The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02

Olivia In Twelfth Night" zamore in
The Honeymoon" Queen Elizabeth In |
Amy Robsart," Florence Marygold in !
MY Uncle's Will" Grace Harkaway in |
London Assurance the title role in |
"Trilby.' Diana Stockton in "Aristocracy,' |
and In many other parts which have de- |
minded share OF genius and ability.
This season marks an important epoch In
her career. and she Is meeting Its demands
hravely and everywhere scoring success
La ToscsH is 4 play which none but tho
most competent dare to even approach
Floria offers opportunities for an actress
10 become really great. Whether Miss
Walsh will reRch such height remains
f~r The playgoers Of this city 10 decide.
judging by what has been said concerning
her by the press az other cities she has
astonlshed those Who perhaps, were too
willing TO crlticise and upon all sides has
received considerable praise.
Melbourne Mcdowell does not need
many words Of praise and certainly none
81 introduction before Houston playgoers.
H. is preserving his wife's MEMORY faith
fully In the characfe~ oi the productions
and the added impulse 20 his work His
Scsrpia Is snd 10 be one % the very best
az his ignpersrnations. The supporting
cemranv has been carefully selected, and
Is said to be strong in every essential
while some esuecially fine settings. II is
aid. will be shown.
~
Charlotte Crane, or Lottie Bowes, as the
friends Of her eirlhood days know her, has
been getting all sorts of advertising late
Is, every bit OF which was absolutely free.
Actresses have habit OF doing things
which have the effect OF causing the news
papers to talk about them. but In this case
It Is doubtful II Miss Crane had any such
intention when she went to Washington,
bearded Assistant Secretary OF the Urea
sury Spaulding in his den and succeeded
1 in saving her sweetheart from disgrace.
| which seemed almost inevitable. The
sweetheart was Cadet r. L. Peterson OF the
/ United States revenue marine service aud
the Disgrace which awaited him was In the
shape OF Il courtmartial, he having been
charged with characterization and other
efienses deleterious to tho service
Tho sensation created by Misc Crane In
Charleston, s. c., something over two years
ago, when Peterson took her TO fashion,
able balh thereby mourning the displeas-
ure OF the ladies OF the exclusive set in
attendance on the function, IS still fresh
themselves IN such matters. The retire
ment OF the pretty littlo actress was de-
mnnded, but Peterson and most of the
other men stood pat and Il mighty social
uDheaval was the result, Peterson's con-
necupn with the matter probably had con-
siderable to do with orders which hc re-
ceiyod soon after directing him TO proceed
10 san Francisco, there TO tako service on
revenue cutter which cruises among the
seal poaohers In the AleutiAn sea. Al any
ratio his enforced separation from the girl
WIN whom he bad fallen In love at nrsi
sight seemed TO affect him no little, for
/ Is conduct for several months after the
event Just narrated was such as to bring
about the courtmartinl already mentioned
When the malls brought Miss Crane The
news Of the sad plight of the Young man
whose affection she recprocated to the
fullest possible extent. she lost no time
in making 4 decisive move She was play
irE an Important part in Shenandoah" al
the time and was Under coatract with Man
ager Jacob Lit, but In the parlance OF the
street. she threw that we'll known mag
nate down with the proverbial dull and
s,ckening thud and between the setting al
the sun and the rising thereof she HE'D hel
away to Washington TO plead her loved
ona's cause. Her understudy took her par
: In Shenandoah" hut she had practicall,
no assistance In making her hit with Mr.
Spaulding, TO whom she went with wo
ordinates who had previously had charg
Y Of tho case.
Just what passed between Mr. Spauldin,
y and Miss Crane must be withheld from al
eNpeetant public for the present The lat
: ter's efforts, however, were by no mean
y unavailing. Peterson's dismissal had bee,
. decided on but after his interview wit
the actress Mr.. Spauldng decided that tn
a young mans resignation would he accept
a ed II preferred and as result Peterson
8 row private citizen, marriage may b
y looked for in the near future Miss Gran
has not yet divulged her future pix o.,
t is thought that she will leave the stage
: This story Will probably be interestin
TO all TeSans, but especially so TO tw
Young men, one " whom Is not now IN tb
& state. For be ii known that Miss Gran
l. vas not aitoeether partial to naval cadets
), She liked newspaper writer's, and she ha
40 particular aversion against good look
70 ing young travelling men. One OF thas
s chaps at one time regarded his marriar
y with the y0uas lady as something yer
10 clnso to certainty. The other was, pei
s. laps, not so sanguiro. Since both no
appear to b. In the also ran" class it
IS probably just ss well that neither OF the,
y ever took Miss Crane Ia ball
e Miss Crane herself Ia not Unknown
r Houston. She plf yed the part Of tho con
4 girl with Tim Murphy IN "a Texas steer
as three setsens ago, and last year was see