The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17
THEATRICAL.


Last week there was but one attraction
at the opera honsc-=a very enjoyable pre-
sentatlon of '1492,p which drew good
houses, matinee and evening Wednesday.
This week we will have but one company
with us. the engagement, however, filling
the week. Next week the famous Mexican
band is coming TO the opera house. OF the
attraction for tho current week notice
handed 10 The Post says:
The Rose Stillman Stock company an
organization of some seventeen actors.
singers and dancers, VIII hold the boards
at the opera house all week. changng the
bill nightly commencing Monday. April rs
The opening bill Is a comedy drama IN
FIVE acts LA Belle Marie Ladies VIII be
admitted free when accompanied by PAID
SOC scat ticket purchased before Z o'clo *
Monday al the box office. clever and
handsome Rose Stillman." is what the ES-
press at san Antonio. the Times at Ei Paso
and Statesman. at Austin call her. and u
is said that her support is way above the
average stock company. An exceptionally
clever lot OF speciality people accompany tho
organization.
Our Weekly New York Letter.
New York. April IS. Easter opened at
the theatcrs with y rush At the KpIcker-
booker the ong-taiked- of Bride Elect
John Philip Sousa's comic opera, was given
its first hearing in this city The piece
had be- en- credited with success IN Boston
end philadelphia. ana It's production mere
could scafceiy be called an experiment.,
Sousa's typical marches are the main Tea
lures, and one, entitled 'Unchhln the dogs
of War which is sung at the hnaie oi
the second act, made a nit snd nhd 40 DE-
repeated several times. The story OF inc
opsra tells OF a princess who IS Dride
elect, but decides NOT 10 marry 'ho Ring 10
whom she is betiothod. The scens5 are
laid on an island IN the Mediterranean
long years ago" There is q pientitude o
amusing incidents. picturesque costumes
and attractive scenery, ana an absence o.
the tomfoolery SO mucn IN vogue IN TINS
style of entertainment The cast includes
eight or ten clever people, among thelh
Nella Bergen, Chrystio Mcdonald, MaheIie
Baker. Harry Luckstone, Albert Hart anu
Charles H. Drew. The production is made
by Klaw * Erlanger and BENJAMIN stevens.
and they have reason 10 be mueh pleased
with the reception given the new opera.
There was q iarge and enthusiastic audi
ence present and all the evidences OF
genuine success.
week was the return Of Herbert Kelley,
Effie Shannon and W j. LeMoyne 10 Tie
seene az their many trumphs. These pop
ular artists were seen In Ciyie Fiteh
rlay entitled The Moth and the Flame
Some years ago this piece, wnlch was
then in one ret, was produced by me
Theater of Arts and Letters, and AT ihst
time Il made a wonderfully strong I'M
preston because OF It's Sensational nepic-
lion OF wedding interrupted at The aitnr
nv woman who had been seducei By
the bridegroom and should have been tbs
bride herself As now presented the piece
is IN three aot-. and the original play cor
stitutes one OF them. Mt Relcey VINO
several wears ago was imported from Lon
don nv he late Lester Waliack because Of
his expert impcrsonntion Of society ".
lains has one of his oid-iime parts IN
THE Moth and the Flame" and | don't
believe there Is an actor on the American
stage Who can play n 40 well. 1iss shan
non IL gain seen in one OF those roies
In which she shihfs 10 particular edyan-
tsre. THE marriage scene IN church IS
presented with much impressvencss. The
others In the cast who 60 good WORK ar.
" ]. LeMoyne Sarah Cnwell LeMoyne,
BriIoe McRae ri amor Neretti, Isabel wal
drop and Ethel Klnasion. The eptire pef
Torrance Is a most enjoyable one ana
think that Mr. Kelccy and Miss shannon
fngagfNfnf WIFI ne fANtfNfhElN pfN-t 0''Nf
81 The Fifth Avenue Minnie Maddcrn-
Flfke is appearing ia two new playS mis-
week. One of them. entitled - BIT ~
oId cheIsta" Is an English drama " one
rot. II is a clfyer bit and shrws scenes
ia famous quarter in London Mrs Fiske
the rart NJ q flower girl VINO
T. misfortrne finds friend In an artist
The other play IL q German tfanslstion
into Frg'iyh by Margaret Warrington. i
H. oaltes ~ oye Finds the Way" THIS
niece atforss Mrs Fiske On opportunity 10
dirplay scme OF her best emoiional abb
tiles. These two plays are likely TO plsdse
The general yublic. Mrs. Fisfe's engage
~, nj closes on April ~ and on April q
Alexsndar con,stock VIII present new
comic on,ra entitled "Ths Korsans
The oiyrnnia Mufic Hsll reoncncf tbs
week rnder the management NJ ~ AZ Ham
WIN has secured the Prinprose 4
West Minstrel company fer his iniiisi r.
trac.fcr 1t ia several ycarS since this
style OF entertainment he's hsen seen ~
Broadway There are feyenir-fve pcnS,e
in the comnapy and in the nlios Era ksa-
daiI carroll Icbnson and other clever per-