The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09

withheld from publication for the present
for business reasons known only to the
parties concerned. Wagenlals and Kemp
er's present season which has been high
ly successful, win close June / Tho next
season will open in September and the
tour, which is already booked. will en-
brace the chief cities from coas, to coast,
The excellent supporting company, which
has been a distinct feature of the pres
ent seasons combination, has been re-
engaged, The repertoire will include
The School For Scandal" winters
Tale Madame Sans Gene" and two
Shakespearean tragedies Elaborate scenic
productions will be carried for each re-.
vival Wagenhals and Kemper have also
secured The option on foreign attrac-
ton, which they expect TO introduce in
this country the beginning OF next sea-
son, and viii so abroad in June to com
plete negotiations
Mr. Warde, 1t is announced, viii take
out company OF his own.
Tho Baldwin Melville company. ono OF
the best and most popular OF all the rem
ertoirc organizations on the road. will
open an engagement OF four nights and
Ave matinees at Sweeney & Coombs opor.
house beginning Tuesday afternoon. The
plays TO be presented are as follows Tues
day matinee, "Camillc;" Tuesday night.
Bulls and Bears Wednesday matinee,
THE Runaway Wite," "Wednesday night.
''Numbugs;" Thursday matinee, "Devirs
Web" Thursday night East Lynne -
Friday matinee. Prisoner OF Alglers 90
Friday night, Master and Man" satur-
day matinee. Hazel Kirkc"
Ladies will be admitted free Tuesday
nlsat II accompanied by an escort with a
paid 30-ceut ticket,
odette Tyler of the MscIleau Tyler Han
ford company has never lost her admira
ton Tor dolls. Nothing Is swoe;er in her
eyes than 4 pretty baby Juggling away al q
doll as large as itself. While in Washing
ton not long ago tho actress approached
Mr., Taylor, the business manager with
request that he purchase for her as ilna
doll as could be found in the Capital
| City Mr. Taylor thinking 10 make some
| little tots heart glad. searched until he
found quite an aristoeraI in the doll line
aud had II delivered to Miss Tyler at her
hotel. 4 few days later there was laceivei
at the Taylor residence box ADDRESSED
10 lmogen FalrchUd Taylor. which was
\ found TO contain the same doll dressed
/ to resemble Miss Tyler as Juliet Mr.,
/ Taylor had bought IL as he thought fog
4 Miss Tyler. bur IN reality IL turned out Ia
! be Tor his own little daughter. as the card
1 placed in the dolls hand read: For our
I little Mascot, Lady lmogen, with love iron,
Mr. aud Mrs. Il. d. MaeLesn,"
, -
I Recently John e. nenshaw and Ma.
Tenbroeok offered prize OF $4,000 for IN,
best comic opera by an American author
the award to be made by three well know
comic opera stars. Within the past fort
I night upwards OF 100 manuscripts hay,
been sent in, The list of pieces so far re-
ceived includes fourteen molodramas, tire,
! tragedies. eighteen society dramas, eleven
problem plays. fifty-two farce comedies
and three society comedies, bus nary
comic opera MIR. Henshaw and Miss Teu
brock are OF the opinion that II the
want comic opera they will have TO ad
ycrtiso for tragedy. then they may pos
SHY get what they are looking for. Tn
titles 10 some OF the plays submitted ar
decidedly unique. One, melodrama, !
called "A Floating Derrick, or the He
roIne OF Hell Cate another Is entitled
DO You Miss Me. Mother3' societ.
drama. another bears the euphoneous TIL
OF His Jags" farce comedy, and still
another, a tragedy in blank verse. Is caile'
~Therc's Blood Upon the Moon WI
says American playNrlghts are not In u
49,
walter Thomas, = clover ycune aelc
who appeared here this season as Wire