The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

roles. Next Monday THE Tanning Of the
snrew' Will be the attraction. Mr. DAILY
mas evidently lost his hold on the public,
for large audience has become rarity
at his thcater nowadays.
The Sorrows OF Satan came TO an in-
glorious end al the Broadway, which was
Ozark during all OF last week This week
Francis Wilson Is appearing in THE Little
nightly. His presentation OF the bogus
Napoleon Is just as amusing az ever and
his recently added topical songs delight
his admirers immensely. The Three
Dragons" comic opera by De Koven and
Smith, follows on January 80.
David Belasco's "zaza" is probably the
greatest dramatic surprise OF the season
and has created something OF sensation.
II is talked about all over town and thu
wonderful success of Mrs. Leslie Carter in
tho title role has astonished everybody.
This play has caused considerable COM
ment because OF the exceedingly risque
scene OF the first act. II this were ali Of
81, 1t would be called the wickedest play
ever presented in any respectable iheater.
The act In question Is long one and H.
lustratcs life behind the scenes OF music
hall. A performance is supposed to be
going on. singers, acrobats and vaudeville
artists t?) Of every degree are seen cos
tuned and waiting for their turn" Sew
eral men about town have access TO the
stage and dressing rooms. They are free
and easy--so are the women. In Zaza's
dressing room Zaza is seen dressing and
undressing almost in fill view of the au-
sdience. She poses before mirror and
'leisurely paints her cheeks and powders
her arms and bosom. Mrs. Carter has
been criticized for doing these things and
some have said that 1t is just as bad as
the disrobing scenes at Sam Jacks. In
reality 1t Is part of the story and Is
supposed to illustrate the carelcssness Of
actresses in exposing their charms back
fNf hn GO a 20 m tg a yCn An
derfullys strong play and Mrs. Carter Is
undoubtedly the finest emotional actress on
the American stage.
Manager Lederer at the Casino is also
showing what he can do In the way OF
nudity. LA Belle Helene" is the opera
and Edna Wallace Hooper the Crestes. In
the last act, scene at the seashore. Edna
comes on enveloped in a bath robe. She
Immediately discards the robe and stands
revealed in pair OF shoes, a flesh colored
shirt and n small breech cloth drawn
tight at each hip. 1t looks as though she
had been melted into her tights. so closely
do they ut. This gives an effect of bare
ness rarely equalled on the stage of this
wide open town. During this exhibition
Miss Hopper assumes II diffdence which
does not lesser, but aggravates the inde-
cency OF her exploit. This woman was
once promising little actress, but with
each production, in which she appears
she shows more of her person and less of
her art. / am afraid that la Belle He
lene, Is not destined for a long life. The
title part calls for something besides sing
ing and Miss Russell can not act II the
dead Offenbach could hear his opera as
now Casinoized he would certainly turn
over in his grave.
Chauncey Olcott has made a hit at the
Fourteenth Street thoater in "a Romance
of Athlone" and is drawing the largest
audiences in the history of that house.
Manager Pitou has provided him with
good play, an excellent cast, fine scenery
and the best part that he has ever had
Olcotts new songs have become popular |
and hundreds of them are being sold TO the
audience ut every performance. Both Man |
ager Pitou and Mr.. Olcott are naturally |
elated over the success of the new play.
The continued attractions that are doing
well are May Irwin at the Bijou; "Phro-
So at the Empire, Nat Goodwin and Max
inc Elliott at the Knckerbocker, THE
Christian" at the Madison Square gar
den. IA Runaway Girl" at the Fifth
avenue. At the latter theater 1t is said
that R. a. Barnet's musical coined,
"Three Little Lambs" Will be presented
on January 30. Mr.. DAILY promises an I'M
usually handsome production OF the piece
with suniptuous scenery and costumes.
The frisky and immoral futile" is in
his last nights at the Manhattan where
Mile Fiji" a French farce, will be pro-
duced January 30, with good cast includ-
ing Rose Coghlan, John I. Sullivan, Au-
brey Bouccault, Louise Beaudet, Grace
George and Thomas Burus. IE,agine. IL
you can. the emotional Miss Coghlan az
the heroine of French farce.
The company engaged for "The Three
Dragons" which is promised Tor January
80 at the Broadway will include Marquee
rite Lemon. Linda da Costa. Leonora
Quito, Jerome mot Nancy Sykes, Joseph
o'Mara, Richard Carroll and Edwin r.
Carroll,
Minnie Palmer, "My Sweetheart" re-
turns to this city, in March. She is under
contract to appear Mt Proctor's two thea
ters during that month
Tim Murphy has arranged TO present
THE Carpetbagger" at one Of the Broad
way thenters in the early spring. Just
at present Tim is blowing through the
snow drifts in the far West
The James Kidder-Warde trlnn,viratc
start their next tour septembcr in this
city.
Manager Wilkison las arranged to open
Eugenie Blar's starring season in "A
Lady OF Quality" January 80 in Jersey
City.
Otis Skinner began his tour In Rose
mary" January ~ in Norfolk, Va,
play censor for New York is the next
.b,r,, a., ordor Nancy Sykes