The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19


company. represents the fourth generation
OF the famous histrionic stock Of the Drew.
and Barrymores. He is the son OF Georgia
Drew, the lamented coincidence, well re-
membered as Mrs. Hilary, the irrepressibie
widow In Cranes play, The Senator" E
At Chicago last week Mansfield was
talking of his hard first days as an actor
when he was q sort OF private party enter
tainer and cut pretty little musical and
mimetic capers at London houses. AT the
close OF one bitter, bad month be tainted
at performance, having had scarce a
meal OF nourishing food for days
r. F. Carroll has replaced Thomas @
Seabrooke In The Founders" Leander
Richardson says: The breach which end
ed In his withdrawal was first opened IN
Philadelphia. when he refused to give w
the star dressing room TO Mabe, Gilman
and Marie George, both Of whom happened
TO be Ill that night.
Harry Beno the freak. who allowed q
shoemaker's awl to be driven into his skull
swallowed poison and did other foolish
things hereabouts during the county fair
season, says New England paper. was
served mean trick in Decatur. During
the carnival there he allowed himself 10
be buried alive for several days. While
he was resting peacefully underground
his wife. who was handling the money.
ran off with another man and the cash.
In Germany the performances COM
mence generally at about o'clock. and
with only one lengthy wait they are, as
rule, over b. about 1890.
Rostands lie Theater." which will be
acted by Bernhard. will embody the prin-
cipal incidents in the life OF Nine. Bern
hardt. and It is intended that the piece
shall be expressly for America Nine.
Bernhard will also appear in Hamlet"
and Coqueln will play Polonius
Robert Edeson who played the title
role in Maude Adams production of THE
Little Minister made his vaudeville de-
but at Keiths New York, last week.
His partner was Ellen Berg (Mrs. Eide
SOM
Augustus Cook has been engaged TO
play Lord steyne in Becky Sharp" with
Mrs. F'iske. at the Fifth avenue Theater,
replacing Tyrone Power who has been re-
leased in order to accept a years engage
ment with an Australian manager.
Boston now has a music hall.
Leibler IL Co. are to produce Joseph
Arthur's comedy. JOHNNY
The Choir Invisible" stranded
E. E. Rice's Little Red Riding Hood"
is to be shown in Boston on December s.
kipling once unprecedented Sir Anthony
Absolute in The Rivals"
Mansfield is to do "Yorieks Love"
Joseph Haworth has been engaged by
Fred C. Whitney TO originate the roc Of
Marcus in QUO Vadis."
Della Fox has been steadily improving
In health the past week, and is now re-
ported as being convalescent.
Loie Fuller gives notice that she has no
sister, and that no one is authorized to
contract debts in her name
The summer run of Arizona gave a
net profit of $4,000 TO it's managers, and
even greater amounts are now being made
Wayne Mayo is now critically Ill with
peritonitis and has been obliged to cancel
all her Virginia and New York engage
ments.
Resale Knott and Arthur Forrest have
been engaged to take the leading roles In
Quo Vadis," and will join the compan,,
within few weeks.
Adele Richie has signed for the prima
donna role of the Three Little Lambs
company, and has already joined the or
ganlzation in Boston.
Margaret Dibdin Pitt has signed for a
special engagement for four weeks to play
Parthenia. Virginia, Camille and Milady
in The Musketeers.
"a Determined woman Amy Lees
new play, is said TO give her many excel
lent opportunities for the class of work
that made her reputation
Robert Downing is now touring Penn
sylvania with AN Indian Romance" The
play Is quite popular and the receipts SO
far have been satisfactory.
Edwin Arden Nobett, the financial
hacker and loser on Captain Cook" two
years ago. was recently arrested in New
m oh pf han y1n
The VIGOROUSLY sensational Princess
Chimay and her musician husband. RICO.
are said to have been engaged to appear
in prominent New York music hall.
Chang Fong, Celestial merchant Of
New York's Chinatown. contemplates ar
early production of "a Chinese Ro.
nance. drama written by his wife.
Ada Rehan, according to Richard Dor.
ney, has not settled upon her plans for
a starring tour, and seems as far from
a definite conclusion as she was several
months ago
In Old Madrid the story written by
+. Marion Crawford. has been dramatizeI
for Viola Allen by Lorimer Stoddnrd The
Leading role will be Miss Aliens greatest.
David Harum" has been dramatized by
K. and Nj. w Hitchcock. 1t is described
as comedy in four acts, and application
for copyright has been granted to Rip
ley Hitchcock.
John Drew is in luck with "The Tyr,
amy of Tears" The play has proved a
great success, and in 1t Mr.. Drew has
many excellent opportunities for effective
acting.
Stuart, the male Patti. is touring Eu.
rope with great success. The foreign citiey
are amazed by his performance. and also
by the handsome gowns which he wears
Doc" Charley Boyd, the old time clown
and character vocalist, is in his old age
sick, penniless aud in want among
strangers at 32S South Duke street, York,
Pa.
Florence Rockwell will take Marie Bur-
roughs' place with Stuart Robson. and 4,
Is expected that her ability will make her
Mr. Robson's strongest support in years.
Edmund Paul and Lorraine Robb will
star jointly this season in MIR. Paul's new
American military drama, Ward of the
Regiment Maurice Cohen will be stage
director.
Blanche Bates and Frank Worthingtop
who are TO he in the cast OF Naughty
Anthony" have been replaced In .'The
Children OF the Ghetto" Qondon) by KyrIe !
Bellew and Mrs. Potter.
Some New York Views.
New York. November 16.--Anna Held |
whose chief claims TO distinction are milk
baths and lascivious smiles. is again dis !
porting herself before indulgent New York