The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-27

lh'ater-goers are 1ckle must have n hard
Ilme reconciling the statement to the eX.
LtIience OF Joseph Jefferson. who has been
i'lu IN hHe8tlonate regard by the last two
generations of thc amusement public. Dur.
ing the greater portion of this time he mas
n4t oroadened his repertoire beyond four
pieces al of which have been seen time
nhd again, hut are so firmly rooted In popu-
Jar favor through their connection with
ar, Jefferson that no one ever seems to
Tire OF Them. The Intelligent and critical
never snow indifference at the work Of
tnelr old favorite, but rather bestow upon
nlh greater esteem as the years pass bv.
me appreciation has shown itself In nti-
Httrons ways, outside the mere fact that
Mr.. Jefferson Invariably plays to great husi-
ness Wherever he goes, The soubrlauet
me Dean Of tho American Stage" which
the respect with which he is treated nv
members Of his own profession, all go TO
snow MIN deep set In general feeling. Mr..
Jefferson has not been knighted, MS was
Sir Henry Irving. nor decorated as was
A1of Somewhat. but he has been crowned
wynn the vencration and admiration of his
cduntrymen.
Richard Yea and Nay" Maurice Hew.
let's story Of the times of Richard /, has
hSen dramatlzed for BeerDohm Tree, and
tits quite probable that he will bring his
production to America, where the book was
so well received.
~ WIN IA 10 NAlh w hhNf maui
one Of the successes Of the season. Alan
YORK for many "A long day. The authors,
David Higgins and Georgia Waldron, play
the leading parts.
Last week Blanche Walsh and her com
pany were in New York rehearslng Janice
Meredith which will he used on the road
for a few weeks or until another play Is
nd,. 60. ,r.In.tFnr Trg- .nn- 800. -
sumed i'm Cincinnati during the week. As
soon as II became known that Frank Me
kce had decided TO withdraw his No. .
Janice Meredith" company, Manager Ben
the hands of Miss Walsh the play would
route arranged for Miss Walsh includes
all the important cities in the South aud
tlon with Mary Mannering.
~
As musical merchandise is we'll known to
he In enormous demand, there can be no
denial of the assertion that had Chauncey
olcott chosen 70 be a song writer he would
have made a fortune. But he Is TOO good
a comedian and singer TO hide his light.
and SO we have him In all three capacities
composer, comedian and ballad singer.
handsome income every year. Once q year
Manager Augustus Pitou writes a new
lldN Tor MN, ana contempOrhneOuSly nv. |
Olcott turns out n new collection Of songs
that ut the circumstances Of the play aud
with the Interests Of the story.
Garrett o'Magh" he has half a dozen
new compositions which are an attractive
OF the performance.
~
Tho scenic drama. Two Little Migrants, A"
Is soon to be brought Sonth for a tom or
the principal Southern cities, Manager
Edward C.. Write has given the play A
nne mounting this season, and Nexa Har.
rison as Fnn-Fan Is said 90 have again
an emphatic success.
~
A fortune awaits the man who can pre-
diet In advance the possible success or CaiI-
ure of an uhtried play. hut that fortune
WIN always he without a claimant. for,
after all, the public is the supreme court.
and no exception can he taken 10 the YER
diet which It renders. The public Is a
hard master TO serve. but a very Just one.
matter what ability n manager may pos.
aess, no matter what his yenfs o. expert
may have taught him, he must figure
thst acme CT the dramatic pluns will tall