Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-29
THE rHEATER.


Work. IL cannot IrulnIulIy De SalQ
there is a stick in the en-
soubrette is. perhaps, a little too self-con-
scious, but she has reason to be proud OF
her work. She is a graceful dancer, a
fairly clever vocalist, and handles several
instruments very efficiently, but much of
her work is marred by this self-conscious-
ness. In this the other female members of
the company share, all manifesting an in
clination to ssmake eyes" at the front row.
In the first act occurs very pretty duet
by kathryn Webster and Bert c. Thayer.
and very. pleasing quintette, 'sWe're All
Alone" There is considerable fun in the
first act, much Of it horse play, and it is not
until the second act that the really humor-
Gus phase of the play appears. This stage
setting is an exact copy of the Old Home
stead, and is very pretty.
OF the specialties by other members OF
the company worthy of special mention is
the skirt dance following the duet 'sWe've
Been Shopping at the opening of tine sec
ond act by Misses Urine and Arson; the
solo, 'Oh, to DO Somebody's Darling, ~
by Madge Sinclair, the clog dancing
of Messrs. Birch and Bartlett, the
man, the tramp and the dancing master
of Bert Thayer, and the instrumental duets
of Mr.. Fitz and Miss Webster.
There were several features by the COM
pany which were very pleasing. Among
these were the tennis Quintette, the Chi
huahua octette and the costume dancing in
the last act. All through the three acts are
interlarded number of vocal solos, which
are very effective, ga Night at the
Circusn and the laughing song by E. B.
Fitz, being especially pleasing. Miss Helen
Rainsley has a clear mezzo-soprano voice,
which she used to good effect in a selection
from grand opera, responding to an encore
with that gray-whiskered old chestnut,
s'Suwanee River"
The skit in its entirety is very pleasing
and ought to be money winner. The
was not out, by hilarious and appar-
emily appreciative audience. If all the COM
edies, skits, extravaganzas, ETC., of the
season are equal to A Breezy Time. theater-
going people will have no reason to COM
plain.
THE PAY TRAIN.
On Thursday, October /, Miss Florence
Bindley will appear at Greenwal's opera
house in her well known comedy-drama,
''The Pay Train" OF the play an exchange
says:
Florence Bindley appeared last night in
ssThe Pay Train" Her name had drain a
good house and pleased all. In the first Acf
she made hit with her solos and her grace
full dancing. In the second act she so thor
oughly disguised the plot that no
one in the audience recognizsd
her as in the same character <dhtik
she began to speak her lines. One rema<k-
able feature of this act was the baggage
room scene. In the third act the cutting in
ty'o of the train was a wonderful piece OF
stage mechanism, while the boiler explosion
was so realistic that it must be seen to be
appreciated.
"a Dark Secret which retains its hold
upon the public as firmly as when it first
startled the country with its daring aud
attraction at the opera house Friday and
Saturday with Saturday matinee, the first
of the season. So many radical changes
have been made in it that the great aquatic
drama is now virtually new and much more
effective than before. All the scenery Is
new and of special beauty. Manager Jeffer-
son having lavished large amount of
money on the elaborate stage equipment.
Such changes have been made in the cele-
brated Henley regatta scene as to give the
most beautiful and natural picture magma
BILE. All the surroundings of the broad
stream of ripping water are complete, and
there are crowds of interesting spectators
who, while waiting for Oarsman George
Hosmer and his competitors in the race to
arrive, are amused, as at an English regatta.
Two steam launches and numerous river
craft pass over the course loaded with
ladies' and children in holiday attire The
attempted drowning, the dive and the res
cue as at present done, are exceptionally
thrilling, while the rain storm of real water
accompanied by fierce thunder and light
ming, is unsurpassed as realistic stage
effect.
KATIE PUTNAM.
Sweet Katie Putnam, whom every thea
ter-goer knows and admires, will appear a.
the Greenwall opera house October 5 and
g. with matinee for ladies and children
Tuesday. On Monday evening she will ap
pear in her new and successful play, s'Loys
Finds a Way" At the matinee on Tues
day, 'sErma the Elf" and on Tuesday nigh
her celebrated performance of the dua
roles Of s,Little Nell'' and 1.-The Mar
chioness' in Dickens 'tOld Curiosity
Shop" Miss Putnam is not only a clever
dancer and singer and an exquisite per
former on the banjo, but she also possesse:
accomplishments of high dramatic order
which have won both fame and fortune fol
the little lady. In every country where
the English language is spoken, the name
of Katie Putnam is synonymous of all tina
| is exquisite and refined in histrionic art, an,
all that is pure and generous in noble woman
hood. Few women can look back over year,
of hard labor and see pictured on the can
vass of memory so many smiling and crate
full faces, who have received not only tn.
hand of sympathy, but the more substantial
help which changes the color of the very
heavens, and leaves hope supported by ;
new courage, where despair had sa
supreme only an hour before. OF Katie
Putnam 1t can be truly said, that the world
is better than iNwould have been had she
not lived.