The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

Ahuisua4 ana nlghti toE hti
sake'
Friday and saturday with saturday matt
ness. "At the Old Cross Roads.
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The week has been one Of real anluse-
ment for Houston .goets. every
company which has appeared on the local
boards has been above the average liz
ability and every play was written wi,n
the sole ain IN view Of making people
laugh and. SO far as houston audiences
we're concerned. they were cminentiy sue.
cessful. The bill offered for tho coming
week covers wider range embracing in
the fullest degree Wit woman .and soug,
Observation-Disclosures and pathos. OF '-rne
Princess Chic" which VIII be presented
here Wednesday matinee ana night, the
critics speak very fgyorably, The Memphis
CommercialAppeal says:
&c Is more especially to the company that
attention must be paid. Last year the or.
E0nlZafiou was eNcpllcltig balanced but TINS
season 1t has greater claims 10 distinction.
II has been many years since such splendid
results have been obtained from a chorus.
suallr iu the inake-up uf u c0unic opera
company tho management loses sight NJ
voice IN the mad scramble for physical de-
Vei0pment. In the present Instance iutn
have been obmiueu, and both 10 an eNcep
tioual extent. rae male chorus Is nest
selected. 10 Us balanced 60 a tone Inc
female end OF the chorus is fortunate m
number which Is much larger than that
Of last season. Combined. the effect D.
most satisfying, aud tue audience was
thrilled last MINT In several uf the CON
certed numbers and In the finale In each
act BY the magnificent yOical accomplish.
nicnts or the company. Ar usn1l, Joseph
e. Miron proved himself the star or the
organization. Today he must be regarded
as the most acceptable bass singer lu ii-nt
opera. The days Of Eugene Cowlps passed
wnen tho days Of Mirun dawncd. lie rs
Tar more acceptable and there is aorc
qlaHtX' more technlc, more OF everything
that is pleasing "a bis vocal WORK thn
can ne round IA any other singer vino can
pc recalled az iue present time. MI.
all Of his share ut the hard work M makng
the opera success. II Is wen that ne
is Win The company. lie has part Wntrn
Suits MIN well and his voice Is heard ~ an
or us volume, above the other singers, but
eaCh note Is as clear, as we'll minced and
as musical as though 1t was only he IN
vowed IN interpreting the composers mum.
bfrs.
Christine Hudson Is cast This season IN
tne title role. She Is more chic than nor
predecessor In the role who was never enc
az any time Miss Hudson Is more re-
sned and mote WUnuuly. There is uutn-
ing masculine In her lmpersouatton Of
the envoy, she Is supremacy ana superbIy
Womnniy, and is a beautiful picture An
att study could attract no more attention.
nor give more pleasure 10 the eve tnan
Miss hudson does in her second act cos
tune OF black and white There are few
women on the stage who possess greater
Claims 10 physical beauty than Miss Hud-
SON She Is source of continual delight
10 the gaze of the audience and con,
stantly varying study OF physical perfcc
Won Miss Hudson has wen-trGueu
voice, the lower notes OF which are ex.
tremeiy sweet and well placed, and the
upper register OF which rs usually cor
rect, and is always tender and true OK
cept when q great demand is made up0p
u tor volume, At such times she is vo-
chlly Impoverished IN the lighter mum.
hets she was equal to al OF the demands
ot me part Waiter Lawrence, another
good singer made an Immediate hit IuS
voice Is heard TO great advantage In nearly
avery duo and every cchccrted uumber az
me opera Adele Mansion was a surprise
20 the audience. Fhyus a small part "
vas supposed she had only q small voice.
She only sang a few bars OF her opcning
number WHEN critics opened their eyes.
Ihere * wealth Of melody IN her voice
ana great promise also, Lyman Wheeler
sang we'll and Il was pleasing TO note the
presence of the Mienelena sisters In I'M,
company THOR distinguished father was
a great faYorite here.
Albert Aahau furnished n great mart M
the comedy and presented the part ot
Chamberlain TN way which showed that
he Is a comedian OF discretion aud OF IN.
telhgence Edna Fl0yd added 10 the nir-
ture, and With Mr.. Wheeler sam, very
attractive duet. Taken as n whole ana
viewed from an artishc standpoint the brr.
IcImanee or The Princess Chic" was one
OF the best that has been given here tnis
season and 30 music lovers who desire
70 near well trained aud seasoned voices
IN closest harmony performance OF the
opera VIII give sincere pleasure. u Will
De repeated az the matinee this afternoon
and again tonight
"For Her Sake" which will appear
Thursday matinee and night. Is Russian
melodrama and Of course IS full cf Psstsl
oifskys and onskies aud nihiilsts with rea,
,H4n ~ Asit oGL through II al according 20
It's climaNes are well arranged and ire
unfolding of the plot leads M TO them
AT the Old Cross Roads" which anpears
Friday and Saturday with Saturday matt.
nee, Is another melodrama, the scene of
which Is laid In Louisiana IN slavery times.
The play deals with Dayton Thornton. a
planter, who in his youth was ylllainous
and indiscreet He killed o SpanIard named
hiendos, who, by the way, was proven to be
Of the people knew her as an oeteroon mt
In his villainF he deceived the child Of ma
victim. But the elder Thornton forced his
son to marry the woman and a child WAS
given the right TO the name OF Thornton
The girl was reared and educated without
knowing the truth about her birth and. on
her return TO the old home the great ouar-
rel between mother and father IS bad oven
II Parepa Is taken for a .negress there Il,
that admirable and sacrinclal love In her
that she strives 10 keep the secret from
the girl, who has given her heart 10 n
wealthy young planter. But Thornton Is
villain In every respect. He wants his
elder daughter, whose mother was knavsn
to be white. 10 share IN all the riches and
glories, and when the time comes for him
to give his consent To Annabel,s marriage
70 the manly young planter he makes the
awful denunciation and tells the prospec-
tive husband that the girl Is the daughter
or white negress, the Parepn. whom he
WAS forced to marry. That prompts de-
sire Tor vengeance, and the mother Kills
Thornton at the old cross roads The scene
Is evenly coiOred and thrills all The guiit
on Parepa Is plain and a coroner's iurv
begins an investigation. But the WOMAN
uses a whip on the coroner and asks him
what would he do n a man struck him
With Just such whip Ills temper Il
hrea and he cries out that he wou!d kin
that mnn That Is what Parcpa did and
she shows Tie welt on her check. which
WAS the result OF the blow ~ her hushand's
whip. Before tho Jury decides on the cnse
tprouen DOC Kerr. a steamboat gambler Al
Is proven that Pnrepa Ia really white vo-
man. Tho woman Is freed for the fury
bnds that the homicide was iustinable
Happiness comes 70 all Of course aud the
curtain drops on the certainty of the union
between Anuabel and the young planter