The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-24
t he Stage


70 the contrary Observation-Disclosures the pa
moss n Nev orleans we're moi unanimous |
n n,,f.lny ira nroanctlon named ina
III P'iisius 'Ae ptorue'Vn uainVu 'ie
Post reproduces herewith the crltique pub
iisaca Ia Harlequin. the well known week
ol me Crescent CITY. incidentally IL
-
i'i7At ~ poAtei out that any production
-'e1 o4 n4SASu p9 tAe rust never Ialls
%rv ,tti,.,,5. ,T,fb nnsstI'Iy o,,s
~ "a WV gtte"t' r., pp9Sivla, Vnt
tAts i'toh. my eAe no hASNs any Lhlns
""V''' t'u9l'lNois 1aN1t hu"" 'Aat tnls stHte-
49, = s'ne. ,,, ,-,.
Ine coh.heht 81 the Harlequin Which is
slshca Nttue bonnet loi4oWs'
tt VIZ tAN'Ft I"thivh! 81 y,lut petNten
N4ItiA+ht tVA'IiA.4ia aAu sAhu3 p tAeisi 4
lhaAlAE moa' Pieasihb Sppeal g inc eye, |
~ Ne lntinNl rAicVl tle splehulu ualnihs !
~ lnrel ~ W. ali,spA 9l hloh einehl OF ,le /
CuVlust " W. FAN.At saie uvuy'c svNSe'te |
singing ~ Ael dt tE''tA Mip'A' unu |
,Ae l9hh. i.ah N9tN lA we i"n' GcN W. /
nave IN ''t4ol 0aoia as rotten piece OF |
stage entertainment us one eould desire 10 |
po.f 49, ~ y" 'NNiiiii5. ,,, .,. O., .,o |
mere is 1.e' a seA'"iE A""a wore ~ tne |
company. Mss Laura Miliafd pia!hs i |
character edHel Do"seS' COMES ht.G'5s iAe /
possession oi Yhs and s.e uses y Is j sAe
Adu never Aad . SlHElhs irs-"- ~ N't .lIs'
iht sioSiuE 81 i-aa! llnni3 t"n"' ,.Hpsli
sonatcd n@ Miss Gt,ltc Dudley. iS g ultitc
und q ms StefS II is p"SuFeiy more palN,
ful tnan me Wall % pag.Flp' II y aWlnl
--horroWlRg 20 al extent tAat 5rlS lhe Aalt I
on end INC tcetd ON cage ana lAc NERVES
ashNef WIN iuura !le Sth-'u". WE 'AP't.-
enee 70 handling gritty r"sls. 10 V'A. can
is a memory Ton a lifetime ana tlreepwtas
ot long snoNrQ ia nett iti49 SINGER rtt i'9
convinced thai ne nose is iht lt9f-. orEAn
attempts even to sno~e.t what 81. i;i NE e
i1o%eFs' 20 MaU gs 9,... lo,,s,na,
sings with ali tho impassioned soulfuluess
Of a street organ and VITA just as much
shading anu seAuihe iSsAas' iaeiS Is H".
any critic writing otherwise must know
he Is not handling faCts IN inc interest ,,. oil
IrgIn anu ,.,1t ne Is ,, n.t'u'i4s 'N' f1'''0
aif Inc musical comedy be really must.
cal. the authors are 10 be commiserato d-
the music rs badly battered, ana we nave
TO thank the chorus alone Tor an tner, rs
Of II. Philip H. Ryley, as Anthony
TweedlepunCh, IS responsible for the only
hearty laughing the musical comedy ln-
spires when. in the last at, he impcg-
sonates a musical director. This was c1-
ceuentiy dOne--a hne piece OF grotCsQue ana
humorous stupidity.
" 'Florodora' Is eXceNcntly eXcmplifying
the fact that New Orleans Us city Of
Qenuineness Of ART appreciation, OF culture
You can't hand 1t gold briek on the stage
81 matters not what the verdict Of New
Works. shiftinc rabhle or Chlcago's pork
stickers msy be. Forodora' comes here
svit3 fl7c bpraIdInr of a phenomenal run.
one would naturally suppose tnat great
treat was coming Certainly ~ Tuesday
nights audience is criterion, 'Florodora'
stand here
HCreat is the theatrical trust and maruif-
cent Is it, taste. Yet 10 will have TO cult-
,a+a New Orleans considerably before this
cftv sees with uroper artistic perception.
seisbl"
y y
.,,,A &. ,,.-11,, , mara Donplar mai,
1HeIe ~ Many "
Of comedians on the stage louay tN1l
Sosel'.' i'' .'t,o c..na,,au n, tbo ,norr
-, ,--.-,.i- ~ -z,,.t.,oo an,
house TUESDAY, november ~ HAunse au
night" said Manager George H. Murray
,rbue berc last night. "In the familla
~. -, H.. r4.t1o, ottn,dc
ua's Vi ii'iisn 0Nu ii"'''
to the business details and Hart mhd
mn the stage arrangements and engage
and rehearsed the company One year
vas desired 10 secure a number OF youn
women for minor parts. and Hart let
he known that these vacancies existed
After taxi with his partner IL was agree
thar the young women engaged should I
about the same height and rather tai
They were also required TO. be capab
singers and dancers, One of the member
looking for position and informed ht
Of the places. The young woman cglc
upon Mr.. Hart during one Of his busle'
times. She was hardly Il years Of nc
and possibly was five feet in height. Whc
he saw her and learned that she was a
anDlicant for the position for WhiC
FAN experienced women were wanted Han
heayed a deep sigh. Then he decided IN!
the easiest way to get rid of the appllclr
IT,
sp order that her voice might be judge,
The little girl gravcy rendered the chou
Of Comrades" and Hart said that woul
do. She was politely shown out, Miss u
Mar %gh ,h nPins 20 p ,g hoyn ba az, ,hn n,l
II IL hadn't been for that holrId Mi liar
Her mother symp4thlzCd with her n Z,
es art ah9 rS Sn'scu NV cnt ON anI one
the tan young women fen sick. The men
Der Of the company who had FIRST me-
onea Ime TeJef tar ISp Wnr MI
many misgiyings. Mr. Hart eonsentet
With the memory OF the turning down
aer ulina inc auu,tiIn 20 the ,tr Pf,, co
TREY to business matters and didn't me
ton them any more frequently. than niece
s to ueteIYpJir s 'T itb H ,ba we,
on the stage i'm her act lost ali their q
tractlveness for the audiences in Compal
son win thG tT Nm T Ins, ,a. "o liz
i1feresi In The young woman and rero
uIzipc that she was q valuable addition