The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08
NEW york LETTER.


New York. January 3.--New Years week
finds only one new play at tho theatcrs.
and that one is Nathan Hale" which NJ
G. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, his wife,
are presenting at the Knlckerbocker The
piece WAS given its first hearing Monday
night to an overlooking audience. much
applause and numerous curtain calls Mr..
Goodwin has for years been trying to make
New Workers take him seriously but up
to-date without any considerable success
In Nathan Hale" he has again TACKLED
an emotional role. and think the chances
are that this time the public Will look more
kindly on his work. 10 my mind Good
win is the best actor on the American
stage. He can play more parts aoceptabiy
than many OF the we'll known aud popular
stars. His latest venture is good play,
and there can be no question but that ii
Will ada a large bundle OF long green" to
his bank account. Maxine Dllaout Is sill
the beautlfud woman she was when At
Days thealer and q much better actress.
sac gives splendid support 10 her sandy
haired husban
Next MONDAY We shall see Mrs. Leslie
Carter in "zaza." a play on the order oi
"Camllie.s only Lrt.e more risQue III
LIS scenes ana Incidents, Reports from
the road say that Mr.. Belasco has succeed
Ell In SHADING over the lEin ice OF The
more salacious scenes in the piece in good
style, SO that the performance Is not likely
10 shock the sensitive thelaer goer. IL IL
also said that Mrs. Carer mad made the
hit OF her life as the heroine. We shall
See
Down at the Fourteenth Street theater,
where THE Village Postmaster" has had
suca a prosperous run, the Hanlons' "Su-
perba" rs being given TO large audiences.
Next Monday Chauncey olcott comes In
his long and much talked-of "A Romance
of Atblone," drama written for MIN BY
Manager Pitou, who promises an elaborate
equipment of scenery and costumes. l I'M
derstand that every seat and box for Oh
COTS opening might has been sold for
weeks
AT the Broadway theater THE Sorrows
OF Satan" is continued. 1t Is splendldly
staged and Is now running smoothly al
every performance. The management tell
me that business is good in spite OF the
terrible roasting given the play by the
critics. John Kellard as his satanic ma3es-
ty in an evening dress SUIT has added to
his reputation as an actor, and Mary Shaw
and Grace FlilkinS do excellent work IN
the other two leading parts. II looks after
all as though the "sorrows" OF this par
ticular and peculiar Satan would bring
financial comfort to all Interested.
"Phroso" has made an undenlable hit
at the Empire and Charley Frohman Is
just about the happiest manager In towh.
II Is veritable New Years gift to this
popular manager. The play is full OF ro-
nance and love. Some OF the incidents
are novel to ar extraordinary degree. Tho
company act II splendldly and ulow that
everything is In full running order there
Is every indication that the present bill
will be continued for some time to come.
The attractions that are doing well are
Annie Russell at the Garrick. Viola Allen
at the Garden. ION and on" at the Madi-
son Square, "a Runaway Girl at ina
Fifth Avenue. Sporting Life at the
Academy, May Irwin at the Bitou and
"Trelawney Of the Wells" eft the LyceIm.
"a Dangerous Maid" will have run her
race at the Casino ON Saturday night. she
Will be followed next Monday by fat, fair
and Just about forty Lillian Russell, who
win be seen In n handsome revival OF la
Belle Helene" which is expected to run
out the season, or until the annual re-
view" Is ready for production. They 90
say that Miss Russell win shortly take ari-
other dip into the sea OF ml,rimony Sae
has had a yarled marital experience and Ia
almost every case has not found her bridal
couch a bed OF roses.
/ went To Brooklyn one night last week
TO see J. X Hackett In "Rupert OF Hent-
zaai,p and was agreesbly surprised 70 mi
that the unfayorable rerorts of the pece
were scarcely warranted. As now pre-
scented by young flackett ] think II WIN
be cure to win popularity. In the third
act there is an exciting duel scene, when
gives the audience thrilling quarter OF
an hour. One OF the Interesting features
OF the performances "a Joboyna Rowland.
who In personal appearance Is a Flavia as
IA 4 Flevia. She was Gibsop's model fer
the illustrations In the novel. She has
beauty. superb curves and all that goes
to make an actress physically attractive,
bIt-and with big B-she can't act In
tae love scenes she ls as coId as stone and
as hard as nails she has no facial ex-
preston ana not BIT Of uagnetsm.
Tho police have hnaliy oot neNe
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