Monthly Archives: July 2004

Summer Laughs from Crighton’s Missing “Butler”

Posted on July 29, 2004 by The People's Critic

It was only natural for audiences attending this summer’s Crighton Theatre production of “What the Butler Saw,” to expect to see a butler in the show. But the butler never shows up amid the broad comedy of British playwright/satirist, Joe … Continue reading →

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Free Mitchell Concert From Houston Symphony

Posted on July 25, 2004 by The People's Critic

“Free” is not a word one would ordinarily associate with a first class orchestra like the Houston Symphony. But free was the operative word for the two recent Mitchell Concerts at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Through the generosity of … Continue reading →

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A Dreamlike “Sound of Music” at Masquerade

Posted on July 18, 2004 by The People's Critic

In the opening moments of Masquerade Theatre’s summer production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” the mystical “Preludium,” sung by the nuns in the abbey, has a dreamlike musical purity that is every inch a harbinger of things … Continue reading →

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Houston Symphony Salutes America

Posted on July 9, 2004 by The People's Critic

If there was one drawback to the wonderful trip I made to Australia in the summer of 2003, it was that I had to miss the annual “Star-Spangled Salute” the Houston Symphony Orchestra brings to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion … Continue reading →

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