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

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~ Clement made little speech be-
az second and third acts OF "a
-, Gentleman" Thursday night when
.,.sred before the curtain In answer
,,,nd Of applause. which. like Mr..
.,ps rhost, refused to down until the
N. followed the members of his COM
ut from the unexplored regions
M referred to as behind the
4, into the space between the foot
4, md the line of green haize which
a ne drop. Mr.. Clement intended to
Z. few remarks anyway, be said, so
,,oule who called for him 50 vocifer-
= mirht lust as we'll have saved their
n Mr.. Clement said. among other
=. that he was deeply touched by the
aesces OF appreciation showered on him
N auditors. especially in view OF the
~ they had been compelled to wait
on house for nearly two hours be-
he play began. The train which
al Mr.. Clement and his company In
= he west was very late and instead
A performance beginning at S:15, as
W It was 10 o'clock before the curtain
klly went I'D on the first act. 1t went
nee before this time, however, and as
salt the audience was favored with an
|tHtion which is rarely seen. AS soon
De company reached the theater Man
Bergman, knowing that there would
4 long walt, suggested that the people
hunt Be allowed to see the stage hands
Ndr work Of transforming big. BARN
nom With background of ugly brick
Into q beautiful picture representing
eht on the east banks Of the Missis-
N river above Fort Chalmette, the time
y April. 1852. Mr.. Clements stage
nxef demurred to this, saying that the
VIZ would be disillusionized to too great
tErs. but MIR. Bergman prevailed In
10 and the interesting exhibition was
m The curtain went UP on an empty
~ which was changed in jiffy by the
w, Of the drops and the handsome
uan which furnish the artistic sur
Edtnu In the prologue Of "a Southern
ftenan." The feature was not only In
nung but was instructive and served
hsp the audience In u good humor,
outstanding the cold. until the play
kn
10 pay has began, as has already
stated, with prologue and
prologue Is absolutely the weak
lng Mr.. Clement ever did. 1t
olncuf to force ones self to be-
y mat 1t was really the clever de-
NOT Of the character of Baron Hohen-
'a'ea 10 THE New Dominion" and OF
view IN The BELLS" who gave such
'1u'ely weak. insipd. amateurish in
fsalion Of the role of Joseph Carroll,
udal OF artillery in the Louisiana
.seis' Confederate States army. 1t
nave been on account of the cold
~olher disadvantag s under which the
x@ or 1t might have been the result
~sHe on the part OF Mr.. Clement
~ VII the brilliant work he did later
S'@ advantage by the tremendous con-
aloraed by his performance in the
M one hesitates to think that the
YEA Is the correct one. for Mr..
9 Is too much Of an artist TO descend
PRACTICES. The fact remains, how.
-. Toe prologue is not we'll done. 1t
I,sMs se' absolutely necessary That
49, OF the Tragedy enacted therein
49, Anown 10 the audience, but 1t
be done in better way.
uas one exception IA Southern
nv is entirely worthy OF the man
n.y. u and who essays the principal
beautiful piece of art--one Of
~ g y which leaves pleasant taste
krs and make one all the better
49, seen them. Were all OF the
Delore the public constructed
ksS, same dslicately artistic lines as
nsh gentleman" there would be
mioa Tor all this talk about the
Srssa y the stage" Mr.. Clements
y not only refreshing In that
constructed and original. but
aIsS y Is one OF the very few
~ scuthern plays which are not
pas ON the South, her people,
~ sS.,s and hsr customs. There Ia
~ Muuciai about the piece. either
II ia could not consistently happen
hi,rsss. The point has been made by
u as,s spectator thiN Miss Thomp-
~ IN saying to Carol! that sin
NJ Aa.1es white hair Is on the right
~ - IS not entirely consistent
Enes .act mat the line conveys an
n .neetlon on her own father,
N \ ., I'VE Southern girl would be
~ rssp'essing. To my mind there Is
Iaos.. IN these words OF Miss
~ na,. cae knows that before her
ID ~ leu John Henry Thompson she
with Jos. Carroll. and. knowins
salns aks her own love for the lat
Nm ~, ~ any way intending TO show
WI ia,hssence for the memory Of heI
srtiss,a gives quiet. finished. thor
c7rc,, rendition Of the role OF Gen.
EiIN. ana his support Is uniformly
hlIs mna Mack does the minor part
eQGniA marty deliciously we'll and H
Slns,. Judge Fluhanty shows by
~ a cieyer rendition of the rather
~ rc,stter that he Is an artist and
~ OF the star around which
4. SIS. Clement does some artis-
Assila and ADDS to the e.