Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

1t is hard to say to what class eTplay.'-A
Barrel of Money" belongs. 1t is ANNOUNCED
rs comedy, but is Z hocus-pocus OF sew
eral things. The first act borders on pas
toral farce; the second is vehicle for some
new and passably clever speciality work:
the third is on the sensational melodranlai
order, while the fourth is refined comedy
with dash of horse-play. Thef whole is
well strung together, and presents a really
interesting entertainment. This was al
most but not quite the maiden effort of the
author, Herbert Hall WinslOw, and was
written by him while city editor of the
Keokuk Constitution, and consequently
many crudities are yet to be noticed.
The company, as whole, is clever one.
The soubrette, Miss Jessie West, is bright
little girl, a passable singer and clever
dancer She carried her role very well.
The comedians, Walter Perkins and G orge
Booker, are clever. Though presenting an
entirely different style of work, both are
low comedians. vet each has stage bust
neither clash. Owing to the illness of some
of the members of the company there was
considerable doubling-up, and some parts
were cut entirely, yet in spite OF these
drawbacks the play ran smoothly. Almost
all the speciality features are new, and on
the whole IA Barrel of Money is pleas
ing farce-specialty melo-dramatic comedy.
opera house tonight. The performance
will be entirely new and original. Tho,
company numbers thirty people and are all
artists.
The Elmira Daily Advertiser says: Never
did George Wilson open a season more
auspiciously, and never has he had 4 better
show. When the curtain rose one of the
most beautiful settings ever seen upon the
opera house stage was presented to the
audience and greeted with enthusiastic APP
plause. Hardly had this applause ceased
when the fun began, and 1t continued with
out interruption throughout the perform
ance The costumes worn in this first part
were magnificent, the orchestral music
was good and the singing was superb.
George Wilson and Thomas Donnelly upon
the ends kept the audience in q roar of
laughter with their bright jokes, which
We're actually new. Dan Quinlan, resplen-
dent in his gorgeous costume, won the adj
miration of all by his easy, graceful CONVEX
sational abilities. The Fulton brothers in
their special delivery act elected rounds of
applause and continuous laughter. In fact
every number of the programme was iber-
ally applauded and encores demanded of all.
The part closed by laughable farce en-
titled 1.-The Men of Nerve Every feature
of the entertainment was frst-class and
merriment prevailed throughout
Gus WILLIAMS. A better known or
more universally liked comedian is not or
the stage than the only Gus Williams He
will be here Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee, Oct. 3O-31 The
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph says of
star and play:
Gus Williams was built for German COM
edy. Not that class of German comedy
which made Emmett famous, but the kinde
that drifts through ''Keppler's Fortunes"
In Albert Keppler Mr.. Williams abandons
all his old style of uncouth delineation of
the German character and shows himsr.f
finished and natural. If Mr.. Williams has
been trying for eighteen years to get play
to suit him, he has certainly succeeded.
Laura Lorraine as Addie keppler shared the
honors with Mr.. Williams. She is both
pretty and natural and. her song, John and
May was sweet and catching ditty. The
other members of the company are passing
fair. Mr. Williams will certainly play to
crowded houses this week. ''keppler's
Fortunes" deserves them