The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23
The Stage

week WAS the Arnold stock company IN
repertoire Of plays.
During the present week the attractions
will he Otis skinner Monday night in
"Franeesca da Rmiul" Lewis Morrison
Wednesday. matinee and night in "Fapst,"
the Black Patti Thursday, matinee and
night.
or Otis skinner an advance notice says:
One 81 the notable productions Of the
present theatrical season will be the re.
vival OF Francesca da Rmini' by otis
skinner at the opera house Monday, March
"a. one night only.
In view Of recent Increase of interest
in the poetic drama Il has long been
source Of wonder that this masterpiece of
George II. Boxer has been So long allowed
TO repose upon the shelves of libraries
since the death OF Lawrence Barrett The
solution. however. Is not FAR 10 seek. II
Is not = one-part PLAY. Its literary quality
] counted With brliialey oil constructor t,
dn ectness Of action and every other feat
uro IF dramatic excellence which lnsures 4
play vitality But despite the strength of
The chief role Lnnciotto. IT Is not a work
for the star who insists upon engroSSing
for himself the applause and interest 20
bis audience. -Four conspicuous characters
divide the attention, and half n dozen sun
sldiary characters must he assumed ny
players ~ merit to insure the play prop
ari- fgv
n bad hccn tbe wish Of otis skinner TO
revive worthib the work which be helprd
10 bring To its first thorough success In
company with Lawrence Barrett and Louis
James. Feeling that the constituency for
plays combining poetic and artistic excel
lence with dramatic power hgad grown to
such point. that the experiment could be
made with safety, he determtA0d 10 devote
his present season to this wNtk
The principal parts are Interpreted ny
Marcia Van Dresser, Aubrey Bouclcaut
III
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tire produrton is the most ornate ami
elaborate ever given 10 Faust. 10 i,s long
ana prosperous career OF tWoutN seasons.
ana me return 81 lewis Morrison himself
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Intelligent thcatcr. gocrs Morrison has
many mitators what successful artist has
n9' ;nu, }nrSG lH'laiorS iacN me hr'aIln
w. and force when Lewis Morrison,
stndieJ and dlgni6,d in,ncr.ouatinr nos,
sessn. In SU,b I'm r,,, I,rl l''
ssys:
Tho famous Black Patu" rroubadours
WI appenF al inc olor" h"u>" Thursday
Nrtrut - hl''l ler aun Wshi
s us ~ .u' 50 III s'ASoH oi 'Fumpn%1t
management Of yoelcFci 4 Noian ,no bt%e
conducted the tour from ihc first; new
ZEE ZEE "peS nave been e"gSianlly inrodnc d
engaged Whenever discovered. T6c som
fnna5 i o,a 'n'S s vht5t onr W. sun,ai 'Ntrl
rrsiur,e ~ fun nnd ran" aiiJ ~" tslu,, ,,
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headed, of course 10y the ono and only
black PATTI lSiSsicrettl jones', tho world
tpar,in, pt tbn Rom nil' me great at
chow as Is too often tho CASE ,n'n,
stellir organizations,
LiIldh russell who for two years has
yort VIII ril ta re, N.Y., wen"r y tie'ds show in New
DER the management Of David Bclasco
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stephen Phillips. author of ULYSSES,
'ol" anu francesca and other play'
that have attracted attention. has writer
q new drama for T. = Willard +, a.. .,i,..
David aud Boibsbcbs pEu,t, ~ ''!''
the author 1f gn0 her Ru,I,csii' ,, NE ~ uS,
MaGdalcn," which Julia Narlow@ win nr6,
ducc WI" ""
49,
Adelaide rhurs,cn who .-,.....
succcssfuI This sc,-o, a., c. w..
written nv two s,,,t,,.,, ,,n,. ,','''
new. play by the same authors mex, sca
son IL VIII be called At Coy Corners.
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stuart Robson and w II. Crane arc To h,
seen in New York in Nav for a sip,,lo mo-.
formnuce Of ',Tbe Iterri.,ta ','
a heneat matinee arrno,cii"' II WI To-
Frohman Tor INC krtorS trn2 manage
will hr the first Joint apprarin n uD IN J.
STARS ~ years, and is already ottrartin
H''eH''"n'
Viola Auon.s ~
of tho King is o,'. p'"S' III the falac
stances in which ,5,, 'ne ~" modern IN
becn regarded +, ',N un'u'S nav
Greek drsmatis,. t,", NV 'o'a OF tn
In n,eson,tn~ 49, 'n' 'l'nr consume
exac,I, oni,,,t,' pi's "i 'he stage shout
WIN the time In whic
the blofE ~ relates Is supposed TO have n,
CURED The only other play of late adat
Which mas followed out the same ruIr
SecfH service. but the story which
InIu occurred during one day The or,,'
StuCHS OF IN the Palace az Ia, l. H..