The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

Ion OF her former life appears and threat
ems 70 expose her. She brbes him. but /
{ overheard by Joanna. poor relative an,
former ho,sekeeper, who Is herself Ii
love with Oliver, and who straightway In
forms him Of his wife's past. Staplcton
u who Is In London. and who Is a cousin o
4 Vests, tries 10 effect a reconciliation, bu
Il all TO no purpose, and Grace Is driven from
nome. West. whose eyes bnye been al.
4 fectcd, has become totally blinded by the
shock Of his wife's confession She, b,
Il literary pursuits. earns enough money Il
Keep him and her child unboknown to him
and sho also secures a noted specialist
who performs an operation which Will
eventually give him back his sight. The
true state OF affairs liz told him and A
4 reconciliation follows. 1t Is simple yet
interesting story. admirably told The
east supporting Miss Wainwright Is a
| strong one.
| BY special request Miss Wainwright will
appear no Lady Isabel and Madame Vine
IN nor own version Of the beautiful play,
East Lynne"
| One OF the best romantic plays produced
In years is Stanley weyman's drama,
| Under the Red Robe After its run OF
two seasons at the Empire theater, New
York City. II will be produced here during
the fret part Of next month with ali the
stage effects With which II was seen ia
the metropolis. The company. headed by
MI. William Morris. Is said To be an I'm :
usually strong one. Edward Roses lra-
matization of Stanley Wt/nan's popular
story IN the time of Richeiieu Is in four
nets. The scene of the first Is Zatnr s in
Paris. whore Gil de Berault Is accused of
cheating at cards, and places himself un-
der the ban of the cardinal by fighting a
duel Then and there he accepts the mis-
sion, tho successful fulfllment OF which IL
to save his neck. The Incidents OF acts
second and third occur nj the Chateai da
Cocheforct, all the exciting adventures In
tne mountain. at the Inn anti In the forest
peing faithfully portrayed. Berault Is
shown as spy In the house he intends to
destroy and Is unmarked He succeeds In
his mission In spite OF the kings soldiers,
commanded by flop, Captain Larol,e.
Cion, the dumb servant. Ia tortured and
revenges himself by killing the captain.
tion Of his trust. For the snspof the W.
man he loves he gives Cocheforet his lib
eity. At the palace Of the cardinal. the
day OF Dunes, he receives his reward.
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Tho RiRlto was rather surprised Last
Saturday when 1t was announced that Eli
genie Blair was to be seen shortly on tour
in "a Lady OF Quality Under the direction
Arthur has only heretofore been mentioned
In connection With the play, and the fart
that Miss Blair lis now to be seen in IL
adds another chapter to the interesting
combination of events that have figured In
connection with the play aud Miss Arthur
since the opening Of the actress cnRagh-
mont Mt Wallack's several weeks since IL
has. been generally understood tina, Miss
Arthur had the entire rights to the play.
which has been one Of the most successful
productions seen here In many seasons.
Such. however. la evidently not the cass
Last week AT Manager W'ilkison's office
in>the Knlckerbocker tteater building a
contract was drawn up between r. Henry
French, representing the authors Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett and Stephen
Townsend, and MiS, Blair and MANAGE
Willsison, whereby the latter we're en-
tory except that in which Miss Arthur Is
booked for the balance OF tho present sea-
e N. Eugenie Blair is we'll known here.
Her work heretofore has been even on
higher pnne than that ~ ciorlnda VIII
iairs in Mrs. Rurnotts play and she has
Younger actresses can boast Of She has
been sub-starred with many foremost ira
gedians and has starred alone In standard
classic and emotional ffnys.
\ ~
THE Prisoner Of zenda," equally. II
not moro elaborate In scenery. costumes
and effects than last year. will be present
I'd At Sweeney & coombs' opera house soon
The company Ia composed OF many OF the !
origina' Lyceun, theater players aud mem
bers OF last srason's excellent com oanY, |
and In said to be without doubt on s*ho /
strongest organizations on the 70 nc
II the features eaid 20 be this ycaf cs
oecially artistic IL the reuuiam which
loses the play. II Is artistic in conception
md is rendered II rs said. by body OF
singers OF more than ordinary ability. Tho
ompany Is headed b. Howard Gould, who
,aS earned an enylahle reputation In the
eading role. II includes Messrs r. r..
NcClAnnin, Vaughan CHASER, Robert Con-
,ers Duncan Harris. Holden Chandler
Mrs Margaret Fuller, Nellie Strickland,
>my Rlcard and others
~
Abraham Lincoln once said "you can
COL all OF the people some OF the time,
nd some Of the people all OF the time,
M YOU can nor fool all the people all the
inc This saying is as trns now as when
pokcn BY the martyrcd president, but he
hould have added that some OF the poo / q
lie liked TO be fooled all Of the time. II i
) upon this hypothesis alone that one
an explain the hold the Magellan Herr /
mann has upon the thester- goers Of This I
anne people who como TO be- mystiiled,
Doled and amused The Herrmanns. AIDE
lido and Leon, will appear At the opsra
ouse soon. One OF the features Of the .
erformanre VIII DO the Appearance Of Il
.dciatde Hermann In magic She is tho =
My living prcstidigltatrice. |.
While tho MacLean- Tyler IIanford COM 4
any was playing In Louisville. "a negro Q
oman applied for = seat, to sec "OthelIo. n
"na's de play whah de black man runs
9 ahmy on de- senators an de cob, house II
q all dc rest Of EN-. amt ~" sho in p
Yes" answered the treasurer :,
We'll, da's e show that gifts nav two y
its. allus knowed dat sooner aso later =
: cullud folks 'ud Sit q chance 10 do (
impin' on dc stage sides playin' de i
Anjo an cake waikiki" !,
~ /,
i Is worthy Of note that four menlbers O
the Warde family have appeared here
lis season. Frederick warde, the father.
ppeared 6rst with the James X idder- A.