Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-18
THE PLAYHOUSE.
Robert hanten and the Corsican Brothers
Last Evening.

Robert mantell and the Corsican Brothers
Last Evening.
At Greenwall's last night Dumas vivid
play, THE Corsican Brothers, y was made
known, Robert Manteu taking the dual role
Of Eabien and Louis Del Franchi. twin
brothers of Corsica. The story is founded
upon the supposed intimate blend
ing of the inner lives of twin
brothers, who at birth were united in .
manner similar to that of the Sialaese
twins, but were separated by a surgical
operation. Their thoughts, feelings and
innermost lives were so interwoyen
that a sensation experienced by one
was known TO the other thorrh
separated by hundreds of miles.
Mr.. Manten gave an unusually strong
delineatiOn Of the two characters The
play IS somewhat lurid, but is superbly
staged, the vision tableaux being unusually
effective. The action is quick aud the in
terest strongly sustained during each of
the six acts, at times becoming almost pain
full in intensity. The lines are rather somber.
no comedy relieving the dark features.
While Mantell's work in this line is clever
and altogether satisfactory, the play does
not afford him the opportunities for the
display of his versatile genius given him in
MOnbars. Yet to the mass of theater goers
the Corsican Brothers will probably appeal
the most strongly.
Possibly the work of the cast is more ac-
ceptable IN the Corsican Brothers than in
Monbars, though this may be because the
members are given more opportunities for
effective work.
The attendance last night was not such as
the play or the star deserved. This can be
attributed to the weather and the failure to
give the matinee, which caused people to
fear the evening performance might posi-
bly, be abandoned as well
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matte sensation of the current theatrical
season viii be the production Of Neil Bur
CESS success, which has run four years in
New York, one year in Boston and six
months in Chicago, ''Ihe County Fair'' at
Greenwall's opera house tonight, to-mor-
row matinee and tomorrow night The
play will be presented here with the same
perfection of detail that has characterized
its metropolitan runs, including the famous
running horse race scene, in which three
Kentucky tEoroughbreds are ridden by IA
nous Jockeys, three-quarter mile contest,
in plain view of the audience the entire dis
lance, on the Burgess patent race track.
Fifty people viii participate IN the enter
tainment, which is garnished with two car
loads of scenic and mechanical environ
ments.
DIVIDE MUsIN.-Ovide Nfusin and his great
concert, company will appear at Greenwall's |
opera house next Tuesday evening, March
y. The st. Paul Globe says of him: "Musin
plays the violin as only Musin can play it.
He was applauded to the echo, and each
encore was no more than the brilliance of
the performance merited, which was mag
niticent. and the fact was recognized by all
those who heard him yesterday. The won
derful ease and perfection of his execution
marking his Interpretation of the most diff
cult music eXtant has never been sur
passed by violinist in st. Paul. The COM
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heard in this city. Every one was an artist |
of the NerV HIGHEST Order },