Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
STAGE AND FOYER
MELo DRAMA AND COMEDY AT
GREENWALL'S THIS WEEK.
Lost in New York; Tuesday and "Wednesday
Nights and Wednesday Malinee--"Or.
Bill" Friday and Saturday,
.r-nsr I'M NnW YORIl.0

lost IN NEW YORK"
The thrilling scenic spectacle, Lost
in New York viii be presented at
Greenwalls opera house next tuesday
aud Wednesday evenings. ana az a spec
ial md-week matinee wednesday AZ y p
IN. The play il the best work OF the
well known American dramatst, Leon
ard Grover. who wrote Our Boarding
House." for Robson and Crane, IN when
they made their first success as JOINT
stars The play deals with New YORK
life among the high and lowly, and the
adventures of waif furnish the theme
for a very exciting story, full OF henrt
interest aud entirely free from blood
aud thunder. The play and company
have been seen here on several occa-
sions and have always been greeted by
large and enthusiastic audiences Inc
realistic features of the production I'M.
clude a vast river of real water, q iull
rugged yacht, rowbouts, ferries, Il beuu-
tiful prismatic fountain, aud a genuine
steamboat that runs at full speed carry
ing twenty passengers. The scenery rs
said TO be very elaborate this season,
aud is from the studios of Arthur Voc
gtlen of the Madison square theater.
New York. aud NoXon and ToOrney of
the grand opera house, St Louis. We
copy the following from the Boston
Globe.
The grand opera house was crowded
last night by an enthusiastic audience.
assembled to witness the return Of chat
realistic melCdIamu, Lost In New
York The play was cxcellently stag
cd. and the acting throughout the entire
piece was commcndabl3.
Lost iu New York" is one of the best
productions from the pen of Mr. Leon
ard Grover. who In this work has dealt
al rtl nN o. %
metropolis like New York, not neglect
ing, VI course, the thrilling sensational
elements so much enjoyed 10y a good
proportion Of thcatnrgOcrs.
The play needs no Introduction 10 a
Boston audience, us IL has been present
cd here several times. but II Is doubtful
if the realistic features have ever been
so piCturcsqucly presented rs they were
last evening.
The spacious stage at this popular
place of amusement afforded an excel
lent opportunity TO advuutageOusly dis
play the real river of water, sustain
ing steamboat, fcrIyboat, rowho0ts
marine craft, and other objects of in-
tcrpst and was the chief attractive
Creamery square, New York, showing
the imposing mansion of the late Presi-
dent-elect Samuel j. Iildcu, New York
hurhOr. with the city Illuminated In the
back ground. are other litC-likc scenes
we'll worth seeing, and which We're
'DR. BILL"
Friday and saturday nights aud Sat
urday matinee the merry comedy from
Bill will be presented at brcenwall' s
opera house. The Galveston News, In
speaking of its presentation I'm that city,
says.
"Dr Bill" farce comedy by Hami-
ton Aide, was the program at the Ire
mont last night. and WAS presented TO- a
largo and fashionable audience, receiv-
ing demonstrations of applause of so
enthusiastic n character us 20 discount
10 this regard the majority of farce COM
cdies
"Dr Biz is a 35.ycar-old medical
practitioner who. after goodly round
OF Irritation with ballet dancers, mar
les u wife and resolves 10 live as g mar
| ricd man should. His wife, realizing that
the practice of medicine h. surrounded
by temptations inspired 10y contact with
pretty women, desires that the doctor
would abandon medicine altogether. The
fnthcrin-law is Of u different frame of
mind The wife places implicit conf
dcncc in the integrity and faithfuluess
Of the husband, although she considers IL
the safer rule: "Since il is hard TO com
bat learn TO fly
One of his former theatrical associates
calls TO see the doctor. jumps nearly
three feet high, clasps her arms around
his neck. and lovingly ont wines her legs
about his body. producing an edirying
sight, which drives the house wild with
enthusiasm. Tho kangaroo dance which
follows the muin features of which were
high kicking and high jumping, keeping
time with the music of the orchestra,
was also loudly nppaudci.
q not l.. 4
calls In the professional capacity of the
doctor upon Mrs. Horton, The lady gets
| him TO prescribe, and then TO eludc sus-
! piciou induces him to enter one of her
| rooms. which she locks The doctor s
wife, meanwhile, calls and Is sent To
| the room of the pScHlo doctor. Later
! the real article appears, and she locks
| him in another room. In the confusion
| the key which has locked In the pseudo
| doctor has been under the influence OF
! gravity, vending its way down along
| her spinal column, She PUSHES to her
| dressing room TO eNtricate il. Just then
| the doctors wifc's parents arrive and
| make terrible uprOar 10 find their
| daughter. Here another comedy of err
| rors cusues. The old man fNints am
| other key is sent down the Old mans
! back, On recovering he proceeds to un-
| dress, when a jealous husband comes
on the scene and makes matters lively.
| I'm the third act the pseudo doctor IL
| abused by the women His preycrip-
tion causes the arrest of Or Bill" Flo
explains matters to the satisfaction of
| all
The company presenting Or Bnr' pos
se7ses uudoubtcd talent Everyone of
them Is strong, Taken as a whole. Or.
| BIN is the strongest farce comedy az
| traction Of this wear
The singing Of Miss Ida Bell was very
fine. Her defamation of Salvador and