The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
THE LOCAL STAGE.
"The sud Sea waves" PIcases Two
Large Audiences.


AS laugh producer of the very best
quality 1.-THE Sad Sea Waves" which was
the attraction at Sweeney & Coombs
opera house yesterday afternoon and last
night, is to be commended to all theater-
goers. The piece is described as rag
time opera" but that really does not
prevent it from being very enjoyable
conglomeration OF speciality features all
of which are good and some OF which
are very good. Anyone who looks for
plot will look long time and will more
than likely be disappointed in the end,
but in the case of a production like The
Sad Sea Waves" such a thing as plot
would be superfiuous rather than other
wise The scenes are laid in fashion
able sanitarium which is peopled by all
sorts of persons afflicted with all sorts
of Authorizations, from a girl who mag
ines She owns the larger part OF Japan
TO a man who persists IN walking in MS
sleep. AS may be easily Imagined, the
environment affords an opportunity LOT
an unlimited amount of fun-maki ing and
the piece Is one long laugh from the
initial rise OF the curtain 10 us tall on
the last act. Then, TOO, the piece Is clean
in addition to being funny and that Is
something that can not be said concern
ing all similar attractions on the road.
Messrs. j. 5. Mathews and Harry Bulger,
who are the features OF the piece, are
both very clever farceurs and their work
never fails to be thoroL ghly enjoyable.
Each Is the possessor OF good voice and,
barring the fact that Mr.. Mathews on
some few occasions shows disposition
TO pose as q matinee girls idol, or soma
thing of that sort but little in the way
OF criticism can Justly be said of either
The company with which these two
gentlemen have surrounded themselves
Is an excellent one. Among the ladies
probably the best work of it's Kind is done
by Miss Bessie Challenger in the part oi
Sis Hopkins, a character which, while II
is not altogether new. never fails to be
amusing II well done Miss Challenger
does il we'll. Miss Julia Ralph is very
effective as Miss Primmer, the school
teacher, and Miss Jane LennoX, IN addi-
ton to being a capable actress, has an
excellent voice. Mr.. w. j. Deming APP
pears to good advantage as Campwell,
( the fellow who has a penchant for get
/ ting angry. and Mr.. W. II, Mozart does
| some, artistic work az Judge Grace. MI
! Tony Hart. as the German professor. is
( irresistibiy funny aud Mir. Thomas Kier-
part of Prof. Bar Mr.. Ned Weyburn. il
the dual role of the sleepwalker and
General Smiles, is good, and all OF the re
naming characters are in good hands
There is not single stick in the larg
company.
Tho piece is mounted in a manner sci
dom seen outside OF productions of al
entirely different nature. and details ar
looked after very carefully. The wome
OF the organization are young and not bat
looking for tho most part and all of then
sing well. In short as a laugh produce
pure and simple THE Sad Sea Waves /
a complete and thorough success TIL,
company was late In arriving here, IT.
special train from Dallas having been de
layed four hours. but the matinee audi
ence endured the inforced wait good
naturedly.
The next attraction is "My Friend from
India in which Walter E. Perkins. the
original a. Keen Shaver. in Du Souchet':
clever farce, will be seen at Sweeney &
Coombs' opera house Saturday matinee
and night The organization comes vel
recommended.
Manager Bergman reports that he 4
! meeting with gratifying success in the
| work of securing signatures to the sub
scription list which is being circulated
for the purpose of booking the New Or
leans French Opera company for an en-
! gagoment in Houston in the near future
Scents are being bought up rapidly and /
would be we'll for those who wish to at
tend the performance of this well know!
organization to place their orders a
| once.