The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Nat c. Goodwin and his company sailed
for New York yesterday.
George Eiots famous novel adam
Bede," has been dramatized
Robert Downing first came into prom-
nence as leading man for Mary Anderson.
The Pride of Jennico' is new play to
be presented by James X. Hackett.
Gus williams, the German comedian.
has been on the stage thirty-tive years.
Dan sully has new play, callel Tho
Priest" which will be produced in jan
uary.
MAN and His Makers" Il the startling
title of the new play which Wilson Barrett.
has written.
Camille D'Arville, after her present
vaudeville engagements, will reappear in
comic opera, probably in work by Plan
quette.
Cissy Fitzgerald has still her eve on the
audience and is preparing to take the lead
ing part in new comic opera TO be pro-
! duced in London.
! 1t is stated Janauschek has returned to
the stage and will begin a starring tour
! this week, appearing in a new version of
Meg Merrilies"
| Sidney Drew has fled a petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are S15,s17. most OF
which amount is due to twenty-five actors
| for services.
Wilton Lackaye's makeup as the Rabbi
in THE Children of the Ghetto" is quite
as wonderful in its way as was that of this
actor as Svengali.
A new sketch to be given in New York
| is called Around New York in Eighty
Minutes" 1t is burlesque effort to prove
that the city is really fast
! A new romantic opera by an American
composer, in which Jessie Bartlett Davis
will be seen later in the season. is entitled,
'Siegfried; or, the Silver Cup"
William Furst. who wrote the music for
Barbara Frietchie." Julia Marlowe's new
play by Clyde Fitch. was a drummer boy
in Stonewal Jackson's brigade
| 'Ice cream matinees" are announced at
Kansas City theater. where every pur-
chaser of 25-cent ticket not only sees
the show. but receives an order for a
plate of ice cream.
| Besides England and America "Cyrano
de Bergerac" is at present being played In
| Brussels. Moscow. Vienna, Madrid RIO
! Janeiro and Budapest. 1t has been trans
| lated into eight languages.
| The word ghetto is italian and simply
means Jews quarter. The first actual
ghetto was founded by Panl " in Rome.
and any Jew found outside this colony
after certain hours was punished by law,
One Of May Twins new songs in Sis
ter Mary" isn't coon ditty. 1t is called
What Did Mary Do?" AMI tells of an
innocent young lady who unwittingly was
the ruin of all the men in the world.
An American invasion of Europe is re-
called by recent programme at the Ber-
lin Germany Wintergarten, Named in
1t were Daisy Mayer, Amelia Stone. Wood
and Sheppard and the Sisters Hengler.
1t does not altogether explain so many
actors and actresses passing through bank |
ruptcy that as sample of expensive stage
business Beerbohm Trees production Of
King John will cost 100000.
Carl Abrendt, who was with the late
Thomas w Keeno for many years, has
made distinct hit as Colonel slpt in I
Hackett's production of Rupert of Hent-
Eau" He succeeds the late R. f. Nc
Lannn
A case of shaking red handkerchief
before bull seems TO materialize N the
case of the latest Irish play in L-nion.
named The Rebels" which Is said TO be
chock full of Hibernian patriotic SEMI
ment
Glen Marlborough. the author Of Sister
Mary" May TWINS new play, is the au-
.,n u rae mp ana otneF successful
~ mchNs, re Is -, also one OF me authors OF
onris ana MS wonderful Lamp He
married the granddaughter of Joseph JEFF
ferson
f, H. sothern's new play by Leo Dtrich-
stein, is entitled The Song OF the Sword
,ue p ,-oe representea IN the play is the
campaign nrevlous 's ~ tha ha,,i, 'Ilsp
the young general himself being ons ~
the important characters.
Marie Wainwright as an actress is rath-
er widely known; Marie Wainwright as
an opera singer is not so famous yst she .