The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
THEATRICAL.

Two thoroughly wsod Attractions were
enjoyed at the opera house in this city
siririssg the week Just past and the cur
rent week has moro good things IN store.
IA Southern Romance" was but poogly
, patronszed from some cause or other, al
though II was one OF the best and best
presented dramas seen herr Cor some time
past. 1t is NOT surprising that the stage
is crowded with farce-comcdies and spec
tac,ilar shows when tho better class OF
dramatic attractions draw so poorsy. Last
season Georgia Csyyan and Mrs. Fiske
and Clay Clement al with beautiful
paays. showed to poor business, whsle the
silly farces and colorcd hight entertain
n,euts drew good houses Tho other at
traction OF tho past week. "Thc
Brownies" had excellent patronage. This
week we shall have Soalchj In operate
ami concert music. Walker whlteside In
tragedy and Tim Murphy In comedy. all
good, so that adj classes can DO enter-
tafned. Tho patronage will doubtless be
beyond the ordinary III each case
farce comedy entitled "a jolly Might. :"
win also be one of the present weeks at.
fractions, being booked for Thursday
night
The best contral,o, the artist who has
been In greatest demand all over the
wcritt--Mmc, sofia Soulcin. viii be here on
Monday, November % at the opcra house.
ard VIII give ms a ,aste OF really grand
opera and some of the best concert nnru-
bcrs that cam be heard anywhere, and Il
goes without saying that a treat II in
store FOR the public that will not likely be
q. ~
Is one az the great artists OF tho day, Sae
ds a cotitralto of great reputation and nor
voice is slid 10 I've the finest OF its ktAd.
She has sung IN every opera house OF
prominence in the world and IL Ia owing
10 the fact that there WAL be no grand
opera In New York this season that we
VIII have the great artist and her tino
associates on the date above mentioned.
Aside from Scnlchl we VIII also hear the
remarkable soprano, Maria T0utlnguet,
who made sioh an immense hit both In
Europe and America last year with COL
onel Maplesou's Imperial Opera company,
achieved first place by her wonderful voice
and her grand acting. The company con-
ssts af Nine. Scalchi Mile, Mari. Toulh-
guet Mile. Marie pu Bcdnt snezxo so
prano Thomas lIeQucen. tenor; SlHncr
Aohibla Alhert. baritone. and S.Gnor V.
tiaiAa. pianist and conductor. Aside from
q miscellaneous concert. IN which all tho
artists VIII appear and sing same favor
tie solos, quaricties, etc. there will he
two acts of grand opera that will come
as q revelation, for all those artists WIN
sSFsg a. favoritp role The opera VIII be
presented with fun scenery. costumes.
parnphernafla etc. The second nct OF
"Afirtha" aud fourth net OF III Trovs-
tore" will be given.
The renowned comedian. Tim Murphy,
with the spontaneous vii, wonderful char
acterizations aud charming demeanor dis
PLAYED by him In all or his many crea-
tionN VIII appear al Sweeney & Coombs'
opera homse Friday ntgflt. December
and Saturday matinee in dquble bin at
each performance tiiat includes the hu-
morpusly pathetic comedy IN three chcer-
ilig acts entitled "old Innocence" aud his
iatcs, dramatic sensation, iSir Henry
3gypnoti2ed." "Ot1 Innocence has boon
presented I'm, every city OF Importance ana
has made a most extraordinary aud flat
tering success The le;idlDg character IL
J. Green, whose deeds and actions. &C.
ooriling 10 our Nineteenth century IDEAS.
SHOULD be Green j.. nild as the plot Of
tbe play deals with lifc In gay New York,
his home, which az eonseauenca brhues
him IN constant contact with some of tho
most worldly people of the day, naturally
iuciirr0us sitnltstcs and conl.sal complies
toms unexpectedly introduce themselves;
a character clhlmeJ 10 be better adapted
20 Mr.. Murphy's quaint, natural born