The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
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were TOO. extravagantly nut on the stage;
lnSat Shakespeare, Tennyson, Sardou, etc.
lld not Yield enough profit. and that the
a nsgeum would be more profitable II given
uher 10 yayety, leg shows and vaudeville
Never mind. Sir Henry, your visits 10 this
country. have always proved remunerativp,
and will continue to do so as long MS you
Keep your dramatic representations up 10
your own high standard
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BY The way, In writing about lonGon
theaters for the information of American
readers, It may not be out Of place here
to refer TO the difficulty Mrs Langtry
has had to get an opening for her new
play, "A Royal Necklace" 10 use her
own words according to the New York
Herald I'm London the thcater proprie-
tors ARE Impossible to deal with. They
Just sit down and nsk you exactly twice
what their houses are worth. ana tnen
you nave to take 1t or leave It, lt you
don't take II some one else does Mrs.
langtry is right Some American win
AN angel comes TO the front. The fair
Ike Oscar Hammcrstein. aud builds her
own theater to exploit Marie Antoinette.
ana 1t only cost her 100000. similar
theater here would he mp. in the hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars before the doors
were. put on hinges, not to say ANYTHING
about the cost OF the production Of the
Of new ideas. And as an evidence Of the
catholiclty Of thought and taste of the
far, manaTeress. Mrs Lnngtry has mod
eled the private boxes after those Of a
and adopted her system ~ Invisible light
Ing after the manner employed in the
English house of commons.
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new departure has bccp made at the
American theater. The management has
ala nttA N
popular prices. winchester" Is it's title,
and it has made lucky hit with the pub
lie. This is the entering wedge possibly
for the introduction Of more now plays
in the socaled popular. priced theaters.
For the past few years there has been
noticeable falling off in the paying at
tendance in the higher priced houses. And
Justly So Two dollars scat Is not too
extravagant a price to pay for such pro
ductlons as Irving, Bernhardt, Coquelin
and Mansfield give, but TO demand the
same fare for meretricious representations
acted by the mushroom stars and inoxpc
ricnced performers that flood the stage
at the present day is paying altogether zoo
high for the whistle. Many and many
time has n worthless play neen torceu
upon the public in the metropolis for u run,
far the sole purpose Of introducing II 10
other cities with hundred-nlght record
with souvenirs TO match: IN New A ,St
The thing Is all wrong. When on considers
that the intelligence OF the theater,goers
In other cities outside here Is or quite us
high standard Is That to ne i onhdi npne
IL is poor compliment to that Intelligence
to attempt to mlslead them by such Cheap
John methods
That good, old fashioned entertainment,
, the circus with Its menagerle, has made
its appearance for the season. Its peren
NAL coming with the flowers that bloom
in the spring has reached here In advance
of the posics The crocuses, dafodlls, hya'
cinths, tulips, etc, have been tardy this
| year II is mot however, their fault We
must blame the weather; but let MS not
! talk about 1t. for the sunshine Of sprins
has returned, and the buds and bees nave
come with welcomes Yes; Adam fore
| fury culossus-that's what they call a cir
Gus now adays-has come and VIII leave
us in day or 50, TO entertain young ana
old throughout the length and breadth OF
this great country of ours. The big circus
J don't Ike to call 1t colossus has all
Of the familiar features which old folks
as we'll as yOnng delight in, with variety
of distinctive novelties In little while
| the merry crack of the ring masters whip
will In tingling the ears OF your readers.
! Hoop la!
Ada Rehan has brought her tour to a
close and will take herself away to her
bungalow on the English hillside she loves
so well. Miss Rehan is one of the hest,
most conscientious aud clever of Ameri
can players. The theater goers In the cities
| she failed to visit have missed a great
treat by her inability to introduce them to
| Mistress Nell.
Mr.. Proctor has Withdrawn from the
Vaudeville Managers association, and pro
poses to conduct his business hereafter on
an entirely independent basis. He found
that the alliance was of no benefit, one
way or the other, TO him, and consequently
! he will hereafter go IL alone. | don't
know that his withdrawal will have any
effect on the prosperity of the Vaudeville
Managers association. The organization Is
made mp of enterprislng men who know
their business and what the amusement
seeking public want.
There will he a number of new little
stars twinkllng in the theatrical armament
next season. How long they will continue
TO twinkle the Lord only knows. With
the establishment OF stock companies, a
| chances are that some of these stars,
stariets and starllngs, will fit their brief
hour on the stage and subsequently turn
up as leading men, jpvelines, ingenurs,
leading women, old womhn. low comedians,
etc, in the stock, a consummation deyout.
ly TO be wished. Au reyolr.
Richard .avfiIn