The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

public, which pays more for opera than
any other city OF the world ana expects
only the best IN vocal ana dramatic art.
o. There VIII be three new German tenors
nre Georg Antilles OF Dresden Emil Ger
hauser and Alloys Burgstaller. Antilles Gre
ated the title part In Mr.. paderewski's
and he will sing the character here this
winter Instead Of Mr.. Bandrowsky, who
came over last February for the operas
American premiere
mo other important new singers are COM
Ing, but Alfred Hertz OF Bresluu. will b,
the new conductor Of German operas, and
Mr. Mnncinelll, after years absence. will
return to conduct the Italian operas.
II have no new operas 10 give the public
this year, but hope to arrange some inter
eS5ting reylyals; Among these are Verdi's
part Of proposed Verdi cycle, which
would Include La TraviRta,' IL Trovatore,
Rigoletto, Aida and 'otello. Falstan'
cycle. hope to add II seraglio' and Cost
fan tuttr to his three operas already
known here, Don Giovanni lie Nozze dl
Figaro and II Flauto Magico.'
"other revivals will include Ponchiellrs
Va Gioconda, Wcber's Der Freischuetz.'
Mancinelll's Fro e Leandro and Humper-
put on MaIllart's Dragons OF villars' and
dramas in the repertory OF the Metropolitan
VIII probably be heard. There VIII b two
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| and Johann Elmblad; the latter will also
| be one Of the basses."
Mr.. Grau was asked whether he had made
! an offer TO manage the Mascagni troupe for
the rest Of Its tour here, but said he had
not. He remarked, however, that he might
consider having Mascagni over next year,
or at some future time.
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Browns In Town is the playbill sched-
uled for Sweeney & Coombs opera house
| O4 ~ ton
| Is one of the favorites in the line OF COM
edy. 1t involves a ridiculous confusion OF
a young man who has married his love
but seeks to conceal II from his father, who
has declared to dlsinherit him when he has
married The father pays visit to his
son, who is compelled TO represent the
house where he lives as that OF friend
also to pass on his wife as that Of his
friend. Out of these relations many ludi
crous creations occur and the audience Is
furnished with fun that will last them
long after the curtain has gone down. The
play is In competent hands this year and
already known to Houston theatergoer'
and can safely count on a liberal patronage
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An advance notice says:
An amusement attraction Of exceptions
merit will be presented in this city at tn,
opera house next Saturday. November %
matinee and night, by William Bonelli ant
hose StAnL IL belng Bdwafu ~. Rose
dramatzation of Paul Leicester Ford's ia
nous novel, Janice Meredith" The stor!
upon which this play is founded is perhap
the best known of all the newer books
the publishers figures showing that $4,000
copies of the novel have been sold TIL
story Of Janice Meredith" is told in fou
acts, the scenes representing the farm o
Squire Meredith In Greenwood, y, j., jus
, previous to the declaration Of war botweel
America and England; living room In tn
Meredith homestead on Christmas Eve
1915; the headquarters of Colonel Rail, tn
Hessian commander at Trenton; and a dis
mantled house in Yorktown on the day tina
CORVALLIS surrendered. 1t is an extreme
patriotic play, william Bonell playn
Charles Fownes, a bondman spy, afterwar
an aide on the staff OF George Washing
ton. Rose Stahl, one of the best known Q
r the younger actresses on the stage play
the part of Janice.