The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13
THEATRICAL.

There were three attractions at the opera
house during the past week, the last being
Shore Acres" pastoral play of unusuaS
merit, which WAS presented by the author.
James a. Herne, assisted by well bal
unced company. wang held the boards
Wednesday night, and though an old comic
opera fnvorlte was In such poor hands
as to prove distinct disappointment TO
the audience. Thursday night 1.-THE Girl
from Paris drew the largest audience OF
the week and seemed to please those pres-
ont, though entirely too racy and sug-
gestiye TO deserve commentator at the
hands OF the press.
-=s'1s t;.s 55r1iig week only Two attroc-
tons have thus far been announced Mon.
day night Wicdemanns comedians will
present farce called The Majors
Daughters" playing at popular prices.
Tuesday night Anna Held tho Partisan
vaudeville favorlte. who delighted New
Yorks theater- goors for so many weeks.
Will appear before n Houston audience.
Though tho season Is rapidly drawing
to close there are still some good things
in store. Nat Goodwin will be here tho
latter part of the month, aud the Grau
Comic Opera company viii appear for one
week. beginning about the LIST OF April.
Wiedomann's comedians. an attraction
playing at popular prices, viii appear at
Sweeney a COMBS orera house one night
only, Monday, March IA. presenting the
four-act farcial comedy, tThe Majors
Daughters. The comedy il new version
OF "our Strateglst,' u play written Tor
laughing purposes only. The following is
from the Waco Times Herald OF February
is:
THE initial performance OF Wedemann's
comedians in THE Majors Daughter" was
witnessed by large and we'll pleased
audience at the Grand last night. Scores
OF people could not gain admission and
standing room was at premium before
the curtain went up They have very
clever aggregation of players; their spe-
cialtles being fairly good, and considering
the popular prices 1t is we'll worth the
price OF admisson."
This company carries It's own solo or
chestra and band. The east is said TO be
made up OF clever people and an additional
feature Is Professor Wixstrom, with Ed.
sons latest improved vitascope. with new
views.
Miss Anna Held, who Is looked for next
Tuesday, VIII come in the private car
which was once the property OF Lily
Langtry. The attraction she is to bring
Z 70 Sweeney & cooinbs opera house on
I'ucEday, March 10, matinee and night. Is
properly divided Into three parts.
First. The Cat and the Cheruh."
drama OF Chinese life in San Francisca.
s BY Charles Daley Fernald, the play that
was brought into such conspicuous rivalry
With The First Born''
This play revolves around "a learned
doctor" who discourses and philosophizes
+ with a prosiness which by no means So
Y cures him the sympathy or the audiences,
5 nor In the slightest calculates tho plot
~ Y ne ashosa acn ~ killed hy the wica5ii
!; Chin Fang while resouing tho cheruh
4 tfqm the lafLer's clutches, and \ IL he who
z out the Tragic motive OF the play
n by killing ~ his turn the murderer OF hin
hoy. In thiH Anal scene the murderer Is
eeated on a bench beside the father, who
oieconrseg 70 him Of death without lettins
l!m ~ that ne knows the identity OF the
'oseyer q his child AZ an. opportune mo.
Uept he stabs the man, and strangies hun
4IoW1y 70 death. A policeman approachdA
a1es doctor sets the dead man Ia d natural
Ton upon the bench. and. lighting a
NJ. ponfinNep the conversation a. the
3lQi4lne pplicenlAn passes unsusplcious.
~ esffain fa'is and the tragedy
ssw (sroe ~ day pecslvss,
IN 9(stxhIle dramatic
atingt4e ,Timrs prsssas.
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