Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

Manager Hartley of the Bennett opera
house In MissOula, had q very good rea-
son for believing that slight advance
IN the price OF reserved seats would
meet witb no objection from his regular
pdtrops on tue occasion of the third an
nu1l appearance of Nat Goodwin and
MS excellent company in high class
DIR tina IN March. 1880. His regular pat
rnhs Remember Mr., Goodwin well, and
with great favor, MS charming mau
ard an actor beyond the ordinary, very
FAR There would be an additional at.
traction, too, this year Mir Hartley
said. and the big bills bore him out In
The statcment-a lew sttr, a young lady,
very bright and very beautiful; charm.
ing actress llso. They displayed her pie.
tute along with Mr.. GuOdwins. in the
WI duws Of the stores, on the hill boards
nb1ut the town and 10 the hotels They
put It in the saloons, too, up IN the
corners Of the big bar mirrors, where
The drinkers could see IL. and the players
ut pool and billiards, who We're many
Over the faro tables in the gambling
houses one could also see it-unlpss, m.
deed, Que were TOO much absorbed 10
tho shutting of stack Of chocolate
colored chips that had cost $1,000 or more
and that seemed to grow lower with each
recurring deal"
The regular patrons. therefore. did not
grumhle at the slight advance in price
of reserved seats, Neither did great
many people who were not regular pat-
roas and the reserved seats sold out
to scat
The night of the appearance of the
Nat Goodwin company came: | forgot
the date. early IN the evening the own
ers Of the reserved seats began 10 ar.
rive and to claim their places; the ushers
grow quiclkly busy with them, but IN the
box Office Manager Hartley was selling
the bcnches-the Bennett had not then
risen 10 the dignity Of balconies aud gal
lenes; 1t was a good deal of Il harn.
The benches sold out. the aisles filled
aud shortly the sign OF standing Room
Only" was displayed. Missoula had new,
er turned out larger or more repre-
sentative audience, said the papers next
day.
The orchestra played it's opening over
ture, the lights were turned ON aud the
curtain rose at the appointed hour, sharp
IL Is needless that / should follow the
Performance through needless and impos-
play. But that Is not material now,
nor was Ii then, for fact. | doubt
whether the gathering remembered, any
one Of them. after d week, the name Of
the play. Aiiss0ula thcater-gOerS were
not noted in that day rs being critical:
theators were recreation Ia general.
and Mr., Goodwin was to them "an
honest, homellkc unassnming sort Of
fellow, very charming In particular
That was about all. They paid their
money. heard the show, saw each 9th.
er there and the actors and actresses
and were well content.
OF COURSE there would he cranine of
necks and On extra stir on the evening
when the new star that the bills Mad
spoken Of and portrayed appeared, and
when She did at length appear there
was q storm Of applause. Each time she
appeared II was repeated, louder than
before and more enthusiastically. The
bills nnd Manager Hartley had NOT mis-.
taken her beauty. She was 10 not ovar
and MS beautiful as dream, said the
owners OF the reserved seats 10 eaTf.
other As 10 her nctinr-well Il Is nof
necessary that / should speak of her
acting; q nnneared 20 me that she WIS
clover. But US 20 her face and firnre--
aud | n,turt 10 the reserved seats
they We're exquisite. Not too tan a.
burn hair. lovely blue eyes, Just tri6o
pale perhaps yes n hide too
suddenly there was frightful sercan,
FROM she stage and the new star an
senseleSs 10 the floor The Orriain III
quickly and ,hc audience was 81 is
sy aud by AIR Goodwin came befar,
the curtain aad announced 10 his ssf'
plea sant tones THAI Miss nurfec 4 "A
and am sorry tnat We shan not 10 AN.
tn continue the rfrfgrmanrc ibis eva~-
Ing. She has heca rtnidved to her hoi,i