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

ing attracted an overlooking audience.
when at times became enthusiastic, At
tLe END Of one OF the acts sir. Mansfield
addressed the ladies' and gentlemen pres
eAt, and as usual was Carelul To tell them
mat they Were absolutely ignorant Of what
tney ought 70 know. 1t was trying niglt
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott are at
the hnickcrbocker IN The Altar OF Friend
shin II is good play aud affords the
stars many opportunities TO do good acting.
the Garden theater. The English actor
was seen in Louis y. Parker ..ly. 'lha
Cardinal for the first time Dcrc, aud
scored substantial artistic success.
at Belasco's theater Wednesday the
much heralded Japanese drama, The bar
Ing OF the Gods, was made known with
Blanche Bates as the star The piece Is
maghlbceutly staged and cleverly acted by
Miss Bates ana her supporting company.
Virginia Harmed Is 10 her last week at the
Criterion, where the seusuous Iris has
many weeks. Next Monday Julia Marlowe
comes IN The Cavalier" and 1t is to be
hoped that the fair and talented Julia will
make n success of IT,
Margaret May made her debut in this
city as star Monday at the new West
End theater In "WiDchoster' Edward
McWnde's popular war drama. It IS full
of The most exciting scenes and incidents
with no duh moments FROM the first 70
the anal curtain. As Virginia Randolph,
Miss MAY showed dramatic ability of Il
high order, aud won enthusiastic approval.
The grand opera season at the Metropolis
tan opera house is agiau IN full swing. In
the lpbbies on opera night are seen nigh
bred women, dudes of the smart set. hoys
with vacant faces, swell gamblers and their
lady friends women with long dark
pasts, sporting gents, wine agents and n
lot Of we'll dressed loafers whose pedi
grees are decidedly mixed This is an ex-
act description ot the people who rub Cl-
bows with the Astur-yauderbilts At these
high class entertainments. Within the
bouse the boxes are crowded BY magnin-
Gently costumed women and their escorts
The horseshoe is a blaze of sparkling jew
els, Low cut gowns are the rule aud a
vast cxpanse of lean and iabby bosoms
Is on exhibition, II Is a sight for men and
gods, OF a certainty the Metropolitan
ger people Of all professions--some OF them
uamelcss.
Here is some small gossip OF the town;
Kathryn Kldder is renearSlng Gan Eve
French II Alexander Dumas fils, by Prof
Syle. The new play will be produced De
cember 25. "He Fell In Love with His
Wife" a dramatization Of y. p Roe's
novel, by Augustine Pitou and Joseph Ar
thur. has been purchased by Jules hurry,
who will produce 1t next wear The new
Circle theater on upper Broadway was
opened last week. Bliou Fernandez. has
made good MS the leading woman OF the
company attached to the house. Marie ca
hill Of the "Sally IN Our Alley" COMPANY.
has left that organi;S2tiOn to star B mn,
which follows 1.-THE MoekinG Bird" at the
Riiou theater Rehearsals OF THE Girl
With the Green Eyes bv CLYDE Fitch. are
IN progress. Clara Bloodgood will he
Featured in the leading female part
Edwin Stevens replaces Oscar Asche when
Girls" is sent on the road. Edna Wallace
Hopper is suffering from pink eve. so saws
"When JOHNNY Comes Marching Home"
opens at the New York theater December