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

himself summer home down Ut the High
lands az Navesink, n. J. He calls his
place Water Witch park, and IL is one OF
the most beautiful spots on the Atlantic
coast. The house, which occupies the cen
ter of ten acres of ground. overlooks the
ocean at an altitude OF 900 feet and WIS
completed for The Meddler'' In July last,
upon which occasion the comedian invited
party of acqliaintances down 10 his house
warming Among the invited guests syas a
writer on one of the Important da!lies. and
Robson, seeking to make an impression
upon him, had his man buy up twenty five
or thirty copies of this particular paper on
the day In question. These he had scat
tered around proniscuously through the
house. on the lawn, in the hammocks boat
house, one In the barn. all over the place;
go where you would copy of the paper his
friend represented stared one in the face.
In due time the guests arrived and every
thing passed off smoothly. The gentlemen
were enJoying their Perfectoes after an
elaborate lunch. when Robson's journal dc
friend turned 10 him and said: Rob. [
have been looking all over the place for
some of today's papers, and / can't find
anything but the ------ Is that the only
ono you subscribe to-" With that peculiar
wag OF his head so familiar to ali thca;or.
goers and look of childlike innocence on
his face, the comedian answered: Yes
sir; that's the only paper read and the
every word of THAT The Journalist took
two or three puffs on his Havana and chen.
looking his player friend calmly In the eye,
said: II am very glad YOU enjoyed that
column. Rob, but you know lett the d-n
sheet two months ago"
Although Daniel Fruhman stands on rec
orr as an enemy of wedlocl, many OF
his best players 20 off and get married
like ordinary folk. The Lyceum manager
practices as he breaches, for he is not only
against matrfmony in others. but devoted
to single blessedness himself A few days
ago Edith Crane and Tyrone Power got
married, so to speak, under Mr. Froh-
mans nose. He had no sooner engaged
Julia Opp than she married young MIR.
Lo,tuine. He imported Mary Mannerng
and engaged j * iiacllett. and they I'M
mediabely fell In love, and presently
espoused for better or worse. Although III
his grand climacteTic and. therefore, reas-
onably beyond romance. Mr.. LIE Moyne
became enamored of and took to wife Sa-
,ah Cowel. Fritz Williams and Katherine
Florence, being lovers in tho play, became
lovers in earnest and married In Hat con-
tradiction of their managers principles
Young MIR. Sothern fell in love with Vir-
ginia Harmed on the Lycenm stnge and
welded her. although the heavens might
fan.
From the fact that SO far this season
the Bostonlans have presented but two
operVs, Robin Hood" and The serenade
it must not be Inferred that these two
operas constitute their entira repertoire.
They have two others Rob ROY" was
secured last year and they are now re-
hear5ing comic opera with classical
theme called Ulysses" In "Ulysses' Mr.
Balnabee viii have The tide role and we
may expect to have that hero of ancient
times brought right ND to date.
The next play from the pen of Charles
III. Hoyt TO be placed before the public
will he called IA Dog in the Manager" and
Mr.. Hoyt says that 1t viii have more OF
sentiment and pathos than he has put in
any of his plays since "A Midnight Bell"
1t WIS INTENDED that Mrs, Hoyt should APP
pear in this play
1t Is much TO be feared that Mr. Nat O.
Goodwin's plans for this season Will have
to be changed. Ila announced recently
vlded attention to Nathan Hale" play
more romantic and more serious than any
thing with which he had previously been
identified. 1t Is we'll known that Mr.. |
Goodwin had aspirations in he direction
of tho serious drama and proposed to fol-
low Nathan Hale with The Merchant
OF Venice" and possibly had designs on
Hamlet" In New Orleans the public did |
not seem TO enthuso over Mr. Goodwin's |
serious purpose and now. In Chicago. whore |
Nathan Hale" had such u triumphant re- |
ception last season, there are already mar
murs in the mir which have brought out |
"An American Citizen" and the promise !
OF "A Gilded Fool" and David Garrick' |