The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
or The Liberty Bellies" an advance no

or The Liberty Bellies an advance no.
tce says:
The story Of Mr.. Smiths comedy has Us
foundation In sentimental escaphde on
the part OF Margery Lee, a stagc-struck
girl, engaged to phi Fullerton, a Columbia
junior, and Dorothy Grey, a fellow stu
dent secretly married 10 Jack Evcrlclgh,
an Annapolis cadet. These parts are played
respectively by Nevada Hefron, Gertrude
Millington. Percy Leach and Harry stu
art. There are three acts. the scenes OF
which show dormtory in u young WON
ans seminary, with the pupils engaged in
a clandestine midnight supper. the kitchen
of the cooking school Of "rhC Liberty
Bellies" and a fashionable hotel In Florida.
The first act has attracted very wide at
scrttoa because of les celebrated dormitury
Ecene. There Is no chorus in tho produc
ton, Mr.. Smith having replaced IT by char
Hcters TINT have an actuul place aud def
mite purpose In the story. The midnight
supper OF the pupils Is Interrupted by Jack
and Phil ente-tng the dormitory by means
of tho window, disguised 'ns burglars; n
scene is created, they are nrreEted and the
girls expelled. Ia the next act they are
running a cooking school for n living and
Mr.. Smith helghtcns. th8 comic Interest by
Introducing two eccentric ucIcs both with
opposing ideas In reference TO matrimouy.
cornical climax naturally transfers the
story and the principals 10 the scene IN
Florida. whore the funny incidents ARE kept
mp at hot pace, until very novel de
movement which brings the complications
I'll al
tunes ira described MS supcrb mo yopnr
women Of the company have attracted great
attention
e'n,a AA'W ii'9'"l" VIZ" WIZ ne seen
In this city on Thursday, December 4. matt.
ness and night, at the opera house p the
leading feminine character OF the dramatic
version Of ouda's famous novel "Strath-
more entitled Lord Strathmore," is IN
known 10 Houston audfcnces and cri,tcs
Nest lovers OF literature rre bowrver
familiar with tho storv on when tbc niaT
is founded and viii ~ nrco rc,I,,i,, ~ ~
fnct that In the gtorv itgeIF tbore ig ,o,tc-
rial for n splendid production or Niles
Prescott herself and her ability an nd.
vance notice saws. she ia onr ~ rho nat
accommodated md fosrinGtin, nctrcesoe ' "n,,
Tho An,erfran stoeas a iaS- ,e,t.,a"1 ~ ~
rare personal charms md dlro,dv ,oI
received by Tho pubiic She has hcc, com
pared in her style OF acting with Olga
NetheTsoie. mud u the rendition Of tho role
which is decidcdiy nntn,c gcn u, W t MntS
She Is stately woman. fun Of hrc, nor.
laying passion and pathos equally well
audience thronehovt thn ent,So o eyaui,S ue'
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an ma e'ko''s "'Fe hearu OF SIS HOP
kins.' The story OF isis Hopkins is thai
Of an awkward country girl. fbe daugbte,
~ ..pau tr,,,ti,s o4 -,
i1VpAli'N' auu "he dresses IN ina
queer, old-fashioned style Of bingham pima
fore, striped stocking ana pIp.tnued hat,
MT m vim fror, i,,,t.. .,, '.,,.
~ ~ 'sU cue 'onps'
fhaliroad wants to get the right Of way
aIons 70 secrrs ibo % ,'"ro,', m eE,,. conel
signatures His efforts 20 this end civ,
rs her hrst insight INTO the dupncity o
most patbee scene NV au no ner ana u