The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

from tho merrlinent and good feeling occa-
stoned by This farctcal play proper, there
ls engrafted all that is new and cool in
the line Of speclalties,
roorLrtnfr*rASorEs.
Edna Wallace Hopper Is to star In a new
opera. VIA
w. II. Crane has a new comedy called
Worth Million" by e. w. Presbrey.
Denman Thompson vs. writing THIRD play
with Uncle Josh Whitcomb as the central
figure.
Ioie Fuller Ia appearing in new spcctac-
ular dance In which she Is the center OF an
immense star.
Jean Richepp. the famous Frenn, play
wright, was only few years ago porter
In Partisan hotel.
Nine. Jude, the clever French come
/ dienne. Is coming to America again This au-
| tumn 10 appear In vaudeville
Jane Hading will play in English during
her coming tour OF America "Magda," Ca
| mile" and THE Ironmaster,
Next year William Gillette viii present
In New York Sherlock Holmes" his dram
atizAtion OF Conan Doyle's detective stories.
| Joseph b. Polk. the comedian, who dis
/ appeared over the Western horizon a few
yeafs ago, has been reiiscoyered In Cali
fornia.
George c. Boniface. the elaer. and Miss
! Norma Ferner are doing a sketch In the
vaudeville. 1t is entitled "a Game of
| Lobby"
1t is said that tine New York salvation
| Army will produce a serle, OF plays that
| deal with every day life OF the classes
among which Its work lies
Mrs. Madeline I.ucette Ryley has con-
tded to Cleveland reporter the fact that
4 she wrote sixteen plays before she sue
| ceeded In having one proihced.
II is pos ible that Andrew Mack at the
/ close OF Ids present American season viii
make tour 10 include the principal cities
Of Australia ami Ireland.
4 Piderswski denies that ne will come 70
this country next year. lie is engaged in
preparing for the performance Of his opera
'Stanisiaus.' in Dresden.
! Bismarck's memory went back. according
% his own assertion, to The time when NJ
4 was years ole. He remembered climbing
4 up to the window and watching the croHi
that had assembled TO see the Berlin thea
her burn down In 1878. He hell bis hands
to the window panes and threw them rack
quickly. as the glass was not.
1t is now said that Henry Irving VIII
have a special version made FOR Inn of
"Cyrano de Bergerac' By O. poet whtee
name he will NOT reveal. Niles Terry VIII
play Roxane.
Olga NeJaersolc win begin her tour In
Cleveland. Her repertoire will consist Ct
THE Termagant," THE Second Mrs. Tam
> queray" ''rhe Wife of Scarli' and Car
men
( PARIS Is promised new sensation In the
, course Of the winter. In a. new play en-
tltlei Papa La vertu" the actress, Miss
Lender, WIN enter n cage OF lions in fun
: view OF the audience.
~ In rr,o Ap,avtcn,, d,er,,tfr f,-Sapauv w.,
: grouped Annie Rus ell, Sarah Cowel Lee
! moyne Frank Worthing, Joseph lfolaad,
3 w. j. Lcmcyne Elsie De Wolf, Ethel Bar
= rymore and May Buckley.
: Edmond Rostand tile young author OF
"Cyrano lie Bergerac." did not have to
serve the usual literary apprenticeship in
. disappointment and poverty. His frst work
q was a success and he was born rich.
y Miss Ada Rehan has I'm recognition oil
' her services to histrionlc art generally
), and to the Memorial theater Stratrord- on
y Avon, In particular, been elected Ike
:, GOV error Of the Shakespeare Memorial IN
| stitution.
= Miss Maude Adams is spending her leis-
II are moments in thu study OF Juliet as
n, Charles Frohman has announced his in
a tsntion OF having her essay that character
IL in New York before the close OF the pres
a emit season,
& Augustus Thomas lis writing another play
d for Stuart Robson. The suouts win h,
10 laid in Washington and Mr.. Robson vii
D impersonatc u daredevil young fellow
re- whose friends nominate and elect him +,
ir congress much against his will.
"a zangwili tho English novelist ths Other
- dny delivered his first lecture In New Yori
" on the drama and fine art in VIII ca ht
charged general degeneracy, saying th3
the drama of the present comprises Tux
sticks and wardrobe; thnt managers agt
Ia.
le from bad that actors do not unde-s an
;, the mathematics OF the profession. ans
~ think a part is better than the whole.
70 IL, II Sotheru is to play d'Artagnan il
W Henry Hmmltcns adaptation OF Dumas
Mt Tho Three Gnartsmel.' in philadelphia
In on November IS.
IN Olga Nethersole wll sail from southamp.
v, ion on the steamer st, Louis Noycmbel
Nt s. She Foesut intend TO miy exclusively u,
u THE Termagant" durlng her American
" tour.
In Joseph Jefferson and others prominent fl
NJ the theatrical profession are arranging The
y, preliminary details for testimonial to b.
d temtered c. w. Couldock. which II is ex.
rs pected wiil take place some time nex
~ month.
a Tbs starring tour OF Melbourne Macdowei
n and Blanche Walsh which was interrupted
ca by the death of Mrs, Macdnwell (FannS
ny pavenport). was resumed at Portland. Me.
l. last Monday, "Cltopatra" will be the play
SIR Henry Irving and Sardou whose plays
Miss Davenport did so much 10 nopularizi
a In America sent floral wreaths to be placst
ON the actress ersve.
Marie Wainwright appeared In "Eas
OF Lynne at the National, Phlladephia. las
n week
mt -
In Same New York Views.
as New York October 10 Tho only new
20 play in town Ais week was made known a;
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