Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-07

~ '"NA NNINfNt nut Ut their gonLa and
oatcifrs' lot the cultivation OF athlerlcs
i, few persons who nave not vet attended
,ne fopearsals Of aspepiacHlar play ran
Understand The dltlculucs aud anSlet,es
Wllch prset q manager or the contras n
pot".en We inside history Of ptoparaii,,n
IVY me outside show. Jaw soinethinr
" tnls recently, and when the pr,tlpotlnr
uueuffel on Monday could share the feei,
lpRS pl blended relief aud triunph ,yblrb
PtifAdcd The who'll company. AT tbe I'D
nrhrFal me stage was lighted by oplv NM
or Two iiafiug bngnefs, and tho ron a.
me house WIS dark except for A fe,y N.Y.
" sunlight that came in thropph XXI
dusty windows, The piaynr. ,yor, s,rca,
clothes aud Tho "stnrn shane not Mn,
ihe lnslef which he WAS 20 nave fnr ~,
popular eye, but With Qlielenin0 s1t
nat lie had on gloves ana c,rtlrd !,
cane-a singular combination AK ~
role, which u that OF wandorlrg or.
man ftt.cuchor. In Che closing se,,n, M.
climbed 40 a snfioldng intended. IA M,
performance, TO form the solid t,uoio,,v M
~ mountain, and there he deelalned
luslily 70 horde Of men aud women ON
the stage below, while the stage mapn,,er
drilled them as Il thoy were
80 MANY MILITIA,
showing them how "a advance in unison
aud cNclaim, "Siye the chlldrenip phcn
they fell back two PAGES len foot 0rst
To Indicate grief aud dlsm.y, ana cried
out "rhoy are iostp MeanWbilo tbc
carpenters could be- heard tawIng AM
hammrrlng, tho costumrr was busy Win
hrleAns, tights slippers, ric., ana Inc
pallet girls were everywhere. ON Tho
stage, Ia the Hobbies, aud Ia The orchestra
chairs. II wpsa vast stage, and IN onn
part OF u was u cleared space nmonp
fragments ui scenery aud pronerilcs
where man was training Il sound az
supofs, "trylng," as he dryly remarked
10 make good citizens OF thcm.n
Roou many children were employed In
lhe piece, und II was no cnsy matter To
~ cp them In order, for they romprd and
rollleked around the stage az II they con.
sidered tia playground aud The rehearsal
school recess, Let me tell You n ME.
turesque little Incident A. | passed
through The lobby, came suddenly upon
a group OF small glrls who, Ia an Interval
ol leisure, were performing Il little play
OF their own, made up Of scraps and
sentences taken froIn the different
specthcles
~ WniCn THEY HAD FIGURED.
"Ihcro ought 10 he another lady over
there" said u child OF about seven who
woA acting ms stage managcress aud play
Ing the chief role. Accordingly "lndyn
OF six years took the position Indicated,
Then the star announced that she would
luke the center OF the staguu - She
raised her tiny arms above her head and
exclaimed in tones of Well-slmulated m.
guishi con, Ferdinand viii you soc ne
perish, and yet say no word 90 soothe my
breaking hearth" Here unfortunately,
they saw that they were observed, tn
play came 10 an nbrupt end aud the little
girls acurrled OF IN confusion.
An attentive itching Of the rehearsal
failed 20 give any clear idun OF the plot of
the piece, and the prospect seemed tO he
That the public would be- called upon 10
EiL through m evening Of unlntellglblr
talk Everybody concerned, oven down
10 the call.boy was anxious,
though not exactly on that
ground And finally camc the
aud All the confusion van
ishcd In blaze of color aud costume aud
and the authors, however, was intensified
by the fact thHt Mt the moment when the
curtain was tO be rung up tbs orchestra
refused 30 play unlCss contract should
be signed with each member on the spot
This was done, but the validity OF con-
tract forced by threats Of compelling |
failure before the public aud tho loss OF
OF thousands of dollars seems
opEN 10 QUEsrloN
Two years ago, when Henry Abbey had |
benefit NJ the end Of the German opera |
season, the orchestra played similar
trick upon him, though everyone else ne-
slsting in the benefit had volunteered /
their services. The season had been most |
disastrous to Abbey, and, notwlthsl0nd- |
Ink his heavy loss, he hnd carried 1t
through aud paid the orchestra |
every dollar hu owed them. Yet
they did not hesitate 10 demand double |
pay on pain of preventing the perform
lnce, II mny be- hard for lpuscians 20
get good terms but that scarcely juhtlilcs
them Ia taking such mean advantages.
mn told that the Musical union oneonr-
tgca them IN doing 20, have
heard something surprising about Cam
paint, Eour years ago he was az the
height of popularity IN New YORK, q so' !
nlal fayortc, the companion OF men about
town and the idol Of romantic young |
women. Even during hls lasl engage
ment here two years since, his admirers
were lenient, though his voice was evil
IDENTIFY In rs docadencc. Oyerwork, late |
eating aud much drinking were tho
rnusch. Every one was prepared Tor The
that ho WAS about TO retire
finally from the stage, lie has lived IN
Italy since, whore II was supposed mat
he had an ample property laid M from
his large earnings The other day reg |
alar paid advertisement appeared 10 one |
NJ tho FlorontIno papers, setting forth
that Italo Campanini, the famous tenor
desired an engagement with an opera or
concert company.
GEORGE PARSONS IArnHoP
LAnIrAsAg SPRINGS.