The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24

Gus me company which Is TO play Quo
Vadls includes some of the best artists
In the theatrical profession.
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The Gentry Brothers Trained Animal
Show, that well known organization known
TO millions Of children In tho United
States anu to all In this city. which has
wintered at Houston for three years ana
on different occntkns lent so much 70 the
advancement Of the city's festival and
other entertainments. will exhibit for
three days, commencing Thursday. Februu
ry %. matinee and night. on the vacant
lot, corner Main street and Bell avenue
Prof. Gentry has spared no expense In
getting together the greatest collection OF
showed where Xiv ness and patience used
properly with dumb beasts will result In
their training. to such a. point that they
can DO anything but talk. He has over
ponies dogs. monkeys. elephants and
zebras. aud all who 20 to see then can
rest assured that they have seen. the very
best. This show Is not only entertaining
and instructive to children but to every
body, Prof; Gentry gives y very elaborate
parade each day at II O'clock, which is
Because She Loved Him So" the iatest
and greatest comedy by William Gillette.
which ran season at the Madison Square
summer at Chcagos principal theater ha,
been STYLED "The Little Minister" OF Its
class, because while Il is full Of rollicking
fun and cashing complications 1t stlll has
dalntlness and charm of quality that Is
not expected in lively plays This Ia the
piece which Is to he given at the opera
rouse soon by company selected especial
ly to give the fullest expression to Its fun.
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The Bernhardt- Coqueiin organization will
begin their engagement in New orleans
next Wednesday, February ~, paying
''LAiglon'' for five nights and other plays
CT their repertoire for the following week
The price for parquette seats has been
placed ut SO. In speaking of the engage.
ment the company's manager said the
other day: THE Bernhnrdt- Copuclln com
panE travel In special train, consisting OF
The Divine Sarahs' cars. two Pullmans,
Ave baggage cars and dining ear. In
order to run on the Sunsets schedule
time of seventytwo hours between Frisco
In two sections. three Of the baggage
coaches coming in advance. The special
win leave Frisco about . a. m. next
Sunday. arriving here on the following
( Wednesday, in time to allow the perform
ers to open their engagement In this city
that evening. We shall have 'L,Aiglon
and in place on Tuesday. Two cars are
| necessary to carry the scenery for that
production, which will be produced here
the same MS It was in Paris and New
York. In addition to the members of the
company, we will engage elghty-pine super
numeraries in New Orleans"
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The Dramatic News gives list of the
weekly royalties which mist be paid for
stock company use. Here are some of the
charges; AN American Citizen" $500;
1.-THE Great Ruby" 16 per. cent of the
I .frSt- a...A
| lonus of from $3.50 to $500; The Prisoner
! of Ienda." $3.50; The Charity Ball. $500;
The Sporting Duchess 10 per cent q
$3.50; why Smith Left Home" 5000; Jim
| the Penmnn." Sl5o' - Bachelors Ro-
nance $500; Dip omacy,' $500
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| Manager George Bowlcs has located the
"nr'ma donna belt" in the valley of tho
Mississippi Nearly all of the conspicuous
lrht opera singers originated in that re
| gion. Alice Nielsen was born in Nash.
| Vile Lillian Russell on the banks OF the
Mississippi, Mt Clinton, Iowa: Della Fox
and Dorothy Morton in st Louis llilda
Clarke in Lcavenworth, Jesse Bartlett
Davis on rm IN G indy county, Illinois
NINA Abbott in Peoria, virginia Earle In
Chicago. Pauline Hall in Cincinnati,
Helen Bertram In Paris. Ill.
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at Hartford in Monte Cristo." After
O'Neill went under the big sea cloth
was ovcrcomes by the dust ana failed t.
locate the opening. The stage hands wer
raising and lowering the cloth violently
thus raising clouds of dust The small
amount of air soon became suffocatng.
He was choked by the dust and heat lie
soon made desperate efforts to escape
hfc I'm
In the play. The strong cloth, however
held him prisoner. He worked ms way
frantically down toward the fooiligh's
where he fell unconscious Meantime thl
lightning dashed and the thunder rolled
The stage manager was greatly excited
the failure of O'Neill 70 appear. me pay
was stopped and a hurried search besuI
close to the footlights, 1t was at first
supposed that he was dead and IN r.
sn9hse to r cal HENRI py MeMas tF
Rcstoratives were APPLIED, and after con
siderable delay o'Neill was revive! TN
audience knew nothing 81 the actnr i1,. nn,i
he calmly spoke the words which short
time before he had nearly lost his life ir
striving to utter at the proper time
A French newspaper gives inc foioWih'
figures as thosa paid by Mr. Grau TO HI
artists: NJ Jean de Reszke, f49o nigh
. | for forty PERFORMANCES Altue' HlVi'"' - :
and Nine. Terna, ZOO nightly; Nine Nor
dica. fl2.00o for the season: NJ. Van pyck
1000; NJ. Edouard de Reszkc. tlio. an
sgnor Scott, 400 a night. These hsure
ostonlsh the London Daily News wh!cI
admits that they could not be paid In Lon
don II also intimates that most OF IN
dgnrcs nre nnderst1ted. i"nn - hISzk,
s5ltry is correctly given, but van i'ycK
e. sa5o short of The real igrr"s lem q
5 i,,sZjSes salary this year represents Tn
t highest sum ever paid 10 any sine !"
r SO many performances as nc Is 70 g. ",
i,nr nj least forty appearances nc WIN '.
: ceIve so50 each and ii Il readily con
r ce,vable he may appear more frcqnehlls
= inns bringing up hts compensation for IN
: season to considerably more than slUn'p'
! or course Mr. Grau has not paid the ieno
! this fortune because he is supreme al
: tist and acknowledged to he the creates
3 singer Of his time among mon lie r.
! ceIycs this SALARY because the 0uhic nov
{ IN tho thrater whenever his name ~ az
: nopnced. He might he quite as erect =
! he Is nj present nrd as Incompatible !
c his field. but II he did not draw tho publ!
ar Gran would never think OF paying hill
ANYTHING like his present salary.
n Told Of william Gillette; II happene
. ot railway lunch counter Gillette walkc
n ,t-,i,, nm IN the eauhter hRzarded