The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
LOST MANHOOD.

no play this season has been more lavishly
produced aud money has evidently been ex-
pended in great wads on costumes ana
scenery. Howard Gould, the Captain i'hoe.
shouldered fellow, who has much to learn
before hc becomes "a competent actor. His
name Implies wealth, but ] am afraid he
Is not rich in the ability TO impersOnate
company.
Hoe is sad, sad tale Elsie de Wolf,
VINO mas money TO rent thcaters, buy eX-
pensiye gowns and to hire a corps of actors
has quarreed with Clara Buodgood, the
leading woman OF her company aud now
there IL blood on the face OF the moon. II
seems thar Mrs. BoodgOod received SO
much praise for her acting In The Way
OF the World" that Miss lie Wolf was al
most overlooked by the critics and became
Jealous. Now comes the statement that
tho beautious Clara Will quit working Tor
| Elsie after this week This has caused an
uphcayei I'm the fashionable and business
world, and l should not be surprised II all
New York went into mourning. 1t is u
| most depressing state of affairs and Is cans
ing great anxiety to all classes of our citl-
Zcns Mrs. Sarah Cuwcll lie Moyne, who rs
booked to replace Mrs Bloodgood, Is one OF
the best actresses In the country, and Will
I and the ceuter OF the stage
Here Is some small gossip Of the town;
| Viola Allen Us 70 make 4 spring tour 81
eight weeks as Julia ia The Huuchback,
with EOen Plymptop as Master waiter
Manager j. Wesley Rosenquest has pur-
chased an interest In AT Plney Ridge a
/ play 10y David Higgins and Georgia Wal
! dron, and viii give II an elaborate produe-
tlOn ueXt fall. Ruselle Knot threatens TO
star next season in The Battle of the
Strong the drama In which Marie Bur
roughs made short tour TWO seasons ago
/ toriuue Is back from London. where she
mas been nlling a two wears engagement
nc mas been extended 10 May !; she tol.
lows As You Like II" with "A Scrap or
I Paper. William Elton, w. ]. lie Moyne,
owen Fawcett and t. Il. sullivan have
been engaged by Manager Rosenquest for
the production Of Brandon lyman irish
drama Robert EmlGct' which VIII no
made known at the Fourteenth street the
aver before the close of this season. wagon
| balls hemper have arranged with Ma
dame ModieSka and Louis james to make
supplementary spring tour, beginning
/ April l. Engagements VIII be oiled In the
| principal cities of Illinois. Indiana and
ONO. Madame Modieska starts for Poland
IN May, and has expressed her Intention to
remain permanently although her managers
have offered her liberal Inducements for
another tour next year A onc-act farce
called The Belle OF Broadway" and vande-
the roof OF the New York theatcr. Annie
lr'sh viii shortly leave the Amelia Bing
nHm company 20 take the leading part at
/ the Garden theatT Faster Monday.
NJ. u, curtis Of SAINT Of Posen' fame
mas returned to town after an absence OF
Two years In California.
me Auctioneer' he thinks seriously OF
producing THE Emlgi ant play by Her
| neft llall Nlnslow rho principal role in
bb4Ie iiece y mat 81 young Hebrew making
! MS hrst landing IN america
| Amelia Bingham has decided ON March 81
( ~, lhe GATE Tor the first performance ot
nearis Ahame' az the Biiou theater. This
arrangement Is subject 20 change as she
| expects 70 get play hy prominent Eug
I I9i anihor, with whom shp - now ncgO-
llailny u \. tinen, Miss Binehnns man
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