Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-24
rHErREAr TINS WEEK.
What thr Gazette TIA. 10 say 81 u..t,,. a
Wilson's Minstrel Troupe.


This minstrel troupe plays In Fort
Worth Thursday night, and viii
surely nave a crowded house. The
SAHhTlE speaks whereof II knows
When ~ says such artists ia Mllt Bnr-
iowi Happy Cal Wagner aud schools
''ait cannot be surpassed In their
rtspec'iVc lines. Fort Worth snows
what hiilt BARLOW y, 80 nothing need
~ saln ot NM. Cal Wagner IL the
! perfect inipersouation OF the hannv
don't care whether school kceps ,r
! not negro, and never fails 10 please
4 Luke Schoocralt Is the Louisiana
levee negro, well known to those vim
( Knew the Mississippi river country
before the war. .rheartls mentioned
1 specially are known to the GAzrrrp.
but from what exchanges say each and
every performer IL host i'm hlm-
sell. George Wilson must certainly
pe Incompatible. George Goes
eomposes all Of his Music, and the
troupe play n new version of nMaa-
cote composed by Mr.. Goes. Barney
Ingan y the greatest clog dancer IN
tue world, and while the managers do
not desire TO have IL understood they
nave Barney with them TO bet on him
sun they viii back him In any amount
against any aud all comers.
Ialk about falls, queer falls, falls In all
shapes, sizes and conditions, they nre
IKE the common rock compared with
the speaking marble, when the every
iay mi Is contrnstpd with those made
by Wood and West, the great skate.
rial clogs In their si,ie-splitting New
Beginners on lee
Master Haney IL the champion of
pedestal clogs, lac is a boy, u wonder.
aud delight. all
George Wilson il SO good he must
be noticed again, you may imagine
negro eccentricities, you may think
you know the black race, and the
natural comedy in the rnce, but YOU
VIII acknowledge your nstonshnient
az your ignorance after you have seen
George Wilson. A born artist. q stu |
di0us actor, grand comedian In
conclusion the GAZETTE saws see Bar
low x Wilson'S performance and bo !
happy.
1'his is what the Hot Springs SENT.
nci says.
No use talking. The phenomenal
attraction, the acme of perfection in !
minstrelsy is now with us. and n |
mighty host gathered at the opera |
house last night TO witness the masters
in their profession, Barlow. Wilson Z
Company The legendary card.
standing room only,n went UP over
the box Office for the first time. and
a number went away without even
chance at that. Never before has A
of so much excellence
been presented in our midst From |
the opening note to the closing chorus
oil the iunny Moscotte, this interest of |
the audience never wdvored The |
splendid conception of character, tile
situations and mag
of wardrobe made up n gal
nxy OF attractions that was simply ir-
fcslslaUle. such ministries IA Barlow
Wilson, Cal. Wagner, Goes, Schoolcra,t
Mcintyre and Fox, drew the audience
but 1t was the fine effect given by the
entire company that pleased. IL
would take columns To specially mem
tiun the excellence OF each one. because
1t il a combination of stars, bright
stars. There are names in il
as renowned in ministresy, as ShalS-
sneare Is among the poets. 1t has
been the study of their lives and they
have toiled aud labored and poised be-
fore the public unti the laurels they
wear have come To chem ms they come
TO the battled SCARED heroes, hard
earned and emincntly deserved
The company will appear again to-
night III an entire change OF pro-
sraniine, and from lts arrangements
we Judge II viii he superior to that of
sst night, IL such thing is possible.
The boys will have no reason to COM
plniil of the'~ reception, while our :
citizens are more than gralitied with
.heir perlornance.