Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-26
THE THEATERs.



The audience at Havlin's was good
one both in numbers and quality, for
so great has been the talk aud so NUNS
erous the preliminary announcements
Of the Imperial Dragon Troupe OF Jap
anese that quite goodly number
braved even the pouring ram 10
be at the initial performance III
this city. Expectation, of course,
had been wrought TO hlgh
mitch. and a more eXacting audience
would be difficult 10 find, yet sueh
was the excellence OF the entertain
ment that applause the most hearty
bespoke the approval oil all, ana many
Of the performers were compelled 10
repeat their specialties more than once.
IL was the finest in many particulars
we ever remember having seen. when
the curtain was rolled up the entire
troupe was discovered squatting aeout
In the most approved Japanese
fashion. and an Introductory address
by Yamamoto Hio Eoske was listened
TO very patiently, considering the iact
that not "A word of IL was understood,
though the programme kindly IN
forued one that Iamanioto was solicit
ing the appreciation OF the audience
for himself and his associates. Hio
Noske was then the first candidate for
favor, he mounting swinging bamboo
and going through a sort of tight rope
performance that was most skiliiully
executed. La Cttpd JnpdHdisc, by
Metsta Take Zero and two slender
Japanese boys. followed, and ~ an
.xhibititisn OF foot balancing
WAS decidedly the best ever seen IN
this CITY. The Gnosher girls In their
/ Oriental dance were interesting only
ms curiusities. Ilio Noske's swinging
nerch.r slack-wire and paper walking
were pleasing features, the last holding
| the audience In almost GREATNESS
silence for several moments
! A tAin piece of Taper about d
| foot In width was stretched across th'
stage MS would have been a tight-rope
and after trayersing IL To ana FRO, Dai'
nucinp on one foot in its center, lying
down and performing other maneu
YER. he. by sudden twist of the toes
tears il in twain. showing how easily
n single false step would have irac
,ured its frail iiben even AT he outset
Metsia and his two boys. Hictaro ant
Einiaso. won much well deserved mp
pln,lse upon each appearance. but th'
lii of The evening, In many ways, wa
Sinawa. the juggler. Sinawa, ioi
a Iananese. Is extremely handsome
mud has mere OF the American
dash about him than any of TN
other performers, HIS gIhge WIZ 10
,onishing. and the ease ana nhisii %
son,n nj Iis more difficult tricks simpi,
,,n,velous. His manipulations y
small worsted balls, sticks, anu oils
china awakened such enthusiastic ~
plalise that he was compelled 70 fepea
n portion Of his performance before III
Audience would be satisiied. IN
entertainment was brought 70
close by an illustration o. japan
csc wrestling. that excilen VI
most unmistakable MANIFESTATION
If approval. Hanada Soa ana hicnle
two powerful Japs, appeared st,ippo'
10 the waist, and At the wora pega'
such n tussie as Muldo0n wonlu nav
found entertaining II not astonishing
MANY of the audience, acclih,oilc'
onivto the modern bippodronihg q
our Greco. Roman wresilers, behese
ar tin.t that 1t was, to use tflt
,hrase. "cut ana dfleh ~
,air.n but directly one OF the CON
hatauts was thrown with sueIi lv,c
on lie bard floor as TO knocs gu.
,nntb dIspelling all notions OF mas.
| Soi,sye 1t once. The struggle wa
roaily terrific and fought Win sue
! asrnestr,ess as 10 bring down the Gu
4 ,,i, amidst a perfect storm OF appifns'
2 III In ali the Imperial Dragon tioup
, Z an excellent one aud their pefiofh
i auee the most novel and enterta'hn