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I fects. special mechanical and scenic de.
VICES. gorgeous calcium and electric
| light embellishments. For their presen-
taton the magician carries \ large staff
Of assistants, including n special leader
of the orchestra TO introduce during their
Performance new and novel melodies.
and also an entire calcium light plant.
| LII can be expected. with these embellish-
meats that Herrmann's present perform
ance Is hrimfull of unique enjoyment and
vii, not be missed by those who would
discriminate in their enjoyment. Herr
cities" '''rhe Artists Dream" The
Asiauic Trunk Mystery" The Colum-
hian Transformation .Trilhy." a. new
hypnotic sensa ton, and The Mystic
r.ous Swing"
Friday and Saturday and Saturday
matinee. the eth and sth inst, "A
Breezy Time" will be seen and enjoyed.
For the past several seasons it would
seem that the world has been in laugh
found in the kindly reception given by
amusement seekers TO all that claes of
plays having rs their fundamental prin-
ciplc the creation Of mcrrimenr The
prevalence IT this kind Of stage crea-
lions has gwen the public what would
seem to be a surieit In their particular
line. and while the public desire for
something funny still remains. there IS
an inclination strongly marked 10 seek
it in plays that have more substance in
ihe.r composition. Working for this
idea. the suthor Of "A Breezy Time"
has given an amusing, well told story
that Fiiz aud Webster and their clever
company Of comedy players have sue
ceeded in celebrating into an enjoyable
entertainment Mcritorious from the
fact that Il not only has all the elements
al music and fun, bur its story is CO
herent and full Of well sustained inter
est The three acts of "A Breezy Time"
have been happily impregnatel with
mus.ri songs, dances aud clever spe-
cial;r features, all of which are intro
ducei in an easy and perfectly lcgiti-
mate manner. and the presentation gives
q br shi. crisp, musical comedy with the
refreshing novelty Of a plot-somethne
decidedly new in the farce omedy field.
and a feature that has proven one of
the strongest factors Of the phenomenal
success 81 the present season.
Colonel Robert G. lugerscll. who Is to
lecture next Sunday nigh; on Liberty
Of Man. Woman ana Child" never SPOKE
more happily or brilliantly than be did
NJ the recent reunion Of tho Eleventh
Illinois Cavairy--the coloncl's old com
mand-at Elmwood, Ill. In the course
Of his three bours' address the colonel
said:
Bed rs am, I've got another hobby
There are thousands and thousands Of
criminals in our country. ! told YOU
iItfln ,vbita auo did p,4 Iig,,. .ita
South because OF the conditinnA which
prevailed In the South. The people Of
the South did as they must. am the
same about the criminal. He does as
no must. If yon want 70 stop crime you
must trcat with it properly. I am in
favor when you put men in the peni-
Tertiary Of making HIN work, aud / am
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will 80 abroad and compete sgtl
eirn cracks in the professional ~
The National league vii! an
important questions at the schedrl
ing, February "a.
Jim Hall will be one Of Pete l
seconds in the latter's coming cs1
Bob Fitzsimmons.
Though not generally known .
dent of the League of Amenni
men receives for expenses slul
mum.
Logan ran a mile in las l4ws|
gong at Frisco Monday.
Colonel ]. f.. Peppers enFs
been declined by the st. Lou' I
ISOLATION.
Forget, Lady Inez, Ben Ed1|
Ideal III and Kamsin are enters
Little Rock derby.
The five stakes to be run At ll
this spring closed with ~ no
Six 2-year-old stakes to oe y
Bay District track. San fnna. v
just closed with 1877 nominap@
The American derby, Snen ~
Englewood stakes for 1870 II.
been declared off by the W.
Park club. \
While in Kentucky recsnw \
Croker purchased a yearnns
The Commoner, by Hanover
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$500 as breastwork between him and
temptation and something for a founda-
ton upon which to build nober lie.
Now he is turned out and before the
day passes he is driven back. Nobody
will employ him. nobody will take him,
and the night following the day of his
release he j. without n roof over his
head and goes back to his old ways
There was q vast amount of good
sense 10 these propositions, but before
the sun went down on the day on which
the speech was delivered Colonel luger-
soils enthusiasm for the criminal was
somewhat dampruet. His pocket was
picked and lie lost $3.50 In cash and a
draft for $3.50 The draft. however, was
found and returned to him, having cyi-
IDENTITY been thrown away by the thief ns
measure of safety. The colonel missed
the money Immediately after leaving the
park where he delivered the address.
1t was commented upon rs a peculiar fact
that Of the 10000 people present he was
the only one to suffer in this way.
The Grau Opera company has been
ploying 10 good houses in Galveston and
win begin weeks engagement here at
the opera house on Monday night, the
l0fh inst. The News in recent issue
said:
There was fine audience at the
Grand Opera house Last night To greet
the old time fayor!tc opera company,
that under the management of Mr.. Matt
trrau. The Grnu Opera company has
grown 70 Doe 80 much 40 iutegra. part
of each season. aud 81 great Il part, too,
that no season wun.d seem complete
without IL. Its coming has been looked
forward 20 with eager anticipation OF
pleasure, aud nov that it is here and has
l. 4 a.. -
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resentaton in Atlanta. can not play a
club in that city il the Southern league
is n 20 So asserts Nick Young. president
of the National league That settles the
matter. No league can play ball sue
cessiully without the protection of the
hig league. If the Southern league is a
20 the Southeastern viii have no stand.
ing IN Atlanta.
Tho Southern league has the call so
far as protection in Atlanta is concerned.
Three vital questions were asked
Young. His reply to each was short and
emphatic. The questions and answers
were as, follows:
Has the Southeastern League paid for
protection In Glass Il of the National
agreement? Yes.
Has the Southern league any status in
Atlanta? Yes,
Can the Southeastern get into Atlanta
il the Southern league is go? No.
There is the whole situation in nut
shell.
After answering these questions Presi-
dent Young wrote the following.
THE Southeastern league named At
lnnta rs one of their clubs, but advised
them that they could not Interfere with
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There wes little but Of the top quality
In theatrical and musical circles the past
week--Mantell at the opera house and
Paderewski at the Auditorium. Robert
Mantell is universal favorite and pre-
scented two of his best plays here--"Tht
Husband Wednesday evening and
Thursday matinee. and "Monbars'
Thursday night The weather was exc
cradle and prevented anything further
than fair business. The performances
were artistic and thoroughly enjoyed.
Air. Mantell has about the same company
with him this season as last. Including
hiiss Charlotte Behrens as the leading
lady.
The Paderewsi recital at the Audi
forum was the musical event Of the sea.
son. Houston was distinguished as the
metropolitan center OF the State by its
selection as the frrt and one of the two
concerts given in Texas by this celeb
rity. And it was royal welcome the
great artist received. The big hall was
6ilcd with curious and critical audience
and the event was SO successful as such
events are rare in the Southwest.
The present week will also be compare
lively light one. so far as the number
of attractions go. 1t viii open at the
opera house not until Thursday, with
Hermann. the magician. for one night,
md "A Breezy Time" will conclude it
Friday and Saturday. The patronage
continues fair on all occasions and 10
spite of frequent Indictment weather.
Ingersoll win lecture in the opera
house next Sunday night on Liberty"
only touching upon religious matters
The sale Of seats for this lecture will be.
gin tomorrow, Monday morning, at the
box Office.
Thursday, as mentioned. the deft and
bewildering Hermann VIII appear. He
will exhibit his latest fcats of unex-
riainable imposs.bilit,es and bewiidcrfn-
maryels. VITA his every appearance.
Hermann has always brought fresh
wonders to astonsh and enjoy. until
fheater-gosrs HOW look ahead TO his com
ing with the question "a to what sur
prises this mysiifylng man has In store
for them. With his originality and III
cesssant enterprise he j. always bringing
out wonderful creatures OF his own brain,
until his entertainment may always be
said to be new.
Hermann prdes himself in lis present
programme Of SURPRISING all his previous
efforts, for besides hs own fcats with
his marvellous hands which only Herr
mann can perform, he has elaborated this
programme with stage displays OF what
are called 'magi-noycltes," being me-
chanical illusions which he himself has
devised, and which. besides their IN, ste
charm, possess an amount Of dramatic
interest that fascinntes and at the same
time commands thought for their won
derful skin and ingenuity.
These illusions contain spectacular Of
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/ that the match had been ser down for
sunday The 18th. and ae he has ccrtain
c'hseicnious scruplc- he mt once not fed
MS manager, CAPITA Charles Glor, in
sew, York, that no would not fight on
sunday.
II appears that in making the arrange
n'rhis i9r The match 10 date WAS set.
Leeds oGiy stipulated that il should not
De pulled oil on Sunday.
Polar Palmer the English bantam
wHsnt champion. has arrived in this
country consigned to Thomas ORonrke.
inc astutc manager Of George Dixon.
kourke VIII manage both champions,
end The iiiSt step WAS to conduct tame
sparrinG exhibition between the two in
Madison Square Garden They SPARED
SIX rounds but thoy might as well have
spared 500. for the bout proved nothing.
iheFe arc two claimants TO the bantam
weight championship IA this country.
One * Johnny Murphy of Boston and
the other Jimmy Barry OF Chicago. Muir
ply ~ not only willing to Gch, Barry.
but any other man In the world, includ-
ing I'etllnr Palmer, On the basis of his
record Murphy claims that b. is entitled
! 70 meeting with Palmer, and is more
/ than willing 10 decide the bantam weight
championship OF the world before the
Empire. or my other club. and In his
case the purse viii be q secondary con.
sideraiion.
Corhett IL said to be contemplating n
trip 70 Australia IN March, for two
months tour Of the colone- in c0niunc-
ton with one of Bill Brndys shows. lie
VIII not appear in "Gcnuemnn Jack" or
the Naval Cadet" he will simply 90
along to punch the bag and give exhibit
uoh sptrrne WIN q partner. 1t appears
ihat the champion has lost a eoodly
thcr OF his drawing power since giving
rs championship away and since tho
fliHsimmons fasco, being reduced bv
ihese 10 hunt pastures now to satisfy tha
hieh rate of money making that he bad
fallen into. II is Judged that the An
slraiihns would rather sec the American
champion in something akin To what he
mas gained fame at than In drama dis.
play. hence be VIII not attempt to 20 ont
Of his line IN the new country, not nj
least, tiil he has sufficiently felt the pub
/ iic out. After that trip IS at an end Cor.
nett ieels himself ready and anxious tr
mret the winner of the coming contest he
tween Maher and Fitzsmmons.
Senior Josc de Moreno and HE trour
{ Of Spanish bull fighters from Madrid
I Spain. will arrive in Juarcz on Tuesday
. Moreno comes TO Mexico under the con
! tract % Senior A. y. Daguerra, the hull
lighting, coneessionaire for the State o
= chihuahua. HIS contract calls for fly,
e days bull fighting ct $500 per day. ON
, Of which the Spanish premier has TO m,
t his five assistants The fights that ar.
ri billed Ms part aud parcel Of the fsti,
carnival win bo brought of Just acros
! the Rio Grnnde, In the arena at Juare7
' Twenty Wild bulls have been capture,
t for the fiesta. and half that number vii
I be added before the bugle call on tn
initial day TO be held as substitutes.
On the frontier four fights constitute
5 days sport Four bulls, In us man
, cages, with sliding doors. are then al
Q ranged alongside the apertures that lea
< into the ~ and turned loose "a wantet
D II generally takes from one and one-hal
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY

ton SAYS that the contract for the play
was signed a year and n half before the
date at which Mr.. Maxwell says he sent
his MAY 10 Mr. Goodwin and that AT
that time the full scenario with the list
characters was submitted. In view Of
this statement Mr.. Maxwell's claims look
decidedly peculiar, but there are always
two sides TO every question. This thing
OF claiming the authorship of success
full play is, however getting to be a
chestnut
Three months ELAPSED between Mary
Andersons first appearance on the stage
and her second performance-"a heart
breaking interval" writes Mrs. de Ma
varro in January Ladies Home Journal.
Manager Macauley of Louisville, Ky,
then offered her his theater again for n
week and she presented the chief roles
in five plays-"Fazio" The Hnnch.
back" "Evadne." The Lady of Lyons
and Romeo and Juliet, OF her first
weeks engagement she writes: AT the
end Of the week | was in debt to the
manager for the sum of 81, the houses
having been large enough only to cover
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THE CHANT OF nm

Hef0r ss, qr Sas S., ! was ola-sa n
Ana stu by latest living w . y
The God and l alone hava 4. .
est morning CLEAN. su ~
When mind as yet was al -.
matter but a dream,
I've heard the minstreis a, A..
their earliest anthams ~
And seen blind chaos ouIcksrss. !.
cosmos spring;
The while the LIGHT A sostr. !, u
ments In strife
l heard the voice. LET tbs,.
and saw light leap TO life:
And looked on the SIMS -.
when, that primeval CAV ~"
He peer'd down there Jpon IA. ~
earth's first dead man hyi
Within my ears have runs IN. y
Kingdoms at their birth:
Before my eyes corruptiona ~
swept them from the earn,
I've Witnessed KNOWLEDGE IN Il.
then seen the sure advance
or Retrogression's reign tina, ~
crime and Ignorance,
When. as the form OF Venus sAm. Y
light of the sun,
The drear Dark Ages stretched NJ
and hid what Wisdom voa
Yea. this I've seen and heard III
and | will live to see n
The purpose and the mystery \ I
years to be,
And gaze upon the holocaust n,
the world shall burn,
And with His palm Its ashe, \.
place them In their urn.
WIFI
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have been engaged !, \,
for the farcical NAV ~ =
shortly to be produces.
In a burlesque Of So1M.S0 4 Y
Prisoner of zenda.S
John Drew has rar.,, /.
a character that has sSl, "a, 4,
according to accounts , v W
plays in The Souri, Ut =
running In New Yori y IN
cool, shrewd society nj =
young wife from ds,t.,'a ~ I
fering in a love affair
"lzeyl," Bernhardt,. III.
MS hope not her lnst. t,iu l
ing New York thester , " !
critics say that Sarsh sra
age. luRvt
Il. A. Barnet is still IN . y.
an eight.foot man for ii.
and the Beanstalk.S Of ~ ~, - I
play the stalk. - mn|
IAN Artists Modelv .
houses in New York. 4 %s'
peated in this city soon. Wy
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MECCA FOR wIDo"'
New York Attracts Nearly TA
Who Have Lost Thelr ~

New York Attracts Nearly
Who Have Lost Their ~
New York Herald. \.
Have you ever been imp''
large proportion Of women
life, who appear at the puolN n
New York in mourning! i0u -
impressed II you look about +" Z.
ping streets and popular pr0n''A !,
in the theaters, libraries lec'u'
cars. ,..,si
The new city directory gives !,
of 1850 widows. and inqulm. r 4
practicable, shows that a '"a,, ., N
came to the city to live a', .,tr,.s
reavements. Attention was s
this matter by the conVels -
women in mourning, VINO "
in a Fifth avenue stage' W
Read" said one OF lns@ ~,
three books In her hands. rlri
all of the time. and JUST M
When 1 had to live In lsa III /. y
town where / couldn't 81, INN
books, I hardly read at al. ~
tie time for it. either, but nv Al. 4
please, and don't have a y, 70 VI
Come, it's getting late. w .,lort|
We'll, It Is relief 10 o .,sr ~
as you please" said the rssi
York is the mace to DO IL u
the reason came here VIZ ,' .ny =
died. Now l needn't Kny" tod
have nobody to tell me VIVA ~ M a
or where l please. ana a
thing to divert me. AZ twttf'
In one apartment house' ,,vs elrf
In Madison avenue. there ,a,,,n ~
ows. who are seeking 70 - ~
rows by the attractions v
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twelve weeks run. almost o good-sixed
fortune in itself. He has played the
character OF Joshua Whitcomb for about
fifteen years. and yet, as the summer va
eatiun draws to close, he is always
eager TO resume work
Meanwhile the play has entered upon
its eighth season. Ii has travelled from
Maine TO California. and II is claimed
that the annual profits realized each sea-
son ART from $4,000 to S1o0.0o0.
Such in brief. is the marvellous his
tory Of a drama Whose homely interest
seems universal. and which has been
eulo.istically and not inaptly character
lied as "a play, a song. sermon and a
hcnediction."
Michael and HIS Lost Angel" the
latest play by Henry Arthur Jones, was
given simultaneous production In New
York and London and 1t is very hard to
tell from the newspaper criticisms
whether the play will prove success or
q failure. 1t is another of the eternal
play built II the equality Of sexes
theme aud il seems to be strong in its
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retention of an intermediate class means
continued failure of professional racing
IN this country. The trade people seem
to favor an Intermediate class, and if
the League of American Wheelmen
agrees 10 sustain Class h riders it is felt
that few accoS,ions will be made to the
professional ranks. and the racing condi-
tons Will remain the same as last year.
Bicycle clubs throughout the country
are now arranging for their tournaments.
and they feel that Class Il men will aid
materially n sustaining the interest in
racing. While there appears TO be no
doubt at present that the League of
American Wheelmen will retain its con.
trol of racing, the officials Of the organi-
cation will not venture an opinion upon
the ultimate settlement of the question,
ddue TO the present uncertain situation.
Inc racing men will likely accept any
change that the league decides to make
WIN good grace, but at present they are
hes'iating about making any plans until
they secure some reliable information as
to how the matter will he settled.
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sweet soprano. Her voice IL FUN and
rich. well trained and she has perfer,
control of 1t. Last night she received
several well meri;ed encorcs. TIE work
done by Mr.. Fred Frear. the comedian
was first class in every way. He sings
we'll. acts well aud his every gesture sug-
ecsts fun. Whenever he was on the
stage the audience was either laughing
or in n broad grin one noticeable i'm
provemcnt in the company Is the chorus
This had been strengthened by the ad-
dition of more and better voices. and
the effect is most pleasing"
"Wot TEL" is now the most fashion
able expression in New York high life
and all on account of "Chimmie Faddcn. >"
Chimmie Is on at the Garden theater
and has made the greatest kind of hi;
with New York apprehension, which
always likes to go Summing when il
can he done under such advantageous
surroundings. The play is of course Il
decentralization of Mr.. Townsend's clever
"Chmmne Fadden" stories which have
illumined the columns of the Sun, and
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construction. One striking feature is the
administration of the sacrament on the
stage, md naturally this raises n cry of
slcr lrgc The simple figure IS Michael,
a minister Of the Anglican church. who
is made to appear man Of intense ideas
and Of strict devotion. In pursuance of
what he believes to be his duty he makes
timid, shrinking girl stand mp before
the CONGREGATION and confess 10 her fall
from the paths of rectitudc | is after
this ihat he makes the same sort of
IAN The similarity in the picture with
that OF The Scarlet Letter" is marked.
Mr.. Henry Guy Carleton, dramatst,
has ir the last Mirror an Interesting card
bearing on the controversy over the au-
thorship of Ambition" Mr. Maxwell
of Chicago claims that the play is really
HIS and he wants damages from Nat
Goodwin, alleging that not only did the
comedian appropriate the play. hut
NAMED the villain Maxwell. Mr. Carrie
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10 Two hours LOT four nights, according
TO the gameness Of the bulls. If Il bull
Is ia'ht-heartcd and refuses to be eoadcd
OF 10 hattie, tile time for the struggle is
cohsilerably lengthen"d \ good. game
bnll' however one that viii tight, tacli-
tates the action greatly, and Ill doing SO,
senior paguerre, who has the huh bsht-
ine privilege for all the territory in the
state Of thihuahun. was recently Sc
yerrly reprmanded by order of President
biaz for inadvertently permitting cow
ardly bulls 10 engage IN battle,
A recent order from the City Of Mexico
describes Just what sort Of animals shall
Toe used IN the fights, The heasts must
be- obtained from stated quarters of the
Republic. M distances varying from 100
10 300 mllcs fron tanned or domestcatcd
herds. This is done 10 insure the proper
anonut OF viclousncss The patron of
bun fighting in Mexico insists that he
ana Kick at any effort 10 foist off a tame
bun On him No art or science IS essen
tai IN killing the latter, while the Wild
species offer ample room for skill and
daring. The tronp headed by Senior de
Moreno Ia made up of five assistants and
IA iemalc bnuderilln Sonora de Moreno,
n niece of the principal. The assistants
Antonio Soils tSnltasl; Ramon Marquee
Manuel Ramos uRnmitos), and Ramon
tanigncral Gel Campanerol These are
all considered the most expert in Spain,
and command hig salaries, The contract
with the troup calls for all expenses from
Madrid TO Mexico aud back.
The bull fights will begin at 3 o'clock
on the afternoon Of the MnhcrFit2sim-
mons battle. which will be in the fure-
noon, and continue daily until the last
man fight between Jimmy Barry and
Johnny Murphy-is pulled OF. In brief,
tn, order of hull fight is ms follows:
| I. Entrance of troupe into ring and
| -. Assignment Of position about the
| ring hv the captain.
/ 3. Entrance of picadorcs
| 4. Entrance of banderillas.
=. Entrance of bull
| &. Thrust of the sword by the captain
of the troupe.
Nine-tcnths of tho yoss}, az tho hoI
dcld Il ohnnt Nov York .Arthnr Irw;,
4. doing his hnsr not nn,v to got ,ood
! nlaycrs for tbs Giant l,t ~ 90, n,cnty
! If Them Thosn who arc niclinr thc
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ON AND OFF THE STAGE.

Rettina Gerard is the latest actress to
drop from the regular stage to the vaude-
vile sphere.
"An Absent Son" is the title of new
p,av which will he produced later this
season.
London is still focking to see Char
,ey's Amt in It's fourth year.
potoo,,.s ">1rs pondarburv's Past"
seems to be catching on wei.
-, T.oo.s srorcoli !. enid 70
bterp ~. e 49, earoa,, 'N7'' 10
..1L, So of r;fo- r,os boo+od :,
u. he "p"" 81 ro n.,, CT nrodnct;on
tbere II hns made hit everywhere
else
mi. DO, r-,.,,... ..,1, ,, 90 .ho
lneati1cal LUNGS stenu9 a'oic as ,ne
Ea,Ie and nnvsv and the talented cd