The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-12

The house was crowded To the doors Ei.i
a large and select audience long before tho
curtain went up on the first act OF the opera
Houstous best krown and NEST representa-
| tive citizens, and most beautiful women were
| out IN force. beautiful tuilettes eurapturcd
| the eye ana rare floral decorations waited
| their perfume throughout the audience. The
pnTQuette boxes occup ed by Mr.. j. II. kirbY
| and theater party were tnstefully trimmed
! Win beautiful lilies and festoons OF fcathery
| vines caught With ribbons.
| Tho events Of the play are supposed 10
| have transpired ia Linz, Austria, in the year
1920. Duke Rodslf. played by Eugene
! Cowles because OF a rejection OF his heErt
and hand has soured on the world and with
| a view to making u ngs as unpleasant 90
possible h8s promulgated decree to The
effect TINT all who would indulge III the
tender passion must Arst secure license,
furthermore, that any couple discovered IN
ccnversaticn without having first obtained
PERMISSION from the omnipresem and on.
thus!astc chef of police, represented by
plunged into matrimony. Space does not
permit an entire resume OF the play, but The
reader can readily Judge OF the comicai, EN-
harrassing and altogether ludicrous situa-
tons that would necessarily result from the
enforcement Of such an absurd decree.
II. os the critics have often averred, Fran
els wilson is the king OF comedian, u Il
? no cNaEgerabon TO say mat Nests Tseph
Z Herbert, Joseph Cawthorn and John G. Sia-
win are princes of hs household While
? Alice Nielsen there Description la SeGgareC
agalnD. beautiful, petite and vivaclous IL
, he queen OF comic opera! A ltte bit Of
bluc-eyed woodeu-s hoed, cyclone Of mer'
. lmcnt and contagious jolllty, Surely she
can havo audience in Houston wheneye
= II pleases her To come! II there is one dts
- cofdunt note in the whole opera iC wr'
kept behind the scenes, ana the audience di,
not oven hear ii growl.
n The pierre was one OF the most appro
u priately staged and magnnconty costume
I that has S.ted this city during this or an!
u other season, II was greeted by tho full
20 capacity OF Tho houae the audience was
Thoroughly appreciative one. and remained
II seated until the curtain was rung down ol
10 the las. act The actors played their part
"a splend,dly and seldom has more beaufi
"A or better trained chorun greeted and ontet
the most catchy and enhancing music wei
\. rendered, and what more could the human
nj heart dosirc9
~ Many man who formed part Of ina
~. immense aud enco went homo and sunk int
,i | slumber. TO dream Of Alice Nelson and III
ID beautiful chorus Of The Singing Girl an
awoke this morning to wish he were
q, kissing bug This company will present ''Th
o. Fortune Teller at today's matinee.
y The next attraction at this popular pa,
N house viii be j H. Rayerly's Mastodon mn
W hold the boards Monday, January H. matt
nee and night
"a MIR Herbert Brown chsperoned anothe
he thoater excursion up last night from Gal
IL weston numbering about $50 OF the Gal
" NestonlaNs VINO thlESt LOT amusement whli
by their own opera house is yet In ruins rs
result OF the late storm.
ey -
Az The upper boxes were occupied last nigh
IN by theator party which, after the per
" formance was entertained at supper a
IN guests OF Mr.. Hnd Mrs Sterling Myer q
as the Bullet fats. Among those occupying IN
,s- upper boxes We're Mr. aud Airs St2rin
Myer, Mr.. ana Mrs Robert Morris Mise
Root Miss Albrscht Miss QuiplaE, Ma
Waldo, Miss Finch, Miss Menard Miss Roe
ers, Miss McFaddeu Miss Porter, Mis-
Thompson and Messrs lohn L, McConb, "
$. Hunt James cirsri, Richard Graud. I
NJ, Robinson, " q. Fraser, John Dickson
T. Heyck, 0. NJ Kendall Harry Lee an
q. George Kidd.