Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-30
HARD ON GREEN WALL
Comedian Burrows Prefers Some Seri
Gus Charges Against the Dali
las Manager.
Bushels of Bogus contracts Not WORT
the Paper They Were
Printed On.

"Thc Professor company, which
closed its engagement here Wednesday
night, although playing to Il poor bust
ness on account OF the prevalence Of the
denguc, made a decidedly favorable i'm.
preston. Mr.. james A. Barrows, who
assumes the title role is comedian of
an original and quantity humorous type.
He belongs TO that Class-would that
there were more of them-whiCh
seeks to develop the humor
of natural commonplace situations,
as opposed to the school of coarse and
vulgar burlesque. Mr. Barrows can but
become a favortc in the South, which,
whatever be its faults, is quick to appre-
ciatc Il refined order Of talent, A GA
zETTE reporter met him Just before his
departure and asked some questions in
regard TO the theatrical business in this
state. Mr.. Barrows spoke very kindly of
Texas and Texans, but made some racy
remarks in regard to theatrical affairs.
Said he:
ave have been doing the best business
in the state believe, and yet we
have been losing money.
understand other companies are
doing the same thing. great outrage
has been perpetrated on us all by Man
agcr Greenwall OF Dallas. He went TO
New York and pretended to have au-
thority to book for the state, when in a
| large number of instances he had no au-
| thority whatever. Companies come here
thinking they are securely booked, with Il
pocket full of Mr.. Greenwall's contracts,
| to find that they are not worth snap,
and that the majority of engagements
have to be made over again. For in-
stance | came to Fort Worth with a
! contract signed by Greenwall, and when
! | got here found that it was unauthorized.
| More than this, he gave us ZigZag route,
made us double on it frequently, and
| booked us two nights at place so often
that it was impossible TO do a paying
business. We have very heavy compa-
NY you see, seventeen people, and in the
matter OF railroad fares alone we have
lost hundreds of dollars by Greenwall's
trickery. | have Just received telegram
from TcNarkana stating that they knew
nothing about Greenwalrs contracts
there, and in consequence we may lose
that place from our circuit, as well aS
two or three more on the same line. 1t
is an outrage; it is infamous"
Mr.. Bauows spoke with good deal of
emphasis. He was evidently thor
oughly in earnest and thoroughly aroused.
''What do you propose to do about it?''
asked the reporter
"Wcll, we are almost helpless
here. TO seek judicial remedies
would, of course, be folly, since n
large company could not afford 20 81
down and wait the slow process of the
law. If Mr.. GrccnwaIl refuses to right
the wrong he has done, the matter
will be tested legally when he goes to
New York next season"
"May we expect You back to Texas
agan?"
eve shall play 'The Professor through
your state next season, but, depend upon
1t, we win make our own contracts anc
let Manager Greonwall severely
alone, He has played
high-handed game which redounded tc
the benefit OF GTccnWall alone, but he is
being found out. lie has done the state
a great injury, however, and number OF
the best companies have become dis.
gusted and will stay out of II because OF
his unproieSsional methods"
''What about these matrimonial rumors
ARE you or are you not-?n
81 am not q Benedict, and Miss Cheat.
ham is not married. How the story got
out do not know. We have only had
one romance. Nh. Kcllerd and Miss
Leigh, who were married at Houston,
We're the principals in thatn