The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

20 draw FIRST blood /, IS hard to imagino
moro utterly different types OF Juliet than
these three actresses will present My
own opinion Is that Miss Tyler will carry
on FIRST prize or come pretty near to do
ink So
Tony Pastor Is making preparations to
celebrate the thirty fourth anniversary OF
his management in this city Mr. Pastor
hesau his career as manager March 90,
lstb, and has been continuously a MANAGER
in New YORK from that day To the pre- :
ent. He viii celebrate the event with ain
immense programme and souvenirs al his
theatre. Nh Pastor Is the Oldest manager
IN point Of service In this city, and is be-
loved and respected by 4 host of friends.
THAT Man" has quit the Rijou theatre,
which will remain DARK until April 3.
vixen The Purple Lady" as adapted by
sydney Roscnfeld, comes in FOR run.
The cast OF tho piece will include Maudc
Harrison, Eticnpe Girariot, Minnie Du-
pre-, sydney Boothc Charles Piunkott,
Bijou Fernandez and Nellie Butler The
next season at this house begins Septcm-
Der l. when Smyth and Rice viii pre-
sent "a Little Ray OF Sunshine" a COM
edy now nearing It's i00th performance at
the Royalty theatre in London. The en-
tire cast and production will be brought
frcm England,
'At tho White Horse Tavern" ends It's
lowed Easter Monday hy "rhe Cookoo"
a farce nov on view at the Avenue thea
tire in London. The piece Is said to be
about as wicked aud Audacious as anything
ever shown on the stage. not excepting
''Thc Turtle and Mile. Fla" 1t Is ons
Of those plays that a man will not axe
his family to sec,
americans at Home" Will have a short
life at the Lyccum 4 play by Jerome X,
Jerome, adapted from his novel. 'Johu In
gerheld,' * IN rehearsal Il tells the
story of woman who marrics man
without loving him, for business reasons.
She makes mp her mind later to elope
with the man she does love. But she
weakens at the decisive moment and
decides 10 remain with her husband IN
the last act husband and wife are shown
as old people Their son goes off TO war
and the husband dies IN n scene said to
be very effective. z. j. Morgan Is cast
for the husband, Mary Mannerng for the
wife aud William Courtleigh for the wife's
would-be lover.
Chauncey Olcott Is in his final week at
The Fourteenth Street theatre As usual,
he rests during Holy Week. resumlng his
tour April 8. at the Harlem opera house.
David Hayman, a brother Of Al Hay
man, assumes the mAraeement Of the
Kelley shannon combination March o.
Henry Millsr stuart Robson and May
Irwin will he seen nj the Grand opera
house at an early date 80 viii Tho Tur-
tie"
Charles Hoyt has returned from Florida
greatly improved In health, He he's gained
flesh and strength, but will take long
rest before resuming work
Dewey the Hero OF Manila" Is the
title of a new melodrsma illustrating our
recent scrap With spain.
"The King of the Opium Ring" is the
attraction at the Star theatre 1t Is as
lad az its title implies-s little worse. IL
anything
Mother Goose" musical extravagan-
"a, Ia underlined for a spring production
ut the Fourteenth Street theatre
When THE Man III the Moon" Is pro-
duced at the New York theatre John r.
Henshaw will have the part of a man
about-town. Nancy Sykes.