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

Pias' as Meii as playlng an eccentric com.
edy character; Joseph Wheelock ST.
olsment cambridge. Howell Hansell, Tom
Haoaway' James ]. Sicily, Louis PAYNE
Henry Stokes. Marian Lea fMrs Iansa'
MitchelD, Deronda Mayo and Anna c.
erly. The company also includes 49,,
band OF musicians and numba. -,
extra people who will impersonate meas.
ants, arstocrats, soldiers and revolntion.
lists In the various ensemble scenes Ths
play VIII be produced az the Park tbaatar
Philadelphia, on October
~
Manager Rudolph Aronson. who hast.
ened to Europe five weeks ago, returned
on the Ems" last week.
MT Aronson sailed principally for ths
purpose of settling number OF deta i,
with ferr director Eduard Strauss, who's,
guest ne was for week while concertiz-
ing In North Germany with his orchestra
from Vienna, which is to begin its AMer-
lean tour at the Waldorf Astoria In Nav
York, Saturday evening, October 20 ana
the Metropolitan opera house. sundsy
october p, under Mr.. Aronson's directioi,
and comes to Houston In December next'
Mr.. Aronson heard the Strauss orches
ira on six different occasions and wps
FASCINATED by The Interpretation that
Eduard Strauss made OF selectlons n.
music that he (Aronson) has heard ner-
maps hundreds of times This orchestra ia
made up of young Viennese musicians ana
includes the following named sololsts.
Concert-meis,er and ass slant conductor
Herr Ronowsky; solo viola, Herr Kraus
solo vioioncello, Herr Kruspel, solo flute
Herr Manner; solo oboe. Herr Beetz; solo
clarinet, Her Sebeni solo bassoon, Herr
Logscher; solo horn, Herr Kratky; 500
cornet Herr Schnabe solo trombone, Herr
Iallnann; sole tuba, Herr Pernat; SOLO
harp, Herr Spindler
The style of he programme" said Mr.
Aronson, will not be entirely of dance
music, as might be imagined, but viii in
clude selections from grand opera. lignt
opera and classical music" Herr Strauss
has already added to his concert repertoire
the following American compositions VIC
tor Herbert, selections from THE Seren-
ade, The Singing Girl" Wizard of the
Nile" "Ameer;" Reginald De Koyen Sc
lections from the Fencing Master" and
Robin Hood" Gustave Kerker, selec-
tions from "The Belle of New York"
Ludwig Englaender, THE FOUNDERS,
Ethelbert Nevin. Marc ssus" and Rudolph
Aronson's "Piekanlnny" and "Japonica"
serenades, and prince and Princess"
gavotte and has others under considera-
ton.
The French poodle, Toto, which Prof
Norwood was training for Henry E.
Dixey in The Adventures of Francois"
was run over and killed by trolley car
in Lexington, Ky, the other day. AS the
dog plays very important part in both
Dr.. S. Weir Mitchel's original novel
and the play which Langdon Mitchell has
made from it. 1t was d case of "A dog
dog. my kingdom for a dog" Liebler
G. Co. finally rounded up about all the
professional dog trainers in New York,
and while agreeing to pay Them for their
work whether the pup was accepted or
not. offered double price TO the man who
would first produce the best Toto, thor
oughly trained in his part. Consequently,
a lively dog training contest is now in
progress, and the managers will probably
have trained dogs enough to supply sew
eral companies.
The forthcoming production OF "rne
Choir Invisible" at the Park theater, Bos,
ton. Is exciting considerable interest in
the Hub. as Frances Hastings Drama
tization of James Lane Aliens novel goes
on there for a run Lisber & Co. have
issued a handsome illustrated booklet,
showing In the original authors own
words tho dramatists warrant for ner
selection OF the scenes and development
of the characters Of the play Henry
Jewett will play his original role of Jonn
Gray, the sshoolmaster.
+ y
Charles B. Hanford's resemblance tc
William Jennings Bryan caused him 10
have an interesting experience with a
manager In a Colorado city. After count
ing up the receipts OF the engagement,
the manager turned to aim aud SAID; "ltS
good business. But it isn't what you
/ could do If you had mind to-
What do you mean?" inquired the
actor.
If you would take off the pink under
shirt and the toga and put on q plan
Prince Albert coat, you could advertise
yourself as W. j. Bryan, and deliver
lecture on political subjects that would
crowd this theater so that we would have
the people hanging on by the rafters."
In Private John Allen" Mr.. Hanford
has. dotted tho toga and put on the Prince
Albert coat.
A little war Is on betwixt and between
the rival Becky Shapes. Mrs. Fiske views
with her green eyes allght with jealous,
the edvent OF Gertrude Coghlan on the
scene. with another version OF Want!
Fair" in it's dramatized form. There il
not room, Mrs. Fiska thinks, for cTt
Beckys. What Mrs. Flskc is going to de-
abolt II is not apparent TO the naked eye
as MISS Cogalan can not be legally az
cused of infringing on Mrs. FislIes d1
| mesnes. The clash between the tw'
comes at Rochester, ~ Y. Miss CogIldI
has enlisted two ectivs press agents. AMI
/ both camps are irdulging in a guerrilla
warfare. There should be no real trou
Bile, though. for Mrs. Fiske can not pla.
the syndicate houses and Miss CogAiaI
can
This season familiar players who haV
new plans include the following;
Richard Mansfield In a revival OF Shakes
peare-es king Henry ""
Madame Modjeski, in farewell tour 0
the country in a revival of King John
Ada Rehan in a new play by Clyde Fltcn
Maud Adams In the new Rostand play
"L'Aig.on"
Viola Allen in I'm the Palace OF IN
King
John Drew In Richard Carvel,"
Annie Russell IN "A Royal Family"
Blanche Walsh in a new play entitle
Marcel" by Eugene Presbrey,
Herbert Kelley and Effie shannon
my Daughter-ip- law"
4 fouIs Tomes and Kathryn Kidder in