The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

sndiencey w 10 the upner galleries, aud the
l1nlro9uced three new stars Mr.. ThHmas
] sHeogh, Miss Mary Hampton and M r.
ot,1y Ee y. Bontface, Jr.-all well and faytr
/ come accorded to each one ~ tho,n ~ 49,
very warm The Gay Mr.. GoldsteIn tho
W., MMork OF George A, Herd. was pr senfed r
4 Sonn =, Iiine one week ago In New Haven
13ln and after few performances in
other cities, comes here MS n noe nv mn bn
4 ply humorously depicts the Hebrew win
i, ee lr ,s,I to nat element which ms
| u u'th used SO much for stage purpos,s Mr.
! NoiusleIh possesses refined char1rterIsfics
ni,'l is not Of the lower type A vorng man
/ whp mas the instincts Of high liver"
rendered, mnrlicS rich but not, p,'5S
widow. He longs for the CAV tjn,os v bo
/ picluf@a 70 himself. hut his wife is obdur
atc. ioldSteln forrOws money IRON, tho
IA! Wlre OF a gambler friend She calls
/ uptoln Goldstein at his home and commit
! tIu. a rs urise NJ once. There is lIttle
NM, NM s bny inierwoyen. and pretty French
are very amusing. Mr. Thon9s I Keocb
VINO mas the part Of Mr. Go,dsfcln. is !
! S Goihdt. Ky dfnVofHe In New Orleans Ills Mr.
Golqstein was an excellent niece NJ CON, ID
i work, unexaggerated and luoffnpsive on'l I.
/ deserves the favorable applause If ro
celved. After the second act Mr. Kco h
| forca det 20 seNeral curtain calls and was
~ saving few appropriate words Miss
Mary Hampton possesses nil tbc cb,rr, 80
CURED Tor the impersonation Of Mrs. Cold.
Steln stately, graceful and daSi.np and
| displays a number of handsome so,,ps Ne
MISS Hampton is no stranger in Nv O..
leans leans, where her talents have been fro.
9pen IL s admired. Mr. George c. Poniface.
~ ~; is seen at his best ms Mr. Baddy Rat
Gltback, the loud taker and cccont%tc
dresser He vles with his friend cola
s sIsn iF n mieI,rrym MAXI Mr. Bonlfacc is
mas host Of friends The three now
Stars heogh, Hampton and on'fare-
snone brightly iastanight, ana they certain
stel Irer co,rad pace In the constellation o
as Henrietta, the gay wife. who kenns
no .i .I, worried, is fine looking woman.
enE pays Tmst n@r part ,2dmirobv vi ss
IN their respective roles. were very pl,fs
ing The Gay Mr. Golds:ein win boid
me me I boards at thc Tulane thcater during
How little the general public knows about
play construction is patent from the snr.
prise expressed that Mr.. Mansfield has an
interesting comedy in so many as four acts
from Booth Tarkington's brief, but fasci.
mating, novelette,, Monsieur Beaucolre -
of course Invention has supplemented tbc
suggestion Of the original and Imagination
has enlarged the sketchy story one sir
gle instance Of this is vouched for by ono
who has seen the manuscript. though if
has been guarded with uncommon care and
no description of the relation between play
Nu stofF mas heretofore leaked out In
the hrst chapter of the story after Beau.
care IN his own room has caught Win.
terset cheating at cards and is pursuing
dmctl %n''I 10 a tge to induce an intro
SuHSt true that Mecsta.re Nash
has rebolf, me in the pomp-room." Those
500 500 n, ta'liat WIN play construction will
". - N NJ Hnfts
that mere phrase which is part of n
longer sentence, Is the foundation of the
field has droppeo Pax aSSs B 191sa MqRs
scene Is the pnmp-roOm at Bath the center
OF FASHION, and after meeting all the char
acters and understanding their relation in
me story. the auditor viii see Betucnire
expelled from the polite holy of holes by
US US. nigh tE priest Beau Nash. That accounts
living at the beginning of the second act
which Is the beginning of the story rs
me novelist wrote it. Much assistance Is
sense "Beaucaire" is not a DECENTRALIZATION
OF Monsieur Beaucalre."
Commenting on Al. g. Fields minstrel
performance in Richmond, Va, the critic OF
the Times writes:
The Al, G. Fields Greater Minstrels ap.
peared at the academy last night. Mere
the house and the hit made was unmls-
taxable. II would he difficult TO fnd u
better minstrel performance, The first part
original and gorgeous" The singing was
good, most of the jokes were new, and the
electrical display attractive. The olio was
very good. Fielding Is an extraordinary
juggler. Mullen and Wonder gave as good
an athletic comedy. act as has ever been
seen in Richmond II was respondent with
new features. Wall and Forgerty, lin mar
ody and Jest" were very popular Doc.
Quigley, with his eccentric legs and band
of dancers, gave a neat dancing act Mr.
Field eliminated the political skit, "0n the
Midway because of the sad occurrence of
the 9th. The success of the company
was SO great that Manager Leath promptly
engaged for a return date In January. The
applause and laughter, was continuous and
the audience certainly enjoyed the per-
Torrance.
Mr. Tim Murphy has apparently secured
the substantial hit Of his career as Joel
Gay in his now play of Washington life
"A Capitol Comedy" The critics have
given the play and the character the
highest praise They declare that the
strength and purity of the comedy and
the humor and sweetness of Mr.. Murphy's
characterization have brought him Into
aetoT T, ', on orr stage. "a Capitol Comedy
has been awarded place with shore
Acres. "A Bachelors Romance The
senator and The Henrletta and n
nearly all the criticisms Tim Mnrphy's
name is admirngly coupled with Zoe D 5el
ferson John r. Raymond, Sol Smith Rus
sell and Nat Goodwin.
The following appears from the Mil
waukee Sentinel concerning the three-act
farce. Whose Baby Are Your
'Whose Baby Are You?" is a lively and
amusing farce. There is story in the
play and there are details which hide It
pretty completely. All, however, Is enter
tanning and the crowds which filed the
pretty Second street playhouse AT both per
formances yesterday were kept continually
in happy frame Of mind. There are few
records IN Milwaukee Of more hearty laugh
ter. O.,
The story of the farce. concerns itself
with The effort OF loving mother ana
her hen-peckcd husband 10 have a picture
OF their Young hopeful painted by famous
artist The artist is an enthusiastic bone
milan who has been using his studio TOT
wild revelry when the baby Is Introduced,
Incidentally the artists uncle, whose
name Is the same as his nephew, $ has , been en-
intrusted with the care Of friend $ y,
year-old daughter. still tondly called "Baby
Madge.r The letter announcing the trust
4 taAya nv ha