The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20

y klTlk. Inc jolly Mu6hetceT SHOULD nave
a r osperous run.
| At the Casino there is being exhibited a
| musical farce or something OF the sort
entitled "a Dangerous Maid" Sidney RIOS
enfield Is responsible for the piece, which
has been adapted from the German. There
| Is good dramStic story In IL and somc
light and catchy music. The leading parts
are taken by Madgc Leasing, Laura burt,
| Sam Bet nnrd, Richard Carroll, julius Ste
! ger, William Norris AMI Sidney Booth. The
production as to scenery and costumes Is
| fully UP To the Casino standard. There
are at least fifty young and attractive
women always feature AT this housc EN- :
ployed in the presentation. The much
talkel of combat between Laura Burt and
Madgc Leasing Is net 10 much OF a lasclvl-
Gus display as the press agent had led
the public to expect. However. IL Is a
pretty scene and Glove ~ done by Tao two
handsome participants. "a Dangerous
Maid Is not so wicket after all and II
looks as though she would become a pop
| ular ftwcrite win theater goers.
At the Fourteenth Street theater Man
| ager Roscnquest is presenting ain elaborate
and costly revival OF The Village POST
mater" New England play by Alice E.
Ives and Jerome II. Eddy. The piece is a
| success. IT. is, cleverly acted In the i'm
| portant parts by Frank Mohiaunt, w. ii.
| Pascce, Jennie Weathersby, Dan Collier,
George ober. Adelaide Cus,3man and Maude
While. The rainstorm OF real water and
the sensational threshing machine scene
are strong features and enthusiastically
appliuied at every performance. There l.,
also the added features OF brass band
and chorus 81 singers. The piece is up
for u run of three weeks. after which 1t
| may be sent to other cities.
The sukry Turtle continues its pros
porous career at the Manhattan. where it
VIII probably stay for the remainder of the
| season. Sadie Martinots famots disrobing
act has not been changed since the first
performance.
This ia the final week of two attrac
| ticns. Viola Allen closes a remarkably sue
cessful engagement at the Knickerbocker
other cities. Miss Allen returns to us
November IS at the Garden theater for a
long run Of THE Christian . Sothern gives
way to the Lyceum Theater Stock company
in 'Tialawney of the Wells and Miss AL
len to w. II. Crane, wiio presents new
play by Eugene Presbrey.
Julia Arthur Is giving her last perform
| ances of "a Lady OF Quality" ut Wallack's,
where she will be seen next Monday as
Parthenia in "tngomur-"
Monday night souvenirs were distributed
al the Herald Square theater in honor of
the fftieth performance of Hotel Topsy
Turvy" and on Tuesday evening handsome
mementos were given away at the Acad-
emy of Music and the Fourteenth Street
theater The Castle Square Opera company
celebrated its 30oth performance OF opera
in English Monday when a combination OF
pen, rack, paper weight and calendar was
presented to the ladies.
Olga Nethersole, she of the ''aucton
kiss, arrived from England this week aid
has gone to Cleveland, where she start,' her
American tour in a play called The Ter
magant." Olga is locking we'll and happy
and tells me she expects to have mos;
prosperous season in this country.
1t has come at last. The Isis League
f,f MtQtn and so n
signed to elevate the stage and to tech
the public a new knowledge Of life. gave
q performance of The Eumenilss M
English at the Carnegie L.yceum In stay
evening. There was small audience and
smaller enthusiasm. This newest dev &c
To elevate the drama and music does rot
amount TO much and Is not likely to ac-
compish it's purpose.
Richard Mansfield is in his last fort
night ait the Garden theater. where as
"Cyrano de Bergerac" has achieved pop
ular and profitable sucHess There Is not
a seat left for any OF his rem ing per
formauces and no doubt he could continue
all of the season had not contracts teen
made long ago for MS appearance III other
cities
Kate Kip. Buyer" with May Irwin made
mn almost rtsmomennl hit at the Bijou
,heater The house is packet to the roof
nightly and hundreds are turned away I'M
able to secure seats or standing room.
halt MP, Il pittlS Spou ipiNN as '''i''s
60 nowadays, and May is certainly the
queen of comedy"
Mondayla large party of newspaper men
and local managers went to New Haven
10 see w. NJ. Wilktion's production of
new comedy entitled "A Stranger in a
Strange Uand" The piece is novelty and |
as a laugh prdlucer is said TO be genuine |
and solid success. Manager Wilkison has |
already had several offers for its produe-
ton in this city.
Following in the footsteps Of the Casino |
management Sam T. Jack has introduced |
n female duel scene in THE Mock Turtle
This particular duel is much warmer |
proposition than the one shown In "a Dan |
gerous Maid"
Marie DRESSER says she has resigned |
from 'Hotel Topsy Turvy'' and the man
agement says she has not.
Nellie McHenry and Marie Jensen are |
INA --latest recruits to the vaudeville stage. |
Both ladies' appear to be in the scar and |
yellow leaf
Joseph Haworth replaced Il. j Morgan |
in THE Christian Thursday night
Nancy Sykes.
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