The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07

CHARITIES with her lnborS more than Miss
C1yvan. Snc has appeared at every beneHt
given In behalf Of the actors fund In this
city during the past twelve or thirteen
years. until she was stricken down 10y her
present Illness, and there Is doubtless no
quick and generous response In these sad
days Of her Illness and retirement.
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Gustavo S6lvini, soa Of II masso salylni
and brother to the late Alex nder Salyini
will axe an American tour next season
AdClina Patti $50 Is sch duiod - nj Ike an.
other farewell tour OF this devoted land
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The Dramatic MI ror tells the following
story Of the failure Of an innovad
1t is evident that the man who attempts
70 II ject novelty into vaudeville mas harl
road to travel An inventor named sadl-
klchi Hartm nm, who is Of Japsnese.Ger-
mn extraction, found that this true
on Sunday evening last, when he attempted
10 give what he styles a perfume con
cert" at thu New York theater as fea-
ture Cf Rlce's Pop.
MA. Hartmann IN de his appearance ,ate
in the evening. his app ratus consisted cf
two boxes, placed Oh the stage with tue
opeu 81 C facing tne audience. Behind eacn
hoY was IN electric f whrllng away
merrt,. Two eood-o king gir.s stood be-
side the boxes. MI H.rtmanu eXpldlaed I'D
irregular English that ne would take tue
audience on a long } urney, and they would
know VIII t country they wete visiting bF
the odors blown from the b xes. The 81 IS
p ced pads in front OF the fans, when the
cturer mentioned Eu gland an tne odoF
of roses was W fted { ough he tn ater-
Germany was tn next point on tue lIlp'
and the faint odor Of vlOlets came WhirlhS
through the clouds II tobacco smoke.
Here the journey enaed. m inventor OF
the novelty b d been nnoyed by frequent
interruj lions III m woult-he hum ris 5 10
the house, and hts artistic soul, as well as
his nervous system, we e complete IN
strung by the remarks He retired to the
wings, hut his assistant~s undelerred ~ the
discourg giug iii panCy OF the interrupters,
broke into a pretty Jap nese dance thit
And 4 ended another attempt to pqt
new life into vaudeville, which 1t needs
badly. If Mr.. II rtmonn mud been permit
ted to give his entire peri rmange he might
have Nv kened on VI nday 10 uhQ hlmseII
famous with managers begging him TO nc
cert engagements at big larry. Perhaps
under IN re favorlb Bile conditions ne may ne
nj le To prove that he has a specialty worth
sine ling.
In the opinion Of Grace Kmball, leading
lady Of the George Fawcett Stock com
pany 10 Baltimore, there should be some
law to prevent chorus girls from stealing
the names Of players who have become
well known Everyone remembers how an
noyed Francis Wilson was when chorus
girl commenced TO call herself 'Frances'
I Wilson. Then there was girl named
Maggie OBrIen who changed her name to
! Zaza Belasco. Also, chorus girl has re-
Gently been discovered in New York who
/ calls herself Marie Cahill Now, Miss
/ Kimball, who won her reputation as lead
] ing lady with h. w. Sothern and Henry
Miller, is much annoyed because OF the
! "a tipg n a gbipn girl of the chorus VINO
/ apparently bears the same name, possiOly
with every Justification. but nevertheless
under annoying circumstances This Grace
! KtmbaN Of the chorus Is the young LADY
! from whose siiken slipper the Grand Duke
/ Boris drank champagne last August Now
! an enterprising Chicago concern has Issued
! a large advertising card showing Grace
! Kimball posing In a Gashy costume and ex'
, hitting a nair Of pink satin slippers. Tn
derneath appear the words, Miss Grace
/ Klmball." This is one OF the penalties OIL
| becoming popular
Tim Murphy tells a story on Chicago
friend, who says 1t is not true. The chi
cogoan was in New York and wished TO
call up a friend in one of the Long Island
suburbs. While the operator was bused
about the connection he got his dime ready
| to drop into the slot.
] Ready Inquired the voice over the
wire; drop IN fifty cents, please
! There was an apoplectic groan. FIFTY
cents! I'm no millionaire. Why, In chi
cago l can call up Hades for fifty cents.
| The sweet little voice was unruhled as
the reply hoated back: mo doubt but
you know that's within the city limits
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A New York critic gives this study" Of
Mrs, Tiske: Mrs. Fiskes beauty is like
olives, an acquired taste 1t is true that
this actress conforms to few of the laws
laid down by Venus, Her lips are thin
red line of imperlousness. her jaw Is hard
| set her eyes are greenish, her nose Is i'm
pertinent her figure Is irrelevant Most
folk would deny her claims 70 beauty, nut
two honest citizens have carried her WITH
| great ardor to the altar, and we must con
| clude that they were men u taste, Minnie
Maduern's COuntcnaUce is bizarre, unuSuNl,
| uncommon, individual, peculiar, character
| istlc. questionable. outre, original, uncon-
| Yentional odd, eccentric unique, eXtraoT-
binary, queer and out Of the way. There is
no face like hers on the stage. and sue
may be considered the first aud last OF her
| kind. Yet II would seem that ono VINO
| values the distractions Of thought might
consider her beauty Of a fncr quality than
that OF her leading man, the rare ana
rayishing Mr.. woodruff This writer, for
example, is high admirer At Mrs Fiske
ana esteems her far above many OF tue
commonplace beauties or the stage, sucn ls
Lillian Russell. Edna May and Bonnie
Maglnn Handsome is as handsome does;
and though some people may thlnk III Or
Mrs. Fiskes countenance, other people
think well Of IT, The light Of intelligence
plays I'm the eyes of Minnie Madeira. and II
her nose Is not what II Is cracked up 70
be- II has a sensitive nostril. which suorts
defiance at the enemies az art Mimic has
a lovely head Of red hair and tnely arts
lie hand. For TINT matter no great actress
Is truly beautiful Sarah Bernhardt Is posi-
lively hOmely Ellen Terry has a plain face.
Even D'Aununzio, poet though he ~
could not write verses TO SignOra puse S
face, but Cuuteuted him by defeating 2
drama TO her hands, Mrs. Fiske mus
Stand on her hair, which, without artificial
aid. rivals the glory Of Mrs Carter s
famous tresses and presents red when
Tltlan would have loved to paipt
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New York Notes.
New York December 4 This Is the
llveliest wcek Of the present theatrical
season, and week Of bustllng Tor the
critics. Monday at the Herald Square
Richard Mansfield started an engagement
with what he calls "a sumptuous produe
tloR" Of Julius Caesar" IN which be
takes the part Of Brutns. and plays II q, as
no other actor living or dead ever liu.
As TO the sumptuousness OF the pronuetliola
that is a matter OF opinion, and althoush
the equipment OF scenery and costumes y
evidently costly, IL Is no better than pas
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