The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20

1 1lal Eyes OF Blue" humorous ditty, Thu
..SaosF oI society" a descriptive h,liad
.crs lor a Day, and u serlcs Of catchy
s sonss distributed to INC large east whish
.nNuues sueh weN-known sln4ers a. Hanx,.
Lay barnabee, W. Ii. Macdonald Ill.,
cl.rh, george Rockingham, W. n FYtrgsr
aiu Josephine Bartlett Albert parr Inhn
~. Iinsini.uIe, Belle Fremont. Adele kalter. Mr..
VI tleIson. Charles X. Hawley Vernnn
stnes, Mildred Rogers, J. ]. Martin. s /.
Stualey and others.
iae story. BY Harry b. Smith, is sa.d 10
t ue Hotny and humorous in character Civ
,-s every scope Tor the comedian and is 60.
netent ana consistent. Briefly outlined I,
seiis OF the Whimsical NJ shaps when he
a"H usurping Yceroy, who, having driven
~ ~ tne Tsnttul heir. attempts to regulate
~, ~, hinsdom, and, incidentally, do n litlls
iuVe-mak.ng on tho side. In order to ont.
WI MS chief Of police, who has sworn n he
sfsr marrles he Will aoduct his bride, he
n nSs mock marriage performed with a
nhonley Vlrago. OTtensia. BY this means ne
hopes TO allay the suspicious OF the polce-
nlan SO tnat he may pay his addresses to
neatrlae beautiful young woman OF his
court. The later is betrothed TO TlvolIni
and secretly meets him Tigollni however
VINO has become a leader Of A band OF pirates
comes ashore and Is captured but manages
70 escape during the carnival, and turns the
tables upon the Viceroy BY carving him
away to the cave Of the pirates on an adj
lacent island. Here after many irbulations
ne Is forced TO allocate and all ends most
nsppily in true comic opera style. The
opera is laid in Sicily in the Sixteenth cen
fury, and is divided into three acts, showing
the V!ceroys palace. the city prison and the
srotto OF the pirates ana these scenes have
oeen most gorgeOusly mounted. From a
pictorial point OF view, The V.ceroy' is
the peer OF any latter-day production Of the
comic opera stage. In It's presentation HNla
clark, beautiful young prima donna So
prano, who returns to this. organization after
a Years study abroad with sbrglla. viii be
hearo in the role of T'volini. dashing young
pirate while Henry Clay Barnabee will as
sumo the role of the usurplng Vceroy w
IL. Macdonald, as Corleone, a captain OF the
guard, is said TO have an exceptionally TAX
ing role, and the new tenor. Albert Parr
Will be introduced as Luigi. young fisher
ruan. in love with the Viceroy's daughter
floretta.
This week is scheduled to wind up with
"a Hot Old Time" which will appear at the
opera house Saturday night, January 26. and
the advance Notice of which says:
"A Hot Old Time" sets red hot pace for
the lvellest fun and for nearly three hours
from the rising Of the curtain the laughing
muscles of the spectators are working over
tine. 1t IS a play peculiarly adapted for tue
entertainment of lad es and children. There
IS not suggestive line in the entire enter
tainment. The humor is spontaneous it
clean as a whistle.
The Irlshman of the stage Is the very
| essence OF fun and the pair of Ern's sons in
"A Hot Old Time" are twins in appearance
and in their s.de-splitting mishaps The
adventures Of Larry Mooney the Celtic eN-
FRESHMAN. in the house and affairs OF Gem
eral Stonewall Blazer, and his amazonian
better half-h.s being 10 staken for a mem
ter OF parliament and the situations which
crowd themselves upon this misrepresentation
| his side splitting stumbles through the
household OF General Blazer, as footman,
inaN-servant and detective-are humorous
| beyond the power Of telling. Larry Mooney IS
| m!sadyentures must be Witnessed to be ap-
| precated
In this character we shall see an eccentric
| Irish comedian the mention OF whose name
IS an Introduction to rare mirth-1ohn ".
| JOSS. Mr. Jess assumes the part originally
! played by Johnnie Ray, and he has 50 en-
| areed upon and improved the original carl
cature OF the eccentric expressman that ne
works his audience into state Of laughing
delirium tremcns. II is the greatest success
Of Jess career as comedy man and MISS
! Eva Allen who admirably seconds him as
| Mrs General stonewal Blazer, is more than
a running mate. The other members Of the
| company constitute the most brilliant SCI OF
/ farceurs who have ever appeared In N 5
niece and its career in its third year mas
! surpassed even the redoubtable successes OF
| Its former tours.