The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-07


sensational. The outcome II It may BE-,
however-at least 70 Mrs Hayemey7r aud
some Of her friends. who have also hrys;nc
interested, are predicting aud hoping y
Is nothing less than the discovery. training
and developing Of a new drawing room Hon
He is Antonio Malori. an Italian actor
and Mrs. HaYemeyer and her friends SOY
he is the greatest tragedian in the world
For several years he has beeu PLAYING oa
the Bowery and iu the toccnt italian the
ater on sprsng street, but be could get no
further He planned rs day and dreamed /
bv night Of how he could attract the o. !
tentiou Of O Blk theatrical mdn1ger wa" (
would give him a chance 20 play on Gfual, !
way hut IA vain ear after year hc hopcQ !
ADD tried, but nothing came OF 10 an end
Maiori was becoming hopeless.
AT last one daY William Sartin. we artist Z
who has a arger acQushnianee ~ BoneInio
than perhare any enc else VA New YORK, /
heard OF him. and lust f3r the diversion anu
lark" ~ the thins gpt up 81 party nl tut
blase, supercilous zoo % go down ~ tAo
slums and see his ind 10 ile party was
Mrs Havemeyef aud Ike an the rthcfs.
she was dNNghted at the }Fuug itAlt.
genius fn tine course or frW uaNr snt
arranged fer him to give % reading 1t hei
home and aftor 90 was over sAc uud Ar
Haves ieyer and number of rhcG friends
agreed 70 supply the hnnnces necessary -
hire a Broadway theatCr Tor "a Sport Iu1'
and 81 give Malori q chance
When they fold Maiorl N their intentont
h. could not l'cBeS, iris ears lRat y
tered aud Il qt DO would never get h,, greIt
chance. IL sluuid come 900 hun sn euuUtnA
through ta3 WsEs % q, 'E KIM sipdiy ~
could not believe
All this happened last spring. ard ever
since NiaIOri has hecu In the seventh htN-
en- 81 delight He has not as Ne. secured
a theater but the money Is ready 70 back
him. and be hopes 90 secure Il tlcalel Ter
.v-1 Of " 40
The transition In MS fortune Is a starting
one. Up TO d couple ot months ago De btd
never had command q more f1an eoupis
" hundred dollars, Now be can cemmAud
Sio,OcO. Two norths ago he was hopeless
roseate that he can hardly walt tor che
theatrical season 10 COME and bring Aim
Antonio aIaiori was boru IN Siasslni.
Italy, In 1850, and Is therefore. about Ao
years OLA. Lis father was { man Of 9ome
was about Is years DID, Theu he secured a
quite lmport ant role IN q production ln
success Il his part and went Ou lmpfor.
ing until at 20 be was plating "OthelIu.
By thls tinle 7ls fame ln It8ly and auonS
Italian was assured fie nf~yod tn liHt
aud Spain for about three years more aul
then cauc 10 America.
Maiori Is as swarthy as the usual run Of
ltalleus. aud CnHke the majority Cf ms
eountryUen, he has not good teeth. he y
about Ave feet nine inches tall and ytr'
heavily suiit. although be has NO super
huous hegh on hiR. HIS eyes are sinai
aud sunk rather nterr deeply than gsua
IA his 'gd bur there IS nevertheless Ia
hire OF passion smolderl.g in them, whicl
can he seen In flashes as DO talks. H.
rose reeedes a little az thc bridge, eul bt
forehead is broad though rather low. hi
best point IS bis lTw which Is heavy au'
massive the bulldog Jaw, whill denote
the man of tndomitable sblrit and ccufu..
His whole heart and soul are Wranrga u
10 his work. lie spends bis leisure % study
ing aud rehearsing. There Is 40 actor %
cay who has "a longer replftoir- than A'
He has rhc complete WORKS et Sbakcsutm
by heart. Nearly all u Sardpu's Graua
hc can rehearse without louklng at
prompt book, and be knows not only On
role but al roles. Besides tAis he IS
great stage manager and bus nn eagle ey
for the discovery 81 buddng tai-pt 4
the members Of his company nave receive
their entirr stage tratnng from him A
though Maiorl Is apparently as "hurd'' ,
an athlete 10 training, he says inst
takes no exercise beyond a liltie walk. II
whole time is devoted 70 study.
Maiorl speaks little English, and he SAY
that he shall never attempt 90 learn IL we
enough TO act IN II.
Ing words II Is uttPrlug them so mi
they express all the meaning Of the SiJu
tion and circumstances, aud this cou
not do were ] 10 try and do Il as me
parrot. Besides, one should act with b
whole belng-the arms, the head, the boo
everything, not the voice merely"
\ spleuulu eAAluptt CT TIC QuHAAy .
Maiori's art was shown on the occasi'
when Mrs. Havemeyer and Some sixty
seventy OF her friends went TO see Matt
perform for the first time. The play "
wretched scenery and costumes. ana
very poor supporting company, besides
ing played In Italian, a Language wni
not more than one IN twenty uRderstoo
probably; yet the genius or this poor IL
Ian held these SOOTHING, hl5se worldly ri
people SO thoroughly that they SAT hreat
ola I .s.f ar MIC ffu
dirty Bowery theatsr. Among the par
on that occasion were Mr. and AIRS. Rif
ard Hunt, Mr.. aud Mrs J. Wells Cham
ney. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin "a Biasnre
Mr. and Mrs Thomas shields CLARK. n
and Mrs John Eideskin, J Alden Weir ri
Marion Crawford, the son Of the fame
novelist.
Ills plans this fall viii embrace no
tour with his company ii he eau arran
II so as not 10 clash too seriously VITA
engagements Tor private performances n
readings. He Is 10 give course 81 al
matte readings. IN Italian Of course at {
houses % number of Mrs, Havemeye
set. and a series II private performanS
rIciest OF New Workers have had bullt
their homes He is another salvni.
49,
The duchess OF sutherland Is at work
Il play to be produced Ia the United stat
Ny Ethel Barrymore. II is comedy bus
IN modern incidents, aud Is 20 be ready
HtAtDu
soeial snccess In England has been as or
rs IN the United States, met the duch
last winter. The new playwright IS
waman 81 many activities and Is
author - two successful hooks one an
count % travel. and the ether a novel 20
Hour and the Next which deals WITH
labor problem.
Msude Adams Is now 70 have hon
theateF Charles Frahman has derlled Il
the fame % this STAR hereafter. shan
linked with the Emplre. nnd IN no at
theafer iu New York win Miss Adams
pernlitted 10 appear. Jonn Dfsw N
Adams and the Empire stock an plav
the Empire. Mr. Frahman has decided 4
Nc new modern play wrlttcn Tor NJ
Adams viii be produced for the prese
During her forty-e xht performances M \
York she VIII appear Tor the nrst tin 4
RoEalind In As You Like t. aud !
VIII give several % her suecessss
thls enragemeut subscription seats will
eQld IN advance.
on hss Eeturn fFem Europe the other I
Richard Mansfield made the follow