The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
here with Hoyt'g "a Stranger in New

here with Hoyt's "a Stranger In New
York"
II is all very well to evince pleasure a,
an actors efforts by the clapping of hands,
and that is as far az most people 20, but
an English woman has Just set precedent
TOR more substantial style of applause
She died and in her will It was provided
that s125,000 should ne the reward to Miss
Mary Moore for having entertained her
bv her acting. Miss Moore is the Leading
lady of Charles Wyndham's company, and
to the latter the same woman bequeathed
a large and valuable library.
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Among the new plays recently produced
were Clyde Fitch's The Cowboy and the
Lady and Theodore Burt sayre's Two
re gues and Romance The former was
produced by Nat Goodwin In Philadelphia
and. as the title indicates, the scenes are
laid in the Far West. 1.-TWO Rogues and
a Romance" was presented by Stuart Rob
son and an exceptionally clever company
In st. Louis and deals with diplomatic life
in Washington. Both plays were pro-
nounced successes. Goodwin will shelve
THE Cowboy and the Lady for the pres
ent and devote the balance OF the current
I
TO make another attempt to capture
London Endorsement with the new play in
June.
/ In Her Atonement" the villain is shot
IN the FIRST act but one night last week IN
New York the pistol failed to go OFF and
after he had staggered around on the stage
for while waiting for the report he had
to go to the wings and then fall back into
I the view OF the audience with the state
ment that he had been stabbed This
changed the lines OF every important
scene In the play. similar mudde &C.
Cured here this season at the matinee
presentation Of The Heart of Maryland"
Mr.. Teft Johnson. who played Tom
Boone was so engrossed In looking after
the wants OF clever little Miss Alma Kru-
ger that he neglected to load his rifle and
In the third act when Boone" Is de-
TERED from Airing at the flying Allan
Kendrick" by "Marylands" heart melt
ing protestaton TO the effect that he is
aiming at her heart the gun clicked but
the report was conspicuous by it's absence.
In the next act Johnson had some little
trouble In remodelng the line "A tear
blinded me aud ! missed The scene,
which Is one of the strongest In the
piece was utterly spoiled, OF course. and
Herbert Hostwck, who played Colonel
] lUdTpt, WIS ucdTu 10 use SOulc real 1--WE
cuss words as he rushed off the stage
when the curtain went down.
This recalls one of the stories of Charles
Il. Hanford of the McLean-Tyler Hanford
combination. An actor who PLAYED heavies
in one-night stand aggregation some
years ago sucded by the use OF a pistol
In the last act. One night the weapon
failed to so off and the quick wltted Thes-
plan clutched at his throat. rolled his eyes
agonizingly and fell with the effective
ejaculation; MY God! have swallowed
fle."
The name OF Miss Lucy Harris appears
} among the list OF 1880 graduates OF the
American Academy OF Dramatic Arts.
which now includes the Empire Theater
Dramatic school. Miss Harris home is
at Bolton, Texas
, De Wolf Hopper was recently called upon
to recite Casey at the Bat. and strange
! TO say. he broke down in the middle Of
the well-woru poem and forgot his line.
! He stood for a minute, looking at the
audience then said. Ladies aud gentle
men. after all the years In which | have
: been reciting that poem, must confess
: that ! have forgotten IL And deep
voice somewhere In the gallery suddenly
chimed in with an earnest THANK God"
n W.
. movement is now on foot among the
members of the Mansfield Dramatic club
u to tender Miss Eugene Blair a reception
during her stay here the coming week.
Mrs John T. l.oekmsn. prominent mem
her of the club. was schoolmate Of Miss
Blair.
En- PEASANT II may be stated that one u
the local book stores has sold over 20u
- 1lrn - "a. a.
announced that "a Lady OF Quality"
would be produced here.
Miss Lucia Moore, who plays Lady Petty
Tontllion in the play Just namod, has al
ready appeared in Houston once this sea-
son. she VIII be remembered as hayInG
done some unusually clever work In the
leading female role OF Tho Strange Ad-
ventures OF Miss Brown" She is a shreve-
port girl and is well known here.
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