The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06

excellent one and is certain to have an ex,
tended run
"Winchestcr" Edward Mcwadc's war
pay is again on view here; this time al
the Grand opera house. whore 1t is at
irartlhg the largest audiences of the sea
son Margaret May, who made hit as
hy the management to The position OF a
! star, aud fully merits by her excellent act.
ine all the good things that were said of
Nor when the play was hrst produced in
April last The drama is now presented
/ WIN handsome scenery ana an excellent
supporting company. The exciting ride for
NE in the last act by Miss May continues
10 hy strong feature, and Is literally APP
p.audei ut every performance. As ~ star
Miss May is success.
Although there were two important open
| lnss Monday night numerous delegation
"I newspaper men and managers went over
. TO orange, y j., to see the first perform
aucc If Wagcuhals 4 Kcnlper's produrti"n
, OF Henry VIII In which Madame Mod
JeSkH ana Louis James are to star this
ibis country since 1882 so the element OF
novelty was not lacking In this revival,
! Whlrh Is on Il most sumptuous scale; Ia
| iart, IL is as plctoriallY effective as the
memorable production In which Henry
irving nnd Ellen Terry appeared fifteen
years ago. The part Of Queen Katherine
II was Ia her rcpcrtory when she was at
rhe Imperial ihcatcr in Warsaw. before
she had won fame in this country. She
mas also played the role to the Wolsey of
Edwin Booth, and II is remembered as an
artistic triumph. Al present it is far bet.
ter suited to her ripcned experience and is
worth going many miles to see Louis
James acts the part Of the crafty cardinal
superbly 1t Ia splendid lmpersonation
IN all It's phases and should add much to
ms reputation Ms an artist. Few such pow
cifnl and convincing performances have
| eyer been seen on the American stage.
| lhe play Is given In i've acts, The impor-
| tnnt scenes show an antechamber to the
/ palace, room in the palace; WolseN's
nan; a nan in Black Fliar's and the
] t sInrt - rsf mot
| Introduced an attractive ballet. In this
! production Wggcnhals X Kcmper have eX-
| rc,led themselves. Tho scenery ana COS
| tunes are not only costly, but they are
! historically correct. They have also fur
| nl-hrd an excellent supporting company. 1t
| was the opinion of the critics and man
! ayers present that no finer production Of
! % ShaleSpealian play has ever before heen
! made In this country: During the. per
| l"'hHhrG Mad4me Modleska and Mr.. James
| We're called before the curtain by the large
| and decidedly fashionable audience. many
q %., whom %a. had iourneyed all the way from
! for the stars and their managers.
Tho continued attractions at our theatcrs
| are. William Fayorsham ut the Criterion,
! English opera Mt the Broadway, John Drew
| a ihn Empire the Rogers Brothers Mt the
| huickerbocker, Andrew Mack Mt the Her
| ait Square. Ethel Barrymore at the Gar
| Tiek, Mrs FSke a. the Manhattan, James
/ n, llAckcit mt Wallack's, David Warhcld at
/ the Hiou, L. II. Sothern at the Republic
/ ana "Arlzona' at the Academy.
Letters received in this city indicate that
| THE Marriage Game" i'm which Sadie Mar
! tlnot Is starring, is a pretty raw PROPOSE
/ uon; In other words, IL Is exceedingly inn
| moral and Is likely to receive harsh crit.
/ clSm all over the country. For several
Years this actress has devoted her talents
/ 90 10 on-color play, in which she has won
about al the notorcty that has come to
hCr. Years ago In Boston | remember Sa-
4 die rs Song-and-dan girl mt a place
known ms the BoylSton museum. At that
/ time she was MS pretty as a peach; today
. she is In her lltp Hos and her charms %
/ decidedly paSsc. II is exceedingly doubtful
! II IN her present form she could draw
satisfied TO listen to The chink Of dollars
| even II IL does shock the morals of re-
/ spectacle people.
II The Rod KIoof" now running at the
/ savoy theater, Is not a good play Il serves
/ 20 snow that Louis Mann is something more
/ imam dialect comedian His emotional
! scenes In the piece are ceverly done and
! ne NOUS strong grip on the character OF
/ an aged Rocr throughout. As to Clara
/ L'pman. MS co-star she is a pretty woman.
/ IL is worth 50 10 watch her arms. They
are round aud white and moulded as by
an artist, and at the shoulder show a de.
ug9us dlmPe. This lets her out.
Nharles iawtrey, an English actor with
! q PA London reputation, makes his first
/ American appearance next Monday, october
4 n,3l ne GawlcI theatcr. His opening bin
VIII De "A Message from Mars" In which
be PLAYED for two years In London. Haw-
7 trey viii have the support of his English
company, Manager Charles Frohman ex.
.
country We shah see.
y. IL. Sothern has begun rehearsals OF
'lf | Werc King" n now romantic play
hN Justin lluntlcy Mccarthy. and will pro
duce 70 mt an early date The play deals
win supposed episodes In the life OF VII
lti; the French poet. The part OF the poet
VIII Of course, ne taken by Mr.. Sothcrn.
liammerStein opens his Victoria theater
tuesday evening, October TO- when the
hnssel BROTHERS n couple OF rough female
lmperSonators and a company Of 100 PEG
re-, VII ,9ppcar in musical comedy called
Manager Rem Stern writes me that the
Canadian tour of Blanche Walsh I'm Joan
Of the Sword Hand" is "trlumphantly sue
eeSstul.' He says the new play is doing
So well that II will be continued during
al OF the present season lie also adds
mat 'husineSs' is phenomenally hne all
along the linc' This Is good news 10 the
MANY admirers of Miss Walsh I'm this city
The Village Postmaster" with Miss
Angela Russell and Eugene Powers In the
two leading roles is said TO he doing
land office business In the West. The
authors Of this play, Jerome H. Eddy and
: Alice T. Ives, have finished another ''hy
SoSh drama, which will he produced In
N'Nenher, Nancy Sykes
Don't forget that little want adj 40 20
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