Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-28
HMUsEnENTS.
The Fairtes' Wcu a. the and Opera
House,

The Fairtss' Weu at the @ and Opera
House.
New Orleans Picayune.
Larry Dee .......... Mr.. Carroll Johnson
Andy Coogan -.-........-.,..M MI John Ward
pan CaEmedy. Nj Chas Frew
Tracy Farrell .................,.A AIR. A. J. Miller
E po1dI Kelley u; ~ Mr. P: T9oIhy
Eunice Bsresf5rd Miss Belle es stodd lard
Aona Carmooy... ............... Miss Kate Foley
Mary Ellen Brady. ........... Miss May Fox
Nellie Carmody .......... ........... Little leila
The Grand opera house held fine au-
dience last evening. Carroll johnson >,
late of Johnson & Slavin's ministries. in
the role of a merry, laughing, singing
and dancing Irish lad, was tbs chief at
traction. The play had been well her
aided and though possibly the audience
expected more than was given, it proved
o success and was literally applauded.
"The Fairies Well' ID q drama of tbs
early part of the present century. with
an ordinary plot enliyened by the in
PRODUCTION incidentally OF the legends
and superstitions of the Irish country
folk. Larry Dee Is the sweetheart OF
Mona CarmOdy, and their love making is
the groundwork Of the pTettiest part of
the piece. Larry IS master is Tracy Far
rell, q young landlord lover of Eun!cs
Beresford. Mark Condor aud Dan Car
mody, uncle of Mona, are tbs villains.
The former holds papers torn from the
registry, ana upon whose contents rests
the good name OF Miss Beresford. Car
mody holds q mortgage on her home and
is anxious to turn her out, in order to be
reveuged with her father, by whom he
had been disgraced. The night before
the mortgage becomes due Jonah Kelley
arrives from America with q letter aud
belt full Of money Entrusted to him by
Beresford when he died. When just
in the neighborhood of the Beres-
ford house Kelley meets Carmody,
TO whom he tells his mission and
by whom he is made drunk. His inquiry
rs to the path is answered by directions
to take 6 short cut which will lead him
over a precipIce and into river, Car
mody hoping TO find the body next morn
ing, get the money and letter and then
prevent the payment of the mortgage.
Kelly falls into the river, but is rescued
10y Larry and Miss Eunice. He Is dglir-
ious and has to be nursed so he eau turn
up in the last act with money and letter
and rescue Miss BeTesford from her finan-
cial predicGment. Carmody and Condor
form partnership in the meanwhile, by
which they are TO find Kelly's body, let
the money go TO Mark and the letter to
Dan. Then Mark is to compromise Miss
Beresford by enticing her into his hunt
ing lodge on the promise to there de-
liver to her the papers with the proof of
her honorable birth. In this Mark is
successful. But the result is q duel
between him and Tracy Farrell, during
which Larry rescues the papers, disRrms
Condor, produces Jonah Kelley, with
the letter and the fortune, and all are
happy but Condor and Carmody. Such
Is the outline of the story, but the
scenery, the costumes, the amusing dia-
logue and the inimitable singing OF Car
roll Johnson I'll up the interstices of the
play. Mr.. Johnson's support is not
especially good. A really good scene
was the third act, which discloses tbs
hunting lodge alongside of the fairies
we'll, in whose waters on hallowe en- |
night, If the moon shines bright |
enough to cast shadow, & |
maid might see her lover. OF the |
cast Carroll Johnson Is Of course |
pre- eminent. He is handsome, young |
and attractive speaks the brogus charm
ingly, sings with volume, power and |
heartiness and dances with grace and |
lightuess. John F Ward as Andy Coo
gan sang very effectively and did SONS
exceedingly clever acting. Mr.. Charles
Frew as Dan Carmody was splendid as
the villain. His makeup was not so
good. MesaTs. Fremont and Muller did
fairly. Mr.. Mclaughlin was a novelty
as bsgpiper, playing good music for
iIgs and reels. Miss Kate
Foley as Mona made love, Gang swsetly
looked pretty and was pleasing, while
Miss Belle Stoddard acceptably acted the
stately and lovely Eunire Beresford.
The Fairies Well is billed for the entire
week and matinee.