The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29

sns OF last week, which = !,
lime one of the events !
mrhc Prisoner Of Zen !
resented at Sweeney 8 :
isg night by Daniel Fron :
headed by Howard Gould i
,,lcr, TIE production was
40 from every point OF
,ho large audience present
~ .s.vourbly and appreciated It
sI n y. W nossible extent. was shown
! W. WI attention paid the play ana !
4. ~. srre greeted. The play as
.,,ncosed to know, Is heau-
., At The company which
sn Aere is q powerful one ana
~ snd accessories used al OF
d ..,ried, are elaborate ana com
,',ssshsr the attraction was v, one
.rsjpary excellence ana hous.on
.. have cause to congratulate
4. on having been enabled u SEQ
&, ether attractions during r. .ns
,uraished BY the Klimt- Hearns
...,ranv which opened an en-
y isreo night and two matinee
'.,ss on THURSDAY night. inc
- excellent one, considering
Nllees of admission charged
....,r,rs IN every way of the large
1 attracts. It will be seen here
"a weak after It's Galveston en-
n ~ dates arc Wednesday and
III Z matinee each day.
4 liz Rcd Robe" Edward Rose .
s.i,on q stanley J. Wcyman $
4, &. same name, will be produced
IA .lsbt and Saturday matinee by
cstrs company, headed BY VIII
fft
III Is known in this country aoou'
fose the Enriishman whose stage
,ion Il Stanley Weyman's novel
n. Red Robe" has been SO sue
III America and London. One OF
sStt,ations that has been seen IN
IN i ,'The Prisoner of 1enda'
st,ken from Anthony Hopes novel
i n,me. .Under the Red Robe is
n y eYen stronger play than MT
1 fcrmer work. 1t treats OF affair
~ Al The time when Richelieu, tn
i urdinal, was high in power aug
~ MS recognized throughout TN
- 1nain. Mr.. Rose Is comparative!
~, who first took up the STUD.
\ nd practiced for a SHIRT time II
h. Bit he had a liking for matter
h, and occasionally contributed I,
r,ih review published IN the Britis
5poIIs. Then he took n long trip, Wis
indIA China and Japan, writing iet
ID tie London newspapers, Whic,
Il Bis name to become very wei
IA that city. An operetta OF wnic
1Vsthe lyrics was produced with rea
w success In London on his return.
bd1Qaently to his adaptating I'm
me- Of zenda,' which was immensel
" N London. he turned his hand
Wgnan's work, and these two pla!
been the most successful Of his e
-Under tho Red Robe" is in fo'
The royalties which Rose has r
n By reason Of the long runs of the
~ IN London. throughout the Briti
Ies In Australia, and last. but n
10 this country, have made him
xeilthy man. When Under the X
had Its first innings in Londo
lended every performance. Som
he sat in a stall and elbowed wi
saniity; then again he was seen
W With the commoners. In a
nnly short time he blossomcd out
xnfliy OF the finest water. Every Q
y know him by sight, at least;
siasd and dined, written about in
pers, talked about at the clu
.ening grand opera fayorltes at {
Harden and Drury Lane were
nonized than he. His photogral
y seen all over London. His c
norses. servants and clothes W
Of the town. His royalties
uns mad footed UP to an cnorm
~ Hom a South Africa amusem
se 20 received fabulous offer TO
~ Town, johannesburg, Kimbe
suNNayo and play one of the lead
"a Under the Red Robe
se had never set foot upon
= q player. He bore his hoi
eooesty and the money which
@ed has rot turned his hea
y sven talk of translatlng "
neo Rabe" into German and
"a Berlin When William Moi
.s the leading male part In
vas In London last summer
wen acquainted with RISE
M a. invitation TO the dramati'
i.1;a county next year, which
skieed to. And so. perha-s,
i,s,s me opportunity of gazing
Xsn hon some time In the not
"a 1r"Iris has long list Of succ
nm and the supporting com
De seen with him next ~
~ saturday afternoon is sal
,ss'.efiul one Manager Calm
- snat ne carries every article
prouction OF Under the
: me Empire theater in New
~
A'e Blair has probably play
Nnse OF tragic and emotional
q se'ress on the American
Ss the announcement that sh'
seen here as Clorinda wilds
Nv q Quality" is one that v
'nalar interest to her admirer
lac fact that it viii bot
p 81 In a new sple, Int /
I1l3on wen attracting great 4
80, uotn as the heroine OF q
~ 1911. sna q very successful play.
~ scser has naturally create
n I; sensation IN dramatic forr
sAse book. zangwfV, in sp
4. !. scter In the Crhic, say
kahs me the most interestir
snirg Mrs. Burnett has
51i<. .A4en mistress and muir