The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20

menager OF q London the1tcr VIII prevent
her coming to Ameica next stason.
w. J. LAWN, tho well known tenor. has |
been engaged by Nine. Lillian Nordica for |
her Western tour.
Kitty Cone. aged 10 months. made her |
debut on the stage the other night in the |
arms Of her aunt. Kate Ciaxton.
Daniel Frohman has commissioned Lewis
f. Shpman and Glen Marlborough TO make
a play for T.. II. Sothern oat OF incidents
in Thackcray's 'vIenry Esmond."
THE Cotton King has travelled over o.
ooo miles and played to more than 100000
gross receipts aimee William A. Brady rro-
duced II in America thirty months ago.
To exclaim THE world is mine!'' 1000
times is quite a task, but James o'Neill
has done that with wonderful success dur
ing the twelve years In which Monte
cristo" has been part Of his repertoire.
Yvette Guilhert includes MY Pearl Is
| Bowery Girl" Nancy and other songs by
Andrew Mack In her repertoire.
Josie Hall is said to have a financial In
terest In ''The Girl from Paris" produced
for the first time at the Herald Square
| Thentcr. New York City. recently. She
plays the part Of girl "slatey."
| y. W. Truss & Co.'S big production Of
| Wang" began its annual tour OF Canada
last week, opening at Montreal on Monday
night Tor a weeks engagement.
| n san FRANCISCO paper, III CrltlCiSiug
| Eleanor Barry's portrayal OF Trilby, used
the following gushing expressions; "Trilby
| Barry, Trilby bright, Trilby brilliant and
| Trilby beautiful" The members of the
company now refer to Miss Barry as Miss
| -Four Bs."
jeff D'Angelis has wisely concluded to
abandon starring, for time at least. and.
| like the prodigal son. will return to the
Broadway. New York, theater. chastened
| by his disastrous experience In The Ca
lph." He is to replace Richard Carroll as
O'Iiara In "Brian Boru" beginning De-
cember FL
Rose Coghan is anxious TO appear In New
York In q dramatization OF PROSPER Merl-
| mees novel, Carmen" which sho playc1
| with some success In San Francisco.
r. A. Barnet read his new buriesqus,
simple Simon to the Boston Cadets last
| week. and II was pronounced to be one OF
his happiest efforts II will be produced
scme time in February.
Charles b. landlord is meeting with
flatterng success in the roles OF Virginius
and lngomar. which he plays in conjunc.
| ton with Thomas w. Keenes company at
| the Wednesday matinees.
Margaret Mather will appear in an elab.
crate revival OF "Cymbeline" at Walac's
| theater on January IS. Miss Mather will
be under the direction OF John ii. Magic,
| well known for his long connection With I.
II. French.
Adelaide Hermann, besides being
| dancer OF Infinite grace. Is also n daring
| horsewoman. She asserts that her splen-
| did health and fire color are due to the fact
that she takes spin on horseback every
morning before breakfast
'If it be true that the best sealskin has
advanced at an extraordinary rate. 81 an
inch being asked" says w, II. Bachelor.
II am very much afraid that the chorus
| girls in Half n King Will have TO content
themselves with more diamonds"
There Is no truth in the rumor that the
Bostonians contemplate producing a new
opera entitled THE Queen Of the Bucca
neers" Such work has been submitted
TO them. but 1t is not by Harry II. Smith
and Victor Herbert. The latter opera Is
not yet named. and the above title would
hardly tit 1t.
Thomas O. seabrooke has received lib
eral offer to appear in London In comic
opera next spring. II tho matter can be ar
ged so MS not to interfere with his star
ring season in The Speculator,' under
Duncan b. Harrison's management. 1t Is
mere than likely that he will accept.
Pauline Hall has had an offer Of $1,000
and expenses TO sing during the
holiday week at a Cincinnati theater. The
porkouolitan City is the beautiful singer 5
birthplace and she never falls to do tre-
mendous business whenever she appoars
there She Is however. very averse to
PLAYING outside Of New York City.