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

right hero he may save himself from be-
ing pushed back to The Skating Rink
and Hobbies. -
William ]. Ferguson, one OF the cleverest
Of character comedians, is the only one of
three survivors Of the company playing at
Ford's thcater the night OF Abraham Lin
coins assassination who remains In active
service. The other two sre Harry Hawk
AMI John Mathews. Ferguson was the call
boy aud tie story is now told that. upon
objection being made ~ his eccentric make
on as the wicked husband in The Turtle, :"
he promised to make up thereafter as the
handsomcSt man he ever behed and came
on the next night an exact reproduction OF
John Wilkes Booth.
When Georgia Cayyans last starring tour
closed she vanished completely from the
view OF the thcatcr- gcer. and that without
so much as one farewell tour or even the
announcements of her retirement. Miss Cay
van was found however, by New York
newspaper and firmly declined 10 commit
herself as 10 her plans for the future. She
,s said to be simmer than ever before and
declares that she never reads plays or the
| atfical ne VS. and never goes to the theator,
so 1t would seem that the theatrical world
has lost her forever. -
! Ezra Kendall has left the William II.
West Minstrel company because nc was
asked TO biack his face for the rendition
OF his monclogue. and here is his letter Of
| explanations: Il regret to say that the adj
vice OF mutual frienas, the expressions Of
| tie managers of the South and West
| from Washington TO San Francisco-and
! my own Willingness to fulfill my contract
| at all times. have had no effect upon MIR.
| West; his possible explanations to the
contrary Notwithstanding. and that. after
a year and a half OF pleasant associations
| in minstrelsy We part tonight This was
written over week ago in Washington,
| ID c., and because OF an order which Will
seem absurd to everybody who has heard
Kendall, Mr.. West lost the most amusing
| feature OF his entertainment. The whole
matter was generally regarded as an ad
| vertsng bluff at first. but now it seems
| that Kendall was In earnest,
| The next production to be made at the
Casino in New York is an adaptation from
the German by Sidney Rosenfeld. called in
its present form "a Dangerous Maid"
Some idea OF the nature of the piece may
be gained from the fact that in its origi
nal German It, WAS called "IIeisses Blut;'
English. Hot Blood" Madge Leasing,
Julius Steger, tho too good looking BARI
ZONE: Sydney Bcoth, Sam Bernard who
has quit trying 10 be star; Richard Car
roll, tie operate comedian: Laura Burt of
Blue Jeans' fame. and Charles Bowser,
who used To play Snaggs in "A Bunch OF
Keys, are concerned in the success of the
piece, for they are to play in II. One OF
the incidents in "A Dangerous Maid is a
duel between Madge leasing and Laura
Burt, in which both are TO appear stripped
TO the waist.
The newest Rialto rumor is that four
sons of Joseph jefferson are TO make a
short tour, playing Rip Van Wrinkle"
Thomas Jefferson will play the part of
Rip, IL is said, and other parts in the play
will be taken by Charles b.. William w.
and Joseph Jr., whose stage name is
Joseph Warren. The RIP Van Wrinkle"
family ought to catch on.
De Wolf ITopper's name goes with
published criticism ON critics in which he
refers to this little story as attached TO
AN exasperatlng critic in Denver" who
wrote chat MIR Proteus played Hamlet
at the raber Grand last night. and played
ii hard till IL O'clock"
Come forth from your grave. Artemus
Ward, II YOU would protect your oldest and
weakest Joke!
j. e. Dodson OF Charles Frohman's
Empire Theater Stock company who is in
the cast OF Because She Loved Him So"
is a celebrated character actor--an Eng
iis1man-haying been FIRST introduced
this country By the kendalls during their
initial American tour Mr.. Dodson tells
n good story which serves TO show the feel
ing that at one time exrstet in England