The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27


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New York Letter.
New York. April - There were two
more or loss interesting events at the tie
atcrS Monday night At the Victoria the
French opera company appeared In re.
vlval Of THE Grand Duchess" comic
opera which was first heard in this country
twenty-five years ago at the Fourteenth
street thcater then the Thoatcr Fmncals
| 1o>te o famous French opera boufe primn
donna. was the star. and within one day
she became the talk of tho town. The
opera was also a huge success and for
weeks ana months the iheatcr was crowd
ed TO Overlooking mt every performance.
Al Manager iammcrstcins handsome play
house the old opera boune Is ucccptably
presented, and while there is nothing re-
marllahlc about the performance It makes
an the recent comic operas look like 30
cents. There is a sparkle and a jingle
about The Grand Duchess" that Is not
found in any comic opera Of recent years.
There was Il double event at the -Four
tccnth Street theatcr Monday night. when
! Foxy Grandpa" reached its seventy-hfth
performance 1t was also the twcnty-sec-
ond anniversary Of Joe Ilarts appearance
on the stage. For souvenirs the mana &c
ment distributed handsome silk Foxy
Grandpa" cushion slips. After the per
tormancc Mr.. Hart entertained the NON
D'IS OIL Tue 'ohpdhf ana a few Trends at
( q supper on the Stage. The exercises in
things.
1t is too bad. this news from London
about "Bru llur Some Of the ncwspl-
pels lhlnh' TO read them, thar the piec~~nas
scored one OF the worst hascos ever known
III tne english metropolis, aud some OF the
/ Erlanger sermons on the subject: telling
ttu'H n", ih'y should nave known octtpr
tt"n 10 take General Wallaee'S story to
'-"Nlall ~ me west particularly there
/ Is sort of biographical air over an that
} ~ uclhS s4!d ana doue in connection with
| iI, 'I 'uI. MeahNmic the pny Is break
iAE an records Tor receipts ut the Drury
lSur ihealer. where it rs drawing nightly
"pN"IuS "i S"'No ana the advance sale coy
SII,.E iAe next TWO months approNlmdtcs
$500, oh pthaH ufe-AlaW " fIlaugrr
/ uGllsl> ait over the country WIN ,,s So
SrneronsJr rendering to them iher kind
/ ny mplJmes. IS so American You know.
IL Is as good as settled thar the SluDrfts
WIN tax" peaecahlc possession of the Casino
| ~ 'n5S 10 me house VIII be closed for a
| NV ,ulNs Tor repairs aud renovation re-
1 opening about May T. with the trst nor.
iHmaurc IN this country Of "A Chinese
it or,5 ll''"ri now IN rs second year in
unromhlonly good cast, which includcs the
/ names of Thomas q. Scabrooke. Edwin Ste.
| Hens, an henssalaer Wheeler William
! ,rnWfo' nnlles Nlrke, Adele Richie, Mrs.
anne 1eAmnls. Amelia stone and ToHv
n""ue, IusiAfe hlrker who was the III.
| son's , "s 'iustC u urlss aIi or Rudolph Aron-
| cd G,,i ss,lpFnl OF the casino is expect
| the or,hott,, - i.ui 3pc IN tlmc 10 conduct
| ,rbc rr,irai - ..11n ny opening performance.
| Earnest" M tho f,nnir,' ahce or beihg
! talnmpnt For Inc ia,l,,J -. uupltNl enief-
a merry plav and FaIriv 'H ,liIts oer; 1t IS
| gram The niece was 49, % tri,S WIN op-
! city seven wears npn Win ts,, ,,o,r" Nv ms
| though oscar Wilde has zone disb hon, ~, -
10 his grave II Is lust us brilliant as ,.or "a
ne PLAYERS of the present east who do the
! best work are Margaret Dale and WiIuoW
! Sourtenay Miss Dale's acting piarcs ber
! - me 'front.' rank of ingcuues and MIR
| ,unrtenaN shows Intelligence and distinc.
! o III D"arIeS Mchman and Margaret An-
| 9nJ VIZ" an IiulpioyfNent on Henry Miller
cast ~, ,.,,h NiIen, VINO We're IN the original
| come, ne ilnportance of Being Earnest
| ron,c tirnso ,',n' w neh 93ok Plays have be
! sense, ny '''He' anu Will easily run the
Last faIi vours ,r,,r ,
Minnie Maddcrn Fiste 'bi MAJ .g tngt Mrs;
| HcySe's nIgv ..Ni,e, nv ~ secured raul
would he Seen IN ~ ~, M3gdalene, and
produced This waa vigoro,'siM ~ Nv " was
the time nv Mrs Fiste ana ~! u,nled ~
bur was absolutely tIue os 49,. may; , ,
most important male Character In nv, le
~ JUDAS lScarlot. and this will he o,,t 81 In,
| Frederick dc Belleville when tho dro,,,a o.
made known at the Manhattan thenfsi Is
Now Workers who are Obliged 10 reI,at,
| ~ town during the heated term viii and
plenty OF amusement AT the local theatprs
tnls summer, dolly Warden" nromises An
t6rou n9's az the Herald square right
hhlckerbocker George Lcderer's ,Tn,
White Rose, Is expected to have a summer