The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26


nd her company appeared in Hoyt's "a
Soutepted Woman" Tuesday night to a
Eowded house and Sisiretta Jones. other
kIse known as BLACK Patti" with
slaxy OF ebony hued stars, delighted an
Immense upstairs audience Thursday
1sht On Friday and Saturday nights. with
matinee yesterday. Broadhurst's why
mith Left Home" the funniest, cleanest
est comedy that has been seen hero for
sany a day was presented by strong
bmpany in which Maclyn Arbuckle. a
krmer Texan; Miss Dorothy Usner and
|rs. Annie Yeamans appeared to ospe-
11ally good advantage The piece is what
ID three sheets describe It as being-a
Efficiency Those who did not see 1t have
pod grounds for feeling sorry.
n The kiml- Hearn company returns to
Neeney & COMBS opera house for the
flowing dates this week: Monday.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday March
80, 81 and April /, in the following
fpertoiro Monday matinee, 1.-THE In
3de Track Monday night, "My Pard-
fr;' Thursday matinee, Shadows of a
peat City Thursday night, Lights o.
pndon;' Friday matinee, Pawn Ticket
0' Friday night, Shadows of Great
ny; Saturday matinee, Ten Nights in
Barroom;" Saturday night. Life In
reater New York" The war pictures
a n be seen at every performance. The
ices will, as usual, be- Matinee, 10 and
cents; night, 10, 20 and 80 cents.
a ~
Primrose G Dockstaders Ministries Will
pear al Sweeney & Coombs' opera house
pesday March 2s, matinee and night
fncerning the attraction the New Orleans
mes Democrat of recent date saws:
Primrose & Dockstader's mipstrels
uved sufficiently strong attraction to
tne tulane theatre last night with an
uIence Whicn seemed to be very heartily
"mps'hy win the entertainment from
ST TO last. Mossrs. Primrose and Dock
Pdef aud their supporting COMPANY give
performance well calculated To mora
an ever popularize negro minstrelsy IL
Inc good features OF the old time min
81 SNOW cleYerly combined with what
pest In up-to- date mlnstrelsv. The
oad comedy and the real bits of negro
aracter painting which made the MA
er mlnstrels favorites with the amuse-
nt-seeklng public have been artistically
toreo by Primrose and Dockstader
.e tne gorgeous stage settings the pre-
nous music and the costly speciaities
the latter day minstrel compantes bava
IN ADDED. In the old days some of the
% ana not little of the stage busl-
We're obiectionably broad il not
lseiy suggestive, but the entertainment
uisnt WIS clean and absolutely unob-
uonaDle from frst 10 last There was
MY OF rollicklng fun in the way of
se business. and q very large assert.
~ OF Jokes that were siugularly fresh
new. mere were songs, some GOOD
some indifferent. although 1t may be
Vi the comic songs that they were
sooo' mere were clever musical spc-
ues. and the club swinging OF the four
pnson brothers was marvel in its way.
,ne male of their speciality these four
~ mers 1.-TWO are merely half grown
- kept no less than twelve Indian
- in ,he most lively condition of agi-
~ AS usual for clubs used for such
buttons these were covered with yari-
Vlsu Unset, and as they were kept fly
a. anu turning In the air in their rapid
, NE across the stage they presented
ns'F brilliant and effective picture.
''''ot 10 Without uOuDL one
NC most thoroughly graceful Song and
re artists that has graced the minstrel
- wnhln the memory OF the present
f.aNoh OF playgoers. He is as light
~. do boy of is, and long experience
"a .dreiul study OF his work have COM
" make the most of what must have
ii me beginning notably good ma
:, LOT leading exponent of negro
,hasy. HIS costumes, while as loud
se Oh the SWEETEST OF dandy coons, "
slngnisrly harmonious, despite the
contrasts of color effects: they fit
ui'iessly, and are OF rich material
no h Is comedy character drawing as
nssu and we'll defined as that OF
NJ. raced comedian on the stage
~ characters are exceptionally we'll
NJ ne sang number of songs in re-
10 numberless recalls, and they
all enthusiastically applauded, as
deserved to be.
e,,Soooy knows what a negro come
pockstader is. and as a con-
tlo,n george Primrose he Is seen AT
Il advantage. as the respective
a. methods OF the two comedians
ras.. essentially different Dockstader
altogether another kind of
M aroll, rollicking fellow. so good
NJ, az 10 be disposed to laugh at his
ss,, though withal as pompous
e,sstisned as only darky can be-
the second end men, Jimmy
anu Lew Sully. the contrast was
~ marked as between the princ-
ma. "ail was tho type of physical grace
n sSsss while Sully was big, awk-
lev elophantine. They are both very
orv men in their respective lines.
NM sne sentimental singers, W. H.
~ the harytone, was clearly the
o 1--WE Wall and Sully Furnishes
eheilent musical limitations. which
hi :, nusiastically applauded. Upon the
mi may truthfully DO said that there
|nme. feagly weak feature on the pro-
savannah Morning News says OF
uality.n :" i''r'
Fssr, which is a dramatization OF
in Az Hodgson Burnett's novel, Is
thu ~, sets and follows. for the most
Eiry, ~ ..'ss =, 81 The story. II is unlike
lrtlon ~ important detail only in that
ma ussins in The eighteenth year Of
Th,,nne the story opens ~ her
N. ~. however. IL necessary to
n,a.,,4natisaticn possible.
Il ,pns ecero AZ WiIdairs House
is'h birthday OF clorinda Is