The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
10 ~ York sane.

New York. October AT the Manhat-
tan thcater Monday night Minnie Dupree
made her local debut as a star, In com.
edy called "a Rose o. Plrmouth Town"
Miss Duprec's clever work IN this city has
wen for her legion Of admirers, aud many
OF them turned ont to welcome her ad-
vsncemcnt 20 a more important position.
The play is q story Of Puritan days In
Plymouth. Mass, IN the period when Mylos
Standlsh ruled the town. II tells a churm-
inE love romance and IS dlled with tue
quaint atmosphere OF the good old days
when this country was young, As tue
heroine Miss Dupree nus a dainty role,
which she acts with much grace AMI
churm. she has the assistance OK an rX-
ceAtut company, headed by that promis-
Hs young actor, Guy Bates Post. '1ue
a.osc ivpks nae winner. and viii proua-
rs eluuS large measure OF popularity.
.dls- rlbhc IN actNelf lehgaralug ucr COM
Nuus II Mary VI Maguaiu, raul ueys. s.
t,4staoti,al utamu oI Jerusalem IA tne tiuu
Ca 1lucuue. 1uc utaN has been m prepare
t.pu lur eighteen months IN one OF duvther
uelu ~ iUuoH ia scenery aud costumes
auu otner "details II promises 10 bC a nota-
lae btuauctiOn. Mrs. rIske will act TIC
t'l2 pact, assisted D} Tyrone rowet, Rose
49, tihgc, henry ~ oOdruu. Max tlguIIi,
Salues iouuE, ida hamilton ana utuer
tapaule artists Inc uhtc OF the nrst Pc.
lui uiAuce IS not yet aun0unceu,
"itis, WItu Virginia hurueu as the hero
iut, rs the theatrical sensation o. tne sa.-
suu, anu rigutY 80, Tor II IS the mS5t
btutal piaA ever made kuoWu IN tuls Cuua.
}I1s taWcAsm OF emotional riot. an Lou
u"h tne tnlc patl was acted uy ray DAVIS,
fragile Young woman. but Niss harmed
pussesstS none ot these unYsicuI qualities.
+ 81 size % anything SHE Is uca1ly youuptu-
GUS ia thc sUung situations Anss harmed
gives rather Door Imitation OF Olga
NcthtrsOlc, with uer disugTcraule manner
isms, bUt IN the uGntCr scenes she is at-
truCJiye and ai nor best, Iris Is not so
gvou as "Ihc SECOND Mrs, ranqueray."
nut 10 Is a powerful drama. ana SO uis
agreodblV tuat some thCItrrEoerS viii not
( care To see H. The real star OF the p.4-
/ 1orm0nce Is oscar AScne am English actor
Z lie makes polished, brutal villain, aud
] IN the hndl scene. after thrashiug Iris anu
J throwing her out into the street, he winds
/ W by the play hy smashing all tue furni.
( ture and brie-a braC M the house lie pays
! the scene 80 welt that 10 sends the audience
/ home IN da1C. Aschc is y huo actor
] iris is "a nightmare. a hysterla, superhly
written. II keps the emotions constant,
] and strcmOuslv wrought upon. There are
| many distressing episodes. Int nevertheless
4 y q successful plar. and will have Il
| profitable run
Tuesday evening Two Schools. com.
! edy by Alfred Capus. was produced nj
the Madison sduure thcatcr. The cast IN.
Ida Conquest, Ida Waterman and NJ H.
Kennedy. II was well received and IS like
I ~ 70 put much money into the CapAciOas
pockets OF Charles Frnhmun
Next Monday the Princess theater oncns
Tor the seuSou. with Weldon GrOssinith
and his English companv in comedy
/ called 'rhe Night OF the Party" The
Original east OF the piece has been brought
! from London hy MANAGERS Shubert nud u.
! V. Arthur Mr.. Grossmith Is accompanied
: by Ills pretty wife. known profess fonnitv
as May Paltrey; Maud HohsOn a famous
/ stage beauty, and Hubert Slcath noted
| E4shsh Genteluah-iockcv ana polo player
IN me building OF new theaters In this
! CITY there upneafs 10 he no end. Now
/ Reginald De hoven rises to remark that
\ me- toe, VIII build a temule to rhespis.
: ia whlch opelu comiuue VIII be the chicf
I attraction, II Will be erected In Long Acre
! square where az least twenty theaters sre
/ Already being built. or are 20 be planttf
! By nine dreams" His announeement
I SAYS; My theater will be erected on Long
Acre square. and IN Il there win be located
/ a school OF opera. ] shall write one opera
. year, etc., etc. But there are othera,
Z Lew DockSlader. the 'hov minstrel" Is
/ going TO build theater IN Central Park
70 cost SlOO0o0O0, and Maggie Cline has
closed deal hy which she viii turn the
F Tltsa \, aN ,hn hotel into playhouse dc.
outlny Of S20.0o0,O00 Can You beat In
/ The Daughter Of Hamicar" the new
/ PLAY which Stanlslaus STANCE has written
/ Cor Blanche Walsh will have It's FIRST per
! tormance IN Chicago. and later Messrs
/ Magenhals q hemper Viii present II In this
| city. AS music win be an Important fea.
tnre Of the drama Henry X. Hadiey has
| been engaged to furnish an elahorat Re
f, orchestral score ALTHOUGH MFR. Hadiey is
| 4 Young man he has already won rocogni,
| tion as COMPOSER, his symphony was
/ PLAYED last winter at the Metropolitan
I opera house BY the Philharmonic society.
lie Is also the author OF the music for
| Richard Mansuelds production OF "Herod.
| and for CLAY drecne's sacred play.
1 Manager David rraitel has almost com
pieied his arrangements 90 present ''lsoro
| strathmore" In this city during the Easter
| heldAys, when Miss Virginia Drew Tres
colt western actress. VIII have her hrsl
! introduction 90 New York audience. a,
tady NaFasour u Is said that this younl
woman Is "hnd and that she Is likely
70 create sensation when enc rcsche,
tnls burg, His press agent tells me thai
shc Is a beauty ot beauties. and has un
usual dramatic Rhility No also adds thai
she Is magnificent dresser, and TO prov,
y le sr"1s ne the following description Of