The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
The Stage

III o
The dramatic attractions for the past
week were the Nadine winstan stock COM
pany In "The Senator'S Daughter" Fan.
chcn," "Sapho." Under Two Flags
"carmen.r Down the SLOPE Fedora"
and '1Dixle Land" and 8. Miller Kent
IN "The Cowboy and the Lady" Saturday
night
The attractions this week will be "The
Minister'S son." in which Mr.. Patton will
MAY a return engagement Wednesday night
ana 'FlnneEans Ball" which will BIO seen
here at the matinee and night perform
snce on Saturday.
Madame Lillian Nordlca will be heard
here with Houston Quartctte society at the
Auditorium Monday evening. January 20
~
$50 csledonnn soclety's concert, bali and
supper commemorative the l4Sd anniycr-
snry Of tho birth OF Robert Burns, will
hs given Of the Auditorium Friday, Jan.
nary "a.
Concerning "The Minister'S SON." an al
vance notice aays.
The title Of the play. "The Minister'S
Son. brings to tho min0 OF tne tnehtcf-
eoer tho name Of Sol smith Russell who
hnn heretofore stood In class by him.
self, and who has given his productions Of
"i'cacefnl Valley ana Poor Relation
January 10, one night only. whom Mr., rat
Con gives bis sem-spoctacular production,
there VIII be very little standing room In
the opera house Tho play marks tue In
Production Of = new aud powerful fncto'
in the quaint atyle " comedy Many have
doubtless seen the play before aud know
Of tho pastoral ldyl, Tho Minister'S Son.
The story is beautifully aud deliberately
stngod as far ne scenic effects are con
cernsh, and 10 also well costumcd Blu
upon the beauty " the gtage settings no
tha hrilllhncy of the electrical display
but tho acting ig also excellent md sb2y,
Patton is wen conceived ana In harmon,
With the production Another welcome
feature which should be properly apprccut
cd ~ the song ~ NIL songs which rcache
homo to tho heart "Rock Of Ages" I
VIII be n great deal ~ surprise to thoE
who attend the play Tor the FIRST time, n
we have heretofore known but Quo IN tn
Inc Of pastoral phys, and that was MIR
Russell. rlmcs hnvc changed. and SO th
old Owe goes ont FOR the new mud trims
plants younger gtnr. who viii IN time HI
as dear 20 tho hearts NJ the drnmn .lovmI
public as wnH once this great uctor Mr.
Patton haR mndr unparalleled stride
towards tho pinnacle 81 success, and he I
todH ono of tho most promising yQun
stars on tho American stage
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The pallhs News recently published IA
following notice Of "FlnncFpn's Ball"
Tho perennial "rlnncrnu's Rail" was prs
scented Mt tho new opera house lnst niRh
tours which II hns mHdr the "Bnlr' II slu
ply n frame for large pumhor NJ tpccIh
ties, RonEs aud dances. "A tho people mr.
oil ncw and the songs md dnnccs Of NOR
Ni fa4 1s cal f.. l.a "a,
tically now piece 10 IL for run Nlon
Snd makes no protcnsiou4 90 Hpvthiup ht
laugh producor Though tho nctlon wa
~ timor n little slow IL Vns generally su,
cesSful last night,
Eoarnv and RYAN, tho lending comedian
are clover In lrish character. aud Vyan
lingerie nv hsclr John keacr took II
part ~ tho folly tramp, which ~ frmllif
~ comic pnper readers Hc n posseVeC
of u voice phenomenal In rs volume an
ranRn. iIc WINS given n number or REGAL
nfi,r Els NouEs. lphn FLYNN as tho Wldd
gallagher. ala some very good dpncing M
was recalled several timcS Mlss Kate pa
nF 6rg Casey appeared In some pretty 90
tunes aud also sang vol Tho CnrletS
r,fcrs sang nnd danced themselves mi
the fnvor of the audience their coon 40,
eva -,ncc being vcy wen received az AZ
developing number Of new steps n
yonAr Casey s.,.,..,,,.,s... Joe Kearn
Weary Walker ...,.....,...... Joe Neir
Felix Auatrd .............. 4 pummoi
Policeman rcnuy ..4..., ChalSe ieoua
Wlddic Gallagher .......... John Pt,I
Mrs Badilla Casey .......,,- Kate pN
l'oneN ,.....,........, Harry For
kltuc tascy .,t.,, .,,....., NRElc tArct
Stella nnShlugtou .,,.,.. Grace Dinmu
May Rctrhum ...,........ Daisy Garrett
NBsElC Mooney ..,.,..,.,., MBdgr Wo
l'hlsy Holl t..-.,s...s,t.,. GrHcC kimh
Angle Rooney ......,,.... lSugty Nsht
llANlc unc sss'ss.-.s..s... NIllC HulW
Timothy Fnnrgnu ..,...,,.. James Ryi
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Frank ! wlsiaeh, business manager 4
Mites Viola Allen, WAS In the city Thur
day making preparations For Miss Allen
appearance hero Tuesday evening, Jan
ary ~, in I'm the Palace Of tho King
Mlss Alien appears nj tho Tulane thcate