The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-17
ran l.ocAL STAGE.

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An Arttntic prosiucttcw of SkersnaN'i
sTrhc school Tor Scundal.
The School for Scauial' az prescnte'
by the James Kidior- Warde compau,
last nighs, would hardly be avliabic for tas
In Kindergarten or in the inhsnt class o
a SUNDAY school. II was Tho ncn-cxpslr
gated edition, AS every one Is suppose,
10 know. there were some very broad line
in Sherldan's famous masterpiece az /
Was originally produced, and these elements
have not been eliminated, Ono or two o.
the speeches pit In tho mouths OF the play.
crs would ralsc howl Of righteous indiy-
nnsion all over the land were they to b.
Incorporated IN q comedy OF tho latter
day sort. But since they appear In one oil
the most celebrated plays ever written they
produce little or no effect further than 10
create a ripple -whish approached danger
orsly ntsr the dimensions Of wave last
nl2lit---of laughter
BAIT Mside from all shis, which is. per-
hsps. ensirvly iininatcrial when Judged By
I'm d. sieSlc standards. the TACT remains
that last nights production was probably
she most finished ever seen on the local
stage. III was feared In somo quarters.
when the news of the proposed tour of the
..siar trlumylrase" as MISS Kiddcr ami
IMessfs James nn4l Wnrdc nre sty,lrd he :
came kacwn.' that the supporting coinrstny
nhight be slightcds But Mr. l., A. Wayen-
hais and Mr.. Collin Kcmper, tsss suapag RS
of5shc attraction, are altogether too cieysr
10 mako such an cgregio,Is error. They
have sairroupdcdl ehrir stnns ,yitb i ,o,n-
many OF unusual s,rnmrtb Thev have f,,r-
nisbed what are prcbabIv thc ,nosa ron,
plotc. most thoronshiv artlstj, stprrS sef-
iinss and acc,ssories c,,v CARRIED nv /,
road as,rarti0n. ,rhey have Nm .,hert. uscd
their cxpcrcmeo and good sense TO Tho beyt
edy,a image and nav, IN al cascs naId nar-
tiSular aitpnlion 10 details. in,o result
being an ,rnrutfleat harmondous whole
which ca r. not fnil Ia please
THE @f,ast In iagt nights REORGANIZATION Of
the niece WAS a. fn1lowe
Sir Peter ,reayle MIR. fli,rry J,anrdnn
SIR Oliver SURFACE ..3. .Mr Frank pctars
sir Beniamin Dac3dfatc. MIR l,olIin Knmn,.r
Sin HARRY pumre,. Ii s.se gs .si g1g + s.ET
MIR. Nonman II Itan,t ~
.Iosnnh Surface a.. sls ' ,v,s w.rns
Charles S,,rfarc q, ILL., M I,mos
(srphtren Mr. parrv Iob,-ss,o 4
Rowley MIR. charles IN clarke
Trim Mr. tIIhomas Cnesin too,ta
Moses Mr. barry y,hnstnn !,
.. I'M L Eaf
sir Peters servant MIR ii RrjniIc
Jonepb's S,n,y,ant (. .Mr f,corgs Mrc,,,Iia
Lady Tc,ale ....ss...s.a..W Miss kiitier
I,adv SneerveIi M5se I nra,g, Wells
Mrs, Candour Mrs; HENRY yandenboff
Marie ~ Misc Slnbin Inmes
Lady Snccry,.lI,s Erryana Mr. .Jamea Hardy
There ,vnre i few .,xprossinnss ~ d,sa,,.
,pointneni M he hen,,,fI ,,a,,onr rbe andicnrn
which nv abc way was an lo,-ra and fash !.
ionable as amy .,YhIch eyea. attended n lorai
performance. when Al was learned that M.
.iames was .,ast aa charlea S,,rfarc and Mr.
WArde az HIS hrother, .Joserh some neoplo
Who ima,c,n.d nav lnew more ~ iha csna'
biIItioa ~ ma d,vn aotons than ihe nctn,a
iJhemsalyes were 81 she onlnlon chat the
ey,aracters should have neon rcyo-ard but
ihcv chan ODD fbc,,, mind hefore IN. cIrsa
Of tho nerformsnce. mir. .Tarnes showed A
ontjreIv 7naw nhase ~ his ycrsa,aiIity IN ma
arti,sb,c .rendptIon OF the mart on Tho frank
young apenduhrift, human enough to err,
nonnrable cnounh IN Int,,xc M faiso pre-.
fanses and wlttal tho posseesor OF a suf-
ficient amount OF courageous integrity TO
meet eva,,v slt,Ation md IN che and show
himself IN his true co,ons- those OF a man
MT James paid dsrafui attention at all
times no those llttlo "details, ,pnnotlced until
thei, shaancn caa,sc. them 10 become an
',s,rnn, u'hiy., have q tendency 10 make the
work OF an actor artistic and complete.
rbe,o usaa No eir,lrinp AFTER offect rho
nor, ,ysa nou,tr,ved IN "a Yiu,nle. unassum-
mo ,nannpr and ma f.rt. added To The
nnaonhted TALENT or Mr, James, made his
10 The pleasure OF the evening
ali the more enjoyable.
MIR Wardc was eoaiaIly effective as Jo-
penh surface. Inc raa,IsiNle hypocritc. tho
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT inI,irrer whom the dr,mat-
IA, inada a,fcIv through many stormy
gwen. MANY dangerous rocks.
univ 10 wreck him An Inc end. HIS concep.