The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
MAJ IS 10 sIng IN paris.

Edna May is to sing in Paris.
Three hundred and forty-seven plays were
acted last year at the Royal theater in Ber-
lin
said, is shortly to make her debut upon the
stage,
Joseph Holland will not be member Of
Charles Frohman's forces during the coming
season
Frank Murray VIII cave the management
of the Jefferson De Angels tour for Il. r.
Reynolds
Edna Wallace Hopper has return to New
York after an extended visit to her mother
in san Francisco.
Olga Nethersole is to add Magda Schwartz
next season to her gallery of smirched hero
ines, she has the rights to Suederman's
play in this country.
Fred Titus. the former bicyclst and hus-
band o Edna May, has Joined the chorus at
the Casino for the new piece by Harry b.
Smith and Ludwig Highlander.
Sir Henry Irving expected to give Man
freq three years ago, and the music was
written for it by Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
Who subsequently obtained permission to give
! II in concert form.
| Mrs. T. +. O'Connor's play on the struggles
OF the late Charles Stewart Parnell has been
completed. and is to be produced in Septen-
bcr as The Lost Leader" at a London sub
urban theater.
An annuity Of 1z5 pounds has just been
granted to Herman Merivale. He was part
author of Forget Me Not" which must
have been played as frequently as any English
drama of the past twenty years
In Gay New York" will be revided for
fortnight at the Columbia theater. Boston.
William T. Carleton is the latest addition
to the cast, and is to play the part assumed
in New York by Julius Steger.
Herbert Cripps who was De Wolf Hopper's
stage manager throughout that comedians
career as comic opera star, has returned
to New York from San Francisco where he
directed the productions OF the Dunno
Ryley company during their summer engage
ment.
David Garrick" was acted not long ago in
London by a group of persons who had at
one time been badly afflicted stammerers
The principal actor had at one time been
the worst of them all. and the object of the
performance was to show the wonderful effect
of his treatment.
Beerbohm Tree is TO call the stephen Pnll-
lips play "Herod," and not The King of the
Jews" The latest decision of the English
censor as to the appearance of Biblical char
/ acters on the stage seems to be that the
personages of Scripture may not even be
referred TO in dialogue and must, of course,
not appear personally.
1t is not generally known that Schubert,
though he lived only thirty-one years, wrote,
in addition to his 600 songs and numerous IN
strumental works, also considerable num-
her OF operas. Unfortunately he never had
a good libretto, and none of his stage works
proved a success. One Of his operas, Der
Hausliche Kreg," is to be produced at the
Paris Opera Comique, in a French version
by Victor Wilder
The complete personnel Of Stuart Robson s
company for tho season of 1900-1901 will IN
cude John E. Henshaw, stephen Grattan
Beaumont Smith. II A. Weaver. ST.. Og-
den stevens. o. E. Hallam Clifford Leigh
A. NJ Potter, Joseph Winter, NJ r. Klein
James Grant Maude White. Jefireys Lewis
! Elizabeth Woodson and Bessie Harris. "Oliver
Goldsmith will be Mr. Robson's piece de
resistance, but It is quite likely that he will
make revival of "She Stops to Conquer"
/ TO alternate in his two-nght stands in the
West.
| Tthel Barrymore has quickly made her way
! to the front and though little over 20, will
become star this season. In the central
part il His Exeellency the Governor" she
was seen last year to have advanced rapidly
/ in art and to resemble her clever mother IN
appearance and manner. An amusing anec-
dote is told OF her father, Maurice Barry
more. and his dislike for his brother in-law
John Drew The story goes that Barrymore
taught his daughter to finish her nightly
prayers with God bless mamma and papa
and make Uncle John an actor" The hit
might hurt were not Uncle John" recognized
as most finished comedian. He did much
to help his niece on the stage and will bring
/ forward his own daughter. probably In a
minor part, in Richard Carvel."