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

thread Of the plot is taken up again and |
the assumed prince holds the necklace and /
self to 1.-THE Strollers' to get up a magical |
entertainment during the "Fete OF Fans" |
The. stage setting during this scene is posi- |
lively beautiful, the many pretty girls |
showing OF to great effect in openings cut |
In the leaves. THE Strolers" Is adapted |
from the German and It may be said. with
regard for the German and a greater re.
| gard for the English who have TO be cater |
ed to, and Messrs Nixon 8 zimmermann
financially and artistcally
~
The ouinian s Wall Imperial minstrels
will hold the boards at the opera house
Thursday, November 20, matinee and
night
OF this company an advance notice says;
People everywhere marvel at their perform.
ance. Care has been taken to use white
face characters as little as possible. In
the FIRST part the skilled vocalists appear
| in white face, and In the olio only the
great special novelty features are free from
! the burnt cork. This is to the liking and
demand Of the people
The performance, from the rise Of the
| curtain on the historic first part, through
| the olio Of majestic quantity and richest
araHty. presenting musical wonders ex-
ponents Of equipose, comedy acrobats, mon
ologiSts, quartettes and eccentric comedl-
ans singers and dan. dancers, to the finish %. Of
Station" Is clean and wholesome, but with
a Fahrenheit touch that gives it the
warmth and spice Of upto-dateness.
The high commercial rating of the Quin-
lin Wall syndicate gives 1t mighty prom
nence the world over, which, coupled with
the keenness, practical ability and progress.
| siveness Of Dan Qulnlan and Jimmy Wall
enable them to have first choice of every.
thing In the markets Of the show world.
And herein lies the explanation Of the SUI
per;splendid. performance the Qulnlan II
Wall Imperials give.
~
A substantial success has been won by
James *. Hackett In "The Crisis"
Winston Churchlrs novel from which
the play has been made. has made such
a phenomenal popular hit that any drama
tizatiOn Of 1t would be likely TO prove
profitable venture, but In the present in
stance the play Is not necessarily depend
ent upon the vogue of the book since II Is
In itself worthy of large success IN
dramatizing the novel Mr., Churchill and
love interest dn the woolnG of virginia
Carvel by stephen Brice) and have to
certain extent put in the background the
purely political element Nor DO the MS
tOrcal characters of the novel. such as
Generals Grant and Sherman and Lincoln,
directly appear In the play. Mr. Huceetts
role of Stephen Brice Is quite at variance
from the swashbuckling romantic heroes
of his previous offerings. and he evidences
| his versatility convincingly by the skill
with which he depicts this new character
~
Mr. 0tis skinner is to be congratulated
on the success he has attained with his
decentralization OF "Lazarre." 1t must still
be Insisted that in making his hero beard
Napoleon 'in his hold. his vassals near
to modify SCOTS line. and come Oh harm
less from such an impossible defiance Of
the promptest and most imperlous ruler III
history, he has transcribed tine incense az
lowed to the builder OF historical hctlon =.
gone much further than the novelist herself
dared go. But aside from that ne has con
structed a play based on an interesting
theme, to which intelligent people may
listen with genuine interest. IN every
step Mr. Skinner has taken since lie set out
on his independent stage career ne hNs
! manifested most laudable ambition an am
hilton TO present only such dramatic works
, as are worthy the support or Intelligent
play-goers. Last season he gave US
, ! worthy reproduction Of what may pc re,
garded as an American dramatic classic ana
, | this season he presents romantic drama
! built on one of the most romantic tales
thus far woven into American history. lie
, | may never succeed in being ranked among
! the great actors, but he already ranks nigh
: | among the worthy deyotees OF the art OF
| acting and he has attained rank thaI is
! IN some respects better than either, tna9
: of cherishing high and worthy aims snu
! of using only worthy methods TO attain
TO them. His play has been greatly I'M
: proved, its dramatic story made more CO.
I Rerent and smoothly unfolding by care
full polishing of Hctails and the action
/, | most iudlciously quickened. The people ~
the cities to which Mr.. Skinner viii N4fc
his play may feel confident that they VIII
md in "Lazarre' play worthy Ihe re
y spect of intelligent men and women
g ~
r The modern fashionable stage abounds II
J. more or less kindred pernlcous teachings
and IL is not TO be denied that plays lk'
n "Cnmille" prepared the way, In certain
/, sense, for the worse ones that have Iol
,, lowed, says the Chicago Chronicle. I'M
II writer's Of drama Of this school defen'
t. the action with the plea that they did no
n make society what II Is, that they onl!
=, paint It as It is and that so to do Is IN
~ true proyince of art. They Ignore utterl.
II tho +rntb that men and women are and d
is many things that are offensive aud de
10 moralizing. some Of the former being thlhg
II they can not escape being ana dolug, an
:, | that in any true estimate or character an
=. | Of the Influences that mold II they, IN
IN writer's, would he far more eXcuSable 10
20 putting on public exhibition the onenfiv
N and vulgar things men can not be eXemp
ii ! from, but veil from the public eye TIA!
n those which are demorallzlng and degrad
,s ing because they are voluntary ana nee
ri not be done at all unless the doer elects I
:. do them, These writer's have not, indeed
il, | made society hollow and base ana coward
< ly and hypocritical as they say i IS gu
In 1t at least as base. as It is and TO degraa
"a II even below what they say i Is, b
~ persuading oil Of us, even those who migh
n be made better through the contemplate
AZ OF nobler ideals, that the world Is utterl
! destitute Of honor. or nobility OF any typ'
IN Art might be. indeed has been. artlstic ]
ks It's methods Of exhibiting mankind IN IN
IN vllest and most repulsive OF occupations
nj deeds or situations but no one can for
hi moment pretend that II should make thf
o. its object any more than the doing ot sue
q deeds can be the object cf living II sue
~ be made the aim ana object OF any for
he of art and II can not be diverted from
wv the sooner we stamp out that form ait
y gether In the interest Of decency the be
Id ter. for decency is better than any art.
~ Maurice Grau came home on In Lorrein
nj Of the French line-for IN spite Of his co
Nd mopolltan occupation OF operate manage
ga which calls him 70 Europe for half the yea
An he stili considers New York bis HON
81 Mr.. Grau was alone, the singers ne has e
nd gagged for the Metropolitan Opera houl
{" being on other ships, en- route or soon
&c start for this side =,
he Mr.. Grau has heard music all over q
et continent, IN the summer just ended, az
IA listened TO n raft Of opera singers NOT y
ne heard IN America. Few OF them, ne toun
no | we're worth considering aH po00lDihtiee y