The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-22
The''Professor''
WIN. GILLETTE

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1hs Madison Square Theatre of New York
The professor NJ the fremont.
One of the most fashionable and
the best lower-bouse audiences that
has assembled at the fremont this
season was there last night TO wit
ness the Professor, a comedy written
by WIN. Gillette, for himself, and
which has been decided metropoli-
tan success, running at one time for a
period of six consecutive months at
the Madison Square theatre, New
YORK. The play has been somewhat
charged and remodeled and the plot
made more prominent, but In this
feature there Is much room for i'm
provement yet, rs the plot itself is
very dull and uninteresiing, unfold
ing itself like much-used book be-
fore the audience without any effort
on their part, without any appeal
whatever to the imagination,
and long before the de,
nouement. In point Of plot the Pro-
lessor Is weak. but tho object
for which 1t was written is amply
snbserved IN introducing rather a
novel character In the shape of dry
college professor exceedingly eccen-
tric aud the leading coEicdy element
OF the play. IL contains the usual
dramatic waif, who dresses in rags,
sings In the woods with her hair
down, a scion of good birth, to whom
her own parentage Is unknown, but
whose beauty of face and force of
natural intellect stamp her at once as
belonging to u sphere other than
mat in which she moves, and who Is
hnally exalted TO the proper station,
us the den0ucment of the plot. These
cthe two characters around which
all OF the laterest of the play is made
70 revolvc. but many comic situa-
uons are introduced throughout the
play, making Il very Interesting
eoneIy. The company, too, is wen
suueu to the play; making il go with
aAery commendable smoothness of
aeuon Mr. Burrows as the profes.
sotH worthy successor of Mr.. Gill
m'to IN the title role, aud is come
u'an OF rare requirements, a much
oe,ier actor In fact than the creator
VI me play. His humor 10 somewhat
on the John Il. Raymond order, in
loc'ious, and all tue more striking,
ne attempts TO be serious.
hc Is an actor of excellent
apose and a strong central
sire OF very successful COM
pm,nation. Miss Kitty Cheaiham, as
,ipsisy Brown. the child ofihe woods,
.a Young debaiante and a most phe-
mohienai success. Miss Cheatham as
sulles the leading role with as much
luce and ease rs though she were
oorn 10 the stage, while as matter
~ to'ythe brief period of five weeks
ro no extent Of her professional ca
, JeI. Her aneesiry--she being tho
m T,oce OF General Frank Cheatham, of
iennessee-has been the cause of
,mlnhng for her, a continuous oya-
non thrnngh the south, and yet she
young lady of too much good
n ovnSe 10 let the plaudits of peers and
p sba lead her TO the conviction that
n ap nas already attained the zenith of
bs'oc'ion. She has a bright future
sJe her aud 10 her histrionic talent
Ssi ns 'he further accomplishment of
saB very good vocalist Her
lug laYt night were received with
s sav shshusias !, aud In one instance
Tbe.sai encores were insisted upon.
ters are many other good charao-
Will the support who, GU the
,o.,, contribute a very pleasing en-
tbinment. There will be matinee
ana Mternoon and another perform
instsn,,o -hight-Galyesto News, 18th