El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-12
THE COMING ATTRACTION.
Punch Robertson and His Merry COM
pany Next Week.

pany Next Week.
The following are the criticisms of
the Texas papers on Punch Robert
son, who will open week engage
meot here next Monday:
Last night, the secord appearance
of Punch Robert on, the World
was presented TO the audience that
packed the theatre to its utmost Capa-
city. Tee piece has been seen here
LefOre and is familiar to theaLre-goe- s.
Punch procee ied the attraction by pro-
misses OF elaborate scenic and me mani
cal effects. The presentat Ga last eve d
ing evidenced the fact of their being
satisfactory y fulfilled. Tue scsn'c ac-
cessories are exceedingly picturesque
and ere worthy of much pra Sc. The
cast sastained itself in the usual
good manner, and gave the best pro-
duction of the Word that has been
given in San Antonio. San AntO 1io
Express.
Punch Robertson's company opened
week engagement at the opera house
Monday night with The Partisan
Princess" 1t is seldom that Dallas
theatre-gCe~s have the pie assure of
win sssing such a comedy-dcama as
The Partisan Princess" at popular
prices, which was presented to the evil
dent delight of an Intelligent audience.
As picture of city life, oisappoint--
ments, it's temptations, its sorrows and
It's Joys, the play possesses that IT.
resls able charm of human interest
| that strongly appeals to the predOmi-
mating instincts of human nature. Its
essential quality to please consists in
the we'll COZ ceived and Gle lrly defined
Characters, its reals n of Incident and
scene aud is quiet yet touching pathos.
TIE play pOrtIa realistic tints, the
various phases and vicis>isude' of life.
1t EN- bodies hum IA Interest, and no one
can witness the pathetic coloring and
C. mic shading without paying il the
tribute of alternating tears and
laug liter.
The Ope ming performance was OBJ
served by the-audience with the deep
est interest, and was frequently ap-
piauded at many pOiaus. Pinch
Robert On has thoroughly capable
company, each performer plays his or
her role to splendid advantage, and no
one fails to invite approval Mr..
Punch RoDer sen, as the unfortunate
h, roine of the drama, acted with adj
mlrable grace. Her pathos is delight
fully true TO La.ure. 1t is something
that comes from the individuality OF
the woman, which when felt will no.
be easily forgotten. In the scene in
which she is give her dead mothers
loCket dUu pnCGO, Mrs. IN -DerGSOn
touched a tender chord.
Punch Robertson gave a generally
smooth aud artistic leudition of the
+, lie Of Laurence Claymoie. HIS i'm
p-rsonatiOn was marke1 by Intelligent
cJncep Ion and n4tur Il exec ntion. 1t
Is not easy to lmaglL e moe artist C
imp srsonation in voice. bearing and
gesture AID every thing that pc taius to
car c.er ac leg. Others OF the cast
were equally as successful in tn rendi-
tlon of their respective roles. ard are
equa ly de CRYING OF indiv idual COM
IL ENC alton. PIeasi features of the
p rIor ance wee the singing special
It's If Francis Fahy, the writer Of T.
odies, and Miss Fannie Grans err
L n II e1ferts were rapturOusly app aud
ed.-DallaS \ eas, October 10.
A company tn 1t comes so highly rec
ommenued IS cert .inly wol thy If the
patronage of the the tire gong pub
lie