The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22

to include 10000 acres OF lana In Louist-
ana and Texas He also left the man
uscript OF book OF "reminiscences, which
is now in the hands OF a publisher.
49,
The initial production OF the dramatiza-
tion of "Davld Harum" occurred at the
Lyceum, in Rochester. N. Y. few
nights ago, and scored quite = success
with william Crane In the title role. Very
little liberty has been taken with the
popular story in dramatizing 1t and the
result Is said to be satisfying. The play
| Is in three acts with all the scenes laid
| in bonneville The first act shows David
Harum's house. Aunt Polly's plants, the
bank buildings, through the windows OF
which one you can see John Lenox being
initiated into the mysteries OF the ledgers,
| and in the center the barn. The second
act shows the room adjoining the Dank
| office, and the third, the sitting room OF
Davids house. Nearly every incident OF
| Importance In the book has been utilized
In the play. The horse trade is shown
with Deacon Perkins. There Is the in-
cident OF the counterfeit bills, the NOV
! Ing OF John Lenox's effects from the
Eagle hotel TO Aunt Pollys spare rooms,
| David's scheming TO Secure the mort
cages on the Widow Culloms home, and
/ that scene on Christmas morning when
| the supposedly bard-hearted Harum tells
the story OF his visit to the circus and OF
I Billy p shows the original Decent piece
and makes OF the little heartsore widow
| happy woman. There is the love story Of
John Lenox and Mary Blake to untold
| and the descending curtain presents TO
view the Christmas dinner and that ia
/ nous bottle Of champagne. Every one OF
/ Harum's speeches Is taken out OF the
/ book and hold all their crude humor the
| cast was: William II. Crane, David
! Harum; Kate Denim Wilson, Aunt Polly;
Eloise Frances Clark, Widow Cullom;
( Percy Haswell, Mary Blake; William In
gerson, John Lenox; William Sampson,
Dick Larrabee; Charles J. Jackson, Chef
! Timson; Sheridan Upper, Zeke Swinney'
There is hardly anything so aggravating
| 50 the average manager as to run UP
against town which makes specinlty OF
turning out audiences that think 1t is the
proper thing 10 come to the theater after
the overture has been played and tue hrst
act is in progress.
Tim Murphy, so a late story goes, was
! booked in one OF these towns last season.
II was in Northern Ohio. After he had
made UP for the performance, Mr.. MUIR
ply peeped through a small hole III tho
drop curtain, and sized Zip the audience.
IT was not a very large one. and as 1t was
about time Cor the performance TO COM
mence, the comedian said 10 the local
stage carpenter;
is this one Of the towns where the hu-
dience comes in later
Il don't lust know replied the man
sometimes they come In purity late, anc
agin, sometimes thev clean forgit to come
i'm a. all"
Eliza Proctor Otis. the bad, bad adven
turess in Women and Wine" limped
through her duel scene at the Manhattan
. theater one night last week owing to to
vigorous portrayal OF her part on Monda,
which resulted in sprained knee.
f. C. Whitneys London production o
, "Quo Vadis" will be given AZ the Adelph
: theater April 80. Max Freeman has gon
Y over to stage the play.
e The theatrical season in New York
= virtually at AN end. There will be n
productions Of new plays until late /
!, August
Ohio is considering bit OF leglslatio
that may there do away with what SON
q theater-goers have at times found to b
annoying, II not worse. The propose
II enactment takes it for granted that
y cases OF ticket speculation there is more c
- less of an agreement between somebod
!, in the box Office and the SPECTATORS |
fact the terms of this bill, which pre-
: vdes a penalty OF from $50 TO 500 again
/ theater proprietora or managers, and frol
g S25 to $50 only against the outside partie
" would lead to the inference that those
X the box Office are greater offenders IN tn
y matter than the sellers of the tickets,
e The aged mother rt the Coghlans HI
II been kept In ignorance OF the deaths of hi
" son Charles and her daughter Ely Il
n. latter the favorite of her children. Mr.
j. Coghlan is more than so years old. ar
Up has heart trouble, so all news of an e.
| citing nature is kept from her He
so daughter Rose reads to her pretended lie
le tiers from her absent children.
v 49,
For Joseph Jefferson's second week
in the Fifth Avenue theater New York b.
ce ginning tomorrow, the following repeI
r toire has been arranged: Monday. Tue
nj day, Wednesday and Thursday nights. "Th
va Cricket on the Hearth" with Mr.. JeBffe
son as Caleb Plummer Friday and Satu
day nights, THE Rivals" with Mr.. Jeffe
nc son as Bob Acres. Saturday matinee
"a RIP Van Wrinkle"
10 ~
In Plays and Players.
ut The present theatrical season In M
In York has been the best on record,
he Adele Richie has Joined "The Belle
s. New York" taking Edna Mays place.
~ eS "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' is said
IN be n favorite play with Italian actresses
ce Robert Taber is to take the lead
,rs character in the London production
re "Quo Vadls."
IN. The dramatic rights to idols. the no.
nd by w. j. locke, have been secured
Is. Charles Frohman.
e, es Bertha Gerard has fully recovered FRI
90 the malady with which she has been {
No hicted for several years.
e. Victor Herbert and Harry b. Smith "
prepare new opera for Alice Nielsen,
est be produced about December OF next Sc
th son,
'st Sarah Bernhard has been present
ng with shoe formerly belonging to
nd unfortunate hero OF her new play, {
ilu Iiine OF Rome
az. The dramatic rights Of Frederick,
or Great" and THE Master OF Ceremonies
the have been transferred TO 7 II. Winn