The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

tho names OF Miss May Sargent. who for
three seasons was Madame ModJeskns
leading support; Mr.. Addison Pitts, son
OF that famous actor, Harry Pitts, who has
just closed a three years season with the
Fr0hman Empire company. Little Miss
Helen Young comes from that school Of
acting, tho Augustin Daily Theater Road
companS
My Lady's Lord" the Empire stock
production. has been Withdrawn The
critics disagreed in their classified lon Of
Mr.. Esnond's piece, but none OF them
were greatly pleased with It.
~
An English player now visiting this
country tells of an incident at one OF the
cheap theaters OF London where It was
the business OF the heroine in a meo-
drama TO drop TO her knees just as the
curtain WAS to fall on the act and cry
"Ahndonedl LOST Oh, heaven, what
is these left for me?'
On this particular occasion veuder IN
the pit bawled: Apples. oranges, pies
and cakssp
- 't1Vi ~ tulItuL w Nue tiAANN AuoN
Miss Katherine Grey, the actress, who
has just retired from Richard Mansfelds
company owing TO III health, Intends
bringing a damage suit against this we'll
known player on the ground that his
Treatment OF her while in his support is
responsible for her condition. The sum
mentioned is $4,000, which Miss Grey's
attorneys think will be solace to her
wounded feelings. No suit has as yet been
hlod Florence Kahn has been engaged
to succeed Miss Grey.
1t Is understood that Roland Reed |.
still in serious condition, but dehnit,
news il the premises is hard to get, \
report Is now going the rounds TO the ef-
feet that u. b. Jack. Nh. Reeds manager
may send out another star in the Rec
plays
Mr.. rooley threatens TO go on the stage
An Eastern manager believes the witt
! Irish creation OF Peter u. Dunno woulC
make as much Of hit behind the foot
| lights as he does in print Accordingly
Mr. Dooley is to be trimmed and nodded
into one-act vaudeville sketch which
may later on assume the dignity of :
play.
Richard Harding Davis and Robert Hill
lard are said TO have completed three
act comedy based ON the former Van bib
| Der sto'ies 1t is to be called MIR. Val
| Bibber"
Plays and Players.
After Faust" came "zaza." frst th
| devil aud then woman.
The Broadhurst Brothers have secure
\ the English rights OF His Absent Boy.
Laura Burt has forsaken vaudeville an
is playing her old part in In Old Ken
lucky"
| Ada Rohan has signed contract will
| klaw & Erlanger whereby she will max
a ten-weeks' tour of the larger cities. be
ginning at Baltimore March IL.
Julian Reed. nephew of Roland Reed
/ who has been stage manager With th
! latter's company this season, has signe
! with the Kelley Shannon company to pla
an important part in "The Moth and til
| Flame
Liebeer & Co. have sent Children of tn
| Ghetto on the road. The cast. headed b
| Wilton Lackaye is practically the sam
as that which appeared in the London pro
| duction
The decentralization Of QUO vadis" ha
made such Il success in Chicago that tn
run has been extended until the latte
part of January.
The FIRST English opera OF which Their
IL record was "Didp and Aeneas," pre-
dueed in London and at Chelsea. England
In 1879.
The Gypsy violinist, Rigo, OF Princess
Chmay fame, has gone on the vaudevil
stage in Paris, and Is said to have al
20, l Nau
Concerning "The Girl From Maxim's
Charles Frohman has issued an offer
$50 600 10 the critic who can produce 1
good a farce.
Joe Hart Is writing companion sketC
to Naughty Anthony" called "SauC
Cleopatra"
Charles Fleming, a son of May Agn,
Fleming, the authoress, is playing in
, stock company
Robert h. Mantell made his stage deb
as the sergeant in "Arrah- Pogue,
} England, in 1872.
Katherine Germaine is to star in "Ha'
! You Seen MY sister" musical Gomez
by n Grattap nonnelly.
4 new opcreita in which there is at lea
the suggestion OF money is entitled UT
/ rrip of the Bllionairos"
/ W. a. Brady VIII star his wife Ora
George. in an adaptation from the Fren'
I called "Mau and Wife,
j 10 was just twenty one years ago tn
Weber and Fields began their career
the theatrical stage together.
The gross taklngs OF 500 Performance
c OF 1.-THE Belle OF New York. in Londo
IL is said amounted to S7S5,o0O.
The English playwrights have follow
the Americans in eagerly setting on su
7 cessful novels for decentralization.
James K. Haokett's letter OF complain
> which was published in New York pap
recently. has resulted in the 'separa
register" for theatrical people in Ter
Haute hotel being abolished.
THE Eleventh Commandment was I
title OF new English melodrama IN
. after the first performance. Then II IS
| decided to call It The Unwritten Law.
o II. NJ. Morse. the original giant
. Jack and the Beanstalk," left the cor
! pauy In st. Louis week ago. He
I, the last of the old players.
some New York views.
d New York January iS..Mondsy night NJ
e I.anstry. whose chief claims to distinct
u are wen known, began an ensasement at
Garden theatcr presenting "rhe negen
a,ce d. four-aef comedy written TO mt