The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-11
Nip ana Tuck.

The OperA-house was we'll crowded last
night 10 witness the drama of Nip and
Tuck, with tho Inlmltable Harry Webber
and tho irresistible d, II, Fitzpatrick In the
title roles II was nip and tuck between
them Ms 10 which was tho funniest, each Of
whom by himself il enough to keep any
audience In n roar, and tho two COM
blned created side aches aud kept the
house In continuous roar, Nicholas Nip
and Tracer Truck were partners In the de-
teotlye business, Nip was cool rs cucum-
Der, silent rs an oyster and true To bis de-
tectiye Instincts but he had u soft warm
place In his hcarl for n friend who had boon
murdered, aud tho discovery Of That MUIR
derer WAS the one sentiment Of his life,
Tracer Tuck was tho opposite Of his part
neE ready 10 do him any time, and true 10
nothing but himself In trying TO over
roach Others no WINS himself
oyeTeaehed md came out NJ tho small end Of
tho horn, beautifully left, nlppGl In the
bud, tuck In, absorbed, As II character
artist In his yNrloua DISCUSSES and persona
tiona, no two Of them being in any particular
similar, Mr.. Harry Wobber displayed won
derlll genius, his vein Of humor, his keen
sense of tho ridiculous and the comic being
always manifest, flowing and sparkling In
fullest force. In this particular Mr.. Fitz'
patrick was scarcely II whit behind hun. The
characteristic Of his humor md comedy Is
a Sodatoneaa, IL We may use the word, which
makes him only the funnler, while tho char
acterlstlc of Mr.. Wobber's Is It's oneryesc6nce.
| lMr. Hurley, IN the rolo of Trcmain, the
heartless and accomplished villain, portrayed
the character In its true light. Miss EyA
Webber, In the role Of Frances Dashleigh,
the wife OF Major Trcmain, proved
herself 10 DO n painstaking
actress, with dash of piqmncy
md navetto that was charming.
Miss BreslOu NJ Sarah Truegold was in the
character she personated possessed Of n
patronymic Indicative Of the character Her
conception of her lines was Just, and her
rendition such as to elicit tho good opinion
Of the audience. We have rarely ever heard
n better voice or clearer articulation than
hers.
Miss Millio Davenport as Lady Beaufort n
rich widow was every inch tho high-bred
lady, refined, cultured, gentle, aristocratic,
subduod in her manners, NJ becomes
tho true gentlewomnn, natural In the display
of her emotions when her feelings were
aroused, and so sad and griei.strickon, so
bowed down with anguish nj the thought of
dying and leaving forever her child. A little
more fire. little more show of Joy when she
meets again her child, would add greatly to
the excellence of her rendition of this role
Little Ada Evans, a beautiful child of eight
Or nine summers, personated Lucy the
daughter of Lady Beaufort and she read her
lines SO remarkably well and displayed such
grace, such nm adaptation Of herself to her
role that she won the hearts the entire au-
lenco and was accorded rounds of applause.
There Is brilliant future before this little
niss, if sho continues behind the footlghts, if
Inc promise she gives now is IN earnest Of
what she can achieve, as mind and heart are
developed by time.
The combination gives matinee at the
usual hour this evening, when Nip and Tuck
will again be presented, and tonight
he tbree.act comedy of "Three Days
Grace" with the roaring farce of
TO Oblige Benson" will be given. If you
want to laugh as you never did before, TO
uugh until the tears run Down your cheeks,
'ou must go to see Mp and Tuck" this
afternoon and Three Days Grace" to-
light Why, To 0bligc' Benson" with
Nebber and Fitzpatrick both in it, would
make castiron man laugh. 1t would in
erfere, not seriously, but most humorouslI
With the lugubrous department Of Il
uneral,