The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
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writ IN for Mr.. Russell and both he and
his manager are so well pleased with Miss
Mortons work and its success that they
have decided to abandon their plan of
playing II repertoire of Mr. Russelfs old
successes and conhne the coming tour to
the new play. His engagement In this city
will take place in the near future.
Mr.. Mansfield is eccentric. and some peo-
pie have suspected he is inclined 20 Guilt
yate this eccentricity as a traditional ad-
/ junct and presumptive proof of his genius.
BE this as it may his erratic salles are
frequently savored with wit which almost,
| if not quite, redcoms them. This recalls
story of his encounter with an over
offlcious stage doorkeeper.
| That ever~watchful lunctionary, In his
Jealous enicavor to faithfully carry out
his orders, olttimes becomes the victim OF
his own zeal Once, while playing West
orn one night stand, where he had never
before appeared. Mr.. Mansfield, upon en-
tering the stage door, was stopped ty the
Cerberus in charge with The inquiry;
Hey, there, stop! Do you belong to the
| show"
NO." said Mr.. Mansfield. ut belongs to
me-
| collapse of Cerberus.
| The !act Is not generally known, but 1t
| is nevertheless true, that at one time Rlch-
ard Mansfield Vas one of the clevereSt
| dramatic critics in Boston. His audicious
and unique views were copied from ocean
10 ocean, though the name of the literary
| actor was known only to "A favored few.
| His journalistic career, however, Was as
brief as it was electric. Day after day he
| would be called before the powers that be,
| and gravely condemned for abusing. as he
was told, those actors who happened to BE-
| the editors friends.
He is Il dire. bad actor, sir" would be
. AIR. Mansneld's reply.
impossible in this paper; he is one CT
my personal and highly honored friends,
would invariably be the response.
1T seems to me-" said Mr.. Mansfield,
talking about this matter recently. IRA,
if | had been afflicted with tho honcrrn
friendship Of as many bad actors as inc
manager of that particular paper noas'ea
| would have committed suicide.
Even now it is said that the peppery ac-
tor manager, when things go wrong ut re-
| hearsal or a particularly bilious view Oh
the public overtakes him, often threatens
to 20 bach to iou nalism, the position oil
dramatic critic on great New YORK paper
being always open 10 him. In such case
II he were not mohbed by irote actors &c
fore the week was out, he could dodpuess
furnish some matter when, Tor cid'slc VI
tunarntiCn would put Nym trink'e 10 biuEh
But luckily his love tor the stage hreps
Him from taking this extreme aiep, ana a.
the present time his literary tastes ana
talents are employed in the wfrIllng OF
book--a childs story book, ne II khoWt
with spice of WONDERLAND in US com
position. and It may be remarked that y
takes a genius to write a really soad ch!iu
story book.
Charles H. Hoyt is held in very hlg
esteem by his New Hampshire neighbors
Few OF them have ever seen his plays
though they have read all about them an
arc SO favorably impressed with the drama
lists work that they continue TO SEM hi I
to the Legislature year after year; noN
with-tanding ho is u democrat anu Inv
are for tho NEST part, republicans IN
following unique description of him ana M
affairs was recently made by one OF NJ
townsmen: Charley Hoyts a-gettih au't
a bunch OF live stock. so he he. reah u
tho Boston papers bout Hoyts ieAa
Steer. That critter must be pouI a.
years old now. Then later ! soc somethlr
In tho papers bout Hoyt's Black sheep
and nov / been a readin' that he's got
Runaway Colt What on earth ma
wants with a Texas steer, b'ao
Sheep and a Runaway Colt swow IL
kin make out; but they do say ne man
money out of en-. Why. up mere IN Ne'
Hampshire YOU couldn't give "A Texa
Steer away. No one would give n Blac
Sheep paster room. and " twas found on
colt was "A Runaway y couldent ssli
for morn what its hide and hoofs ua pri TN
in Boston. But Charley Hoyts shlit
lttlc man. lie made money. so in toi.
with "A Rag Baby and "A I'm so,d, i
and A MIX White Flag and he took :
Trip to Chinatown and made lot
money on the trip. Why. Bill Jones wne
!, he cum back from Californy, told - 70