Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-06
The Theater.

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her company of comedians at Greenwall's
opera house, but the audience was not such
as either the star or the play deserves. 1t
IS not necessary to attempt any extended
criticism of Miss Putnam or her work.
Her methods are peculiarly her own, and
she has a stage presence that is at once
pleasing and strongly individual. In Love
Finds Way it is doubtful if
the dual role of Gay Howard and Tommy
give her the scope for her
talents that is afforded in ''Erma, the Elf -
The characters are essentially different and
the standard by which YOU would judge the
one is not at all applicable to the other.
Love Finds aW ay,'' is romantic COM
edy drama in which humor and pathos,
laughter and tears are admirably blended.
Miss Putnam makes of Gay Howard, a
laughing, care free, volatile girl, bubbiing
over with animal life and spirits. which the
flashes of trouble can hardly subdue, even
temporarily. This was evidently the char
acter designed by the author when
curtain Miss Putnam had the audience
with her She costumes the part carefully,
appropriately and tastefully.
She is supported by company stronger
than the average. Her leading man. Ed
win Gardner. is Il comedian of no mean or
der, though at times he verges on horse
play. He reads his lines clearly and dis
tinctly, and his work all through is very
clever.
In the Frank Clifton of Charles Mortimer
a great Improvement is noticeable<over bis
work of last year. he reads hlF llnSS-Much
more distinctly and puts more hre and less
tempestuosity into his work He ap
proaches nearer the ideal OF the role which
he assumes. 4
Harry Cotton as Ralph Whitmore prS
sents decidedly ''villainous.. villain sShd
succeeded in gaining the thorough ,.aesesta- !
ton of the audience. He is wellfalculateY,
in appearance, voice ana stage PRESENCE fofS
the role.
Lew o. Hart as Dan Bradley, the rum
soaked sot, gave fairly acceptable
rendition of the part, but he
lacks somewhat in the most i'm
portant passages. The pathetic portions of
the role could be made much stronger
without approaching rant. His makeup
in the first act was study, and evidently
drawn from life
Thomas F'indley as Bill Williams, the
spokesman of the miners, has very good
conception of the part-a little eXagger-
ated, perhaps, being more OF an ideal con-
cepticn than one formed from the man in
actual life.
Rose Wilder as Jane Bradley was equal
to the part, but might improve somewhat,
being a little too stilted at some points III
her delivery.
The Mrs. Samantha Watkins of May Fox
is clever piece of work. She has clear
conception of the character, dresses it well
and appropriately, and has makeup that
invariably catches The house.
This afternoon ''Erma the Elf is the
bill and tonight the odd Curiosity Shop
will be done. This play has been adver-
tised here before and never presented, but
Dickens most effective story will posi-
lively be the bill tonight.
~ AND I.''-tIeorge W. Lederers com ic
players in that great laughing festival L
and |. win be seen at Greenwall's opera
house next Tuesday and Wednesday. This
piece is something which has always been
very popular throughout the country. 1t IS
filled to the brim with good music,
clear dialogue and amusing situa-
tons and is bright from beginning to end.
The company is u strong one and COM
prises such well-known and popular COM
edians as Tim Cronin and Harry Stand
ish, Minnie Miller, the comic opera
vocalist, and the favorite soubrette, Joie
Sutherland are also members of the present
company.
The prince of fun-makers, Bobby Gaylor,
is billed to appear at the opera house next
Thursday night in his farcical comedy,
Sport McAllister, one of the 400 Sport
McAllister'' is said to be uproariously
funny from beginning to end, and YET on the
most refined order. While there is considera-
bic plot to the piece, it is told in clear.
simple manner, and the whole serves as Il
vehicle for the stars inimitable comicali-
ties and the clever specialties of his conf
pany 1t is drama in hich Mr.. Gaylor
is given plenty of opportunity to display
himself and create laughter in the audience.
Miss Georgia Parker, the greatest of Amer
lean dancers, the famous Olympia quar-
tette j. p Carol ana Charles r. Young,
who are in the supporting company, are too
well known to need sptecomment on their
merits.