Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-15
STILL ALARM.
A Powerful Representation - An Audience
Wild - The Delight of the
Fire Fighters.

The advertised realistic attraction
| brought out large attendance last night
at the opera house, and there was no
| disappointment. Still Alarm" in
its frs, visit South, presents per-
! haps one of the best spectacu-
| lar melodrams on the road. As an
| evidence of its success, it is reported that
it had long run both IN New York and
| London.
The plot Is weak in the main issue of
the narrative, but the situations ara
strong. Among several effective scenes
was that of the fre-alsrm station.
1t is difficult for company
travelling to give more COM
plete illustration of such an incident.
The engine-hous office, furniture,
sleeping apartments of the men, the re-
turn of the engine and horses from fire,
the costumes and business of the fire.
men, an alarm and the response, with
all the coucouitants were faithfully and
finely carried out.
The singing by Mr.. Woods double
firemen' s quartette, including Messrs,
Maynard, Maxwell and Dougherty, re-
ceived great applause.
Mr.. 70. erts made an ideal Jack Man.
ley, as the heroic fireman; and Messrs.
Rand IS the villain, Lothian as Willie
Manley, and Wilbur as the drunken sot,
all did well.
Miss Julia Arthur was an interesting
Gilmore, the heroine. Mrs. Sol Smith
did the unusual thing of making the old
lady an attractive feature. Miss Vivian
in her girlish freaks and dancing secured
for Cad Wilbur much enthusiasm.
The twin Arabian horses, Bucephalus
and Pegasus, ere claimed as direct de-
scendants of the famous animals given
Gen. Grant from Arabia. They were
certainly excellent specimens and added
much 20 the principal scene.
The engine was Q genuine one in ap-
pearanoe. l.sxss,
The company handled large quantity
OF original scenery and properties. The
various deuouements throw the crowd
into ecstaoits, aud it would be hard to
give a performance that would excel in
this particular.
AS a whole the play merits a certain
kind of praise, and repays the presence
of many kinds of people.
1t will be presented at the matinee
this afternoon and again Tonight.
LOST IN NEW YORK.
The following is from the Philadelphia
Item regarding "Lost in New York, -
that will be produced at the opera house
next Monday and Tuesday evenings, No
vember II and IS:
''Lost in New York. sensational
comedy drama, opened the week at the
National last night. This play is perhaps
the most artistically constructed of the
many plays of this type. 1t depends for
its effect upon its scenery, and as
produced last night there was no
fault to be found on that score. The
scenery was excellent, especially the
tank scene, which, with the little steam
launch running back and forth, gave q
most realistic effect. William II. Ryno
rs II oratio Chester, a sturdy lawyer, was
excellent, and the same might be sad of
Gus PiXley, who doubled the part of
Martin Purcell and u Tramp. In the
latter impersouation he was most life
like. Miss Lottie Alter as Jennie |
Wilson pleased the audience and
showed creditabls idea of her |
viv Rcious part. Miss Florence Slower |
acted the part Of an adventures splen- |
didly, and Little Susie, by Baby Lillian |
Spencer. won the hearts of the fair sex |
in the audience by her cute ways. The !
rest Of the cast was good aud held up |
their characters well. The audience was |
large aud seemed well pleased with the |
performance.