The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
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of great value. which are known TO be
In possession of Alice Faulkner. lie OBJ
tains the papers, but falls in love with
Miss Faulkner and returns them. The
professor endeayors to circumVent Holmes
but is defeated. Then follow more compli-
cations. AT the hnisha everything ends as
il should. II is a good play and is full
of exciting scenes and incidents, AS Sher-
lock Holmes MIR, Gillette appears 10 ex-
cellent advantage duplicating his success
in Secret Service
around New York in Eighty Minutes"
is go at Roster and Bials. The trs
vesty is by Edward Fales Coward, the
clever amateur actor aid critic ] Chooyer
Goodwin u, Il. Rice. James Waldron and
John J. BruhGm. This quartettc has turn
ed Out one of the most amusing buresques
eyer made known on the local stage. 1t
Is fun of bright dialogue. catchy music
and funny situations There Is not a dull
moment from the first scene to the final
Su'tan. The east includes Alexander
CLARK, Jess Dandy. Bobby Gaylor Dick
Bernard the Angeles Sisters Marguerite
sylvia. Kitty Mitchell and Eta Butler
There is large chorus of young and prot
ty women, clad in handsome costumes.
AZ the Broadway theater on November
% klaw & Granger viii present their
spectacular production of Ben Hat"
which has been in preparation for nearly
4 year William Young. the adapter has
arranged the play in fifteen scenes. show
ing the meeting of the wise men in the
desert; the roof terrace of the palace Itha-
man; the house OF Simondes; the interior
of the tent OF Shiek Ilderim; ythe exterior
and the interior OF the Circus Maximus
at Antioch; the Vale Of Hinnon, and the
Mount OF olives. Tho chariot race in this
play VIII rival anything ever before pre-
scented ON the stage Eight horses viii
actually run at full speed before an excited
multitude The smashing of Messiah s
chariot wheel viii be shown. the act ond-
ing with Ben Hurs triumph and his
GROWING as the victor. The horses used
in tho race have been rehearsed daily for
two months The music of the piece has
been composed by Edgar StlIman Kelly.
Two hundred people will be employed In
the PROFESSIONS and l25 dancers in the
ballet There viii also be chorus OF 100
singers, The sale OF seats for this produc-
tlon Is now in progress, and am told
thal every one a Them has been taken
for tho opening night
In Gay Paree' has been revived for a
two weeks run at the Casino. Edgar
smith has written now book for the
piece, which is very funny. The east is n
strong one, including Joe OFT. Herbert
Cawthorne, William Cameron, Kitty Loft
tus and other competent people This viii
be followed in about fortnight by a new
shit called Broadway" in which num-
Der of we'll known burlesquers will APP
pear
The Children of the Ghetto ends its
run at the Herald Square theater Novem-
Der 20, aud viii be replaced by Fred Whit
ney's production OF "'rhe Greek slave i"
rms is the opera that the late Augustln
DAILY held the American rights for. and
Intended presenting in his theater this
season, Mr.. Whitney Will use the London
production by George Edwards The cast
announced includes Dorothy Morton, Kate
Miehelina, Minnie Ashley. Marion Singer,
Hugh chilvers, Albert Parr, Herbert SPAR
ling and Alexander Clark
Three Little Lambs" an extravaganza
by u. A Barnet, the author OF ''ii92" and
other burlcsques. will be produced at the
Filth Avenue theater December is with n
strong cast, headed by Adelo Ritohio. II is
expected to run until the advent OF Josenh
Jefferson IN April
have iyst received a letter from a
southern newspaper friend who saw Tho
i.olis James Kathryn Kidder- Charles h
ianford company in their revival ~ THE
Winter's Tales.i He is enthusiastic in
telling Of the performance by these clever