The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-05
THE LOCAL STAGE.


beginning of ~ Weeks EnEnrcmen,
by 6rnn's opcrn ton,pnn,.
i'pcraeclo, poet ,.',-,... Elnisc Mortimer
Jeanette, student .Siyvlnn Langlois
iietio Prince of Palermo 80. Marin Pache
Lsmhcrtncio. a grocer ..... Stanley Felch
i@t,etihghl. cooper Gilbert CLAYTON
Scala, barber ......... Robert 7 .c,t
France'io-The Unknown. The Ma
1or pomo. ...,.......,....aF w Fox
Ihlco. a oeggaf .,......, Frank Woodman
Lahno, apprentice to The cooner,
49, .',,.' =. Katherine Goodrich
i'ameuA. Lamhertroio's adopted
daughter 1900, Mary Carrington
lsnbslle Cooper's VILE. Josie Kirkwood
Beatrice, scalza's daughter BERTHE Dale
Pcronella, Lambertlcio's sister ......
',',t. ~. -. ...,....,,. Fanny Myers
tlilpro and 0rctta tFeHsant Girlsl
Cora Isham aud Thufese M1ohett
Tho old reliable Grnu's opern comnony
opened a weeks engagement. With that
syer-,uneful BoccRocio," AZ the opera
horee last night, The audience was not
ms large as the organization usullly draws
but that was due to the unfavorahle condi-
tons which prevailed rather than to any
Lick OF popularity on the part of the AZ,
traction
The company which was sceu last night
vas, for the mort part. a new one SYLVAN
Langlois and three comedians. Stanley
Felch. Gilbert Clayton and Robert Lett.
are still members OF the company but IN,
others were all strangers 10 Houston nh.
dienccs. snd while the whole organization
with Porseo aid Edit, Mason would. per
haps, have been more en,huslastlcalIv ra-
ceiyod, II may be trithfully said thai Mr.
Grau never brought better ayeresntioi,
OF talent through this section The prIn
cipals are all the possessors of cxccllon,
voices. and The chorus ie splendid onr
~ fact even the most captions critic
Wouin np able to find but few, Il any
points on wh'ch 10 expend his criticisms
MISS Eiose Mortimer Is the first soprano
this year. She hrs voice which Is swee,
ana clear, and although there is moi A
great deal OF strength TO It. It's volume Ia
all that could be asked fer The other On.
prano Is Miss Mary Darlington. who adds
charming presence to remarkably sweet
voice, which however, is not characterized
nV c'earne's OF enuhciation. Roth Of these
I ladies' were heartily cncorea in their goIo
work,
The tenor Robert Pachc, has a voice Of
considerable strength and ceerness. and
the eject OF his work is added to by the
ease with which he carries himself sidney
Langiois, who Is no stranger TO Houston
audiences, retains the pleasing bass voice
which made him such a sayorite on the &c !.
caaion o. his previous appearances here.
and his work last plight MAS fully up 10
his old-timc standard
pleasing feature Of the performance
1ss AFFORDED hy the Bernha,dt- saivin hur
IesQue given by Miss Myers and Mr. Lett
Another thing that was conducive m i
srsN deal Of plNs sure was the singing Of
new orieans lad Of tender years who
nes = remarkably fne tenor voice. Tn.
rendiion Of the patriotic sing entitled ..old
houxe. 80 49," Wv
The opera itself has heen seen 20 often
y Houston as to maks comment On 4 on.
+ firsly superfluous. =
Ine blu for tonieht will be Martha. .
The engagement viii be closed with = MAJ,
nee performance saturday, az the corr
4 neny leayes that; night for New Orleans.
{ matinee VIII also b. sivsn tomorrow.