The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-04

the local managers have this season done
themselves proud hlaw and Erlnngef as
usual gave every member Of helr business
stan handsome souvenirs in the shape OF
hundred dollar bills, Soue of the young
men were handed four or i've OF these
Pheasant reminders, aud not man received
less than 500. The total must have itGured
up several thousand dollars Charles Froh-
man Also remembered his employees with
handsome sum In cash. At the CHsino, the
Princess and the Herald Square the Shu-
bert brothers passed out a bunch Of Christ
mas money TO the gentlemen who work tol
them.
Lillian Russell is again negotiating with
David BelaSco, and contract may ne
signed in a day or two by which the dis
coyercr Of Mrs. Leslie Carter, Blanche
Bates and David Warheld VIII manage next
season thc fair and airy Lillian The only
difficulty seems TO be n comic opera SUIT
able to Miss Russell. Belasco snys he can
write one and won't try. So MI the comic
opcln makers In town are humping theW-
selves to furnish medium that will satisfy
the popular prmn donna Belasco admits
that he would like TO add Miss Russell to
his constellation Of stars, and VIII do so II
n good Oppru can be obtained.
From Montreal comes the report that
Blanche Walsh. who recently appeared In
that c1ty, added to her remarkable popu-
larity there by her splendid lmperaonntion
of SalammbO in Wagcnhas hemper s
spectacular production of "rhc Daughter
OF IIamlicnr" Al every performance Miss
Walsh drew overlooking and enthusiastic
audiences and on several occasions people
were turned away unable to get Into the
theHter Miss Walsh rs ut present touring
the principal Canadian cities ami the husl,
ness. which Is said to have averaged SloOu
/ nightly, proved that In this venture Wag'
cnhais & Kcmpcr have made no mistake.
This firm Of oHtcrprlsng managers has I'M
doubtcdly given Miss Walsh the chance
Of her career 20 prove her claim Z" helng
the best paying dramatic star in the coun-
'Srbe Girl with tho Green Eyes" play
Z ny Clyde Fitch, is a Wild weird story OF
Jealousy. Ina some places ir skates over
thin lee with several narrow escapes from
vulgarity clara Boodgoud. MS the Jealous
WIFE, is simply herself, which means that
she Is natural, unaffected and charming
She acts the part delightfully."- and mas OK
ocllent assistance from Robert Drouct, hen
leading man; Lucilc tlarcn, and one OF
| two other members OF her compnny. ~
viii he talked about, and While II is no
So good as others or his make, serves it
purpose Tic real hit Of the piece mas beer
made by Edith Tal'iqferro She is IN
douhtediy the hest child actress IN me
country Her work Is splendid.
Natc Salisbury. who died the other Gay
leaving q fortune, was the fathcr Of fqrc'
comedy I'm this country With the Int
.Tohu webster he organized Salshury's
Uoubadours ard toured the country lu Z
niece called "Tho Brook" As the cast
numbered lust i've persons every one o.
thcm n partner u was not hard to pay
snlarics Later Salisbury and his associates
appeared In other plays. and always with
| success Salisbury was good business mar
who know the value Of a dollar and held or
to every one Of them that came his way
ID was his boast TINT he had never yolun
tcered his services for benefit. Ills 'lsua
roplv when asked TO appcar Mt such M on
tcrtnlnlncnt was: mot on your lfe-nul
d here is 500 Let 1t go NJ TINT " Nate
Salisbury was rich man before ne ever
The coming Of "The Sultnn OF sulu' NJ
/ Wallacks has brought TO us now assert
lncnt Of chorus girls some OF whom hnv'
never before appeared on Broadway. Man
nger savage has q good eye Tor ATTRACTIVE
women ana has secured as fine bunch oI
| shapply girls as any old ronnder could ASA
for
Mrs. Osborn closed her ''Playhouse" last
Saturday night. Not many tears we're sheo
and tho doath seemed 10 be penceful one
| Al this datc II is not known who VIII Sc
cure the little theater
Franklin Eyes adaptation OF Tolstol
"Rosurrection" vii probably be produce.
by Charles Frohman and David Belasco al
an carly date. Oscar Hammerstein alsc
proposes to produce this play, and there
! PROMISES to he race between the twr
| interests as 10 which ran first preGent thf
/ drama in this city, II is strongly rum 'rel
tbat Maude Adams will be starred In th'
/ Frohmon n BeaBco production. But this Is
1 denied by both mnun gers.
/ Next season Chimney Olcott moves mp u
the new Majestic theater for his annual en-
| eaeement Manager Augustus Pitou has
! gone 10 hts winter nome 10 Florida, wheri
! hc will remain until April
rip van Wlnkle" has made record