The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07
Some Ncw York Views.

New York January 4-"Chris aud the
Wonderful Lamp. which Klaw & Erlanger
presented at the Victoria Monday night,
has made hit The piece is a merry
extravaganza, and a perfect razzle dazzle
of fun, song and dance. Jerome Sykes,
an excellent comedian, is the Jolly genius
of the story, and seems to he a personal
friend to every one in the audience. He
saturates every situation in which he is
the central figure, Whether rolling around
the stage as the intoxicated genius who
has Just stated HIS thirst OF thirty years
standing, or the muck professor amid a
bevy OF handsome school girls. or the jo-
cund narrator Of decrepit stories for the
purpose of exciting laughter in Aladdin
he Is always Intensely amusing. Edna
wallace Hopper is an admirable contrast
TO him physically She is graceful OF fg-
ure, sprightly in action and dresses within
an inch of her life Sousa's nusio is
mostly of the filagree kind the copcerted
numbers being far and away above that
usually heard in extravaganza. Glen Mac
Donoush has furnished some bright lyrics,
and the management has contributed
handsome scenery, pretty costumes and
an excellent supporting cast which in
cludes Ethel Irene Stewart, Mabella Ba-
ker, Johnny Page and Nellie Lynch The
chorus is composed of a likely lot OF
girls.
The continued attractions are Julia
Marlowe at the Criterion "Niy Lady's
| Lord. at the Empire; Nat Goodwin, at
the kniekerbocker; Sherlock Holmes"
at the Garrick: the Primrose & Dock
stader Minstrel company. at the Herald
! Square, Richard Mansfield at the Gar
| den; Anna Held. at the Manhattan; Frank
| Daniels, at Wallack's. Three Little
Lambs" at the Fifth Avenue; Miss
Hobbs at the Lyceum; Ben Hur." at
the Broadway; Alice Nielsen, at the Ca
sino, The Man in the Moon, Jr.." at the
New York Way Down East" at the
Academy, and The Village Postmaster"
AT the Fourteenth Street theater. At the
last named house hundreds are being
turned away nightly. The new bills for
next week are; David Belasco's new
comedy Naughty Anthony" at the Her
aid Square; Broadway to Toxic" bur
lesaue. at the New York. little Red Rid
Ing Hood" an extravaganza, at the Casino.
and The Gunners Mate" a melodrama.
at the Grand Opera house
| Next week will end Richard Manshelds
! engagement a. the Garden theater His
farewell appearance will be made In
gerae" prince Karl" "a Parisian Ro-
nance" Beau Brummel,' The DEVILS
| Disciple" and DIR. Jekyl aud Mr. Hyde.
His season here has been entirely salts
factory TO himself and the public. The
audiences have been large ana enthusiast
ito al every performance. This week Mr.
Mansfield Is presenting The First Vio-
In with his usual success.
One Of tho weeks features at the Thea
! tre Comique is Florizel a woman con-
tortionist. She mounts glass platform
suspended over the heads OF the musicians
| In the orchestra and ties herself UP in
bow knots until ones bead becomes dizzy.
Her spine Is evidently made OF rubber.
The young woman resembles a snake as
abe crawls down, head frst, In and out OF
the rungs OF a ladder. Her turn" makes
the ladies In the audience squiru.
Managers Brady and Ziegfeld are making
some changes In the cast OF "Papas
Wife" Harry Woodruff, the leading man
Of the company, will go with Nat Good
win TO play an important part IN II, ".
Esmend's When We Were Twenty-one,
which will be seen at the Knickerboeker
| theater at an early date. His place In
Miss Held's company win be filled by Cy-
! ri Scott, who retres from the cast OF a
! Stranger In a Strange Land" The latter
! was formerly member OF the late Au.
/ gustin Days company and Is remembered
for his success in THE Runaway Girl"
Y looks as though James X Hackett
haa made 30 OF HIS new play. The
Pride OF Jennieo.' At any rate. Manager
Daniel Frohman Is arranging to bring the
play 20 this city In March, either al the
lsseeum or Kniekerhocker theater. In the
meantime M. Hackett will continue 10
perform Il on tour in combination with
Rupert OF HentEau."
Wilton Laekaye and the other members
OF the company which played In "chii.
oren OF the Ghetto" Israel Zaassrill's
play OF the century and "howling sue
cess OF this city aud London. have re-