The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12


through H. The manager Of the opera house
palnt against the animal Insisting that he
10 elected and that the company manager
/ pay FOR the muiilnted drop The owner
the whole crowd turned nerceiy upon him
and began TO Cypress opinions Of the horse.
| Not n word Of this could possibly be pub
| liahcdJ The stablemnn did not share tho
| prevailing excitement. lie merely said, us
I he gathered 10 the Birdie, "You said you
! wanted n spirited, lively, hlnck horse, nnd
! ! supplied one. Now, give me my money"
! ~
| Concerning "rhe watch on the Rhine,r
mn advance notice says,
AL II Wilson and strong supporting
| company will be the attraction nj the opera
/ house In February in THE Watch on the
Rhine" wfitton by sidney u. Ennis,
Of which brlstles with dualties that com.
| hine 10 make great and lasting success.
! The development of the plot II ~ unugual
strength aud Is so full ~ surprises ntcn
! Hlty of notion and ludlcrous laughter pro
/ vOking situations that II should be seen 10
| no appreciated; the story being laid along
| the banks Of the River Rhine, Germany,
mnde famous IN song and story. The stage
! onccts ARE necessarily OF uhcpualled
grandeur.
An exchange has the following 60 say Of
Naughty Anthony" which will be seen
here OH February II:
Naughty Anthony" farce comedy Ivy
David lcasco, the central character Of
| which In d hosiery model, was presented ht
tho Baker thcnter last night before an nu'
dicnua which packed The house, rho name
| OF the farce and tho fact that there " u
hosiery model In II seems rather Startling,
but the comedy IL really not as startling Ns
would he imagined, OF course, II give7 a
person little shock to- scr young Wou,iu
exhibiting hosiery ng Cora does in the play,
hut Il does not Seem go he at all out ~
place when Que gets sort q accustomed 90
H. and the exhibitions are 80 frequent ~
Naughty Anthony that they come M q
matter Of course, Rud there docs not seem
80 be anything shocklug after recovery
finm the nrst slight shock. However,
with Muie poro as tho model the eXhihl
t0n serms 60 he most pleasing The tx
hihitions ARE made by her I'm such clever
| manner that there Ia not the least snW
vcetiveneas nbout them. She IL young
woman who Is not only possessed OF n very
pretty figure hut STE has winning ways
and is ne Vlynctous sprightly mid clever ne
can be, Ms well aus being good singer She
has songs That suit her style, ana she sing
them all we'll Last uignt she was cncor5t
"a number OF tinius Ot course thurc 70
but there 60 sufficient FOR the purpose tol
which tho farce was written TO amur',
The character of Anthony Depcw, o pgo
fc7eor NJ moral culture, who getS INTO NJ
sorts Of trouble through the model ig I'm
, pcrsonHtcd by WIN f Phillips nud h,
, .ecms to MI all the requirements Rob
maker otto Hoffman and Pauline Ron.
from the pprk committee; John II. Saun
ders ia tho stocking importer Goorg
Mggoc II the lawyer Hurry Hughes IN,
policeman: l.. "a Wcnrich rs lld tia
law clork, mud the adlcH Of the company
, hesldcs Miss Doro are That's Nugrano
, | Patti WoSR and Edlth Hanson aud thcy ~
/, | contributed toward making the farce on
of the host performances at the Baker lui
season. There s a great deal Of ne &
tho comedy, and II goes with q rush iron
| 0uiNh Tho rpTpCdN VIII lp
scented az the Baker tonight and tomorrow
= afternoon rnd evening
= ~
i Chlrogruphomaucy has replaced pnlmistr
Il. as the esoterlc fad in cultured, and some
n times foolish, Boston II is ciatmcd b.
q tho Hub adopts in the cult that in an ir
. dividualE penmRnehlp, rather than frot
n natures markings on the hand, hls chat
y nctcr temper Abilities apd catecr may Ii
u unfaillugy deciphered careful exam
q nation II collection Of autograph letter
4, Of stngp celebrities lends color to the n
herCut truth Of the now science JosCp
10 lefGcrsons and Richard MnnEbcld's han,
Il | writing serve MS excellent Illustrations. Ic
r. tCrsou's pcumHhship ls free and open. euC
Al word and letter occupying nnple space ~
N dicpting warm and sympathetic dlspoS
O. ton, while MunShcld's chrcgrophy Is PR
"a else and scholarly presas!ug culture. hri
Vi liant accomplishments and morhd sous
" tVCncSs Mrs FiskC's letters are pho
Il phorcsceut with emotional clo1ucncr, Win
nj ELLEN Tcrry's pen glidcS over the nan,
RI with unfurled pleasantly. species
Ne dreamy and dclcctnhic Intensity, mdlcatin
II great natural abilities ana character
It. eympnthotic as flower Viola Alien
=, charactorlstlc ecrnwl Is sure tudcI
~ delicate refinement aud Intense ucryot
he nurrgy Al drst glance one ~ hcr lrttc
no looks IKE shower OF comets. hut g
~ every lettcr rs boldly drawn proving M
~ Jefferson pom marks, frank cordial an
sc generous nature Tho peculiar comet one
w. | comes from The odd crossings OF Toe "l's
CT and tho dotttpgs ~ tho MS Each 20
- Is crowned with u majestic sweep OF n
a. ncn, Ike one of Miss ANon's Hnc emotions
'N Nights In In thu Palace or the King
~ while cnch ''l' has tiny horizontal q
'r cmmation point aH II the dottines were n
IL l'itlc brother" " the dashluc oomcls VIII
WI a casual Wow Of one Of Miss Aliens ic
'a tiers looks lkc nothing so much n4 n s,yt
Nc succession ~ horizontal spmshcy IIcnt
irving have the appearance or am cVcitiu
Fcrlmmngc Of slant limos 4talwart viuo
r. mlrrorcd In every period The bold strnk,
A. % v. II Sothcrns pcn portray natui
keonly atuued to tho higher Impulses go
crulng art while Nat g. GundWtu's ,nr
G. less pcnmanShip hns iuvRlity aud iocundit
Is iutilng from every pen stroke
q. ~
of Tho periodical scramble IN the part ,
y, authors for the same subject matter (,
~ plays " well known "Quo Nadis'' becau
N epidemic; then Under Two Flags" bio
rs somcd into numbcrlcss plays Now thr,
y adaptations NJ IN old French play are
the hnnds OF as many managers. m
= lntcSt Is the tale Of Francesca al Rminl.
H. Years ago George II, nokcr. Ihnade
~ phlan, wrote tragedy with this utl
a. which Lawrence Barrett PLAYED with grcg
~ success This wear Joseph buckley decide
, on revival II this noble drama for M
a star otlS Skinner II proved the higgc,
~ succeNs Mr. skinner has ever known am
m recently New York appearance nj IN
in Victoria was arranged Now It appen,
le lhat ihis guhicCt has become a crHu
n Enhuel dApnNnElo, tho italian author VIII
IN stepped into great prominence q fcw ycui
TX" With hiS hook, ''rhN Trumnh ,
Death Inns written dramu on this stor,
which nuSe produced 40 Rome. thproh
OK creating war Of factions IN tho audIenr,
70 Now another 'FWnccsca 81 Rimini" dram
m has been written Tor production hy Coore
- AlcNaudcr, az the St James thrater. Lot
W don. 10 is doubtful. however. if Amcrlr
10 cpn he invaded nc least With this utle a
IA nc Roher tragedy Is fully protected her,
4, me result Is that Mcssrs Buckley AN
~ skinner VIII profit largely nv tho renew,
s. 81 Interest Ia this pathetic romance \
"a they deserve Ia do, Us they CHOSE the MA
~ for rs merits and not because there wa
- rad Impending
Otis skinner an, ~ m. 800. ..-,,