The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22

with the exception of the engagement to
be played by Nine Emma Nevada. and the
performance to be given for Manager Berg
mans benefit, the local theatrical season
is now at an end. During the week just
past Sweeney & Coombs' theater has been
occupied by the Peruchi-Beldeni company.
very capable repertoire organization
which enjoyed good business all during the
engagement. Some of the plays presented
are too heavy for the capabilities OF the
company. but there are some clever people
in the organization and its specialties are
Of the beest seen with low priced attrac-
ton for long time.
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Nine. Emma Nevada, who will appear at
Sweeney & Coombs' theater on April g.
was born in Alpha, Nevada county, Califor-
mia, and was reared in Austin Nev.
In connection with the engagement of
Nine Nevada the following story, told by
an old-time manager OF operate stars,
will prove Of interest:
zone used to have queer experiences 10
Western concert tours, but everything IS
very conventional out there now, aud the
nOteis and opera DOuhts III al NONhS Va
any size are very fair, The funniest West
ern stand ever made was in Austin. New.
/ was with Nine. Emma Nevada and Austin
was her native town. Mrs. Mackay had
found her up there in the mountains ana
had sent her abroad for a musical educa-
tion. She succeeded, made name for her
self In Europe and Austin was bursting
with pride. She camo back to America,
sang in the East with great success, but
didn't go West The Austin people didn
like that 1t seems-said she was stuck up
and had forgotten her old friends. Me-
vada heard about this feeling and one day
came to me We were in Chicago, and she
was to so back to Europe almost imme-
diately
81 want to give concert in Austin,
New, she said.
Il almost fell out OF my chair. 1t
isn't possible gasped
IN make 1t possible
1.-The expense would be enormous. we
c0ild never stand
~ don't ask you to stand it, vii
pay anything-any amount-only take mt
there They say l am ashamed OF them.
Well she got her way. About four Of
fye stations before we struck Austin peo
pie began to board the train,
"'Did Emma Gomez they asked the con
ductor, and he pointed out our crowd
They would 20 back and tell the people
on the platform and they would howl to
Emma till Nevada would so out and tall
10 them and shake hands with everybod!
she didn't kiss. A good share OF the GROVE
went TO Austin with us, but 1t wasn't any
thing TO the crowd that met us at tn
station Everybody in the town and al
the country around turned out, and the,
were the queerest people ever saw
Miners and cowboys and Indians and ordi
nary conventional people, all shaken u
together. and all Wild with excitement
wouldn't have believed there could be 5
hue ~ batsa In
world. 1t gave me, well-seasoned man
ager, brand new thrill up and down m
back.
There was only one carriage in Austl
then and we had to drive quite distanc
to the town. Nevada and / had the car
riage and the rest OF the company wen
along in big wagons. Then came the crow
in wagons, on horseback and on foot. w
drove along ticlSlish smot$tan road at
gallop and every little distance along tn
way there were bonfres burning. Nevad
didn't get any rest before evening. TIL
crowd wanted her and 1t would have hel
She must have kissed all the people
Austin. l had thought l knew her, br
she was different woman up there
the mountains We gave 4 concert In tn
church. The minister and I, with the as
sistance OF the whole population, numbere
the seats and made out tickets Ticket
sold at 81, but the house wouldn't begi
10 hold the crowd, and almost any old priC
offered for seats When the dool
opened there was stampede. There wei
nifty men in the crowd to every woInal
Most of them kept on big felt hats an
wore their trousers tucked into high boot
They didn't pay any attention to the aisle
just walked over the high backed seat
stood in the pulpit and It was funny
see that crowd playing leapfrog over Il
seats and making for the front pews r.
CARELESS of the number of their tickets.
Nevada had some Of her swele
clothes with her and came out blazing wit
jewels and wearing Paris gown that co
$4,000. never expect to hear anythiI
again like the greeting they gave her. az
know she'll never again sing as she d
that night-she sang aud sang until n
voice literally gave out and the crowd sa
that she couldn't keep 1t up any longe
Then they cheered and started for {
stage in a bunch. Nevada spread out h
hands and told them that II they Won
wait until she went and put on a heavi,
higher necked gown she'd come back al
kiss them all and give them piece OF h
wedding cake. She had just married |
Palmer and she had packed trunk +
OF wedding cake to take to Austin S
ran of to the dressing room and in
little while she came back in dark gov
We brought the cake in IN big pans a
she fulfilled her promise
1.-THE next morning the whole to
turned out to take us to the station, a
though that was fifteen years ago. I
lleve the mountains must be echoing
with their Goodbye. Emmal'
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The will Of Dan Rice, the famous clo'
was probated In Long Branch, N. j.,
March &c. It was made in June, Il
and directs that his entire estate
given to John H. Brown and his sisl
Elizabeth, with whom be lived. II
are also named as executors. From
estate they are required by the terms
the will to pay $1,000 a year to Rio
daughter, Mrs Catherine wurztbach,
long - aha Lives. Rics's property rs 5