Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-15
.sTRICTLY BUSINESS"
G. u. bishop In His Great Comedy n' inc
Fort worth Opera House Last Night

! n. n. bishop In His Great Comedy ut the |
| Fort worth Opera House Last Night
The greatest pleasure, of dramatic
critic Is to write words of praise oil
! first-class performance, and III at-
| tempting criticism on strictly
Business" as performed by Mr. {. Is.
! Bishop and his excellent support III
the opera house last night we feel
| justified in saying IL was the most en-
ioyahle play that has been given there
this season. Mr.. Bishop is come
dian of the highest order, and the
good-sized audience who witnessed
| last nights performance seemed TO
! fully appreciate him IA he deserves.
! Pure fun beams from him as natural
and spontaneous as light from reilec-
! tor, and from the moment he APP
pears in the first act until the curtain
goes down on the last, he holds and
amuses the audience with the ease and
| skill of master of comedy. "Strictly
Businessn is dramatic comedy which
deals with nihilism and Russian life
and introduces the star as Phineas
Pomeroy Philkins, an American
drummer, agent for American provis-
ions in Europe, always strictly bust
ness He falls in love with the Coun-
tess ora Oranoh, who is secret
agent for the Russian gov
eminent, and around these facts
the plot Of the piece is woven.
In the leading role Mr.. Bishop has UNI
bounded resources to delight and
amuse. His acting is true TO nature,
: and ut no point in all the vicissitudes
OF his Russian experience does he de-
part from 1t. III we can judge an actor
by the applause he gets, Mr.. Bishop
was great success. The support is
: worthy of especial mention. Miss
Emma Pierce, as the Countess Ora
Oranoh, displayed talents of u high or
der in her rather tragical part, and
won several encores from the audience
by her superb acting. Miss WEAKLY
Allyn, as the Princess Vera, charmed
the audience with her dark, expressive
face and finished acting. Miss Duf-
field, rs Lucy Wickhan and Miss Al
liston, as Polly Wickham, were excel
lent in their parts. Eugene Eberlc. as
; General Malaliotf, sustained n very diff
l ticult part with ease and skill. :. II.
: Johnson. MS Ivan issakoiI, gave good
presentation OF 4 Russian nihilist
The whole support WAS good through.
out, and no flaw could be detected
through the entire five acts. The GA.
, zETrE is pleased TO say the orchestrG
= rendered good and efficient music, but
P. thinks the gas should be lighted in In,
: boxes when they are occupied. TO
night Mr.. Bishop, through request
will appear in Byron's com
edy. "Our Boysn and fare,
: entitled Thousand Milliners. ;
. Those who desire to see the
best troupe which has visited For
: Worth this season should turn out
4 Mr.. Bishop and his support deserve ;
l full house. Go early and secure seat
before o'clock, for the curtain rise
promptly ut that hour,
: The matihee hitherto announced fo
this afternoon will not be given. To
: night the company will present "Ou
), Boys" q comedy, which ran fifteeI
u hundred consecutive nights at tht
o Vaudeville theater in London
> "Wanted, One Thousand Milliners,
: an amusing farce, will be presented II
q an afterpiece, with Mr.. Bishop n
d Madam Nanderbants, one of those eN
J. tiaordinary female creations for whicl
/ ne is celebrated. The Dallas Heral
y has the following to say in referenc
Il to these two pieces given there Tues
U day night:
;, There was double volume of fu
u last evening at the theater, the BishO
,,e troupe producing two plays, first, sou
i Boys and second. Wanted, Thou
$ sand Milliners.n The former is full {
II side-splitting situations, aflording
'e vast field for the ludicrous, the mora
of 1t being that neither the Roma
>. father style of rearing n sol
nor the humoring one TO tn
extent of giving babe green chees
2. when it cries for the moon, neither til
he loss of heirship, or the disinhcritin
10 from intended patrimonies, will pr,
II vail against true love when once youn
~ hearts become firmly united. a
N through the performance the GudicnC
ne We're kept in fine humor, and often ,
or the most uproarious character.
Id The Milliners is farce OF the mos
~ farcical kind, and is a sort of go-as-yol
rd please play, the chief object being Il,
creation OF merriment by ludicrousnei
of dress, absurdities of effort by men
attend to womau's work in the mill
p merry department, etc. Certainly NJ
\. Bishop with his comical makeup, h
funny facial expressions and his ma
- Ply manner generally, succeeded in or
'iS atipg an immensely Of enjoyment. |
all this he was ably seconded by Ii