The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
M COMING SEASON.
=, !, Bookings Made So Far tor Sweeney
4 COMBS Opera House.
..,usIppr AND CCQutLIN WILL APPEAR
~ Last Seasons Metropol-
49, u,ts Are Included--A sug-
sested Reform.
SEASON.
,,,.ppr AND COQutLIN WILL APPEAR

r,uagsr 3. Bergman OF sweeney
tbeater yesterday received from
..,csn Theatrical exchange in New
-. n.v the list of bookings for Hous'
!. aurips the coming season. While no
.,.,s the list contains number o.
'.,ssrd attractions and. on the whole. is
I ,uch nature as to indicate that the
.... will probably be the most notable
IL. ,,.,ory of the house. The contracts
,rv Of the most important events
-. not yet been signed and these book
~, be announced as they are made
iuins the season.
-. principal feature OF the season will
! y. appearance of Bernhard and Co.
III, IN Rostsnd's new play, "L'Aiglon, -
! ~A,cs these two French artists have
.,...sv made such hit in Paris. very
-. company will be carried on the tour,
i, announced and the event will be one
I, Il. most important ever witnessed In
nls city.
rsa season will open on Monday, Sep
,smber 3. when the Klimt- Hearn company,
repertoire organization which has be-
.ame very popular here in past seasons,
IN begin a weeks engagement. The box
osre will be opened for the sale of tickets
,,metime during the latter part of the
seek preceding the engagement
Among the productions which made no.
able successes in the East last season,
md which ere included in the Houston
isl, are "The White Horse Tavern" THE
Belle Of New York" THE Sorrows of
satan" the dramatization of Marie CO.
rellis novel Of that name; Gillette's
sherlock Holmes" founded on A. Conan
Doyle's stories OF that great though
mythical detective; Way Down East"
With 0dell Williams and Phoebe Davis;
The Young Wife" Barbara Frietchie,"
The play in which Julia Marlowe enjoyed
such long aud prosperous run at the
Criterion theater in New York last sea-
pa; the Alice Nielsen Opera company,
whitney's Quo Vadis," Vanity Fair" IN
which Mrs. Fiske scored heavily; Frank
Daniels, the famous operate comedian, in
tlew piece; Miss Hobbs" and 'Becsuse
she Loved Him So
Old favorites who will return are
Charles Dickson. In Mistakes VIII Hap
pep," which was undoubtedly the comedy
success OF last season; Matthew and Bull
st, in The Sad Sea Waves" Frederick |
Wafds in q repertoire, including 1.-THE |
Dukes Jester" by Espy williams OF New
Mlsans; al G, Fields Ministries, In Old |
Aenlucky, Harry Corson Clarke. the orig |
lnAnf 81 the part of Jones In What Hap. |
Fnta 70 Jones" who will appear in his
aN comedy entitled What Did Tomp.
nus Do Roland Reed in a new play;
akkyh Arouckle. the young Texan who
s s% me past two seasons as Smith in
wy smith Left Home" who will ap-
- ~ 10 his new play. written by AugustuR
s taonaa entitled The Gentleman from
800 49, the Rays "A Hot Old Time"
~ ny manslrels, Robert Downing In "Tha
s S'sa.ssor, The Prisoner of Zenda,"
49, 49,. Robson In "oliver Goldsmith" "Tba
.auso. Hoyt's "A Black Sheep" with
~ including William Devere; MORT
rss.. rsush Louis James and Kathryn
Msm s. ~ a strong repertoire, Hoyt,s "A
a .rts BEL, "A Lady of Quality "
My's WIS a MIX White Flag" Blanche
NJ, vain hobart Bosworth as LEADING
:. y new play, yet unnamed Inv En
NY rsesorey Melbourne McpowelI wiz
III, y. sna MIS- Clarence NJ. Bruno IN ~
isoa plays Black Patti, Primrose snd
s vi. Ministries, Secret SERVICE ;,
~ ~ ~. .no Ellis Evil Eye" and Al W,ison
Il lever ~ star of that piece last season
| m. me new play. written by Mr. Ei,is.
,,,,v, "sIcn on the Rhine" Modieska IN
,.,,. ol King John" and other Sbatas
'u plays supported by Mr.. and Ms
BptS.," cLean (odette Tyler: the or
1s.sss Brass Monkey" "Tbe DaviI,s
& WI, hermann. the magician. Wall,
Ho,t. s' :. in The Red CockaSa
oths.. a stranger in New York"
an,ass.0 % the list are "Murpbv.s Ma,
|ihenss McFadden's Row Of FLA"
xsos .w :, shea in his naval NAV ..Tb.
Cara, ,.n, russo &. Ho,I.nHs
BnM.a. mlnstrels. "Zaza "TSa a S
kip !, J, The Royal Prisoner" .s 1Shs
|Po,ev ! me Opium Ring" ST 1obn
VIZ c "a a Run on the BANK o"n q
.-ssnhnn Nethersole'e version a
III, H.. a Voyage en- Suisse ;, .rha
IpAon. n n,s, The Bell Boy" "Tha ra,a
M xSsa The Red Cat" and "KeI.
=
s.s ~ thorough overhauliny rive,
|seaus - coombs' theater at The he.
al I ss. o. last season put the b c%e oe,
|soniortahl. aho gave Houston the most
|tas ny wy thester in the state .s ;s
yaasss, Jest theater town in the STATE
IL Sss, sersman has gone as fsr .a'G -
iucsss6ss pUseioie for him to 90 and has
|onx, time bringing about several re-
|l,a,ss No., The thing that some of tbesa
|shaag N .s ne should do at the be-
~ numhss he new season is to increase
|guissTi up ., Of pieces in the orchas ease
As Il S sy I'VE men and in tbsat rs now row
rtos saa,vey q Coombs' this Is nv mo
N d. shusquaIe. A good orchestrs ' no
s,s snd In e. advertisements a thester can T
W hs ls sae amusement seekers Of Hon. vsn
ne ercbs.,s at Tor this and other reasons a
an asdss should have at least two b
~ eksr ~ IN order TO bring il up 10 d
n .s ass heaters of the state ana ~ 80 80 n
rtAsstr,. nme to furnish an ed.a Lou t h
Yet asnrs which will be ablo ~ IN :,
Y ksple amusement for house full !
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