The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10
THINGS no sE PROUD or.
Tho Recent Visit Of the Grau Opera
Company.

Tho Recent Visit Of the Grau Opera
Company
The 0rau Opera company with Its great
vocal and instrumental artists, has come
and gone. Though the echoes Of divine
melody llnger with us and we still have
our senses stepped In pleasurahle mssa
cries, TO a HoustoulGn proud Of our city
there Is another sensation OF profound sat
sfactIon in the contemplation Of the de-
pertinent Of the vast crowd assembled in
the big Auditorium on Monday night.
When this crude structure was reared,
little did its builders think that Its bare
walls and sharp angles would ever resound
with the tones of the superb orchestra
and world famed artists OF the Grau Opera
company.
Many Of us have had the good fortune to
listen to the same aggregation, ia that
symphony of architectural beauty, the
Metropolitan opera house. In New York, and
IN the surprisingly beautiful Chicago Audi
forum.
When we think Of the ornate mural
decoration, the luxurious fixed seats, the
carpeted floors OF both these homes of
music and compare our own Auditorium
WIN rs 9lm lights us bare walls Its an
covered lioors and its 1900 ordinary un-
fixed chnus-we truly have good cause tn
be proud of the ensemble Of Monday night,
OF the spellbcund, appreciadve, we'll
dressed hosts who occupied those chairs
oil our one grand opera evening.
ITenty Young men, sons Of onr best
Of thoN perhaps had ever done such SER
VICE before. yet without falterng they
quietly conducted to their seats the thou.
sands of people and with few eNcep-
tons had them pleasantly settled by the
/ time the first exquisite piau!ssinO notes Of
.Loheeusrln' we're drawn from the orches
ira by the Eagle baton o. the South's
own maestro-the gifted Franko
During pleasant chat-on Tuesday even.
lng-With that wonderful song queen, En-.
EHmPS. | Opllwltpd md NllAl tUi
pride when she said: In writing my let
ter to my husband this morning | told
hlm OF the splendid audience of last night
and how | appreciated the absolute quiet.
which is the most hattering compliment to
a singer"
All women are proud of Julian Story's
peerless wife. Beautiful, exqustely grace
ful and SO wonderfully gifted, vet as sweet
and as simple aS a child In her love for
| bowers and animals.
After her deleune, on Tuesday. accom-
panied by Miss Jennie Lawlor. she drove
10 captain lmwlor's Jersey farm in the
country and there. shut out from the great
word, with the sweet young convent bred
girl, the gentle eyed Jerseys, the thorough
/ bred great Danes and the playful fox ter
! rlerS, this star Of first magnitude this
/ gem of glorious womanhood passed the
/ noon.
There is another cause for the pride Of
| Houstonians- that is the love for the divine
art. the public spirit and I may All the
/ courage Of three of Houston's young meg
Mr.. .. d. Bryan. Mr.. James Glrdud and
/ Mr.. Harry Lea, whose faith In the cultured
| taste Of Houston people impelled them to
| give to the business manager of the Gran
| company a guarantee of 5000 and by their
masterly conduct Of the undertaking gave
to Southeast Texas. far and away. the
most enchanting entertainment we have
/ ever Ind
To these gentlemen and to the splendid
/ management of the street car company a
unanimous vote of thanks should he given
ROslne Ryan.