Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-15
HAvERLY's SILVER KING.
what . Knowing Agent Tells US A'o"'
the Mighty Magician Of the Stage
and His yRtest Success.

and His y.ateN Success.
The GAzrrrE's young man, while
meandering about the city iast h,Sn.,
fell over lot Of bill-posters VINO weie
busy with paste and brush gett,ns w
the bills for Haverly's silver mig,
which will be produced at the roi,
Worth opera house January 2ist anu
odd. A sprucely-dressed gentleman
with a glossy silk tile and fashi ohaole
overcoat was rubbing his hands to pro-
duce glow of warmth, and between
his quick movements inte1ected az
rections as to the placing OF the pretty
paper. This gentleman, under the
quest ions of the young man from tne
GAZETTE, Iuaterialized into Mr.. Harry
Hiue. the representative in advance
of the "Silver King and to a ques.-
ton prompted by the reporters curl-
osity. directed in the line of desire To
know something OF play which has
never been seen here, he said:
"This play has only been on the road
for six weeks, and everywhere we
have met the warmest receptions ana
have PLAYED to very large business.
When IL was produced in New YORK
we had To take the musicians out OF
their accustomed place and sell seats
there, so great was the crowd. III mas
made a phenomenal success ana maze
"a great name for Itself.
"How WAS your business in New
Orleans and through the South"
ain New Orleans the best that has
been done there in five years. we
opened to seventeen hundred dollars,
PLAYED week. and every night before
eight O'Clock the sign, Standing room
ONLY had to be hung from the outer
walls. Manager Bidwell was so much
pleased he endeavored to keep us an
other week, but our engagements could
not be cancelled so we have promised
to return mardi gras week. we went
to Memphis, Tenn. for three nights,
and business was enormous. we had
to stay week in Nashville, and had
the most phenomenal business ever
PLAYED there. Our Wednesday matt
nee was seven hundred dollars. In
Montgomery we played to the only
big business Tannenbaum has had this
season. In short, our business mas
been wonderful"
How is Jack Haverly financially,
is he really broke"
GLOW could he be with all his at.
fractions drawing in such piles of
money for him ?'
'Three' Silver King companies three
minstrel companies, his famous little
'Strategists,' seven theaters aud nu-
merous other enterprises that cannot
be run without money All the bad
luck | wish you, Mr.. Reporter, is that
yoa had half " hat Mr.. Haverly has. y
How about the Silver King seen
cry"
ut is marvelously wonderful, and
with such manager to have it ar
ranged for Us as yOu have in Fort
/ Worth your people can expect in the
| scenery as well as the play great
treat. Your local manager, Mr.. Elser,
/ stands very high in dramatic circles.
and big companies sever fear anything
| when coming 10 Fort Worth. Our
company is Of the very best dramatic
! ability that money could procure. r.
c. Bangs, Miss Blythe, Mr.. Brien, Mr.
/ Ross, Mr. Vincent, Mr.. Dayton, Mr.
! Hopper and twenty-five others com
| pose "a company with Mr.. j II. Mack
as manager, such rs seldom ever goes
/ OIL the road.
I'VE carry seventeen complete
scenes, and they are transported by Il
| special train"
How do YOU manage to work all
| this"
Eve carry three stage carpenter.
| aud machinis,s, and we always gel
considerable assistance from the loca
| management. You must excuse me
but I nust be oil to see my paper pu
".