The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

mann is name ttat has been as well
known thrcughout the civilized world and
tne mage of the Hindoo long ago fore
shauowed what WAS TO be the new CT i'm
proved magic Of the Hermanns today.
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To announce the Anal appearance Of
Lewis Morrison as Mephisto In Faust Is
Ike sounding the death kneli OF that pro-
onction. fer Faust without Morrison Is
like ''Hamlst" without Hamlet. Morrison
VIII make his farewell bow here soon.
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Even Belle Archer. with her catchy ways
and the little things that count in the
house, says the st. Paul Globe. would not
succeed in making Hoyts "A Contentsd
Woman" a success until It had been
changed from what Il was when the people
of st. Pau first saw It three years ago. 1t
was not at that time funny 1t was Hoytlan
IN construction, but 1t had evidently been
written about the late Caroline .Mlskel. and
1t was not as funny as It should have been.
When 1t was presented al the Grand last
night ii was very different affair. 1t was
screaminsly funny. From the going up of
the curtain to the going down OF the same
uucIS WAS SttIcely u pTcak III tue iauSutSI.
The lines were practically new, the situa-
lions we're very much the same, but they
wels brought up-to-date by the Informing
ling OF new theories In politics.
'Contented Woman" Is satire and is
sharp enough In its humor to make some
people think that perhaps 1t goes too far.
1t was that way originally. but it Is a
healthy proposition in theatricals. for 1t
attacks a very weak spot in tbs social
scheme. Divested of much of it's sharp
ness by the developments OF the la few
years 1t is inconceiyahly funny, and there
is nothing on the stage that is SO essen
tally American In its humor.
Fitz and Webster's "a Breezy Time"
company Will appear at the Sweeney
Coombs opera house on Saturday, Deccm-
Der "a, matinee and night. If you want
to go to the theater to be wrought up
and have your nerves set on end by har-
rowing and reproducing situations, says
an advance notice. your are cautioned to
avoid "A Breezy Time" 1t is announced
by the management of this piece that it
contains absolutely no moral lessons, So
cial satiI.s or story OF contemporaueous
human interest. 1t was not put together
fer the purpose of elevating the American
dramatic critics get out their best set OF
ethics and rules of construction. The pur-
nose of the piece Is to amuse by means OF
q series of clever specially performances,
devoid of Suggestion" and executed by
performers of the very best ability. Inc
piece is in point OF fact, an ollo' IN
it there are lots of pretty girls, catchy
music. unctuous comedians and graceful
dancers. There is slight story, but 1t IS
so unmportant that 1t is not worth men,
tloning. The cast is well balanced, each
one having been engaged for some par
ticular talent he or she possesses, ptt
they play together in such way that the
result is harmonious In the extreme, ana
best of all very laughable.
The dramatic critics everywhere have
united in saying that my Friend FROM IN
| dia. the comedy which will be seen at th'
onera house soon, is funny-very funny
absurdedly nny--outragecusly funny
They went to see 1t prepared to ahais"'
and stayed to laugh. One OF the SCION
said. "Criticism halls abashed ana atnale'
/ Sasore INV Friend From India The thin
| ,ett,es along consistently. inconsistent, !.
and nIausibly implausible TO the END. ~
a., fnnny. that's ALL" The author o
| .his niece. 1t is evident. has net sous =
the drama as a medium for the coiiliiuh'oa
lion TO the world OF message Win Guy
ttaI IN" He has Simply manu- s-o
n,hoIesome. noisy. frank, kittenlsh Iaio
a., 10 full of real fun, and. what rs NOR
| .sxna contains q number OF mover aii'
saanious devices. The players VINO WI
n7s,ant II here are equally canulu pu'
ravors of nonsense. Among onssh
| Rice,s comedians are omar es Dr. Wrob.
Ceorre Mack, Charles Mitchell, LUZ No. No.
man. r. Ernest Warde, haa 9'. .t,a s,ric.
garet Otis, Louise Arnot anu Tue
land sisters Mabel and Ethel.
Sir Henry Irving, In enforcea se''aS'o'
IN Glasgow hotel. recently had MS he''
cheered by the plpers OF scotch regln Nv y
and he was SO pleased with Inc Inusse r 49,,
he asked one of the pipers 70 station .i M III
se,f outside his door and skii -,
epjoymert This is taken as , az 40 n,
a;ar man could possibly have stood SO niuei
=, INC hag nine music as was thus aho'"p'
him
pobert Taber Is now playing Laertes u
"uam,et,' to the melancholy Dane Oh "'
u.r,es Robertson. MIR. Robertson Is re
aardsJ in Lornon as almost the ideal ham
r. ans Mr.. Taber, who has bsen acpeptJ
n,'ar there as a most excellent actor
| highly praised for his Laertes'
..rha cyrano de Bergerac" fad is TO o
taken advantage of by the dealers 10 opera
| new comic opera called THE Loves
cNrano, ia soon TO be staged 10 New fol'
with Lillian Russell, Pauline HAL Inon ",
@ Seabrooke and John r. HenshaW "a -. W
cast This work has been adapted ilolh "
French Inv Louis Harrison and J. Cheevc
| Gooswln ard the music is by Louis var
new The production will be notapie, 10
will again bring forward MISS hussen a.
Miss Hall after their retirement iroii' "
comic opera stage.
Jeff pAngelss had birthday last wee
and after the performance OF The JON
| Mnrkeeter'' there was a dinner on IN
stage. during which the comedian was ~
sented with loving cup, the company oe
;np The dorors. 1t is good thing some
times to be popular with your COMPANY
No mention was made OF the NUMBER
birthdays which have preceded tbs ons
hut D'Angelis Is not quite as Ola as
looks when in his comic war painI
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Verify Mansfield has found bis trump
IN "cyrano de Bergerac." The crowd wa
| 70 great on his opening night In chicas