The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19

.,,,s-were all good and all well pat
Mrs Fiske's re-appearance her
.w etv,e of play and a higher char
49,. ~ acting was q genuine treat. He
"a, in the "Queen of Liars" was one o
strongest and best pieces of acting
=, has been seen In this city. She Ger
,niv has a great future before her. "Th
T., Left Behind Me- was an extremel,
.,,tv and interesting play with moder
sely good cast and was quite popularl,
,o,ved. Mr.. Downing and Eugeni,
lair old favorites, were Us strong anc
onpy as ever in "rhe Gladiator" ant
tngomar." 1t was week. Of exception.
a,v pleasant entertainment. The present
eek promises a repetition Of good things
nmmencing with possibly the best spec.
cular production on the road, THE
weye Temptations" followed by the
n,uen, actor Richard Mansfield. in two
overful plays, 1.-THE Scarlet Letter" and
nr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" then Haver-
"a big minstrel company Thursday and
Iosng with lecture by ex-Congressman
land Friday night
Charles IL. yale's Greater Twelve
weeney 4 Coombs' opera house for
va performances, Monday, January 20,
batinee aud night. Mr.. Yale has pro-
need many delightful and sumptuous
how pieces. but in this one he has
Eirly surpassed himself. The play is
banned TO be n delicious melange of
biry tale, pantomimic comedy, spoken
bmedy, ballet and vaudeville, and gives
kery auditor his moneys worth in mer-
ment, beauty, surprises and interest
The Greater Twelve Temptations" Is
marvel of intricate and novel scenery,
very set of which is new and was
ainted ANA built expressly for it. There
ire trick devices sure to make every
ody roar and the final transformation.
|Davy Jones Locker" is said to be a
|erfect vision of enchantment, wholly
ifferent from anything of the kind yet
Exhibited on the American stage. The
Costumes are dazzling, while the grand
pallets, The -Four Seasons" The
Trio Issues" and the improved SHAFT
II Light" introduce three of the great
et Italian premieres, Signortas Chitten,
3adessarre and Bassignnno, supported
by one of the biggest and best ballet
roupCs ever organized and under the
4be direction of London's most famous
haitre de ballet. SiGnor Aurelio Coco ia.
| Acrobatic feats by the four Rosaires,
great boxing contest by the brothers
Elliott, juggling by Matthew Byrnes. a
fChanson Charactersqup' by Gilbert
hnd Bruno and The Giddy Old Maid"
by Harry La Mari, are among the telling
fpecialties which help to diversity the
performance
over the Bridge" descriptive of the
singular people who cross TO Brooklyn
after sunset, with a most animated stage
Scene representing the Brooklyn side of
|the East river; "All in n Row." with
popular airs on musical champagne bot
files and glasscs; Battery Park" de-
|scribing the freIuenters of Gotham's
resort Of the unwashed, and 1.-THE Com
some of Mr.. Ialo's rafting songs sure
to create a furorc.
Mai Estelle, Ida Dexter, Madge Tor
rance, Eta Lyons, Gus Bruno. ,Ir,
Harry La Mari, Matthew Byrnes,
Charles ii. Fleming and others are in
the dramatic cast.
Houston gets Richard Mansfield two
nights this season for the first and-if
1 be true that the great actor is TO leave
me stage-for the last time. This is
the only city in the State where he plays
.or more than one night. He will pre-
sent The Scarlet Letter" on Tuesday
,venng and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HYDE
m Wednesday evening. The company
Which supports Mr.. Mansfield during |
his engagement is known as the New
York Garrick Theatcr Stock company.
{ Is the organization which the actor |
ngaged for his projected long stay at
us own metropolitan play house. He |
VAS hoVn 81. L.,
ne early autumn and produce in rapid |
uccession number of new plays, such |
s "A Social Ilighwayman,' which he |
aye to the Hollands; "ISmon of Athens"
~ shostra' Under the Red Robe"
lhe House of the Wolf" and others,
nIt his sudden serious and prolonged
mess compelled him TO abandon all |
hese plans. When he recovered Mr.
lansiield had time to get ready but one
ew play, The Story of Rodion the
tudent,' and found himself with big
nd expensive stock company on his |
ands. lie decided to make another tour
the country and take the company
,lth him. 1t is the largest and most
Nnpnslve theatrical organization of
Nilleu players ever seen here in the
lpport of any star. 1t contains four
cope who have been at one time stars,
nd several who have been the featured
'fl"it VI olHW stars. In tine company
re such artists as Miss Beatrice Cam
ron, Mis- Jennie Eustace. Miss John
zone Kenneth Miss Eleanor Carey,
us Annie Alliston, Miss Alice Leigh,
llsS Cora Lanison, Messrs. ID. II. Har-
ms Orrin Johnson, Edmund ID. Ly-
S' A. q. Andrews, w. Nc Griffith, j.
', Weaver, Louis Button, Kenneth Lee
nd others.
Z Colonel j. II. Havery's original, one
~ only Mastodon Minstrel company
III appear at Sweeney & Coombs' OPP
a mouse Thursday, January 23 There
hptmng that can be said in praise
uliS model organization that has not
reaiy been said. II would he merely
Peuuon to sing it's praises, as there
!, hardly an individual that has not
tner seen or heard of Haverly's Mas
~ Tho great wheel goes round
~ round, and the old. reliable and al
ays Pleasantly remembered Mastodons
n.e 10 town once again, this time in
aAe 81 glory and an abundance of prom
~ as TO the positive merits of their
ns ana varied program. However. it
d I as II their promises will be fulfilled,
'Gisths from the extensive list of celeb
Ms which includes such artists as
ny IRice. Burt Shepard, Charles Err
~, n Nj. kayne, Dave Montgomery,
, c hawthorne, George Castle, Bert
''rS' w. III. Holbrook and others.