Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-03
MINNIE HAuK.
Nn Incident ia the Career OF ms .""r'"'
n. rsinn DonDm who Is 500"
d, Annear Here.

IT,. r,i,n, psnnu. who Is Soon
to appear Here
AZ May Elser. manager of the opera
,,cnse states that March ii mas o,eh
named as the date tor Miss Mlnhls
u"nl, and requests that all intefesteu
;n her coming here come forward anu
srcTre seats nj once If they nave uo'
Ag The 1t .Joe Herald Of recent date
oont.iued the following Interesting
n.rratiye of how Miss Minnie won an
audience there: ,.,,i,,.
Minnie Haulz has happier faculty
IF winning an audience than any lauS
In her profession of our acq ualnt"hce'
Her oneniug number last night was
"EIsais Vision from "lioheugrlh' an
axnulslt,ly sweet and tender morsel
for mn audience which appreciates
classic music. The usual compli'
meutery round of applause was tehu,
er,d the diva and she Resumed
/ the stage with her genial iace
/ Wleathed in smiles. AS the pianist
/ ran his hands over the KEYS 10 pay
! the Introductory strain, anu tie wei,
( known and well worn air OI toilih
/ Through the Rye btgan " M .re
/ house, low, rGmbling sound NAV
originated somewhere unuer tue sea.
/ ba,Ion TO be audible, and increasing
j., vnl,,ue suddenly rolled through
mouutnius, and eliminated IN one
Grand hurst of applause that shook the
Stare and auditorium. An intelligent
look that said Us plain rs words, An,
soc what YOU want, >" crossed Madame
Upukis face: she smiled and sang the
old sol- with degree of tenderness
seldom, coualed. The effect was
electric. Tie house shook. HaHK bowed
Nor acknowledgements in vain. she
returned. and this time her eyes were
rjrlv twiukliug with meitlmen'.
Now. TO appreciate what followed 1t
pr,.t ha understood that she Is con-
.Immate actress. With an indeserib-
Iablv native manner she approached the
piano laughing continually sat down
ON the stool and began to strip oil her
cloves. Here tie Jun began. Inc
Gloves would not come oil-that is
one would not. II reached to the ell
bow and her plump arm filled IL out
TO perfection. First she gave the
thumb a little pull, then the lndeX
finger. then the next, then the
next and so on, like bird bent on
pick Ing the daiutiest kernels ola hand
lul of seed. Here the house gave her
"a round of applause, ana she inclined
her head to one side, locked at the
audience and laughed heartily, all the
tine Juggling at the intractable glove
with the energy Of despair. At last
the will power of the caucatrice tri
umphed over the passive objection OF
the Article of apparel, and il came oil
, The diva expressed her victory by.
cunning side-glance nj her interested
, spectators and laughingly nodded hel
head, as much rs TO say: If / make
up my mind, no ordinary brown sir
glove can defeat my object then run
, ming her hands over the keys IN
an animated manner, while her jolly
face heaued full ut the house, she
, played and sang: ~ know Maiden
Bright aud Fair" charming waltz
song, of which Longtellow wrote the
, words to the excessive delight of her
I, audience. This done, she raised her
hands and feet at the same time, Will
. play full abruplness, that said, now
sol" Jumped from tue stool, snatchec
her gloves from the piano, smiled
bowed, and swept from the stage annie
a general outburst OF admiration, hav
ing scored II complete victory over au
uienCe and glove alike.