The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17


Fealy. The play held the interest Of an
audience that packed the house. and nu
merous curtain recalls showed its warm
appreciation. The incidental music. com
posed by Julian Edwards, furnished a
pleasing feature the choral numbers and
the dances being in accord with the period
which Quo vadis' covers,
Tho recent engagement OF Blanche
Walsh and Melbourne Mcdowell in Mon
treal was uncommonly successful. At
every performance the theater was crowd
ed to the doors and on the closing night
hundreds were turned away, unable TO Sc
cure seats or standing room After the
second act Mt the final performance the
mayor OF the city on behalf OF prominent
citizens presented Miss Walsh with sill
Yer wreath as a memento Of her first APP
pearance as Fedora, which took place in
Montreal IN 1885 Miss Walsh made a
short speech Of thanks. After the per-
formance a large number of young men
took the horses out of Miss Walsh's car
riage and drew her 70 the Windsor hotel. |
where she was stopping. 1t was red
letter night for the popular actress.
\ \
The Louis James Kathryn Kidder Chas,
p Hanford company oloyed Julius Gaze
sar" In an Arizona town not long ago.
AT tho last moment it WAS found the prop |
erty man had failed TO send uD the reg
ular throne chair used In the senate scene. |
and an old rustic chair was hastily pro-
cured from the loft of the theater. and
after being covered with draping was
pressed INTO service In the midst OF the
scene a large wasps nest was discoveredl
attached 10 tae chair and It's inhabitants
oecomine Indignant at the disturbance thoyl
had suffered began to sMarm about the
Stage seeking revenge upon the Romans
IN o%-ncrked and short sleeved dresses
Thoy seemed 20 be particularly offended
with Cacser and Il is doubtful whether
Caesars death scene was ever acted with
more feeling. FOR at The moment that he
was bciuE pierced with the conspirntors
dagger ihe wasps we're most industrious
IN their work In the tent scene wberc
Caesar appears 30 Drutus. one might al
most 'onpI us being the true Caesar. vi
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net Rrltus md ono ave closed An.or, ~
swoilen lip, Casslus an enlarged chin. Lu-
Gus m Inequality IN the size of his hand.
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Bnrdolf In Henry W., or ,1yran, a., oor
gerac himself The ,rasodv rar,,, vow.
near bcroming a roartnr cen,a,,, az NJ.
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yo,,r ,yords No., ~ bin NV, put 10,
! leave thom bonas,,osr. ,, A. o'n peee ai'l
| Antopv re,iIod ~. ~ W. nal'lur" as
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Richard Gallienne. now In London OK
presses himself as follows rasaratps a.,
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graph without that fine flowing SAN of
ms stSie J.. If by no means style |
c,e, IT, ' ~ - e'.ali , nut
a sense Of abounding love and lspowledce
Of his subject which no other English
Siauld''V crItle can match. OF acting as
knowledged mat Mr. Scott is onr go 90
est living authority. AS Judge of plays
ne Is less certain. There you find his
Ais i,,dcnort 'o'Ne"""' "'i''"'ns