Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
Office and SaIesroon, at Texas Brewing Company

Miss Bertha Welby returns to her early
love-the StaGe-this season. She will be
semi-starred with the youthful aspirant for
stellar honors, Miss Irene Kent, whose tour
commenced last evening. Miss Nelby's
novel will be issued shortly. Her literary
tastes are inherited, her father being the
founder and editor of the first daily paper
ever published in Rochester. y. Y.
The revival of "Medea" by Margaret
Mather recalls the fact that Mrs. T, 3.
Conway was among the last who played
the part of the legendary heroine.
Fitzgerald Murphy is the name of new
Irish star that will make tour of the
country during the season in a strong ro-
mantle Irish play named ''Neil Agrah.
The new young star is protege of the late
John Boyle O'Reilly, the Irish patriot and
poet, and halls from the could Sod" MIR.
Murphy is the only Irish comedian on the
stage who can speak and sing in the Irish
language. He has all the histrionic fervor
of youth and nature as lively as glass of
Irish whisky. Harry Vaughn is the man
ager of the enterprise, and long season IS
booked. Neil Agrah'' opens On September
18th.
Joseph Haworth's visits to Chicago are
invariable expensive, while the newsboys
in the neighborhood of his hotel grow corre-
spondingly wealthy Several years ago,
while playing 'tPaul kauvar," Mir. H worth
was presented with n magnificent bouquet
by 4 delegation of newsboys. When he
emerged from the theater after the per-
formance a mob of the urchins awaited him
and cheered Justify. So in graceful ac
acknowledgement the actor invited the boys,
about eighty in number, to glass of soda
water. The next day his progress was az
rested at almost every step by some youth
who temptingly held out a stock of papers
and asked: ''Won't you buy me out, Mr.
Haworth} seen you last night" Always
good-humored. the genial actor bought out
boy after another. As the news spread the
little fiends swarmed up from all quarters,
and not to create i'll feeling, Mr.. Haworth
jocularly purchased until his change became
exhausted. After the sixtieth boy had
been made happy, and several ''repeaters"
were detected the prince of romantic trag-
edy'' escaped IL 2 street car. When next
in Chicago he says he will use cab almost
exclusively.
81 Can't Do 1t, You Know" the topical
song made famous by comedian Il. Z.
Graham, will again be heard with entirely
new verses in next seasons gorgeous pro-
duction of the fascinating comic opera,
The Little Tycoon During the operas
phenomenal run of nearly three years in
Philadelphia, Graham, who is the original
Gen. Knickerbocker, never missed q per-
fermances
Maggie Mitchell who is still at her home
in Elberon, n. j., viii not open her season
until late in October. She will play only
the large cities, and her piece de resistance
will be 1.-The Little Maverick" She ex-
presses herself as more than delighted with
the part of May, and will surround herself
with carefully selected company. She
will be again managed by her husband,
Charles Abbott, who is also a member of
the firm of Abbott & Teal, the fortunate
possessors of the successful comedy,
"Niobe."
A fine silk balloon, intended to float over
theaters and advertise ga Breezy Time
company, whose name was painted thereon
in large letters, encountered a decidedly
breezy time at its first initiation. 1t oc-
CURED in Nsrren, o. 1t pulled a gang of
men and tpystout into a back lot, broke
away frou3 item and left for parts IN
known in tharegion OF Hudson's bay.