The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-03

the opera house Friday night, beDruary
and Saturday matinee, February Q. He VIII
presep. 1.-THE Ameer," which was pronounced
by the press OF New York last winter to be
1.-THE comic opera success OF the season.
II Is said TO be one OF the funniest creations
ever seen on the stage. Frank Daniels, the
unique comedian, is seen in his element While
the title role of 'frhe Ameer.
Taad royal parsonage as set forth Dy Danes
is busy all OF his waking hours lodging his
would-be assassins and raising enough casn,
through the medium OF q cranes bureau, 10
meet his cuffent expenses. The situations
are Mrlgten OF as being very comical, ana
the action OF the story Is reported DISK.
Daniels Is understood TO have the best sup
port OF his career, both IN quality ana num-
bers He has among his principals Helen
Redmond, KITE Uaft Norma kopp. VII!
Danforth, owen Westford, Rhys Thomas and
william Corlss. The Story nf the opera -
by Frederic Ranken and Klrke La Shelle.
light optra hit, The Princess Che. Inc
score Is by Victor Herbert. The hbrettists
are two exceptionally clever New loik VIII
ers This is their first libretto, but those
who nave Listened to IL soy " IS W every |
way worthy of classification among the pest
conric opera books Of the day. Frank DaMois
himself prnnounres the book the iunniest
he has ever interpreted on the stage. The
music Is said TO be fascnatingly mclod'ous.
IN the score there are several topical songs
ter Daniels que on rS Par ,S T'a E FS opT Tb6
choruses arc ringing and Herbert is credited
with surprising all of his previous eHorls IA
his frales for THE Ameer.' me scenc ~
yeAtlture aud the cOstumng OF the opera are
described as elaborate and In taste Inc
production is staged by Auguslin pay
famous stage manager, John Slapleton. car
ence West is the musical director.
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Theresa vaughn IS reported as a physical
and mental wreck and as unlikely ever TO
~ bar
larity IN the days when her late husband. w.
A. Mestayer was n star IN The Tourists IA
Pullman Palace Car" and I'VE, Us ~
10, "Cnock a." and THE Grab-Bas shc
hau a good mcG1o-soptend voice, bus suilll
knoyleoge of singing. She came to the front
again during the great vogue about seven
years ago oil ''14J2' IN which she sang 'laE-
limo" ditties and coon" songs In German TO
a. a handsome woman. The late Joe OF tho
comedian, was her brother, and inaIc hlt
nisL success in support OF her ana Meatayur,
sac tried comic opera several times without
success.
Beerhuhm Tree George Alexander and
Cyril Maude have been mentioned as possible
elevations to knighthood hnd Victoria lyed
! to celebrate another birthday. Tree is known
! 10 Laye been disappointed bitterly at not
! receiving the honor during the last jubilee,
I when squire Bancroft was the h0nored actor
q though ne had been ia retirement tor some
Years AleYandcrs wife is said 10 be socially
ambitious and untlrinRly energetic, ana al
tactful enough to have advanced her nus
band 10 n position where he was considereu
Tor the honor of knighthood. Maude IS an
aoiOr-manaeer OF such comparative unim-
pcrtance that II is difficult to believe that
no could have been likely candidate. AS
yet. nobody has Ventured TO predict regarding
the possible course OF the new king In the
matter of honoring distinguished players.
! HIS theater-going is OF KIND that suggests
"A lfing for sheer Amusement ratherl thar
intellectual diversion.
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The enthusiasm which the play OF "Wher
We Were q" is received everywhere is at.
tribuable TO the consurnmate art of George
ClaIke's portrayal of the loveabe Diol
Carewe Ills imparsonstIon of the loya
guardian is OF the same stamp as hi
Tetfuc,o In "rho Tanning of the Shrew," II
which he carried OF the honors Igainst 81
great an actress as Miss Ada Rhhan, Ii wa
generally supposed that Mr.. Clarke woul
this season be again with Miss Rehan, bu
MT Roe Is too clever manager TO lose
point and with characteristic energy he ha
secured Mr., Clarke for the part OF Die
Carewe.
Madame Modieska AZ touring the South {
the largest business that she has ever known
Only tho briefost visits are made to eao
city and only the largest of them is seiecte'
A stay OF one week will be made in Ne
orleans, after which engagements are 70
played in the principal clues OF Texas. TT
feature OF Modieska's repertoire Is the mucl
iaikei-ot spectacular revival OF MING Johl
in which she is seen as Constance, assist,
by II. ID. MaoIean as King John and Otot
Tyior as Prince Arthur.
~
+. Marion Crawford. the novelist. who r
Gently returned to his. Italian home after
visit here to inspect the play made by Lor
; ner seoddart from his "In the Palace
a. the King" Is back, and confirms rum
" that his ''via Crucls" Is In process of dram
A. tizat.ou hv stoddart and may be produe'
n before the end OF the present season.
20 somebody can bo found 10 put them In
an popular nay form. the Crawford novels co.
". tain enough sloppy sentiment 20 make high
ny acceptable entertainment TO great many
er the playEoors. "Mr. Isancs' and ''pOct
,rs Claudius' were Nat failures when tr,6'
,nt drama form but the success OF In :
* Palace of the King" as play would sec
al. to have Squared the novelist on to new We
no lures 10 the theater.
~. Georgia Cayvan Is q retired favorite WI
,rt It is satd Is in such IIl-heath as TO ma
an Il impossible that she ever shall return
IA the stage, Her last appearances were ma,
arc eeascn OF 1867. as u star. in q repeto
IT, composed Of several unsuccessful rev pla
M anu r, bert Buchanan's malodrama OF "Squ
Kate IN the tltular role OF which she h
heen successful as leading woman OF
"a. INceum stock. Tier name hau disappear
w. from print when, a couple OF years ago
etc was brought into unenviable promincr
rhe when she was mentioned IA scRndalc
M connection with a we'll known Goth.
-" "Tot uder." She and her friends made suel
req spirited protest that. in spite of sworn G
uel dence against her. she was regarded as v
RIM. dicated.
~ In her book on "Some Players" Amy l.
the lie says that Edwin Booths detestation
ION Richard III" was frank and incurable, OF
Oh when IN the most magnificent instant
ter Richard super fell in with ng, sQuirm
dolf attack, which set the country audience Tau
Nod Ing. Booth said. quietly, after the fall Of
who curtain. amid shouts OF misguided lang
me What was the matter. captain2" The ire
ing | bling captain owned reluctantly that one
Ia his 2s-cent men had been seized IN u
age up case paw 80 cents next time. and emn
, a. one whose fits may not interfere with RI
cen ard. Richard IS uncomfortable enough with
'rnh the addition Of rented fts,
Ing 80
OF Sarah Bernhard says that one night. d
,gps ing former visit TO America, when she
'rIef aging Jeanne dare" she hurt her k
the With rusty nail "Thc wound gave
oted considerable pain aud trouble" she 81
eln' aud Il MAS thought that SLIGHT operat
OH might possibly be required. This fact
;uay reared in the daily papers. and a day or
i,nee az erward received a telegram from
u 70 manager M a fnnS.,itfn la IN. .agc