The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

stan a better chance to make a banana
farm pay on top OF the Green mountains
than to make money out Of them pesty
Chinees | vow eff 1t don't beat my time
how Hoyt does 1t. but it's not any more
wonderful than how he gifts enuif democrat
votes TO elect him to the New Hampshire
legislature in strong republican district.
The only real downright sensible thing
! have heard of him having is "A Gontented
Woman Now. there's something prac-
teal in that, an If he can supply the de-
mand for that article he's liable to get
richer'n Vanderbilt"
The testimonial benefit to be given to
Sam Weston. the blind minstrel, has as
sumed practical and definite shape. 1t has
enlisted the cooperation of all the leading
managers in New York and other cities,
and well known professionals in every line
of the theatrical business have already
proffered their services In getting up pro-
gramrne that has rarely been surpassed.
The list OF names already includes Louise
Beaudot, Marie Dressler Verona Jarbeau.
Charles Dickson and Lillian Burkhart'
Louise Aldrich Charles II. Hopper,
C'Chimme Fadden'J, Wood and Shepard,
Fred Soloman. Jules p. Wltmark, George
Fuller Golden. the Osrani troupe and many
others. The benefit VIII take place at the
Fifth Avenue theater, on Sunday evening
January 81. Manager Henry c. Miner has
donated the use OF his handsome theater
free of all expense, Subscription lists nave
been sent out to the various travelling
companies from which very substantial
addition to the trust fund for the un.or-
tunate minstrel IL expected From the
heartiness of spirit with which every
branch OF the professional is entering into
the affair It is believed that the committee
having charge of the benefit %ill be able to
turn over to the fund the entire proceeds.
with scarcely any deduction for expenses.
Gilmore and Leonard of "Hogan's Alley"
fame started late this season, and as
result their first bookings took them into
some queer, out of-the- little towns.
However they claim to have "reSurrected
more morgues"-that is, revived lie pop
ularity of more decadent theaters--than any
company now on the road. This may ac-
count for the collection Of droll stories
made by their advance manager, Nr. /.
A. paulscraft. When they played in West
chester. Pa, the town was IN great com
n otion. The old sexton VINO had served
half century at the leading church in
town, had been deposed and young. green
countrynan put in his place. The new
| sexton was ordered to NOV the graveyard
| which adioined the church. Next morning
the town was horritied to find al me
tombstones taken down and piled neatly
| In a corner. so that the new aeSton eould
NOV without nicking his scythe.
| Later they played ut Bordeutown, n. j.,
| In an old church which had been trans
| formed into a theater. The manager was
also the town constable ana general iupc-
! tionary The house was packed Tor the per-
| fornlance but although the players did
| their best. not laugh or round OF applause
| rewarded their efforts. Some times broad
| smile was visible on some face, Tut the
ubiauitous manager frowned u DOWN,
| "Vhat was the matter with our show
| aflSed Mr. Leonard after the performance
lis the best gol -darned show We ever had
| here" answered the munger. But why
didn't the people laugh and applaud ut
anybody'd tried such tricks IN this theayier
i'd pu, him in the lock up. repneu roou
Bah-"it ulster be church' ye hio"'
"Cblmmie Fadden" like the happening
NJ many other fortunate things, got into u
NAV NV accident. Mr.. Charles Hopper, who
bns heen before the public for quite long
while. and who was known as comedian OF
versatile talent, had never seemed TO MI
exactly the right thing for himself lie mac
,,aved German and Irish characters, and
had sung and danced and starred ~ isres
and melodrama. Summer before last nc
vas In the Lambs club, New forh' anu
w. soa,o,, at a table scratching his head
over a manuscript before him, on MI Inc
other side OF the table sat augustus nnom Of
hi. tro,,ble and Mr.. Hopper explained ina,
he Thought there was material , lor 1oi s0o Of
Z hvoca hut It Ieeded an expert manu- ~
MnyIa, !, shane. Mr.. Thomas observed that
@ did not think there was y much p, Ss Ayoea s0
plays VI w .,,re there was a good play
,Nn 10 in the "chimmie Fadden' sketches
n EDWARD w Tex sFosss m pSS talk s
OF az, rI The two went up to sec MT,
Town. The result was the pay NJ, ~
.bish Mr. Hopper has made the Mt Vi Ma
, life
water Perkins clever performance OF A.
xsene shaver. the theosonhicai Darpe, ~ ~
!, my Friend from India" Is highly pisl'''