The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-16
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min. Houston. Texas.
THE LOCAL STAGE.
A Beautiful Production of ClementH
"a Southern Gentleman"

A Beautiful Production of Clements
| "a Southern Gentleman"
The popularity of Mr.. Clay Clement could
have been attested in no more forcible
manner than by the reception accorded him
last night when he appeared at Sweeney
e. Coombs opera house in his romantic play
"A Southern Gentleman. The performance
was put on under the most unfavorable
| circumstances. The eastbound Southern
Pacific train which brought the company
to Houston was late, and in consequence
the curtain went up at 10 o'clock and
was rung down for the last time at 1885
this morning. The audience gathered at
the usual hour and the wait was some
what tiresome until Manager Bergman
evolved the clever idea of ringing up the
curtain and allowing his patrons to see
the stage hanis at their work of setting. the
| first act. This feature proved very en-
| tertaining one. especially as the exhibition
was something entirely novel and original.
| Mr.. Clement has given the world a
delicately beautiful piece OF art in "A
| Southern Geptlenan." 1t Is one of the
! very few pays now before the public
which show the South and her people as
! they really are, and its intrinsic merit is
| thus enhanced to no inconsidsrable de-
| gree 1t Is true to life, thoroughly con-
sistent in every detail and is absolutely
| refreshing as contrastad with the large
majority OF the protectors along the
| same lines which are now before the pub
lie. The combination of successful play
wright and d clever actor Is seldom seen
in one man, yet 1t exists in the person
of Mr.. Clement. His orly error In the Goa
strurt.on of the play lies in the prologue.
wi Id bp 8 ut-h n
carry the remainder OF the plot. Mr.. Cle-
me,at does not appear to advantage in
this feature. but if he desired to show by
cortrast the extremes of which he is capa-
BILE he cpuhd have chosen no better manner
OF doing 1t.
His work during the action of the play
is thoroughly artistic, free from any ~p-
pearance of Htrainlng after effect and. al
together. is OF such commentable ma
ture as TO 8escrve by far more extensive
mention thar limited time and space will
permit The Post TO give. His support Is
uniformly strong, the work OF Mrs. Glenn
ent as Arzella being wonderfully meritori-
Gus. VIM. B. Mack gives very pleasing
rendition Of the role of Willie Fluharty.
The cast is as follows:
General Joseph Carroll Of South Caro-
lima ..-........ 81. Mr.. Clay Clement
Phillip Durard, ...... Mr.. Charles Mason
Judge Thomas Matthew Fluhearty...
.,.,t. -. -. Mr.. H. 8. Duffield
Captain Martin oMalley ..............
=, -. -. Mr.. Thomas II. O'Malley
Hannibal. CARROTS body servant.
...,t......... Mr.. jeffrey ID. williams
Willie Fluharty, SON Of the Judge.
......-.. -. -. Mr.. VIM. b. Mack
Ensien Eugene Heartwe.l, U. s. NJ.
-. -. -. -. Mr. Oscar Norfeet
Abe, mulatto boy. Mr.. George Bernard
Mmdam Euphemia Sterling ...........
y. miss Phosa McAllister
Miss Grace Standish, Carroll's niece
-. =. -. Miss Nell McEwan
NANNY Lindy Of the Sterlings.
$50. Miss Gertrude O'Malley
Miss Arzelia Thompson. -. -.
...... -. =, Mrs. Clay Clement
~
The Punch Robertson company will pre-
sent "Captain Dan OF the Efsy -Hrst' at
. matinee this Afternoon aud THE French
Cavalier tonight