The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25

! Watts PhillGps' old drama "Camiila's Hus-
b&nd.' In this drama tle.se y0unE Stars
VIII hive Variable pAeee Oh Dneatr.cal
plCPG. ~ Maen TIE necessary alterations,
~n.ch rndel suand ALI. Wnytal contein-
p.ates are made. AS IL Is the first act Is
10 I.aig ana 100 SLOW. The diaioSue 10 good
but ineGe Is a lack OF auGion. lDe piece
( Improves in Tie seconlI act end in the third
IS genuinely good. Mr. and Mrs. Mhytal
, do tAotHent wo!k N the leading Dlrts and
are assisted by competent company. The
scenery ana COS tumes are new anu hand
SOME. There was Ii large audience on the
opening nighL--much applause and several
am calls.
The other novelty of the week is THE
Sorrows OF Satan" which was produced at
tue Broadway theater Wednesday evening.
Tie pece is an adaptation OF Mare CO.
foiua famous novel OF that title and is
credited WIZ a successful years run in
England. John h. Kelierd fnc actor,
iiptg sonutes his Satanic maiesly, who
.oanl5 the earth disguised as a prince
Howard Ilansel has the role OF an artist,
VINO ELECTS tbs prince IN companion
Mary Shaw is tie unloving wife VINO dies
by her own hand and dies hard The other
cfatactsls are sakca by Grace Filkins,
Anne Robinson, s. Miller Kent. Ida YER
non. HaiGy Gwynette, james Lindsay and
Eftie GermCn. 1T Is a good oasJ and as far
as the play will allow they all 2p good
work. The management provided what they
are pleas d to call "a spectacular produc.
ton" Of the piece. One scene showing a
fete is really handsome with IT'S hundreds
OF electric l!ghts and beautiful costumes.
| The play Is booked Cor a run Of four weeks
! tten comes the new De Kovcn opera 1.-THE
| DRAGONS"
Julia Arthur at Wallack's continued
| Mercedes" and "Pygmalion and Galatea"
The first three nights OF this week. reviv-
ing on Thursday evening The Lady Of
| Quality" which she has had much sue
CESS. This will delay the production of
''InfVlele." which at this writing is under
lined for an early hearing.
Viola Allen is doing very large business
ct he Gardsin Theaper, where The Chris
tan ia likely to run until next April---so
Torrance takes place Saturday evening
pccCrnbsr 81, and for a wonder no SOU
venirs VITA be distributed. Miss Allen
slo0ld present copies II the New Testament
10 her patrons on that occasion.
| Hotel Tcpsy Turvy" will have run Its
snrrfe Saturday night and on Monday next
Della Fox. probably the poorest equipped
Vi any comic opera singer on earth, will
be seen n The Little Host" Della is only
used as step gag until James A. Herne's
new 6onaestic problem play is ready for
production,
The fiftieth performance OF THE Mer-
chant of Venice at palys will be reached
December 81. when a handsomely illus
trSted copy of the book OF the play Will
be rGesentel to every lady snd gent at
tending. The present bill will be continued
until January 2. On Tuesday evening jan
uary 8. "Madane Sans Gene" with Ada
Rehan in tho title role. will be given Mr..
DAILY has borrowed from Augustus Pitou all
Of the scenery used by him In the original
production OF that piece three or four years
ago. AS Ksthyrn Kidder owns the Ameri-
can rights to tho play 1t liz 10 be hoped
that It's revival Will be success for in
that case Kathryn Will come In for quite
a coed thing in the way OF royalties.
JOHN Drew is in his last week at the En-
pire. where he has played most success
full engagement in The Liars" He Will
be followed by the stock company, which
opens its regular winter season with AM
/ tLony Hopes "Phroso," dramatzation OF
! his famaus novel. 1t should be success
as this author usually knows what will
! r.sose the public.
| The Badger Trial" furnishes the latest
skft at Sam Jacks temple OF refined art.
The thing Is so hot and sultry that Mr..
Jack Las boom able 10 turn off the heat In
his theater and Is Obliged to go without his
! coat. AS the dialogue Of the piece con-
sists OF testimony actually presented at the
rsal triad and is unfit for publication its
warmth can be readily appreciated. 1t Is
In oil probability tha most vulgar thing
! tNST bEDNIl Oh the ipNAi spa'Se. M. Jash
Is continuing his hot Ilsnob!ng soene in
an alleged bu,lesaiie of The Turtle"
{ which II resembles about as much as "Unce
| Toms Cabin" does Hamlet" 1t is the
wonder OF respectable people uaat the police
have not long ago put stop 10 ,hls de-
| gradlg exhibition OF wcmen--but they
have rot Where Ia the pull?
| AT the FifUh Avenue theater Monday
night the lS5th performance OF The Run
away Girl in this city was given. AS
AL. st.A 81,
the piece the chance Of Mr.. Days early
production of X. A. Barnet's Three little
Lambs" looks slim. However, the rehear-
sails Of the new comedy are we'll advanced
and We are likely TO see 1t early in the
new year. II Is expected to have long
and prosperous run. IL 1t can only get
started.
/, The attraction at the Star tSeater this
week is Clara Morris. who is appearing in
Miss Mutton" supported by VIM. Beach.
Harriet and other old-tlmsrs. Mr.. Harriet
is the husband OF Miss Morris and a nephew
| of tho late William +. Havemeyer. three
times mayor OF this city. The name of
Clara Norris calls up memories OF the ia
mous Augustn DAILY Stock company al
what is now the Madison Square theater.
wren Louis James. Fanny Davenport Dan
| Harkins JAMES Lewis ami Mrs. Gilbert
| were monument members OF that organiza-
ticn. onarrel with Miss Davenport made
a star and a successful one too, Ct Miss
1 Morris,
| THE Turtle" becomes more and more
frlslsy and SADIE Martinot's srobiux more
| entrarcing rs time goes on. The only won
de. OF n all is tina. W J. Ferruson. SPLEEN
did gentleman and acter should b. mixed
up In such A muddy play.
The Jefferson Comedy company, which
includes the four sons OF Mr.. Joseph Jeffer-
son--Thomas. Joseph. Jr.. William aud
Charles B.--pas.ed through town last sun
n n
week. appearing a Tho Rivals" AMI 'R.p
ven Wrinkle" Begtnning December &c the
latter play will be the only one presented
| by ITEM On Aprii IN Jacksonville. Fla,
Mr. Jefferson. Sr, resoins the company for
| a season ~ FIVE weeks.
Although Chauncev c.oott dcss not come