The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
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Pleasing Production OF IIoyts "a
Texas steer"

Pleasing Production of uoytS "a
Texas steer"
Two largo and we'll pleased audiences
saw that funny comedy of HGyt's, IA
Texas Steer" at Sweeney & Coombs' opera
house yesterday afternoon aud last night.
The pieco is entirely too well known TO re-
quire uny comment The pictures of Texas
life presented in 1t are, of oourse. highly
exaggerated and overcoored, but 1t is es-
sentialiy Hoytian production In that the
pictures Ia question are ludicrous, not
Vicious, and that they make people laugh.
The mission of farce comedy begins and
ends right there.
Tho company presenting the piece is
bGehGd BY Katie Putnam anil is evenly
Enhanced throughout. Miss Putnam herself
S0es some creyer work a9 Bossy, the Texas
onUtis girl. who develops into a fun -heugad
society belle at Washington, and she mas
strong second IN the person of MIR. Her
uest h. seals. who essay the role OF
Maverick Brander tho gentleman from
Texas who Is eleoted 10 congress against
mis- VIA, but who, after he gets TO the
National capital, likes the lie SO Well thar
ne makes etIouts TO remain there. The part
u tlshback, the "cullud pusaon' who IL
yary anxious to be mabie mildsoer to myth
icaI Dahomlay, is In the capable hands of
considerable ability. The other members
OF the cast are all up 10 the Standard.
The company has with IL one OF the very
best combination OF musical artists ever
heard In the South. 1t ~ composed OF
Messrs. Frank A. Girard, Ben X. Cook,
Harry C. West aud Lester l.. Pike and tho
character of the music made by them is
evidenced by the fact that they we're COM
polled To respond to five enoores last night
ANA three yestenday afternoon. Their songs
are all entirely new ami up TO date, some
OF the lnedleys being especially pleasing.
Altogether the attraction is q good one.
The company rs. perhaps, not quite so
strong us that with which Tim Murphy
uged to present the piece but IL is Well
balanced throughout aud every member OF
il works hard and oonscientiously
The next attraction Is The Meddier.'
which viii DO presented by Stuart Robson
atd his all-etar company next Tuesday
night,
Next Tuesday might STUART Robson will
present his new ploy by Augustus Thomas.
entitled "The Meddler." in which he OF
BERTHE, the Lamb fame appears as
Francis Eli, n pers5n who pays more at
tertlon to tho business Of other people
than 10 his own, and thereby gets himself
into all sorts of vrouble Mr.. Robson's
company is one OF great strength and con-
tains several people who have appeared
as independent stars IN the past. Among
Others are Marie Burroughs, Maude Gran
ger. Nus. Robson, Gertrude Perry, Theo-
dore Hamilton, Theo,ore Babscek and
Harold Russei. I'm fact. the combination
Is about as near an "all-star'' company
Us IS eytr seen outside OF New York. and
those who attend the performance Tuesday
ueAh may rest assured OF seeing one OF
the very best attractions on the road. The
company played to immense houses in
New Orleans last week, and the papers
OF die Crescent City were unanimous in
their praise OF the work OF Robson and
his support.
1t was an unusually satisfactory per-
formance of Julius Caesar that was
glysn at the Lyceum last evening by Mr..
Charles n. Hainord aud his supporting
Company, says the Rochester IN. " Dem.
ocist and Chronqcle II Is TO he regretted
that tho lateness OF die hour at which the
CERTAIN fell an3 unusual scanainess OF
space in the columns OF the Democrat and
Chronicle this morning make II impossible
80 notice tho proiuoiion otherwise than
briefly and inadequatsly. The distin-
gushing characteristics OF the perform
anoe as Maoie were completeness. even-
ness and intelligence. The ggeat play
WAS worthily staged, the scenery. oos-
TUNES and olher accessories were all ex-
ceptionally good throughout The stage
management was excellent. Tue principal
parts were all we'll done and all the im-
ptdsonators OF the numerous minor PARTS
had been SO carefully and inteliigently
coached that none OF Uhem injured the ef-
feet OF the performance. while several 81
them helped II much and won the admira-
ton or tho audience dor graceful bearing.
intelligent reading aud eloquent delivery