The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

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through as one OF the managers OF the al
Bachelors Honeymoon company, OF whicl
his sister. Miss May Warde, Is a member
Ernest Warde, another son. plays Charlie
4 Undcrholt in my Friend from India
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"A case somewhat similar TO that pre-
rented by De Wolf Hopper and Edna Wal
+ lace. before they ceased To speak as the,
passed By. Ia seen in tho Bachelor
Honeymoon" company. Mr. Walter Walker
.fs gentleman who weighs perhaps nj,
pounds. and Miss Mildred ST. Pierre. who
plays the maid and isn't quite as big a.
q minute, are, In private life. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Walker.
I rms PLAYING OF heroes In the romauti,
dran,a looss like an agreeable Job from tn,
front. but after the curtain Ii down the,
often have to send for surgeon to patcf
one OF them up Since Tho Einrire Stocl
company abandoned the conventional
clothing Of the current time FOR .he fenth-
crs and farhelows OF periods more or Iesr
iemNA am, OF lands sometimes entirely
mythical, William Favershan has found
| That heroism, even the assumed heroisin OF
the stage, has Its penalties, and that the
penalties are a good deal more real than
| the heroism and moro disagreeaple. In
Under the Red Robe Tavershain proved
himre'f not quite tho crack sworisman that
uti dc BorHult was said TO be. and in the
duel with the linglishman. which causes
the latter's death and gets the former into
trouble With Richclle, he WAS severely
s'ashed In The Conquerors" he played
somewhat brutal Priissian officer who
deserved stabbing So one night Viola
Aliens trick dagger refused to do tho trick
and stabbed the villainous hero In reality.
also In the back Now he Is playing the
adventurous Lord whcatley In .Phroso. !"
ana Miss Miiward. as the heroine, cut his
hand pretty badly last week. AS we must
have realistic conflict, the actor must
either perfect his workmanship or take
his chance.
Julia Arthur was taken III and so wa.
Obliged to abandon several performances
at Wnllack's theater, NV York. Christmas
week and hns now learned that having
rich husband may have drAnbaolts az
well as advantages. for tho manager Of the
thenter says she was only shammlng and
That abe remained away from the theater
hccause she wanted to play Rosai:id and
farthehia when the public wanted tho
deshing Clorinda Of "A Lady of Quality"
He has therefore sud the wealthy husband
Tor his Losses, which he estimates at slo.-
600.
Here is new view Of the actor con-
trihutcd by no loss q person than Richard
Mansfield; "Thore are no had actors. Those
you don't like are bad to vou, those other
people don't like are bad to them and Il
denends entirely upon tho taste Of the
Judge. Why. I have seer an audience weep
with JOY over the most addie- pated Bit O,
extravaganza. Mother artistic nor hmmor-
Gus. have .hcard huzzas to be proud OF
bawled al the diverting capers of a
wretched clown devastating Sh ,kespeair,
and know bakers dozen " lncompe-
fonts who are rich and have tremendous
following So where IL Your good actor q?
Certainly people do not pour their money
and roar their braves for something they
don't want. do they7'
On account of her differences with the
syndicate which nowadays controls the
soinss and lominss and even the being OF
almost all of the high class attractions in
the English speaking world, Mrs. FisRe
finds. much difficulty In securing theaters
III which to display her admirable art ana
sc she lis going shortly to trv her spell
Gpou the people Of London. She will not
go, however. until she has played becky
Sharp in Vanity Fair
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Owing to his Illness and consequent in
ability to produce the play this season Sir
Henry Irving has transferred ''Cyrano de
Bergcrnc" to Charles Wyndham and Lon
don will, therefore. sec that clever come
dian play the hig-iosed hero.
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II Ia the custom OF some of the ST IS of
the grand opera at the Metropolitan Opera
house 10 make occasional visits TO h AR
heir less gifted songsters at the Amcri-
ian theater In New York. where II COM
pany has been giving operas at cheap
prices for two seasons. and recently the
baritone on the stage. William stewa /. /
'aitEht sight of Edouard de Reszke In he !
audience. Now on this occasion Mr.. stew ,
lrt had cold and he did not want Edou- {
'rd DO Reszke TO form an opinion as 10 I
MS vocal ability from tho efforts he was /
hen making, so whenever he Was MT |
inging or speaking his lines he won d d
sa2c appealingy aloft with his hiud /
'resscd 10 his chest and cough painfully q
The result of this stratagcm lis not known ?
NJ an ne Reszse is charitable II Ia ptob .
bic. thai no impressario will bc preiu- {
iced against Mr.. Stewart ON account OF )
IA performance that niaht a
The next play To he produced by Mrs y
IAN Frohman's Lyceum company viii he 4
dramatisation OF Henry Seton Merriam's I,
pvel. The Sewers and Miss Mary
lanncring, who has 90 far devoted herself v
, the sweetest OF heroines. viii play the d
art Of an English adventuress who mar n
les Russian prince. n
49, II
George A. BroRdhurst IL Just at present 4.
very busy man, In addition to prepar- IL
g bis new comedy, Tho Last chap;er." So
y early presentation he Is writing an ex- Y
avaganxa for kiAw a Erlanger. II IL y
ssed on story that appeared originally "
81 Nicholas Magazine. called Cars, .,
the Wonderful Lamp" ~
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Whatever else may be the result Of the o,
ness from which Sir Henry lryisg is q. 81
'esent slowly recovering. It seems GER y
In that he viii never again assume the q, ~
res OF active management, II Is as an ~
tor alone that he plans q vltit 10 hi II,
nntry next season and when no comes II ~
announced thai he VIII. ~ In the patti <,
accompanied by Ellen Terry. Until Sir ~
enry recovers Miss Terry viii tour III, -,
nElish provinces with company OF her =
sn 4,
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lie WAS an actor who, Was never known "a
treat. yet Il aas evident that he lid In
i belong 70 the Non Treating league. icl