The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03
scene. he fractured his knee and plays his
part only by dint OF heroic endurance.
Some Now York Yte,xn.

New York, November 3O.--This Is a
lively week for theater- goers and critics.
Monday THE Maneuvers of Jane" an
English comedy, was presented at Days;
Tuesday f. c. Whitney produced "A Greek
Slave at the Herald Square, and the
much-talkeds Of Ben Hur'' was made
known at the Broadway on Wednesday.
popular story is probably the most i'm
portant event of the season. Every seat
in the theater was sold several days in
advance of the opening performance. and
many men and women prominent in So
cial, business and literary circles were
present. It is long time since so dis
tnguished an audience has bean gathered
at a theatrical premiere. Three hundred
and fifty people. eight horses, one trained
camel and two property camels, are en-
ployed in the play. Messrs. Kiaw & Err
LANCER have furnished some OF the most
elaborate scenery ever shown on the local
stage. The famous chariot race is realis-
tic and exciting. and the cast as good as
money could hire Edward ]. Morgan
scored heavily as Ben Hur. and ADDED
much TO his reputation as an actor. Frank
Mordaunt made n capital BalthaTar. and
Gretchen Lyons was seen to excellent adj
vantage as Esther. The cast also included
Mary Shaw, w. S. Hart, Henry Lee. Ed
mund Collier Mabel Burt and other we'll
known people Ben Hur'' has made
sensational success and should stay at the
Broadway during this and next season.
am told that $4,000 was expended before
Ehe FIRST curtain was raised-and this
figure is probably correct. The scene of
IA
in It's realism and on the opening night
the enthusiasm was so great that the cur
tain had to be raised ten or eleven times
before the audience were satisfied.
THE Maneuvers of Jane deals largely
with the efforts of head-strong yong
woman to select life partner for herself
in spite of parental objections, and num-
erous other obstacles. There are many
humorous complications ending with the
father OF the young girl conserving to
Withdraw all opposition. The story is
rather thin, but the dialogue Is brilliant
throughout, and the performance moves
quickly from start to finish Ths cast in
cludes Charles Walcott Ferdinand Cots
chalk, Charles Harbury. w. f. Courteney,
Mary Mannering. Elizabeth Tyree, Mrs.
Walcott, Mrs. Whiffen and other mem
hers OF this fine stock company. The
Maneuvers of Jane will probably hold
tne stage nj DHly y lot u iuub tilue.
Zangwill's play has departed and the
Herald Square theater once more takes on
an atmosphere OF gaiety. Serious drama
has been followed by comic opera called
"A Greek Slave" The piece ran for a
year and half at Days theater In Lon
don, and judging from its reception here
Is likely to please New Workers. The
piece IS In two acts. The lihretto Is by
owen Hall; the lyrics by Harry Green
bank and Adrian Fees and tho music by
Sidney Jones One hundred people are
oipal singers are Kate Miehslena. Ma ion
Singer, Minnie Ashley, Hugh Chilvers
Richard Garlic. Albert A. Parr and Dor
othy Morton. Miss Ashley, who plays the
slave, Is not much of vocalist. Mss
Morton. who returns after an absence OF
two years, can sing ard is certainly one
Ct the most attractive or comic opera
prima donnas. Manager Whitney has fur
nished the original scenery and costumes
used in London. "A Greek Slave" will
do. e
The Continued attractions are: Julia
MarIowe In "Barbara Frietche'' at the
Criterion: the Rogers brothers at the
,Vietorla, the Kendals at the Knirker-
booker; John Drew at the Empire. Anna
Held at the Manhattan Annie Russell at
the Lyceum: Mrs, Fiske az the Fifth
Avenue; William Gillette at the Garrick:
Richard Mansfield at the Garden; "way
Down East at the Academy, and "Ths
Dairy Farm" mt the Fourteenth Street
theater. ~
Della Fox is convalescing frem her Sc
we're illness and Is again seen on the
Rialto. She has Just reeeiyei an offer
OF $1,000 per week to appear In vaudeville
but has declined II. to appear In Hearts
Are TrumpS.' the Drury Lane melo-
drama which Charles Frohman is TO pro-