Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-13

where and whose step has rot beer
/! troired 10 eourtlg grscs. she talked in
natural tone Of voice, and Laughed /,
merry, hearty, ringing izugh that proved
6 contsgson. The play re qulres 10 strong
dramatic power, but it affords ,mplt
scope for some rare artistic
touches, and Miss Msddern arasped
every opportunity presented and
filed every requirement chockfall. A
rare bit of acting WAS given in the second
ecere. It Was "Mercy's" wedding day
snd che hads her father crying. She
kneels down ny him, and trying to cheer
hin, breaks into hearty laugh, which
changes easily End naturally 10 crying,
and In moment she is sitting s. on the
ground in her wedding dress, boo-hooipg
as If her heart would break. As
Lucy Ashton, }" the accomplished, fssci.
Mating woman OF the world, MISS Msd.
dern was no less effective. Sac was
graceful, arch, winning, self-possessed-
just the sort Of woman to set
men wild. Miss MAdtern's ar,
is so perfsc. that it carries her back 10
nature and makes her for the time the
character she seems.
OF the support, too much cannot be
said in praise. 1t WAS strong all the way
down to the weakest character. Mr.. John
jennings as "Jettero Baxter" the fsther
Of "Xercy," 6 plain old farmer and
retrospective justice Of the peace" gave
s very strong pegeonation Ct the honest,
Loving old father, who is wrapped up In
bis daughter, snd who is caused the
fch ,,f,-
Strong, firm, gged, loving. tender, true
|, TO nature, the character was
drawn By Mr.. Jennings, who caugl
the sympathy CT the su tieIce al thu star,
and held i. throughout Mr.. William
Fsyershsm IS slack Hen ierson," The
loving, though someWhst thick headed
husband, was very strong, giving the
character ell the strength 1t would allow
Mr.. Hsrry Davenport made very emus-
ing professor Pnilsnd.r Po.ts." Mr.
Cyril Scott manly "as7ry Wood.
thorpe" md Mr. George Troder :
bright, merry "Wally Henderson Miss
Sadie B!gelow and Miss Annie Lockhsrl
were brigh! and pleasing as edith Hen,
derson" end "Sylvi. Watson"
and Mrs. Madden was
satisfactory "Mrs. Henderson,
"Caprice" will be repeated at the matt
nee to-day ana "Ia Spite OF All" will be
presented tonight.
MISS MADDERN OFF TIE STAGE.
A GAZETTE reporter called on Mis-:
Madden 81 the hotel last night, and en-,
joyed breezy talk Of half sn hour Sht
expressed herself IS charmed with hel
tour through Texas.
at is all so different you know" ssit
she, "irom the impression people hsye il
the north end eat. The audiences down
here are cultivated, re fine d snd spprecie-
tive, ard do not measure the success o.
the plsY by the number c!
men in /. who die witt
their boots or. l have bean IN
Texas before, end OF course knew better
but people away from here have very
exaggerated idea Of the roughness 81 the
people. What glorious climate yor
have down here. The sir at Galveston
and San Antonio is so deliciouslY ener-
vs,iDg end lazy that l wss altogether
charmed with it. You know an neiur-
civ very Lag"
Here the scribe scugtt to declare his
and enthusiasm to be indoIent, but she
man. be had to let her have her way.
snow, here," she continued, "the at
mosphsre is much more bracirg and in.
vigoratlrg, fact thst doubtless explains
the superior energy Of the people,"
as me six years sgo," began THE Ga
zETTE msp, "Ehen you fist went on the
Stage"
A regular Mercy Bsx:er peal OF laugh
ter interrupted him.
81 have been on the stage nine.
teen years." declared Miss Msd.
dern. 'I was raised on the
stage. But l began starring shout sis
years ago and 1 suppose that IS when you
first hesrd Of me"
In regard to her plars for the future
Miss Madden said she thought some
thing Of going to Europe next year, but
that she intended bringing out some new
plays and upon their success or failure
her movements would largely depend.
Miss MsdderE Is thoroughly charming
and uDsftected !of the stage, her laugh Is
as catching, her msnner as cordial and she
creates the impression OF being entirely
earnest and sincere. When the scribe
finally babe her good night and left her he
did so feeling that he had become &C
qurinted with ore wboEe art Was all il
oil 10 her, where genius would fad nc
obstacle insu7mouptsble, snd whose
courage and perseverance are strong
enough to carry her over the rcughest
roads end up the steepest pat wsy to the
summit CT The hill of reDown.