The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13

daughter to the leading comedian; who ac-
tually looks younger than she does. Unless
Miss Morton is able TO dissolve her too,
too solid flesh, she is out Of it,
During the past week the Academy OF
Music has nightly been the scene of un-
common patriotic enthusiasm. Music has
nightly been the scene OF uncommon pa
iriotic enthusiasm, AT the end OF the third
act of The White Heather" Rose Cogh
Ian takes the heroine of the play In her
arms, and promising her protection. asks
the clamoring crowd to withhold It's con-
domination of the wicked husband, and in
the language of Captain Sigsbee of the i'll
fated Maine, to suspend Judgment until
the truth is known" This speech calls
forth umut of applause which continues
for several minutes When the applause
subsidies the orchestra plays The Star
Spangled Banner" and again there is wild
applause. Immediately following this
comes the famous bottom -.afaih esSea scene
in which divers are at work around u
sunken wreck The audiences associate this
scene with the work OF the divers in Hav-
ana harbor' and once more there is a wild
scene of enthusiasm. This nightly dem
onstration has 50 advertised the play that
1t is doing "a remarkable business and tho
end Is not yet in sight.
Way Down East continues its success
full run at the Manhattan theater, and is
proving 10 be worthy successor to The
Old Homestead. " II appeals to almost every
class OF theatergoer by its realism and pa
thos. The pictures of life on an old New
Hampshire farm introduce number OF
quaint characters, the least of which is
played artistically. The fiftieth performance
of the piece will he reached March n, when
souvenirs viii be distributed.
What Happened to Jones' is In it's last
fortnight nj the Bijou, where it continues
TO draw overlooking audiences The cast
appearing in this production is a fine one,
and think that Nine. Cottrelly in the part
OF the "slavey' carries off the honors. Some
or our so-called stars could take lessons
from this actress with profit to themselves
and the public
Last Saturday night Chauncey Olcott
closed remarkably successful five weeks
engagement at Fourteenth Street theatcr,
Sweet lnnsoarra" was presented during
all of that time and hundreds were turned
away nightly. After a week in Brooklyn,
MIR. olcott returns to this city at the
Grand opera house for his farewell en- |
eagoment here this season. II will also be |
nus maj appearance here In Sweet In
nlscarra."
The Telephone Girl Is in It's fourth |
month at the Casino, and as yet there Is
no sign OF its waning popularity Louis |
Mann and Clara Lipman and their more
or less undraped female associates, con-
tinue to find favor with the public. which |
shows its appreciation of the performance |
by liberal contribution at the box office |
Inc Casinos travelling company appearing |
In The Belle of New York" ends its tour |
March 20 and sails for London on the |
5oth, to open at tho Shaftesbury theater In |
that city April IL. Manager George Led |
erer who has just returned from the En- |
glish metropolis, says the entire organiza. |
ton. with its stage equipment intact is to |
be sent over. | expect to hear within the |
next few months that many of the Casino |
beauties have been married to British no.
blemen.
Last Sunday Mt 1.-The Little Church
Around the Corner the funeral services OF |
Johnny" Wild, the best black faced come |
dian that | ever saw. We're held II was
IN this church that Mr.. Wild was married |
and all OF his nine children were chrisiened |
The dead comedian was mostly known 10 |
our theatergoers by reason OF his long con-
neelion with Edward Harrigan His i'm
presentations of q city colored gent" have |
never been excellcd on our stage. He ia |
sincerely morrncd by large circle OF |
friends,
The third and final performance this sea-
son OF the students OF the Stanhope- Wheat
croft Dramatic school will be given M |
Hoyts thsater, April %,
Augustin DAILY has purchased n. A. Bar-
nets newest musical comedy Queen Of tho |
Ballet" and will produce II at the Fifth
Avenue theater next fall
Nine. Clementine de We're, the prima
donna. having finished her concert tour
Is restiog In this city previous to going to
London, where she Ia to sing In Italian
opera this spring.
:, The latest girl play Is called "The
Snorus uiri Nancy Sykes.
The Kind Of severity Needed.
Enterprise.