The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-30

.,reut week viii furnish some Art
fractions at the opsra house,,
g IL nothing booked for the wcel
,nt first class in It's WY. fromor.
Al the goods things will begin viii
"A Trip TO Chinatown" one d
~. Tuesday the famous Dcstcn.
,.s,bly the most popular operate
,,on on the road, will be heard
aay the great agnostsc Bob Ing,r.
n lecture; Thursday night an.
matinee the we'll known come.
mart Robson will be with US. and
ia always welcome Roland Reed
4 NICE be seen that we have reached
II banner week theatrically aad il
"a predict q large business at the
cuse.
week was completely filled and
,osage held up admirably. o'Neill
Il Cristo" and THE Dead Heat"
= and Ten Brock and The Pris-
4snda" furnished excellent enter
IT.,
: "a Trip TO Chinatown will Tt
a at the opera house Monday. Jam
one night only. This merry cree
Hoyt's has made for the author
stest pecuniary returns Of his sew
medy creations. It had a popular
the Madison Square theater, New
I which place it held forth for tao
snal period of over 700 nights. MIR.
ues not claim innovatlng prestige OF
for this skit, but asserts that 1t
entire purpose by proving source
siment to theater-g oari. Since last
the play has been touched up so as
eutuate its striking features, and
mes now form panorama of iul-
fun. The story is not very olab-
y strong. the main idea of the au-
lpg TO introduce IL number OF char
bketches and up-to date cpisodes.
I'll .theatergoers, who are aware Of
ability, can imagine are zone WITH
which is faithful TO nature-causlic
Snd direct. The play has many amtls-
kuations, which are rot forced. but
khcr the natural outcome Of Il series
Idents. cunningly contrived by tie
to excite the risibilitics OF the au-
c has been generously employed IN
Instruction of The skit by Mr.. lIoSt,
it, preponderadce over the ctrer
Materials, much of the success of the
5 due. Music abb lmls In every nook
brner OF the piece. now breaking
IN the shape of song. again in a
number and then in the evolutions
ncy dance. The piece has been con-
"a with view to specially elabora-
I'd does not disappoint in this par
cast that will present the. comedy
occasion will contain sever al of
mpany that appeared in New York
the great run CT the farce, and vii
hded by Frank Lane, who has bern
fled with chinatown" for number
fons.
! serenade." the new comic opera
+ BY Victor Herbert and Harry p.
for the Bostopiars. which will be
the opera house Tuesday, February
aid to contain a wealth of music.
rsnges from lightest melody to the
% harmony OF 1.-THE Angelus," its
pd number. On the occasion of the
production in New YORK, the gen.
Plnion was that there was music
II the composition for two good op-
While the music is said to be of the
korder. It abounds with many puru.
mbers, and the book is described as
humorous situations and lines and
Nj. Barnabee. Mr.. rockingham and
|Nwn full sway In their fun making.
Elton of the opera takes place in
4 a. the beginning of the Eighteenth
h. and the story deals with tie tlir-
[of Alvarado. a dashing baritone OF
|oyal Madrid opera, with Dolores, a
rank and ward of jealous hidalgo
highest degree. As the singer has
ne favor of his inamoTata by means
Perenade addressed TO her, the Duke
(ta Cruz, her guardian. flies with the
Il TO bis castle in the mountains. but
[aent baritone, disguised as postil-
Panages to accompany the party. Be-
~ brigands in the castle, the lcs-
assumes the duties of cook and the
shted duke harbors his rival IN lis
qMenold. A counter bit OF comedy Is
INTO these adventures through
va monkish bandit, and by love-
= Mage struck tailor and broken
!enor. who, warbling the detested
IN the presence of the duke. are
W for the rivals and incarcreated.
nhe the action is shifted to the
ol monastery and an adjoining
u and the baritone, Alvarado, SEEK
Eye in the monastery in order TO
me attentions of a Jealous danseuse.
learns of the presence of Dolores.
.ous complications ensue. and the
n driven to despair by hearing not
cnorus OF monks take up the refrain
Serenade, but a parrot who echoes
leody, Everything Is brought out
Y IN true comic opera style, and al
/. marries Dolores and Yvonne is be-
70 Lopez. a brigand lieutenant. TIE
~ Include Henry Clay Barna5ee.
y Il. Macdonald. Jessie Bartlett
eugene Cowles. Alice Nielsen.
buckingham. Josephine Bartlett.
y; PHILIP, Harry Brown. Grafton
Nellie Guisti. Helena Fredericks.
nawley, Charles n. Hawley. w. H.
ZIG, $. L. Studley and others.