The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02

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The l,,cal theatrical season OF 10000 will
open at sweeney & Coombs theater tomorrow
afternoon. at whish timo the Klimt Hcarn
company, daoe Of the best known repertoire
organizations on the road. will open an
gagement OF six II ght and six afternoon
performances.
Workmen have bsen busy on the interior
Of the theater Cor several days past and 1t
has been put N excellent shape for the
opening Everythdna; is neat and clean and
one or two appreciated improvements have
been made
Manager Beremanes STAFF this season Will
be practically the gne as that OF last. with
the exception of the fact that Manfred Koe
bic. who has acted Is treasurer for several
years past, has resig ned, and the place has
been filled by the app pintmeut of Ben Lewis.
who, while young and, new to the business,
is expected to give excellent service.
The sale OF seats for the two performances
Monday was begun yesterday and large
amount Of business was transacted. There
is every indication that the opening will be
largely attended.
An advance notice says:
AT tomorrow's matinee the favorite Klimt-
Hearn company, known To Houston theater-
soers, will inaugurate the opening Of the
regular theatrical season at Sweeney
COMBS theater. when 1t Will present Jim
the Penman," with all the scenery used IN
its metropolitan production, including all
costumes and stage appointments Monday
night william Gillettes beautiful war play,
Held by the Enemy" Will be produced. Mr..
Kilmt has fulfilled his promise OF each year
to return with much better company. In
fact, MT. KliInt and Miss Hearn have sur
rounded themselves with some OF tho best
performers ever before seen with repertoire
companies, Mr. Klimt has not only engaged
better acting company, but has actually IN
vested tho unusually large amount OF $4,000
ia scenery, royalties electrical and mechan-
eal effects, making each and every play IN
the repertoire "A complete scenic production.
Vaudeville acts OF the highest order
interpreted throughout each play. The ad
vance sale opened Saturday morning with
"Kimt-Hearn rush" and all indications point
to tire usual "Hlimt- Hearn houses packed
to the doors) at tomorrow's matinee and night
performances
Following is a clipping from the Galveston
Yesterday at matinee the Klimt- Hearn
company presented to nsttering house the
Diamond Breaker" a melodrama by Scott
Marvel, which had 800 nights run in New
York last season.
At night the company was at its best in
Jim. the Penman, one OF a, NJ Palmer's
strongest playa The manner in which this
torcetul piece was rendered was a surprise
and delight to the audience, and surpassed
anything in the matter OF acting as well as
costuning and stage setting, in which this
repsrsoirss company has ever been seen here.
iihbly In the difficult role OF jim. the PEN
man. Mr.. Klimt Louis Peroival sustained
h's reputation and the role allowed him IA
better opportunity than the minor part taken
by him on tho opening night. Miss Hearn
as Agnes Ralston was, as always yivacious
psny did excellent work.
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Much 10 the Joy OF the newspapers writer's
Frances Wilson has discarded "Booo Boo
Hpon and has named his new opera 9TH,
Monks OF Malabar"
The complete personnel OF Stuart Rob
cons company for the season OF 1900 1901
viii Include John E. Henshaw. stephen Graf
tan, Beaumont Smith, II. a. Weaver ST..
Ogden stevens; Q. = halam, Clifford
Klein. James Grant, Maude White, Jeffrey
Lewis Elizabeth Woodson and Bessie liar
ris. Augustus Thomas classic comedy. coll
yer Goldsmith" Will be MIR. RobsOn's plec,
de resistance. but Il is quite likely that h
will make revival OF She Stops to Con
duer" to alternate in his two-night stands.
The Eighteenth century is to be exploltot
on the stage this year never before Be
sides Janice Meredith" and Richard Car
the good and the bad Of our ,' ancestors vi rs' /
The Battle Of the Strong" in which Mari,
Burroughs will assume the role OF Guda
Gilbert Parker's sympathetic heroine. Tn
book has been dramatized by Edward Il
Rose and willis STEEL.
~
Rehearsals Of 'ln the Palace Of the King,
the new play by f. Marion Crawford an,
Lormer stoddard. in which Miss Viola Allei
will resume her starring tours on Septembe
II. were commenced on Tuesday, under dl
rectton OF William Seymour stage manage
Of the Metropolitan opera house. Miss Al
lens company Will be an unusually stron
one this season. numbering sixty people
with The following cast Of Characters:
Philip III OF Spain. Charles Ken
Don John OF Austria. ..... Robert T. Haine
Cardinal Luis De Torres Edgar L. Dayenpor
Antonio Peres,.,..'''.'..'''. C; Leslie Ale
captain de Mendoza. Clarence Handysid
Don LSps zapata. John A. Hollan
Don Manuei'''''....''''.. Frank Gnee
Don jamie. Eugene Sweetlan
Don GlovAnni........ S..........J. r. Jorda
Master of ceremonies-Eudaldo ;....:....
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. GUS FRANKIE
Anne, queen of SPAIN. Catherine Curtl
Ana de Ia GerdR. princess OF Ebol.....
;....',.:.,, ....'.'''... Marcia Van Dresse
Duchess Of Medina sldOnia ...,.........,
Nine. Ia comtssse de- I;au nuenone Mou'o'
',,.fi,..i.''.'''''' p'''''' Jessie Bradtor
Dona lnez de Mendoza. Gertrude Norma
Dona Maria Dolores de Mendoza......
.''.....'.,,...,......-.,..,. Viola ALLIE
49,
Sarah cowell lie Moyne, Otis Skinner AM
Eleanor Robson are rehearsing Browning
poetic play, I'm Balcony" which they vii
present at special performance ut Wal
lacks In October. Both Mrs. lie Moyne an,
Mr. Skinner must prepare Tor their stella
tours before that date, the former In ''Th
Greatest Thing In the World" and the lat
ter In prince Otto" while Miss Robson vii
appear again as Bonita Candy Ia Arizona Z
- they are beginning early In order TO Civ
ample time for the preparation Of one Of tn
most difficult as well as beautiful OF brown
ing's dramas. Homer Emmens is paintin,
special scenery. while costumes OF the prone
period are being prepared for the production
which will be complete in every DETAIL
49,
judith Hathaway has been engaged for tn
role OF Mrs. Falconer in .The Choir In
visible" which Liebler Co. will produce a
the Park theater, Boston, on October /. viii
strong cast. including Henry Jewett In hi
original role OF John Gray; william i /,
Neyne as the Parsoni Frank bangs as Gen
eral Wilkinson; George Woodward as Pete
Springle, the blacksmith; T. j. McGrane n
Q Pannon: William Hazeltine as Major Fal
eoner; Wsit Hitchcock as Josoph Holden
Gertrude Bennett Amy Falconer Mape
Dixey as Kitty Poythress, and Ada Deaye
as Widow Babcnck Theatrical chronicler
will search their memories and records h
vain for Judith Hathaway. Tor this Is a stsK
q name Just adopted by the actress, Never
thfleHb she is NOT without rapatatlnn eaine