Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-08

at the Grand opera house ,ass 80. 10
during The performances OF Pop hy
Rice's Surprise Party. He was In Il
box mt the time aud accompanied bv
Mrs. Criteuden, snd for a long time
they enjoyed heartily the fun and iuu.
sic OF the piece So did the audience.
whose amusement, however, did not
culminate until an accident happened.
which for several minutes made the
gubernatorial party tho center Of
deeD interest. Those who have al
ready seen "popN viii remember that
ono of the brightest things In
1t 10 song by Kate Castlettp,
For Goodness Sake Don't
Say Told You readily adaptable
20 local exigencies and supplied with q
catching refrnin IL was during the
singing OF one OF its verses last night
that Bonny Kate succeeded In bring
ing down the house in such style a.
has not been accomplished in st. Louis
Tor years by any other star. tragedians.
comedians, prime dome, opera
bouiisrs,. burlesquers, and all other
Kinds OF dramatic or musical ARTISTS
not excluded. Az before stated, both
Governor Crittenden and wife were
epJoying the performance heartily,
and when the fair singer began her
For Goodness Sake Dou't-.r song,
they, as all who hear her Invariably
do, succunbed at once tn the spirit nj
genuine fun with which She invests
it. Looking nnlvely towards the
audience at large, the charming &C,
tress began.
II heard something awful short
| time ul,o.n
And in the brief pause which fol-
! lowed, The governor nodded nppre-
ctal lively at Mrs Cfittenden, whilethe
audience, who fully understood the
rich joke which awaited them, thun-
dered their applause aud gave vent To-
4 peal after peal OF laughter. Finally
the hubbuh ceased, and Kate went on
with her caution:
For goodress sake don't say | told
you.p
/ Then came more applause and
laughter and then followed from the
singer
Don't whisper word, or ,hereilbe trouble
/ know
For goodness sake Cont say told you.r
After another irrepressibe inter
ruption the singer began again:
"lve learned from very reliable source
But she was not then permitted to
90 further. The audience could not
/ restrain their laughter, In which both
the governor and Mrs. Cri,tenden
joined, although IL was evident that
they We're wondering VIII Il made the
audiences attention SHIFT and keep on
rapidly shifting from the singer on
the stage 10 their august selves. The
explanation was soon made. The
laughter had not died away when The
, musical voice, clear as bell, with
ennnciaiion perfect IN every syllable,
, sang forth:
THAT the governor kissed Mrs.
Patti by force.r
Then came the beginning Of one OF
the widest scenes ever seen In the
, atrical auditorium. The audience rose
10 u man and shouted forth its glee IN
, wild and uncomfortable screams @
, laughter, while every eye IN the hous,
! was Ieveled at the governor whose fac,
, assumed hue which suggested apo
plecllc possibilities He joined in thi
4 applause aud smiled in mannel
manner which showed he heartily ap
preclated the great publicity of the oc
caslon. Mrs. crittenden was not $,
Z well pleased and the resolute expires
= sion of her iinely-set lips and the stern
/, rigldity Of her eye looking straight IL
= front of her, showed that the hunor o
= the joke was entirely lost upon her
!, AT last the laughter and cheering die'
a away and bonny Kate, turning ant
|. facing directly the gubernatorial larty
10 shot her last arrow as she sang:
4 "Don't you think that his wife ougf
n TO get divorce?n
"a The scene eliminated here. The al
- dience's actions were indlscribabl,
4 The governor tried To screw his fea
n ures into u smile, but 1t was lame AN
q inpotent attempt, and his apparen
\ discontinue only served 10 intensif
!, the audiences fun. He clapped hi
= hands together with show of SINGER
ty, but the facial muscles decline
10 bc controlled, and he presented th
g contradictory appearance of an ind
n viduil whose arms and hands were dc
r ing service at q Publication, but who's
e face was performing the lugubrious &c
S at the funeral OF dead relation. Tn
i audience enjoyed the hit immensel,
r and encored Miss Castleton over an'
n over again, and it was only sheer Ia
b tigue on their part which caused then
i to abandon their persistent demand
G for u repetition.