The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-05

open her season with Il at the Biloa me! tne-
ater on January q. II Is now likely tnlt
she will 40 another PLAY on that % ts, ~,
though she stoutly main;slns that Eaw ~.
Roses LADY Margaret
Mrs Patrick Campbell. the kngnsh ac-
rress has reached this country Win nsI
London company. which inciudes S'g.s
OF cornpetenf actors aud actresses. s9e
starts her American tour December ~ IN
chicago. reaching this city January ~,
at tie Theater Republic, for an engage
mert OF three weeks
Ma irwin is again At the Bijou theater,
In '-rhe Widow Jones" There Is nothing
new 70 say OF this ccmedlenue. VINO mas
fbeStsr.e0ers. Although May Is fat. fair
and f0rtv she is one 81 the youngest look
INK women on the stage today, and the
best feminine funmaker ~ recent years.
$40 ls as burom as ever. and her 90 me
Insane" smile continues "a be a fetchlng
qualify that Is possessed by few Of her
The Unwslcoms Mrs. Hatch" Is in IFS
HJt5 week nj tho Manhattan and as YET
shows M sign Il WANING popniia,T-iIy. u
Is fact that Mrs Burton haI i,rlsa'Ir, :
Than any play lu which Mrs Fiske has
ever born seen. and IL Is equally trne tnat
Airs. Flssc's acting NJ the tile part y
more effective than any IN which she has
Z before appeared in this city. Mrs. fiske
season here continues until February, when
she will % on the road TO ny engage
The pcssmist among piay-goers has tine
and again concluded that the legitimate
drama was dead. But this season there
seems 20 be more evidence to the contrary
than has been noted In many years. Sluce
September ] hundreds 81 companies play
ing tn the modern drama nave closed Tor
want of patronage. while all the numer-
ors companies exploiting Shakespeare an
pear 10 he cujoyin. prospe1i y. II rarely
happens that managers ~ Shakespearean
Z enterprises have reason IN complain OF
Z
Z business. yet this is said to be a frequent
source ~ annoyance n Wagenhsls &
tour Of Madame Modjcska and Louis James
IN Henry VIII" In which these TWO pop
ular stars are appearing with excellent
[ hraucia results.
II Is denied nv the management. hut
nevertheless II Is fact that "Florodora'
goes on the road January n, and will be
followed n the New York theater by The
Han ~ Fame musical comedy by Syd,
ney Resented. In which Dan McAyoy and
Nabelle Gilman are cast for the Lending
parts. One ot the important scenes In the
the story is located. Next 10 "Ermlne'
and "Adouis" "Florodora" has broken the
record FOR long runs in This city and,
strange "a relate one song, Tell Ne
Pretty Maiden IS about The only reason
Nezt week we shall have number Of
important openings: kyrIo Bellcw at Wal
lacks. Otis skinner ar the Victoria. Sweet
and Twenty az the Madison square. and
spectacular revival 81 Tile Christian
@ be Academy Of Music.
The appearance Of Mr.. skinner in Fran.
cesra da Eimiri n play IN which me
+ !9to Lawreuc" Barrett scored his greatest
Success, will bc an interesting event. Mr.
/ skinner will be- seen In the part originally
acted by Mr.. Barrett, assisted by an *.
colent company.
A letter from Miss Kathrvn Kidder tells
N. that about the middle of January she
VIII begin a tour OF the leading Southern
cities in hcr new comedy drama. Molly
l,c .E that section nj the country and j.
uAHlr 10 have most cord al greeting from
aef old fuends and admirers. She viii
present Molly Pitcher iu every city. as
/ sisted 10y her company ot thirty I've peo-
rio N"4t fail Miss Kldder expects 70
give New Workers an opportunity to see
The roof garden of the New York the
alter opened Monday nisht with The Sup
. per cub. m eNtravag51za bv sydney Ro-
eanfold who las provided some lyrics far
aHi away above he ordinary buriesque
HnuSoEs". The music Of the piece has
. tie necessary popular quality. and the
show has started With The chances IN It's
iaF.r. The cast Includes Thomas Qu!gley
. Sc0hrook" Virginia Earle Mauda vii
.ams, Nina harrington, Josie Sadler Al
Hart. Ada Lewis and George Fuller G0id-
there is a bevy of handsome Young wo.
men, many ~ whom are clad In nothing
more than tights and q property smile. The
/ management has evidently attempted to
give an Httra ctive anatomical display As
. an exhibit OF fatted calves handsomely
rounded bcs9ns and beautiful curves IL Is
entitled 70 the medal.
Manager Ben Stern writes me thar on
nec"uher 80 In New Orleans, Blanche
/ Walsh Is to produce a new play by II. j..
W, Dam, called Madeleine, which he
feels confident viii make q solid success
There are twenty elght speaking parts In
. the drama. Mr. Dam, the author, is trav-
the rch-arsalS
Harry C Pierce, the manager for Her.
berg Kelley and E!5e shannon is 10 town
lcosing for theltr in which to present
his stars iu their new drama, Her Lord
and Master" Mr. Pierce is enthusiastic
in Speaking NJ the success Of Mr. Kelcoy
{ AMI Miss ShnuuOn In their latest play and
predicts a hit for Them when they reach
this city late IN the season.
Henrietta trosman's engagement at the
Th.ater Republic begins the h-st week in
February with Mrs. Evelyn Greeuleaf
Sutherlond'S play, Joan OF the shoals q"
which II is "a he hoped viii not run
aground In the launching Later IN the
engagement Miss Crosman will he seen i'm
q new play by George G. HaZlctou, Jr
the author Of Mistress Nell" There viii
As You Like With Mss Tssee cros@a5 as as
duction being used
The first public matinee performance This
season o. the students ~ the Stanhope-
WheatcrGft Dramatic school will be given
n the Madison Square thester Thursday
January 90, when new three.act play
by Sigismund Alexander OF Boston. en-
titled Aims and Ends" Will he present
ed for the FIRST time on any stage.
Ralph Stuart Tetlres MS the leading man
or the company supporting Grace George,
after the anal performance Of Under
southern Skies" at the Theater Republic
on January II. to enter on an enterprIse
of his own. Mr. Stuart is a fne actor
and n gentleman.
Edward Mcwades new romantic plsy
The Land NJ Mystery" VIII probably have
us first production next fail AZ the Four
teenth street theater with Margaret Nav
Ms the star. The scenes ~ the play are
laid IN this city and IN Central America.
one Of them Is described as a novel sensa-
! uon. Winchester" Nr McWadp's suC.
ccssful war drama. will also he seen AZ
the same house next season. Chauncev
Dlcott In Garrett O'MaEh e. COMES Ia tho
Fourteenth Street theater January e for
three weeks engagement
The Marriage Game IS PLAYED ont and
qhiS saturday night. Nancy Sykes.
Hunserfcri. Texas. January Mr. II.
/ Goldman he's finished moving his stoct -