The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

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An advance notice says: Fun is the
element which most theater-goers seek.
Amusing and wholesome relaxation from
the busy cares OF daily life are not only
in demand but beneficial Farce comedy
best fills the requirement because 1t can
be enjoyed without mental taxation. one
OF the best offerings in this line Is Ine
Hustler in its latest attire IL Is u
rollicking and roaring farce comedy. full
of sharply drawn and broadly defined
characserizations and replete with repair
tee In launching IL anew this sea-
son nothing but the name has ben re-
fained. All else is new. radiant and pro-
sressiye. The object is TO give enjoy
ment No pretentions are made TO plot.
Everything that viii conduce to new
laugh has been woven into this hose-podge
of nonsense and satire, and the result Is
n hiigriuus and entertaining performance.
Incorporated In this farcical play is a
! ong line OF novel and variegated specials
tics, prominent among which are the new
eat songs, dances and witticisms OF tne
day The company engaged in its repre-
sohtation is accounted the greatest gath
ering of farceurs ever seen in one organ
ization.
The Hustler" will be the attraction at
the opera house Friday, December .,
matinee and night.
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Manager Bergman of Sweeney d
Coombs' opera hodse IS meeting vita
gratifying success in the work of securing
signatures to the subscription lis, for the
New Orleans French opera, and there now
seems to be but little doubt that that
A4iagnrRcent organization will sing in
in he &
posed of eighty people of established
reputation and the opportunity afforded to
secure the attraction for this city should
certainly be taken advantage of.
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The Jefferson De Angels Opera COM
pany will be heard at the opera house
soon in the comic opera The jolly Nus
keteer.' which had such a long and pros
porous run in the Eastern cities last sea-
son. The popular star will cavort and
sing in his original part of the rollicking
Count Henri de Beaupret, End the
original cast, including Hubert Wilke.
Harry Marlborough, Grace Van studdi.
ford, Maud Hollins. Lenore Soulier and
Hilda Hollins will assist in the fun max
Ing. IL is promised that the chorus viii
number frty voices ami viii contain some
gtrikingly beautiful girls.
stuart Robson opened his season with
"oliver Goldsmith in Albany on Thanks
giving day. The new play was sumptuous-
" staged and is said TO be by far the
! most elaborate OF MIR. Robson's undertake
/ ings. There are twenty-five people in the
+ cast among whom are Henry II. Dixey
/ Florence Rockwell, Jeffreys Lewis. Walter
/ Hale. II. A. Weaver and Beaumont Smith
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The death OF Charles cogiian. which oc-
! Cured at Galveston last Monday. marked
: The passing away of gifted actor and a
( brilliant writer The deceased hal adopt
1 ed and dramatized a large number of
! plays. in most of which he appeared in
person. His last part was that of James
! Clarence. the actor. in THE Royal Box, '
and he appeared for the last time on any
stage In this city at matinee permorm-
ance on Saturday, October IS, of the pres
ent year. The play was presented again
that night, but Mr.. Coghlan was too i'll
to appear and his part was played by his
under study, MIR. Andrew Robson, who
banded the role SO cleverly that only a
very few people in the audience knew OF
the substitution.
The company went to Galveston the
next morning and Mr.. Coghlan followed
later. but 1t was decreed that he was never
again to tread the boards and listen TO
the applause which his genius brought
forth. After leaving Galveston The
! hoyal Box" company continued It's tour.
with Mr.. Robson in the part OF Clarence.
and IL was that fact which caused the re-
port OF Mr.. Cogblan's death TO he received
with incredulity by people in the Moth
and East, rs Mr. Coghlan's name con-
| tinued to appear on the programme inSsead
| OF that of Mr.. Robson.
| Mrs. Coghlan joined her husband short.
! ly after he went to Galveston, and was
] with him when he died Their adopted
I, daughter. Gertrude, continued to play
| Celia Pryce in THE Royal Box"
| The arrangements for the disposition OF
! the remains OF the dead actor have been
| told OF In the news columns OF The Post
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far better class OF people than over
before are adopting the stage as pro-
fesslon. says Virginia Earle in the New
York Telegraph. The stage now includes
good. sweet women. mothers. sisters and
wiyes--women who are making the stage
better by their very presence. II you
| compare the average actress with the
average woman In private life. the COM
| parlson would be In Iavor OF the woman
(, OF the greater industry and talents--and
am sure that actresses are likely to be
AS Industrious and as talented as women
!,of society. The moral condition of tbs
Stage comedies precisely with the moral
! ccs1ition OF society. Pick up copy oil
luy newspaper and you will find army and
navy officers. lawyers, doctors. artists and
even clergymen guilty OF crime Would
| II DO fair to assume that all those en-
gagged in the professions represented by a
| few transgressors were wholly immoral.
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Wilton Lackaye visited Nat G. Goodwin
a. his hne country place In England and
was shown all OF the splendors of the es-
tate Then, what DO you think OF ity'
asked Goodwin. II don't believe It," re-
sponded Lackaye.
It develops now that when Julia Ar
thur rang down the curtain during a per-
formance OF more Than Queen and Sc
vorely rsbuked tho members OF a box party
for loud talking and laughing, she thought
FlorencS Crosby was one OF The party.
4 Florence Crosby is sprlghtly young
woman who does not like Julia Arthur be-