The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11


ereoac's haiS Is brown rather than red.
Ada Rehan's own hair Is never in evidence,
but she has collection OF realistic wigs
{, ard when shc plays IGitb1rtrps or tho
counters In The Last Word" she wears
red one. During the sssison devoted 10
! Cleopatra" Fanny Davenport had her
na.r colcred the warmest red which couai
bo compounded The choice OF red hair
by the ImpcrsonntOrs Of emotional char,ac.
tiers may be a sign OF good taste, but its
presence Is not always sign VI genius. be.
cause. sad to say. 1t is generally artifI-
ciai
Paul NJ. Potter's play. Tho Conduerors %
| has been given regularly by the Empire
Stock company during tho travels of that
admirable Organization and The newspapers
have as regularly called attention 10 tho
fact that its theme Is unwho]esomo and
some OF it's situations actually VULGAR. but
It remained for Boston to take action In
the matter and just before the curtain
went TIP on the THIRD performances. one
Chase, agent Of tho Watch aud Ward so
ctety. served notice on the stage manager
that II Actor Favcisfam made dash at
HIS companion, as he had done the night
be ore, and bit her on the bare bask. or u
Actress Rcbeson made her grlmaces and
sang her champagne song. or IL Mrs. Blood.
arm. They would all be arrested. Fancy
she Indignation me- ting In the wings Just
as the carousing scene was TO BEGIN. the
fame OF which bad gone forth so that tho
house was packed so it's utmost limit The
morals OF Boston must be guarded. how
ever. evsn II the proceeding smacks OF
hypocrisy.
Franklin Hill has boon engaged 10 play
a part In John Stapletons comedy. "A
Bachelor's HONEYMOON MIR. Hill.-or Hyll
.il,st played here in IA Southern Ro-s
p,sfuce" He Is q Missouri by and was a
sch climate OF Mr.. Homer II. Mlscheil OF
this citY.
Stt,ar; Robson is certain of making
new stage production socn. as he Is under
contract with two dramatis.s to reveal
their works to the public this season. The
tirst will probably be by Theodore Burt
sayre. who made the stage version OF
"Cbarles 0Maley," in which Wilton Lack
ave will appear al the end OF his engage
ment with Josenh jefferson s company.
Mr.. Sayrc submitted the scenario FOR
novel comedy. which so pleased Mr. ROE
son that he commissioned Sayre to write
the play 70, HIM. The comedy will PROB
ably be called. Two Rogues aud one 10
nance" UndsmayeG by The Meddler."
ar Robson has arranged with Augustus
Thomas for another play from his pen.
u is understood that Mr. Thomas is to
produce Il comedy which will plesel, tia
atmosphere" of Its locality, as ne sue.
ceeced h doing In the case OF Alabama
and attempted TO do in In Mizzouri."
Alice Nelson hi: che patriotic nal1 on ns
head with an accuracy remarkable in ono
Of her sex last week in Washington when
at the en1 OF the second act Of THE For
tune Teller" instead OF repeating the
chorus OF the opera she sang THE star
spargled Banner Mrs Mckinley was IN
the audience and contributed a bouquet
OF Whp,e House Flowers and an inv,t-n..o ON
10 call, which will probably serve Miss
Nielsen us subjects for conversation al
long as she can secure the necessary ro-
norters as an audience.
The fire which destroyed the Baldwin
Lote and theater In San Francisco ALSO
destroyed the scenery, properties ana Cos
tunes of 'Srcret Service" and the COM
Blebe manuscript OF the first two acts OF
Mr. Gillctte's play in which Sherlock
Holmes Is to be tine central figure. seven
hotMs after hearing of the fire Chaties
Broilman had duplicate scenery ana prop
critics on their way to SAN Francisco II II
special baggage car. but 1t Will take more
than seven hours for Mr.. Gillette TO re-
o. odnce bis manuscript.
Richard Golden. who plays leading
comedy role With the Alice Nielsen opera
company. thinks property men are one
nj the necessary nuisances of theatrical
llre They are continually making stage
waite, causing annoying accidents and
creating alarming expense bills. Once
when Mr.. Golden was singing that erst-
while popular song. Boy Wanted. he
used n verse descriptive o. the ..n.l.
and tho Fourth of Judy pistol. AZ the
NJ oper place the property man was 10 dis
charge q reyo.yer and S. shi,, 'n~
ulosion OF the didn't know ut was loaGnl
run. Then the chorus came--"Boy wat
ed" etc But the property man forgot
10 shoot aud an embarrassing walt o.
CURED until at last Mt Golden looked In
the direction from whence the sound
ehould have come anl p.atitiyoly y, y.
Property man wanted" More recently,
while appearing in the Isle OF Cham
uagnc." the property man got his revsnss
on Mr.. Golden. The property 'p!ot'
chilled for two bottles OF sarsapar.lla. len
cents ought to have been their cost. but
the fiendish property man saw his chance.
He got two hotties OF Hoods sarsaparila.
aud when Mr.. Golden settled the bill 1t
cost him 81.