The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-18
soNE THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
Patronage and Performances Growing
Better With the Season.
|rur ATTRACTIONS FOR TIE WEEK
,a Comic Opera viii Hold the
toca, stag. Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday.
H., .o,son advances both the attrac-


ions and. Of course. the patronage are get
"A ,nr better Last week two very enjoyable
IA r,.rro,ces we're sccn-Al g. Fields big
S~,ns,rels Tuesday and Roland Reeds new
I &C Yesterday This week again two
sno attractions the beautiful opera Rob
r. and "Corune' will be seen.
4 other good things are in store before
no election and many after it. 1t is grail
tvnr TO see the ladies' out in such numbers,
.,her with small opera bonnets only or 10
..dscar at all. At one or two of the per
ornances last week the big hats looked
I,,cky"--thcy were so few and out of 'he
,vlc around them. When lady persists
J., wearing one Of these big and deliberately
r,pned monstrosities to the thoater TO
In, off other peoples view it is Of course
sipp that It is the only hat sl, has. hut
that ia no reason for not removing it when
be takes her seat Thanks to little agi-
.,,iop OF the matter the wcarer of Il big
hat at the Houston opera house is falling
behind the STYLE and it is said a woman
,rjsh, rs we'll be out of the world as out OF
t.sbion-at any rate she ought to be out of
The theater if out Of the style now bccom-
hne popular with the more considerate OF
the lady patrons.
In Rob Roy" which will be produced
here Wednesday and Thursday nights OF
this week with matinee Thursday, the first
hcene represents a market place in an old
Scotch town. the time is night and a party
pf Highland raiders come to rob the mayor
pf Perth. who has in his possession a sum
In English gold The Highlanders wan ed
hi 10 assist the campaign of Prince Charles
Stuart 4 fight follows between the High
laniers and the Waterman. which is con
cMded by stirring solo, in which Lochiel
calls on all loyal Scotchm,n TO unite I'M
der the banner o; Bonnie Prince Charles.
The MAYOR is turncoat and no keep on
both sides in the war causes his daughter
Janet to marry both Scotchman and an
English officer As Janet is already Sc
cretly married TO Rob Roy" she is in the
position OF having three husbands at least
BY the Scotch form of marriage declara
tOu la the presence Of witnesses. Consit
cradle amusement results from the may
ors efforts to get rd Of his Scotch son in
law when the Scotch are beaten, and of
W. nns'sI, 'o .r IL" law WIN W.. ~, n.s .'Nn
ma climax roro is nrcsentcd thc gath
ering Of the clans" pipes blowing, banners
flying each clan singing its own familiar
nf p"s sunS. ne Woomu aGt tcpiHse"'a
lively air. one Of the Catchest in the opera,
rs sung by Janet and there are reels and
twOrd dances galore The Scotch defeated
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oa Jr.' or the Discovery of Colu'lNus.
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brilliant stage settlngs and nd" ros,nmine
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tObt Frazier are The nm,hnr. y, ..IIcnbr rir
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ssy Sve US to Hudson during hat Dutc]
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lales present lengthy nroar,n,p.n q
peealties during the misa .lros n
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psaaolin being p,lriI Of a famous Span
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Turing her stay in t p,rt vas uer luz - u''o
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