The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01

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The Novelist Playwright and Roconteur WI,
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favorites as last season. is sure to meet
with a most hearty reception, as the sa {
OF seats indicates crowded houses.
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An advance notice says The Black Patti
Tronbadours viii be the attraction at the
opera house Thursday, April =. These
merry musical troubadours are pre-emi-
nent in this style OF entertainment. Duh
Ing the past four years they have fairly
carried the country by storm Though their
rag time melodies, merry jests character
isuc dances, gyrating cake walks an |
| superb Cperatic ensemble singing Every
section Of the Union and all OF the Cana
das are toured annually by this remark
| able aggregation of Afro-Amerlcan sing
ers dancers and comedians and no trave. %
ing company OF players attracts the
crowds or gives so much universal deli INT
and satisfaction as do these talented and
versatile trouhadours, Every year they
bring out new faces and features. and it is
| said that their offerings for this season
far excels all previous ones. The Pc
sonnet Sot the company, which mum ers
| two score ga more, includes sle most tai
ented stage artists known TO the Afro
American race.
The Marshall Musical Comedy company
will appear al Sweeney & COMBS theat ar
next week Concerning the attraction, the
Dallas News of recent date says.
The company, headed by Miss Mabel
rage, is OF the average of farce comedy
attractions, There ara no specially bri!-
liant stars In the cast. neither docs the
management claim any. The organi. alton
Is advertised as popular priced pttrac-
ton, and as snch Il is acceptable. The
comedy presented last night was light
Tree from vulgar or rough savings r.5ug.
gesuons and judging from the recep,irn
accorded the play and players they plea 81
lull mouse The specialties were well
received especially Mr. Demlng in memo
logue and song parodies Miss Mace,
Paige is pretty, viya.ious, rollicsoms
character. Her acting Is replete with
humor vlraeity aud grace ana devoid of
the slghtest flavor of cOarseness
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The Week in Gotham.
New York, March 29.-Mondav night At
the knickerbocker theater e. II. Sothern
and Virginia Harmed we're seen in Charles
Henry Melt2er's adaptation of Hauptman's
play. THE Suuken Bell" and genuine
success may safely be recorded. Mr.. soth-
ern was never in better form. and Miss
Harmed returned looking as beautiful as
a houri--l believe this is the correct word.
The play is decidedly somber and some.
what talky, but there are two or three
strong dramatis ellmaxes which serve IN
interest an audience There was consld-
cradle curiosity to see this drama. which
has heen played here in German, but
never In English. Mr.. Sothern received a
Vls!li welcome iicm large audience aud
win MISS Harmed was rewarded with sew
eral curtain calls. There Is not likely 10
nc change OF bill during the engagement
OF ibis clever couple
~ tNe Herald Square Mary Saunders a
peite young actress. is seeking favor In
new drama1izat'on OF Dickens novel 'The
olG Curiosity Shop" The PLAY is ali
iisht ana Miss Saunders is fairly goad
souhrette who has blossomed out asa stsr
a
ing little woman With considerable mag
netism Hei Little Men should imnrove
IN Time, but just at present Il falls sho-t
OF being the real thing The supporfing
company Is good one and includes p
augustus Anderson, who many years sgo
seier me part OF Daniel Qulip with L.otfa
MISS Saunders engagement VIII be CON
unued for several weeks.
Twelve Months Later sco,Iel j., ~
the NlltN HOrsp Taya.rN h-s
scented az the Madison square theater m
large audiences. II is literal translatlnn
from Blumenthal and Heidelberg and *
only amusing in spots. The cast OF INA
piece Is an excellent one ana Includes
Anne sutherland. Elizabeth Tyres Charles
BRADSHAW Richard Bennett aud Leo Deit-
:, brother oficersr is IN its last week
me Empire Noyt Monday Charles
trohman presents a new play entitled "a
man ana HE Wife and one act curtain
raiser called The Bueie Call" IN rhc
former Jessie Millward resumes her nlace
IS the leading woman OF the company
MISS Anglin, Who has been acting The
9eadlng part iD Brother Officers, Viii b.
seen IN the curtain raiser
The Casino Girl" is a hit. ana Manage.
leterer announces that II Will ran ,ndes
nite-l. The piece Is magniacently stare5
mere arc Jeweled costumes, short SKIRTS
Egypti2n dresses and handsome scenery
Inns 'tlrl' IS a beauty and no mistake
Then there Is the Casino BOY" IN Inc
person OF Virginia Earle. who Is exeeei-
insiy popular with the Johnnies. She, eeis
Just as many bouquets and Just As msnv
snrores as a hoy as she ever did as a eiri
she docs notify TO be masculine. there srs
no long strides and no hiding Of her femi-
zine charms Shes tust 4 Girl dresses IN
ooy eiethet ard as fetching ycung