Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-17
DRAMATIC DOTS.
Robinson Crusoe At the Garland.

Lily Clays' colossal Gaicty compa.
pany played to one Of the largest All.
dlences that ever gathered in the Gar
land last night. The spectacular bur-
lesque of Robinson Crusoe" afford.
ed the usual opportunity for dis.
play Of feminine loneliness and prov
ed highly gratifying to the audience.
Lily Clay's Metropolitan four in jigs
and reels were heartily encored. as
also were Hilton, the contortion-
list, four in a sketch and the La Porte
sisters in duets. Mile. Granville, the
woman with the iron jaw. proved her
right to the title by whirling and man.
ipulating heavy chair with more dex.
terity and ease than is often displayed
in exhibitions Of well.trained hands.
She concludes her turn by an aerial
ascension, again showing the power of
one woman's jaw. The olio con.
cludes with a black face sketch by
Heating & Flynn, introducing songs,
recltations and burlesque limitations.
THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.
The Boston Journal says of the
Streets Of New York, which will be
presented at The Garland tonight:
1T seems scarcely possible that there
can be many play-eoers unfamiliar
with the piece, and yet the great en-
thusiasm over the especially striking
. scenes and the general applause
throughout, showed that either a
q large number heard the drama for
= the first time, CT else that many so
admired it that they could not re-
strain their expressions OF approval
0 on repeated hearings. Improbable
9 as large number of the scenes are,
:, exaggerated as it appears in rictur'
o ing types of character, and high
= strung as it is in its sensationalism
o and sentimentalism, there is vet ar
r appeal in its story that wins over q
.lhost of theater-goers. The dazzle Of
@ crowded incidents and the touches o
d human interest will arttact probably
for years to come as they have fo1
y years in the past. The leading char
j. acter as assumed by Mr.. Frank Xii.
d day was sustained with all the non.
l. chalence and dashing heartness of a
. hapyy-go.lucky hero.
!, "sHE" COMES MONDAY NIGHT.
= The theater last evening was crowd
d ed from pit 10 dome to witnes:
T. the production of the dramatization o
Rider Haggard's "She." To those
who have read the startling novel the
play was one of special interest, ane
!. all were prepared to criticize it thor
!. oughly, and after the curtain dropped
,r they were unanimous in the opinion
re that it was well put on and gave :
,t very good idea Of the unique story
in The company carried a very larg'
or amount Of scenery, and this is so ad
~ ~ mrably adapted that the effect Of tn
piece is greatly enhanced. Tn
# scene where Ayesha is the central fig
IRE was startlingly attractive, and in
variably called forth an enthusiast
round of applause. 1t is sufficient
w say that the audience was delighte
k, with the piece, and the Webster. Brad
lie company has earned fair name fe
ct themselves in our city.
as KATE CLAYTON"
Ct One of the most important Ell
" gagements of the theatrical season
nc Waco will be the appearance of til
"a distinguished actress, Miss Ka
Claxton and Mr.. Chas. A. Stevenso
or at the opera house next Monday eve
he nirg in an elaborate production I
the great London and New York su
I'M cess, THE World Against Her." Til
ON play had a run of three months
New York. The press and publ
OF that city noting it as the create
ne success the stage had known fl
years. This is a story of Engli:
tut country and London life. The wronI
tn and sufferings of young wife, su
pected of infdelity by her husbar
". and cast off, and her subsequent ST
A ferings and struggles to keep h
: child from him, form the main idea
80 the plot. The one villain who pla
&C. -" ned the trick and a couple of goo
''' hearted show people of the Crummt
type, who succor Madge Carlton, a
i im prominent. The situations are W
an arranged and the climaxes effect,
n and the attention Of the audience
held from beginning to end, only
u.s. terupted by repeated roars of laug
rds ter at the clever comedy and well.o
NY served applause at the strong scene
of The play is heart touching, humoro'
hit picturesqe and melodramatic. a
Will, no doubt, prove another "T'
our Orphans" tor Miss Claxton, both
old fame and fortune. At the end of
second act, where Bob Millet, I
Snowman, seemingly betlays Mad
he's he's. by giving up her child to the det'
tives, the audience grows wild with
element and then delight over