The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-20
One Night Only.
Monday, Oct. 26th.
he"Professor''
VIM. GILLETTE

FROM
The Madison Square Theatre Of New York.
The "Profctsor'' nj che FREMONT.
One of the most fashionable aud
. the best lower-house audiences that
+ hiss assembled at the fremont this
se' on was there last night TO VII
ness the Professor, n comedy written
by VIM. Gillette, for himself, aud
4 which has been decided metropoH-
. tan success, running at one t'me FOR a
. period of six consecutive months at
4 tho Madison Square theatre, New
York. The play has been somewhat
4 changed and remodeled and the plot
made more prominent. but In this
feature there Is much room for i'm
n provement yet, rs the plot itself is
Il very dull aud uuinteresiing, unfold
lug itself like much-usf i book be.
fore the audience without any effort
on their part, without any appeal
whatever to the imagination,
mud long before the de-
nouement. In point of plot the Pro
iessor Is weak but the object
for which Il was written IL amply
subserved IN introducing rather a
novel character in the shape OF diy
college professor exceedingly eccen-
trio aud the Leading comedy element
of the play. IL contains the usual
dramatic waif, who dresses In rags,
3sings lii the woods with her hair
{ down, ascion of good birth, to whom
her own parentago Is unknown, but
whose beauty oil face and force of
natura intellect stamp hor ut once Ms
belonging 10 sphere other than
hat IN which she moves, aud who Is
fually exalted TO the proper station,
as the denouement of the plot. These
pre- the two characters around which
; Of the laterest of the play is made
70 royolve. but many com o siltia-
+ llons are introduced thro. shout the
play, making II very Interesting
oneay. The company, too, Is well
ulled to the play; making 1t go with
s. very commendable smo0thness OF
cion Mr.. Burrows as the profes
sor isa worthy successor of AIR. Gill
pe'te IN the title role, aud Is a come
nan OF rare requirements. n much
Hpe,ier actor ~ fact than the creatce
we play. His humor 10 somewhat
IN Inc John I. Raymond order, in.
'cc'ious, aud oil the more striking
nc attempts 10 be serious
is an actor of excellent
fepose and strong central
gare OF a very successful com
plhatlon. Miss Kitty Cheaihnm, as
DAISY Brown. the child of the woods
young debuiantc aud a most phe
hohena' SUCCESS. Miss Cheathaul as.
fpines the leading role with rs much
race aud ease as though she wcr,
Urn 10 The stage, while as a matte Oh
y tac'' Tue brief period Of five week.
nc extent OF her professional ca
,Set' Her anceslry-she being Thu
uleee OF General Frank Cheatham, o
ynnessee-has been the cause o
Tinhing for her, q continuous oya
vu lhrongh the south, and yet sh,
a young lady of too mach goo,
,ense 10 let the plaudits of peers anC
rpone lead her 10 the conviction tina
,ae mas already attained the zenith o
Peslec'ion. She has a bright futur
S 49, !, her aud to her bistrionio talen
IaInih me further accomplishment @
son very good vocalist. He
gsas last night were received wit
ssS enthusiasm, aud ju one iustanc
Thal encore4 were Insisted upol
iers e are many other good charac
Who,Ih tne support who, on III
artI e, contribn Ga very pleasing 81
III i,esainnment. There WIN 30 inatin,
anea uternoon aud another perform
iastlns.V night Galveston News, III
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