The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

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1.-THE Nominee, Carleton comedy
which was first made famous by Nat Good
win, was the attraction at Sweeney g.
Coombs' last Monday, matinee and night
the organization presenting it being head
ed by Mr. and Mrs Walter Walker o
last seasons "a Bachelors Honeymoon
company. The piece was vert cleverN
handled. but the business done was no
large. The members of the company wer'
specially selected for another play, in'
Mysterious Mr.. Buelc,' with which MI
Walker commenced the season aud whict
proved a failure. For that reason, Wnii,
they are all unusually capable people
some of them are not particularly wen
suited to the parts for which they are
cast. Mr. and Mrs Walker are both de-
serving of much credit for their good work
AL G. Fields minstrels packed the house
Thursday night after playing 10 fairly
large audience in the afternoon. several
new features have been added 70 the show
and it is even better than before.
Mahara's Ministries. who were TO nave
appeared here yesterday, were, as told OF
in the news columns of The Post at the
e.,
OF the appearance Of smallpox among some
OF the negroes The company was allowed
to leave the State under guard.
Three good attractions are promised for
the coming week. Wang will be seen
tomorrw. THE Sporting Duchess" on Tues
day and Darkest Russia" on Saturday a
matinee will be given in each case.
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In this seasons Wang MIR. Albert
Hart VIII portray the regent of Siam.
1t is said he makes an ideal Wang. pos
sessing an exceptionally good voice and
extreme gracemlness in his movements.
Miss Alice Hobrook will be Prince Ma
taya Miss Holbrook is niece of the
defunct millionaire Barney Barnato She
Is said to be an excellent actress and
leaves pleasant impression everywhere.
Miss Hattie Arnold has toured with Mi.
Hart in Wang as the widow. and scored
a SUCCESS. She will essay this part again
this season.
Miss Helen Lathrop plays the part of
Marie very prettiIy She is Southern
girl, possessing n clear soprano voice oil
unusual sweetness. Miss Lathrop was un
der study last year for Miss Nelson. play
ing the part several times with much
success.
Gillette is impersonated by Miss Eliza
beth Patee while the six sprightly daugh
ters of La Veuve Frmousse are played
by Miss Fairhurst, Miss Webb. Miss Back
Miss Saville, Miss Du Boise. Miss Hauil-
ton and Miss Sturgis.
Colonel Fracasse will be portrayed by
Tom s. Giuse and Frank Casey viii still
be 1.-THE keeper of the elephant" Messrs
Wescott, Marvel. Morse, Vernon and the
balance of the company, which is deemed
TO be excellent in every way, will keep
the audience in good humor
Wang will be the attraction at
Sweeney & Coombs opera house Monday,
November 20; matinee and night
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The Sporting Duchess" company comes
to Sweeney Coombs opera house Tues
day November 81 matinee and night.
AS this is the first time the celebrated
play has been presented here, there are
doubtless great many theater-g oers
who are unfamiliar with its record. The
authors of the piece are Sir Augustus
Harris, Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamil-
ton. 1t was first presented at the Shafts
bury Theater, London, where 1t ran for
over year under the title of THE Derby
Winner" Previously to its first prosenta-
tion in this country, it was found that
there was already play which had been
presented here under n similar title;
hence the change to THE Sporting Ouch
ess." Its first production in this country
was at the Academy of Music in New
York, where 1t instantly met with much
success and achieved the record OF 3t6
nights. II was afterwards produced in
philadelphia and Boston with similar
results. The record is probably I'M
equaled by any drama that has been pre-
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sporting Duchess will be presented by
cast, including Agnes Proctor, Lillian
DAILY, Charlotte Seyerson, Maurice Drew,
Leslie Mathew, John Daily VIM. Park and
others. The remainder of the principals
are said to be competent people selected
with particular attention to their fitness
for the respective parts In which they
appear.
Darkest Russia" Is the announced at
traction at the opera house next Satur-
day, for matinee and night performances.
Good plays are those that can withstand
the trying test OF repeated presentation,
and the TACT that this play is now in its
seventh consecutive season. would in
dicate that 1t had all OF the requisites
so dear to the hearts of the average play
goer II 10 play that appeals to all
manners and kinds Of people from the
eager gallery boy, to those who occupy
the higher priced seats below. With ali
Of its regged. plot. Darkest Russia has
the delicate perfume OF charming love
story permeating 1t. while the entire four
acts are rich in comedy that is clean cut
and incisive. II will have the same per-
lection OF staging as heretofore while
the cast has been pronounced the most
evenly balanced and capable the play has
ever had. Among the players that viii
be seen are Katherine Willard.
charming young leading lady OF Mobile.
Ala. who is not yet out OF her
teens Herbert Fortier, the Lead
IN man. last season with Julia
Arthur; Kate Jepson. excellent character
actress, and those clever comedy inter-
prefers. Harry D. Byers and Alta Perry.
One Of the greatest dramatic successor
Of October in New York was u. H. soth-
eFn's probation OF The Song Of the
Sword. : play dealing with the many stir
ring e1oots Of the Napoleonic period. Its
}x1Qmp9. however. WAS soon marred
fo0xh . hasty expression Of opinion by
1n1h44 Clayerins 0upter. and the cue
~ him has created quite large