The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-11


Next month the season begins all
over the country, although combina'
tons do not find their way 70 Texas,
until a month or slX weeks later than
In the upper country. The theatrical
outlook IN fair. Last season Texas was
the only state In which combinations
received anything like liberal pa
tronage, aud were II not that the dis
tanees are no great between cities, 1t
would be profitable 10 iirst-elass par
ties. The success met with by the few
first .class troops who came here last
season, has turned the eyes of mana
gers towards the Lone Star State who
never dreamed Of coming here before,
and stars of the lirst magnitude who
formerly thought Texas out OF the
world and not worthy Of the journey,
are now STIMULATING with their agents
and managers to take In this state. In
fact, they are urging IT, What does
this go to prove? Why, that the citi-
zens ofTexas are as fully alive TO fine
art and intellectual entertainments,
and will az literally support true
merit, ~ any state in the union. This,
coupled with the splendid crop pros
poets for this year, caused the theat-
riCal manager who for the last two
wears has closed his season with the
balance on the wrong side, TO look for
ward TO Texas M the Eldorado, aud
that visit here will relieve the pocket
which has been emplied by hard times
and bad season. We now present to
our readers the list Of first.Olass COM
panies who have booked for the com
ing winter. They embrace the very
best, and in their respective repertoires,
are all the latest novelties.
One thing, however, IL n matter OF
regret and that IL, that we have no
opera-house commensurate with the
merits Of the artists coming, or the ne
cesslties of our theatre going people,
and we sincerely wish that such actors
~ Raymond and Mrs. Chanfrau, with
their magnificent companies, could
nave better opportunities to present
the drama as IL should be. We append
the list ~ far as it is filled out, AppIi'
cations are being made every day,
though, 10y other companies The
minstrel companies are HaVerley's,
Kelly aud Icons, Barlow Wilson,
Primrose and Vests. The dramatic
companies are Frank r. Aiken and
.Genevievc Rogers aud company, Ia
Maud Muller" and other plays, Miss
Rogers is very young and very fine
The Stoddard Comedy company with
the great Johu Dillon as the stellar
attraction in Brass" " Pique,' ant
other society plays.
Mr.. G. w. TNyleuro, and his magni
ficent company, will support Mrs
Chanfrau through the state, and theI
return over the same ground with he
husband, Frank Chanfrau, in exit thu
Arkanslan Traveller "Sam,n etc.
EJohn II, Raymond, as "Colonel Sci
lers" will be here, and the same com
pany support Robert Ogden, leaving
Raymond, in Galveston.
Joseph Murphy, the finest Irisl
1 comedian and specialist in the coun
|, try, will appear in "Kerry Cow"
The Lingards, William and Alice
e who have recently returned from
i successful rim Australia, are booked
o The Kiralfy Brothers, the best spec
l. tacular managers In the world, VIII
Il have produced "Around the World il
o Eighty Days "Ali Babarn and 9th
q ers, at Niblo's, in New York, will b
( here with their pautomime, ballet au
specially troupe.
The "Baby" combination, Kati
81 Putnam, Alice Harrison, in the Nv
II Orphans, and Mary Anderson, dauSht
er Of Gen eral Anderson, who has ere
ated such fame in the heavy TRACE
: dies, and who ia comparatively
S, novce--all these yre hooked to appear
and no more radiant galaxy can b
found anywhere. Tint they will b
liberaIty supported, there can be II
u doubt. We can hut reitcrHte our wis
that new Opera-house be CONSTRUCTED
Mexican Peace Prospects.
> Advices from the city of Mexico u
G to July 3lst, report that arrangement
n have been made for the payment 80 tn