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

/ prison bars. The impresSario nowadays
| who had the efrontery 10 advertise %
chorus OF forty. which, by the, way, con
painted on a drop. would be likely to re-
cetve n shock which would cause the cleo
trio chair 10 seem a, toy Ealyanle pa,les,,
ia comparison Id Mexico the critic must
DO noat lneffcctunl person. since the Law
must step IN 20 protect the public WIN IN
IN the public knows pretty, wei what 90
lines and Judge in advance with unfailnR
correctness. II gets fooled once IN wnlle
and then i Is that II Furnishes with with
with regard TO such magnificent prodnc
lions Of historic plays NJ Viola Ailenh
IN tho Palace q the King, Mansnei,di :
man Of France. TO instruct tho theatcl.
Rocr With q gay array. OF ndJoctlyoe or even
a brave exhibition 81 many colored llino.
graphs. The reputation alone Of such plays
and players n enough. The public hnds
out the rest IL would not he dlgulned 70
make glnrinH parade o. the fact INT
Miss Allen wears In her play gowns made
In exact duplicate " the ancient cloth of
gold, or for MIR Mansfield to advertise
the cost Of his French wigs. lndellcacy
IN advertising In then almost ms bad taste
| and objectionable as misrepresentation,
thu ono 10 bc treated with reputation. the
other with unspurlng severity. The public
la willing TO accept n great name without
a grand array OF fulsome rhetoric ana CIR
cua printing. n demands adequate prodnc.
tlouE and suitable casts Tho great play
crs Of today are not Ike those OF yester.
day, who thought their nnmcs alone sutu'
cent 90 satisfy the theatct gOer Mas Al
len has notably nne organization OF hfy
or moro people, and her production OF In
tho Palace Of the King hathouing bnck
70 tho days that Elizabeth was queen of
Gog@ Ind, ard r9ag mSHorc0 Of SpSSiS
knights and courtlr ladies' viii be discoy-
cred 10 be one NJ regal magpncencc.'
Lorimer Stoddard. who dramotlsed "ln
the Palace ~ the King" Tor Miss Alien,
4, rose TO fame ~ CONSEQUENCE OF hla ora
indpi TpsY from Miss A,"n % spccess In Other
r cliieR. That he had duplicated his earlier
. ulnmphs. The new play Is romantic
! IN the timc that Philip II was king 81
y Srnin ana half the world besides The
y action ~ said 70 be utenge aud rapid, The
story deals with tbs love Of Don John "
y daughter ~ the captain " the household
r guard 10 the palace of tho King. philip,
?, Don Johns brother objected 10 tho match
o Ito secretly loved Dolores, and u was his
r. purpose TO got Don John mt Of the why
y Tor another reason he fenrcd hiH growing
q popularity with the people match with
"a the King and his mlstrcss. schcming priu
{ cess Of Eholl, enter into = plot to ruiz
"a Dolores nnd Danish Don John The lovers
n have the assistance ~ Dolores slatCl
10 lncH, the court icIer and the Cnrdun
. Luis do rorreH We're II not for tho hell
q N these az q trying moment the sweet
. hearts would have been overcome Msr
70 Aliens supporting company numbers ovCl
x SIXTY, people md - one ~ particular nnt
+. individual excellence. The scenery nut
- costumes depicting one ~ the most splcn
Is dId periods ~ medieval times arc dc
& rcnhod ns being ~ regal maEninccnco. Mis-
cdny Jo ppP@g ''G b SnCr G,d 9@q' s
VIII open next Saturday morning
" ~
Couyrrdns Rose CoEnlan. an advance no
=, ticc says
,r Americas greatest actress aud certslul,
n TIC mes, regal looklug woman on III,
# American stage 10 Rose toghlnn. who vii
ro RnpcnF here Ia "ForFot Me Not " one %
RI the kconet and most sensational satire
C. ON society ne eyer staged An the me
~ and women NJ the play nro chosen fror
mn the highest and best grades n society a,
,a torE nud AttrUnNrH In Nrw York and Mis-
a. tugblnu aa Stcphuuie no Mohrvnrt ofte
receives ar many ns nine curtain calls 10
,s her magnificent emotional tour dc force /
IA the thlrd act " tho play, which is crcn
IN my "a tremendous sensation and eVokin
hc nnstlntcd praise from tho critics and pal
~ Rose Corhlau's Forget Me Not Is tn
Al most talked of play ~ tho season.
N. achieved instantaneous success on itS me
liz It's Na polished satire on modern scot
ma shnms and aN strongly dramatic play,
hi packed the house nightly AZ the Firth Az
,s nue. thcatcr New York, and on its roa
av tour because lhcrc Ia nothing hackucyt
% about It's theme because Of It's hrilianr
ne In situation aud dialogue, because
~, amuscs by means ~ casy satire and hum,
bs Oud because Of the spleudid emotional wol
Of Miss Rose Coghon who nppeure In q
., roie ~ StophNple he MohrlVart viii,
"a presents this supoth actress NJ her hes
,nr From grave TO gay, from lively to sever
gb she runs the scale OF human emotions un
"a the climax ~ tho third art displays u
rn arr and power of this gifted woman. vi
mi Is recognized ne Americae greatest Hctrc
w | I'm parts ~ this character Tho ronpnt
lr "a a V.auF
u nm excellent ono Tho ladies ~ tho ra
@ who represent tilted and prlsDorrnttc re
U gnnnges aud the mon chosen 10 lntcrnr
III their associates arc thg pick ~ New York
r J society actors and Actresses Tho sens
NV tionH character NJ The story and the qul,
,n succession " dramatic Incidents nrr z
u" tcuSoW interesting. aud tho satire of II
authors lines ls ms Ecpuy lnrlsivc 80
or snrgcGn'e tnito The best aocicty w
- house ns wen ns on tho stage whom Rn
~ Coghlan appears here
III ~
B., or Harry Bcresford In "rhc wrong NJ
~ Wright" shortly to be seen here. an a
't vance notice says.
OF ono Of the highly recommended attra
season Is Borcsford In George II. BrGa
bursts rho Wrong Mr. Wright" und
tina direction OF J. ! Coleman. manager
the American thcstcr New York cit
From all reports the tour has opcucd mo
suspiciously. and the reception given Bore
ford has hrcu most nattrrlng. 10 tc
Yen the play Is from the pen that gave
why Smith left Home" what Ha
pcncd to Jones" and "Rudnlnh M
Adolrh,' you know 81 once Il ndicntes
farce W,th happy turns and a never cen
Ing flow " fun fun OF the nurost kim
without tho slightest suggestion 81 WI
garity In Tho Wrong MIR Wright" NJ
kroadhurNt has DEVELOPED \ story that
eScerdiuulN funny and with sweet 10,
interest RcreEford Is n comedian OF -
ccllcnt reputation and is surrounded by
company especially engaged 10 NJ n
various parts. Prominent In the cast wi
be Miss Rose NJ Hubbard Miss IoI
shaw. Miss Gauntier Pottery, Miss Mar
g, Bishop Joseph Fynncy William Tow
send, Harry Muck, Harry Frank ca
Coomhs lIcury Vale
when "ArlHoua' was playing IN one
the principal Eastern cities, the hdvan,
man received this telegram; "CochIse q
sick list Hire substitute. black, spirit,
and lively" "Cochisc" Is an iudispcnsab
member NJ the Arizona" cast. slthoug
he receives no other compensation Tor n
services than board and travelling expense
lie came from Arianna, ami was instalI,
IN the role by Governor Murphy OF tn,
state, who preScNtod him 10 the compan
The advance man took the telegram 10
l nearby livery stable, aud made negotiation