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

which goes under the appellntion Of farce
comedy Il Is not so much y matter Of con
Boarderp has both plot and good people.
besides there nre several good comedians,
Mr. Boyle being himself the particular star
among them. As Chauncey Depot, the star
boarder, he Is a whole show IN himself.
There are so many pleasing features that
II would he tedious to cnumeratc them
hut Boylc's Sousa, the march king, and his
singing and limitations are decided hits.
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1.-THE Casino Girl" which is one of tho
most important attractions that has been
booked for Sweeney s. Coombs theatcr
this season, Is musical comedy which
has been emnenty successful both In
New York city and in London, having been
played for 400 performances In the former
city and for 300 nights Mt the Shnftcshury
theater In London. A very large company
has been organized for the presentation Of
the piece, and the production will be the
ured in the big international success
achieved by the piece The attraction will
be seen here in the near future.
Just what is dramatlzation and what
Is not is a question raised by the dccara-
tlon that "Beaucalre" which Mansfield 3
to produce next month, is not n dramptiza-
tion of Booth Tnrldngton's fascinating
story, Monsieur Beaucaire." Both tho
actor and the writer admit that the play
has NIL the characters Of the novel, though
few besides. and further that most OF
tho incidents OF the little book have gone
into tho play, whore they viii keep com
pany with many newly invented incidents.
Does this constitute a dramatlzatlun2 Ger
tninly tho use of tho same set Of char
acterS In play that appear in ~ story
does not OF Itself constitute decentralization.
Is II the employment Of similar Incidents
which marks the distinction? Yet Mon
BNnurUlrp' a
tainR less than 1900 words. and there
are said TO be over 10000 In tho four acts
Of the play "BeAucairc' a part Of one
sentence in the hook covers the entire first
act, which ~ tho longest in the drama
Then there are Incidents In the comedy
which are moi suggested In the re
who has read the book and sccs the play
Will recognize a similarity, but the uues-
ton is, does this constitute dramatlzation :
In the case Of "1he Heart Of MARYLAND"
Is It fair to say It was dramatlzation Of
"Curfcw Shall Not Ring Tonght2" Can
II he said that "Shcnnndonh" was actually
a., drnmohzotion Of 'Sheridan's Ride"
There certainly is some line beyond which
the fact of dramatizatlon does not rench.
II Is said that In the case Of "Beaucaire"
the play contains SO much unsuggcsted
original matter that 1t can not be said to
be decentralization.
An accident Of most singular nature
happened to Me- Tim Murphy in ST. Louis
last week. 1t might have proved fatal
but was only temporarily distressing II
happened during the second act Of his new
pluy, "A Capitol Comedy" Mr.. Murphy
was standing in the first entrance near the
electric switch board He was watching
his actors perform some new business I'm
| which he had rchcarscd them during the
| day. In his eagerness for n better view
| he pressed back against tho levers when
| control the lights on tho stage He thought
| lcssly steRdlcd himself by reaching bach
| his two hands against the switch board. lie
| touched Give" portions OF tho board drew
away With a cry Of pain and fell exhausted
| TO the floor, Some stage hands picked him
up and presently he went on In his part
| as Joel Gay and the audience never knew
how near "A Capitol Comedy" came to
being tragedy.
The initial appearance OF Mrs Sarah
| Oowcll lie Moyne In her new play. "qhc
First Duchess Of Marlborough" occurred al
tho Taylor opera house, Trenton, ~ j., on
Monday evening. The author Of the piece.
Mr. Charles Henry Mcltzer, hns long been
recognized as among the ablest Of dramatic
critics, while his newspaper and literary
associations have always been OF tho best.
| lie Is the present New York correspondent
of the London Chronicle and was FOR
! years . valued special correspondent Of the
| Now York Herald In European capitals.
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Mrs. Katherine Herne has been directing
the stage rehcarsals Of Sag Harbor" ant
had much to do with the selection nf tn,
cast. The late James A. Hcrne was con
sldercd TO he one OF the best stage director
I'm America, and his services I'm that ca
paclty have net for many years, been Sc
cured by any manager for less than 500
per week. and even then it required prett,
vigorous persuasion, and the would-hc ON
ployer had TO be very much to MIR, Hernc'
| liking. But while other people knew o
Mr. Herno's capacity, Mir. lIerne lnva
riably deferred 10 his Wife Katherine Cor
cornn. She always assisted him AT re
| hearsals and her Judgment was appealed
tn for every detail, and when Mrs. Hcrn
accepted the work and production ms salts
| factory. Mr.. Hernc accepted It also.
Miss Adelaide Thurston, who Is appearing
In Sweet Glover" under the management
OF Claxton and Frank j. Wilstoch Is re
| celying uniformly good press notices n
| cialy complmentcd, the play is said 4
he a delightful one and the company Il
well skopen OF.
Mr.. j. Frank Gibbons, who appeared n
Hudson in Peg Wellington" last week
came South with the ''Human Hearts
company his part being that OF the Graz,
hoy. Mr.. Gibbons, who Is young mai
of considerable promise, has been her,
! with the Blanche Walsh company on sew
eral occasions In the past
| 1t Is likely that but few Of those VIII,
saw Peg Wellington" last week knew
that the charming Miss Eleanor Montell
who appeared us Mabel Vane, was IN,
| daughter OF the star of the piece, Eugeni,
Blair, Miss Blair certainly does not lool
old enough to he the mother OF such ,
! daughter, on account of which fact per
haps. the matter OF the relationship 1,
kept a secret. Miss Montelrs real name
unless she has had It changed by process,
OF law, Is Downing. She Is the posScssol
OF the two great essentials, talent nnt
beauty. and there is reason To heleve tina
she Will he heard from I'm the future
In this connection It might not be In
apropOs TO state that George 70 hes VIII,
PLAYED Vane TO Miss Blair's Mofhngtln 4
e. be replaced I'm few days by Vaughan
CHASER, now leading man Of the BALDWIN,
Melville Stock company, In New Orleans
Mr. CHASER Is not unknown here, having
been seen last season MS Rudolph RasSen
dyl IN The Prisoner OF Zcnda, ana or
one or two previous occasions as Fritz Vor
( Tarlenheim, with Howard Gould. In III,
/ same piece.
Miss Viola Allen opened her season al the
Hollis Street theater, Boston. September
%, as Donna Dolores in the dramatization
q II. Marion Crawford's novel. en- The
Palace OF the King, and scored an mn.
doubted success.
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