanccs has been too great for her and
her nervous system has given way.
| Miss Myrta French and Miss Currie
/ Duke have been re-cngaged by Sousa for
! his concerts this season, and they are
now travelling with his organization.
which has been very successful in the
West. This season is the best he has ever
had.
D'sby Bells company is reported strand
ed at Terre Ilauic. There are forty-iive
people in the cast of Nancy Lee" which
is the opera they were giving They had
benefit, hit not sufficient funds were
raised TO get the organization out of
town.
Congressman NJ, Clay Miner presented
| his son. upon the young mans recent
marriage In Savannah. Ca. with twenty
! %lO-gold pieces cncased in IA glass frame.
/ with caution never to open the case.
/ Whether the coins are of pIpier mdchc
or the real thing win. therefore, never ne
discovered.
stephen Brodic is still on tour with his
| theatrical company, with himself as star.
| In Detroit he was denounced by "A
! preacher. Brode made n speech before
/ the curtain. Saying of the minister: II
suppose he has got tired of ST. Peter and
| st. Paul and thought he'd take fall
out of st. Stephen"