The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-26
THE LOCAL STAGE.
The Bostoninns Present "Thc Vice
row 10 IA Crowded House.

In spite OF the fact that the Bos onans
have loot two Of their leading sop ami
within this month. the performance last
night delighted big and brilliant au-
dicncc Miss Hilda Clark. the p;ma
donna of the company This seas1n, Is de-
tanned in Kansas City with her knee in
a plaster cast beciusc Of serious ac-
cident She received in that final march
IN the opera when u was first presented
in Kansas cay. The management WAS
fortunate la securing Mics WentH Or,h to
FIJI her place In the cast Last nigh. was
only the seventh appearance OF Miss
Wentworth on the stage. Her singing OF
the sarenade IN the first act. Hear Me-
wac artistlc3lly hno, especially the final
high notes OF thls song were OF deicately
pure quality. The prettlett soprano
acns In the score OF The Wlceroy' WAS
miase1 last night. II Is song belonging
to the part OF Beatrice. e Robin anu
the Rose Mas fremont, who flied tnat
role died only two weeks ago The cam
psny this seasor r. rich in the mum
Der and quality Of malo vo'cce OF the
lgwcr registers. Mr. Dunlmulr's bass
was pre- eminertly the nnest voice heard
last night His singing Of the sllins
cong in tho last act WAS the gem OF t.e
evening Mr. George rockingham had
the part Of Ruftno, the Dutch Jailer, and
| he went down into the dep.hs OF the baas
| clei and successfully broSgh up pearls
Ipure and serene
MI Macdonald as Carle3ne, captain Of
militia pleased the audienre. He d u
particularly wen in Eyes Of B,arS and
Eyes Of Blue" Tho only tan5r part OF
Vlcoroy" Is that Of Luigi. the fisherman.
land Mr. NlbeH Parr got aud gave out
! Of This all that was in IL. Coj tainly
] age can not wlther nor custom stale
| Mr. Bsrnabee's power 70 please rha in
finite variety ci his costumes Was each
more calculated to make your funny
bone vibrate" than the one before II was.
Miss Josephine Blrtlctt, an old ac-
/ quaintnnce OF the lovers of light opera
IN HOUSTON, was well received and de-
| served TO b.. with the exceptions OF
Miss Estelle Wenworth's and Miss Bart
/ lettS. he female voices were much be-
low the former standard OF the Bos-
iouians. The musical score 81 The Vice
roy Is above the average of vaudeville
music, and the librctto Is equal TO some
OF Giibcrts. Auylpw. one can not pos
siby say OF it what B,n Nyc does OF
classical music. thst 1T Is so much bet
Ter than 1t sounds" You don't have tc
do sum in algebra to conyinca your,
self that you are pleased--no more Ia
meant than meets the oar.
Ihot familiar f,vorite. The Sere.
made Will be presented today at 2.sC
y, N,
The Benedicks club orcupied bloel
Of seats In the center Of tho parauct o
the opera house last night and a number
on both sides, giving the house a vor,
full- dressed look After thc play the,
tnished the evening with a supper aui
dance at Bryan hall.
All the boxes were taken. but the twt
lower ones on the left, occupied by Mrs
liolt's party, were conspicuous by IN,
beauty OF The decorations and the hand
some gowns worn by the ladies Mrs
Holt entertained the party with a supper
IN her rooms at the Rice hotel after the
play,
Mr. and Mrs. william NJ, Mitchell Ia,
one OF the upper boxes and with Then
were MIS- j. \, Huston, Mrs, Dlwin Tai
iaferro and MISS Nellie Ice,
Mrs. l.. J. Polk and Mrs. r, v. David
son Of Galveston were IN one Of the IN
per boxes, having come IN on the even
ing train. They returned homo on N,
theater train.
, Mr., $, H. h, Morse's box was occppis,
by Mrs. w. g. Morris OF Kentucky Mrs
J. II. HUM, Mrs. George Bruce anc
Master Albert Morse.