The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26


since under tho auspices Of the Elisabethan
society.
Ismagno's daughter was married In
Milan the other day and her father sang
AZ her wedding.
Fedora" has Been given in musical
form In Florence, the composer being
signor Giordano.
The lord chamberlain Of London has re-
luseo 70 grant a license for the production
OF Mile. Fiji"
varied later on by production OF a new
version OF "Frou-Frou."
Marie Tempest is 20 star in Tho Green
carnation.n Her new husband viii be a
member Of the company.
W. S. Pcnley. the original "charley's
Aunt will tour the country next season
IN "A Little Ray OF Sunshine"
Dan Daily. David warHeld and Marie
george may be seen in new review
which is TO be produced in London
Lady Russell. the wife OF Earl Russell.
who gained notoriety through her matri.
monial difficulties. is going on the stage.
Actors singers, dancers or conhAers
OF note visiting Constantnople almost in-
variably receive an invitation to appear
before the sultan.
man who has just returned from the
philippines says that IN the theaters there
every ac ends In a duel In which the
nero, who Is always a soldier, wins.
The Lydia Thompson benefit In London
VIII be under the patronage OF Sir Horny
irving, Beerbohm Tree, Charles Wynd
ham. John Hare and number OF other
leading managers.
George w Ledcror has engaged Louie
Freesr, the original Ruth in "The Girl
From Paris and Willie Edoulu for tbc
forthcoming New York production of THE
Man in the Moon"
Says an old theater hahitue: what
singers and players want is not criticism.
but praise. praise. praise all the time.
When IT comes to criticism even from
the most capable. they simply do not
want It.
John Drew has had only two leading
ladies in the soven years he has been a
star under Charles Frohmsns manage-
ment, Miss Maude Adams who remained
with him for five years, and Miss Isabel
Irving.
Adelina Patti Is reported to have said
'Rossini is my favorite master Charles
Dickens Is the main inspiration of my
fondness for reading, and the human quail
lite; | most admire are honesty In man
and faith in woman
Npeablng 1Of himself ana OF his new
play, Caesar" George Bernard shaw ia
quoted as saying The play has been
written to redeem English dramatic 1T
erature from the reproach of having no
better portrait OF Julius Caesar than the
wretched abortion produced by Shakes
pearc His Cleopatra too, though a
very clever dramatizatlon OF the ordinary
demirep. does not touch on the only really
interesting event in her career. her meet
ing with Caesar"
Burr Mcintosh, the actor, athlete and
journalist. has been especially engaged TO
crate the part Of typical cowboy in
and the Lady"
prominent writer on the drama claims
that the spectator is part author of a
play BY his interest, curiosity and an
tcpatlon he builds like the author, Every
thing must be made clear to his under
standing, for TO it the emotions are sub
ordinate.
new version of Faust" has been pro-
duced in England. The story has been
extensively reconstructed One Of the new
features Is the use of two actors for the
title role. one for Faust In his old age
and another to represent his restored
youth.
GAS for operas" wrote my Lord Ches4
terfeld a century ago. they are essen
tally too absurd and extravagant to mem
ton. Whenever ] 60 to an opera I
leave my sense and reason at the door
with my half guinea and deliver myself
Up to my eyes and ears.