The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
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NHN"NNAS 4" tht NlNSt INC star. mas ntsuu,
and the lannon's old playhouse Will pass
ont of existence. II was built in the early
sixties for j. W. Wallack. and was known
rs Wallack's theater for a generation.
It's stock company il Its hcyday was
the greatest in the country, and could
compare favcrahly with any OF the great
stock companies abroad Its founder was
proud OF the house Of wallack, aud with
good reason, The organization Of players
he formed has never been cxccllcd here.
and this statement Is made with a fun
appreciation ot the magnificent stock com.
panies formed under the management OF
such mcn Us A, Nj. Palmer and Augustin
naiy.
A wallsck production, or wausck mrs,
night, IN tho old house. was always an
event In which one might see gnodly
representation Of men aud women distln
gnished In literature. science, nrt. business.
society, great enterprises aud religion,
And while the great and the rich paid
their tribute 10 the stage from the boxes
and In the lower part Of the house, the
gallery was as well pstronlsed by an equal
u intelligent and apprcclatiye audience.
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when the elder Walack passed away, His
son, John Lester wallack. took the helm.
Under his careful management the theater
maintained lts well established reputation.
What group OF players memory brings
TO mind of those who appeared before the
footlirhts Of the old house j. w. wal
lack, Lester Wallack, w. Il. Rake, John
Gilbert. Harry Montague, Mrs. John Hoey,
Madeleine Henrqucs Nine. roniSi, Mrs,
/ Vernon, Mary Cannon, SothMu the elder,
John Brougham Waloot the elder. w, r.
Floyd, Jcffreys Lewis Charles aud Rose
/ Coghlan, Osmond Tearic, Gerald Eyre.
Fred Robinson and hut why continue
( the list 1t Is long one aud the names
| OF those that could he added were worthy
ot association with this magnificent as.
gregation of players,
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/ 1t was In this old walack thsatcr TINT
Sir Henry Irving made hts first how to
an American audience as Matthias IN "1he
/ Bells" Here Lester Waack produced
| "Rosednle." Here pion Boucicnult intro
/ duced econ, the shaughraun" and played
/ the most noted engagement Of his won
/ dcrful career. Here the scholarly Laurence
Barretfhrst presented "Franccsca al Rim.
| mi" Here. II | am not mistaken Joseph
/ Jefferson frst brought out his "Trip Van
! Wlnkle." Here Adena Patti appeared nm
! der Henry Ahhey management after her
miserable failure in Steluway hall under
! her own; aud here too, was produced
THE World''~the first OF those stage car
penter trumpcry plays, with u raft scene
for a great sensation. 1t would take up
too much space TO enumcratc the many
interesting episodes in the history Of this
famous old playhouse. which viii be wiped
out Of existence IN few days.
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By the way, see by Paris dispatch,
that NJ Edmont Rostand. one Of the most
accomplished Of tho French playrights
has cablrd hls congratulations 10 Charles
irrohman on the magnificent production OF
"L'Aiglon," aud Maud Adams success in
the title role. The fact that NJ. Rostand
never saw either the American production
of "L'Aiglon" or Maud Adams prescnta.
tlon of the role stamps the great French.
mans cable uttcrancc to the great Ameri-
can manager with an Independent liberal.
lty and generosity Of Endorsement which
those who have seen and Judged tho pres
entatlon might have hestated 10 express.
Sarah Bernbardt also played "L'Aielon''
here, with NJ Coqnen In the caZ It
was proscnted ia rrenrb and thc scenery
o,os cood o,ongh IN mcyIt tho proise nj
por,sIa, n,oy.goors II vas netnrolIv +,
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that might AFFORD hef me oppor,u"'iS :"
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