The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15
..s STAGE
) VS.. ;.,., -. PE0pLE
,ur WEEKLY FEWEW
~ FORECAST

.,s IN theatrical circles. but one at.
~ ..,op. and for one night only, being seer
onera house-Della Fox in 1.-The
rrooner" As the season draws
pue "a The closing days the attractions
rsrl fewer and further apart. although
kco.rsrt week will present a decided
hs g. sso,n. Some excellent companies
sal's ~, IN appear. too. and for the next
n the usual interest will be more
nsa ~. maintained. The opera house will be
'ns ,he greater part of this week. Mon
~ Tuesday and Wednesday. Hillyer's
Tssafrs and Gift aCrnival VIII be seen;
Ne WI. black Crook" will pc back Thurs
~ night and saturday. matinee and
~ s.,,nr' Lillian Lewis Will be the attrac-
ton
4. ..ated, HHlyer's Wonders and Grand
an Carnival will be the attraction Mon
4, tuesday and Wednesday, March 10.
.,a,s at the opera house. Aside from
s,s performance of n kind never seen
-. before. many handsome and useful
a.ss.nts will be given away. The follow
" !. from the Newport News CONNER
III OF last Friday:
aTbe entertainment given at Johnson's
..sra house last night by Hillyer's Won
%rs and Gift Carnival company was I'M
s,rh,edly the best of the kind ever seen
!, This city Some of the "tests' intro
s,ced we're truly marvellous. and what APP
,.ered TO be impossible mental and ply
sraI feats were performed with the great
y, esse. Miss Nora Belmont completely
smiled the audience by her second sight
ia undertaking tests, her lightning cal
| citations being remarkable indeed She
,mn1 a pretended murderer, his weapop
| md victim, named the plumber. found the
| scompllce and hunted up the hidden
no,y; told the dates of coins and bank
rctes infinitely described articles taken
from the pockets of persons In the audi
erte, and did many other things which
semed miraculous. The spirltualistic
rarlfestations by Hillyer were equally
pulling Her part Of the programme es-
pcally must he seen to be Appreciated
At the close of the entertainment, which
Pleased everybody present, presents were
distributed. Some OF the gifts were hand
some and expensive. while all were use
hl"
'Ths Black Crook" which will be seen
d. the opera house Thursday night upon
ireturn engagement. was welcomed back
| 70 New Orleans according to the Plea
Jlne, the past week by large and en-
thusastic audience. The Picayune SAYS:
1t has been here so often that, aside from
Tie specalties and the dances. there can
nothing novel about the performance.
ntnese respects the piece Is this year most
Atisfactorily provided. The very first act
tontalns pretty dance of shepherdesses
no postlllions. end some catchy songs by
Mss Lolita Hollywood. The next act intro
auces the ballet of the birth of the rain
bcF really beautiful conception, grace.
Mly danced by Miles. Camis and Doeri'or
nd the corps Of coryph0es. In the follow
ns act song and dance speciality called
foiys Peach was given with good
s Msct closing with contortlon dance by
liue MISS ijilda Hagstrom. What was
Alsd In the programme a. 'bloomer ba,lct'
danced by Miss Hollywood MIR. .Rexo
go tne corps OF coryphees. The act con
auaeo with a well drilled march of the
nnma.ons under tho direction Of Miss
pvusias. incidental to these features were
IoNh some novel electric effects. which
0ie particularly brilliant I'm the incanta-
u0n scene at the end of the first act. The |
rmucuon Is provided with some good
Mnety, the transformation scene at the |
'li VI Inc play being quite pretty"
saturday. matinee and night. March q.
lllan Lewis will be the attraction at the |
vera mouse and VIII present for tho last
une IN this city her famous play, Credit !
D"'a'hes' Lillian Lewis is once more
'-slhg This masterpiece Of hers. In which |
I, y IS not only admired as a great artistic.
- 10 woman, FOR the character she es-
-, Ms ~ ms drama, not only affords her
,aels ample opportunity, hut presents
~ III the guise of a noble woman with !
~. 80 Noilanly attributes for which men |
-, ~ No,neh love d-self-sacrihce
~. Experimentation. There is nothing
- ~ Liiiah Lewis has played which from
i.n. .sllc standpoint has so thoroughly
. .a,a,unstrated her great capacity and art
Sscaanments, as her creation of Ienora. in
i, s' ,s,N lorraine" There are three scenes
ss,n. .s afama which stand out pre-emi-
n ~, as wonderful in their intensity as
h,,d construction. The first Ia the
IA uahe scene, which IL so realistic
ks n 'hat the excitement ATTENDING, II
,h,, nat same infectious quality which
the actions of the real
~, 1 h ana bankers on the floor OF the
,,r, soaid or trade. The second is the as.
shSh a a OF DeLuslenan In the third act.
,he pp.ooaoly derives as much force from
Ia S,uly or Miss Lewis acting rs from
sc.na - &c construction; ana the tnirJ
Viz a. that between tho husband and
te ,nn, .ne last act. in which womaniiko.
rame ne ~ Wlle asks forgiveness In the
losr., ~ rove for the wrong her husbands
M s accuse her Of. Noteworthy is
''npany. u "i'sS Lewis supporting
,,. s chicago Tlmes-Herald said Of the
sa,s theatrical manager McVicker. whose
~, VVeurred a week ago yesterday:
49, 4's'''ficai manager, McVicker, whose
.sN'ta Yesterday afternoon. removed
|, !, Earth one Of the most notable figures
SITES '''7'"'S Oh the uhi'ed
Ia .',. 4ier name has so lorg been identi-
gas Nj Nh any American theater, and as
". McNra',S observed in a brief record of
Inn. he o'. Aof life appearing in this col
1orld ~ ouidhked all the managers OF the |
one 'lhuoHs service as the director
A 6r., sPortant theater. Since 1851. when
,hicasc lcher's Theater was opened in !
lst!,ut,., ae mas stood at the helm OF that
I'd thns through SO cd and evil report. |
d him w"en the sileSt messenger claim j.;
nth w nc LAD entered uron the thirty
I hs chai VI continuous effort in the city
4 by an actor and manager, confront {
be ,ph,,.,oeit those difficulties incident to
syer fa,ass OF a new Western city, he ! ,
The des,,n a IN MS courage or lost faith