The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30

Iorea0cr' at the knickerbocfer. OUTSIDE
Of these four pieces Il e not likely that
anything new will be shown the public un
I'll the early autumn.
Something OK a novelty Is promised for
next Monday at the Victoria thsater, where
a French opera company start a brief sea
son IN "Ls J0ine Perfemeuse." The organ.
lEatioa is said to be 4 good one and will
present grand opera a. well as opera CO
niQue.
! The following attractions will be con
/ tinued for the remainder Of the season;
"Foxy Grandpa" at the Fourteenth Street
tkeatsr. SKY Farm" at the Garriek. The
! Diplomat" at the Madison Square, "Du
I Barry AZ the Criterion. Henrietta Crosman
I at the Republic Soldiers Of Fortune at
the savoy, "The Sleeping Beauty aud the
Beast at the Broadway. Dolly Warden
at the Herald Square aud "A Gentleman
Of France at Wallack's
Hayseed idyls have never been very sue
cessful Broadway. but SKY Farm IL
likely 20 establish a precedent in this re-
spect Mr. kidders DlaY contains several
well drawn characters Of real ''yap" favor
aiG It's cast Includes some capital actors
Jessie BusleF, as tom-bOY. IS full Of gin
ger, and W. I Hoge. Of sag HarbOr'
fame. scores hit In a comedy part. There
are three or four funny scenes la the piece
and as many emotional episodes. SKY
Farm Is y. X
I one Of the rottenest performances ever
presented TO an unsuspectlng public is
+ The Belle Of Broadway" which WIS re-
Gently given on the New York theuter roof
son as the only show that has driven an
audience out OF a theater. First ghters
rs a rule make allowances for the short
com.ngs OF a premier performance, but 10
this case the seats were cmptied 80 rapid
Z ly that before the ruCtlon was half over
thre"-fourths Of the audience mad escaped
I to Broadway The piece is drireling, ldi.
/ Otto nightmare from start 10 finish.
/ After all. It Is settled that Mary Man
( neTlnS VIII make spring tour as a joint
star with Kvrle Rellew 1t TOOK Miss Man
nerlng several weeks TO decide. and finally
that Old, Old chestnut, The Lady OF
7 Lyons. was selected. Mr.. RelleW is to
worth big money TO hear him tell the fair
Pauline about that palace near Lake Como.
The tour begins ~ the GarriCk theuter ear
/ ly 80 May snd will continue for month
/ with brief engagements in several OF the
large cities
oscar Hammerstcin announces that he
VII open his new Drurv Lane thcater on
/ Eighth avenue wear or two hence with
+ productions OF the Passion Play which
Is now running In Montreal. This T.. pm.
Hided that the Roman Catholic and Protest
ant churches indorse the project. II Is safe
! 20 say that Oscar VIII ueycr get such an
/ Endorsement. Poor old Saint Morse tried
I for a number Of years m yet nermlssioR for
. similar production and when 70 was cot
forthcoming endeayorcd TO do 1t without
permission. He was arrested on the open
Ing night before the curtain had been up
mttrt suicide New York viii never stand
Tor the Passion PLAY"
when Henrietta Crosman leaves the
Thestcr Republic sho viii go on tho road
for % shout tour In Nance Qllheld" md
now play called "Madeicue" Miss Cros-
nan has secured the rights for The
MasQue of the White Rose" which she
/ VIII produce next season. Her production
~ Father Smiths drama. "Thp RaltimQrc
Marriage. will not be made for several
months, Z ever The piece was originally
written FOR n male star and will have 10
he materially changed TO On Miss Crosman.
. As it now stands the most important char
scter Is cardinal OF the Roman Catholic
/ church
Amelia BlnQham's production OF "A Mod
ern Magdnlen' AT the Biiou theatcr Satur-
day night should attract attention as II is
li1idon Chambers first lucurslon into
American life as tho material for his story.
From MI accounts the new play Is pregnant
With the social problems Of today, pnrticu-
lnrlv tb" curse OF inehrictv. The suthor has
. .noScu for his pcriod the time Or the span
ish American war Hiram Jenkins, through
drink has lost his position and is In
wightcned circumstances He Is also in
debt TO q money lender. After a number
ot heartreudug episodes he Is rehahilitated
iu fortune, and all ends happily for himself
and his family. with the exception of
daughter who has gone upon the vaudeville
stage AMI has become n social outCast. In
the end the daughter goes TO Cuba 10 nurse
The wounded soldiers. II Is not told what
finally becomes OF her. The cast will in
tludr Henry H. DiNev Wilton Iarkavc.
Arthur Byron, Ferdinand Gottschalk 10,
scph Holland Adele Harrington. Florence
Thatcher and Florence LLOYD. Mss Bing
ham tells me her part In the play will give
her better opportunity than she had IN
. The Climbers
"Wmchester" Edward Mcwade's suc-
cessful war drama viii he seen on the
road for Ms second season September I.
and has already been booked In many of
the large cities Mr. McWade's newest
play; The Land Of Mystery Is in ne
hands Of a prominent manager and will
Dee given mn elaborate production I'm this
city early In the fail, with Miss Margaret
. May as the star. supported by n strong
company, ono of the scenes In the piece
. Is exceedingly sensational and entirely new
TO the stage. ! am told that this one scene
VIII cost several thousand dollars to con
letter from Madame ModicsRa states
that at the end of her present tour vita
Louis James she will 90 Mt once to Poland,
sud that the likelihood of her ever return
iul to this country Is VERY small She has
received number Of aattering offers tn
play In the European capitals which In
any event will keen her abroad for ut lcnst
two years The Polish actress also adds
ar do return rcNl season nv tour will
certainly he managed hv Wngeuhals and
kemper, with whom I have had the most
/ agreeable relations ~ my career rs starr
1t IL rumorcd, but In all probability the
story Is not true. that the Daniel Frohman
end " the run ~ "Notre Dame" now on
: at Days theater The play will be sent
. on the road for short tour beginning
April Z. and although Howard GoN1 has
not made good as Captain Phoehus he
VIII he continued as member of the
J cast FOR the remainder ~ the season.
Z Chauncev olCott the popular singing
, comedian, Is In town for n rest during
Holy Week. His tour In Garrett o'Magh"
, viii he resumed next Monday night In
Providence. Mr.. Olcott tells me he Is hay
ing the most prosperous season that he haA
ever known
' Blanche Walsh presents her new play,
, LA Madeleine IN this CITY next fall for
an extended run The piece Is said to re
Z, Although Louis James and Frederick
r Wordc. will he managed next season by
what PLAYS they viii anpear In
Next Monday Esther Lyon leaves for
Rochester, whore she opens April I as
j. the leading woman Of the Davis stock com
s pany. Miss Lyon Is clever actress
Be- Nancy Sykes.