The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
Attractions of The Coming Week.

ZION al the opera house Tuesday, March
Is. matinee and night.
OF the performance the New York Jour-
nal only recently said: Hermann deeply
interested and puzzled by his feats Of
necromancy and s1eight- of hand a repre-
sentative audience. and such work as he
! gave last night will herald him by glow
ing complimentary notices from the press.
His exhibition was SO satisfactory that 1t
Is but justice to say II fulfilled the an
ticipations OF all present and demonstrated
him master OF his art. The sleight-of-
hand feats with cards. watches, handker-
chiefs. rings, billiard balls, etc, that con-
stituted the first part OF the entertainment,
were interesting and puzzling. and his bill
lard ball manipulation exemplfed the
wonderful proficiency that may be attained
by assiduous study and practice in the
magic art.
An advance notice gives the following
information concerning THE Nashville
Students" who will be here for one night
only, Wednesday. March 7:
Some years ago a number of bright,
young coored students. unsteady inclined,
attending Southern college. formed
concert company under the title OF THE
Nashville Students Concert Company"
Their unexceptionally clever talent soon
attracted managers of amusement bureaus
and a tempting offer allured the students
from their college precincts to a TRIP
through the larger cities OF the South and
North, and from this nuceus--a sextettu
OF students-evolved the present minstrel
organization known as the "Wright's
Original Nashville Students and Gideon's
Big Minstrel Carnival" n consolldat on OF
Two Immense and distinct minstrel shows
into one, with membership of forty-fv
OF the best and brightest colored perform
ers In minstrelsy. MANAGERS RUSSO
Holland have carefully chung to the best
amusement principles and have kept the
attraction free from the slightest faint az
vulgarity or It's slightest suggestlveness,
The programme presents a continuous
performance of wholesome fun, singing,
dancing, arrobatism, juggling, tumbling
slack wire walking and every meritorious
act known to minstrelsy and vaudeville.
Mr.. Frederick Warde together with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Bruno will play a
return date at the opera house Thursday
and Friday. March s and Q. and Friday
matinee. Mr. Warde comes this time with
a new play, The Dukes Jester" a ro-
mantle comedy by Espy williams. Mr..
Warde has always been most popular
actor and to see him in thorough comedy
role will be interesting, nasmuch as he
) has won fully as much praise for his
portrayal of Cecco, the Jester as in his
more serious roles Minnie Tittell Bruno
has established herself without exception
the foremost actress of today, shares with
Mr. Warde the honors won this season
, aud is an important factor in the success
OF the new play. As Nina di Borgio, a role
; which allows her TO display her artistic
, genius to tho fullest extent, she is superb
/, who last season were leading mon for
, their respective stars, portray the various
, roles in the comedy, each with consider
: able perfection. THE Dukes Jester" was
written by Espy Williams especially for
this aggregation, which accounts for It's
!. particular adaptablity TO the best work
and individuality of the actors AS a
scenic production the play Is elaborate.
magnificent and costly and is said to even
equal the beauties of Tho Lions Mouth -
Mr.. Warde will appear in the following
L repertoire: Thursday night The Lion =
. Mouth Friday matinee and night, "Ths
Q Dukes Jester"
Mr.. William Morris. who played the
), leading role in Under the Red Robe" last
a season. will be seen here Saturday, March
10, matinee and night, in new play.
THE Adventures of Lady Ursula" by An
tnony Hope, the author OF The Prisoner
q of Zenda," Rupert OF Hentzau," ETC. An
. advance notice says:
. Appealing. as 1t does, to the lovers OF
u romantic drama. the discovery that 1t has
y literary finish adds immeasurably TO its
, attraction for those who admire well writ
, ten plays. The diction, Without the viola
ton of the cardinal principles OF dra-
: matte colloadN which might be expected
in new play. is handled with that re-
!, sourceiulness, spirit and purity which
constitute the prime charm OF Anthony
o Hopes writing and indicate the practical
> hand In stage dialogue. ~ fact, one Is
q most agreeably surprised to find the work
Il indicative of stagecraft unsupported in a
o novelist in dramatic construction The
. story is an admirable one for theatrlc
Illumination. II is swiftly told, and tho
r situations are all effective and unique MIR.
: William Morris, an actor OF international
: fame, who perhaps has a greater follow.
Q ing than any other leading man in Ameri-
a ca, and who so admirably filled the post
i ton with the Frohman attractions, is
: most effective IN the stellar role, Sir
I. George Sylvester. with Miss Drake, Mr..
n Morris and his colleagues give the play an
- artistic Interpretation and the whole pro-
8 ject has been stamped with success.