The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Theatrical

! Theatrical
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The KNOBS o. Tennessee" in which Hal
Reid OF last years Human Hearts" com
pany lis the leading spirit, was presented
at the opera house last Monday night and
again on Wednesday afternoon, the inaDil-
ity of the attraction to get into New Or
leans on account of the quarantine re-
strictions being the reason OF the return
date. ON Tuesday the Peters Comedy com
pany put on matinee and night bill, hay-
Ing come up from Galveston, where it
played all the remainder of the week. in
order TO allow the Knobs o Tennessee"
people to ill an engagement at the Grand.
The latter named attraction Is very
fuir one ana is by no means as sensations
as it might be when it is considered tnat
its author is Lincoln j. carter. While
rather overdrawn and somewhat incGneist-
ont In places, 1t is witbal. "a very pleasing
production aud contains several cituatlCns
worthy of Il play OF higher order. Mr.
Reds support was fairly good.
Tho opera house will lee dark all OF next
week, but on MondGy the 10Th instant,
Graus Opera company, that old-tme ia
vorite, viii commence weeks engage
nenl. IL IL needless to say anything con-
corning this attraction, save that Mr. Grau
has company which is oven better than
that OF last year and that his repertoire OF
standard light operas is more extensive
than ever before.
| The Stockton (Call Daily Record has the
| FOLLOWING 10 sgy CT Corarn Clark and
What Happened to Jones'" which will be
seen here during the winter:
Last night the Yosemite theatcr held
I an audience that. In point of superior ap-
| pearance equalcd any ever assembled
within tho pretty theater The longed- for
What Happened to Jones'" with Harry
| 'F,Eth lark IN "a uar pant was tho
magnet, and to say that every line OF the
comedy was received with the utmost ap-
probation Is but TO repeat the old story.
Clear all through. Without one offensive
or suggestive line, Jones is comedy
one can enjoy and gain added pleasure
from seeing it presented by q comedian OF
ST. ling quajaty like INrry Corson lark
| who Is today, though still young man.
worthy of rank among the prominent stars
III this country. He possesses all the reuui-
| sites, Is wonderfully versatile and has that
| artistic quality which is so eminently use
1 iul in comedy particularly, and II Is so easy
TO oyordo a>part and make 1t buresque.
The supporting company, without excep-
ton. present an appearance that is sur
! prlsingly swell, a strikingly notable fea-
! ture being the magnificent dresses worn Nv
the ladies. They all play like artists. and
| of their sevcrol rnrts T., a. ha,.1 80 ~ "a"
crlminate: but n word m,,s, ha sd, s,-
John H. Allison vboso to,o - ,In .,
Bislop of Ballerat is a most comria,a , 49,
tfaynl"
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birmingham fAI,, t.o1,ar 60,
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mara nnl 81 blchor o,,,, -,
than Al G. Field served TO n s,anains
room only house, at O'Brien's last nj nj
would be doing other managers In tho soma
line, who want to stay in thn business an
Injustice Some of the less forttrnatA r,usI
live, but II Al Fold keeps up the present
progressive gait there Will he bir ref
sign 80 Let tucked on som bodv's nara.
phernAla The house al O'Brien's Inst
night. with the weather outside dccidrdl,
inclement, was packed: a represenlativ,
audience was there. and they mad tbrs,
hours of unsurpassed frn. music nrL
merrment; they laughed until their st1s,
were actually irrltated. AT times hvx.
terics prevailed in various sections Of IN,
house, and finally. under nrote.e Mi,
over pleased audience departed with onI,
one united vsrlict OF critical criticism -
absolutely the peer of any othe, minsIra
attempt. In this Accomplishment which (.
certainly gratifying 10 himself anI nlrasi,c
TO the public. he has concentrated SOM,
features really 10 be admired
With Dan o,unlan as guardian oncel ~
the first part tho rurtsI, rlses MN =.
patriotic displav of thn flag nf natinrs
which fer effect was splendId
Harold Russell M Stuart pohso,,s .,-,.
ho, t,,,,, 49,, -. -
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cioen' one higat last week AMI, as the
consequence, is now nursing Divers bruises
ana ahraslona NJ his cuticle oo,ar,rr -
rciyed in minigh, anc,untn. 10 a.,
anartm.nts u the AI,,ns us
II seems fhat AR Pusssu ,h.>
thc.n,rt Of Nr n,,crnrt In ..T,', 1os ia
M WoIIacs,s has frieni ,hn
renaIvn apslNr In nInotrirsl sr,,ii,' 80 W.,
town 10 whom he was c,ynn,,inino ~
excessiye closensss ~ hIs sln Ma sna ,','
mani and IN, rrisrI H., Sn - " -,
ssnt HE octnrs cnmr,Js lar, ,,vont,. ~,
inch genhyr psnnr,tor AZ ~. nnu'e', wv
most annroye1 naItern ur pnssa,I So
Win ma the machins sat ~, All ha,er,
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