Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

of university training. lie IL student:
frequently traveller. His culture has
been persistent, sequcntial and uuav0ld
able. And his excellent social status
keeps him permanently ia touch with The
best rather than the undesirable cle-
mcnts.
The pros being the product Of an ca.
tircly different set Of conditions and en-
NirOnngrnts, Is necessarily the endlessly
ilnpiuRiug element He Is believed 10y
the gentleman actor and gentleman
vocalist tO be ever on the alert to rcuch
his station, push into his place, secn0
his honor and emuluments; just MS tile
bootblacks, butcherhoys aud uewsboys cf
great cities. with special gifts aud daunt
less energy, surpass trained business
men, and nc last, with prestige aud
wealth, force the barred doors of Iris.
tOcratic society Therefore the London
actor scorns the London pros as hH
would 0 tramp. Not only viii Dc have
hone of him as a companion but he will
drink no liquor ent no food, transact
no business. aud frequent no haunt or
thoroughiare whore the latter is per.
mittcd to come.
These observations have marked II.
lhsirations Ia the closc lines drawn In
the daily hlunts of the two clnsses.
The actors chiefly refine behind the In.
vi0lable protection OF their clubs like
the Garnck, the Green Room, savage,
Arundel, Lyric, aud Bvefstuak clubs
and their cuzy suburban homes of which
they ARE nOrdmntely fond and proud.
should they occasionally stroll from one
CITY resort to another. they would be
found at noted places like The Wcllmr
ton, paunsiutters, aud perhaps /
lnuuo's and Gatus. known In local par.
luicc as LA G0rgnnzola.' but would ~.
tire permanently from the profession"
before they would DE- seen az Miss
BARNES, former hlrmaid Of the Criterion
bar on nt tie Gaiety bur, which IA chris.
ttned 'PrOsscrs avenue"
SO, Tor many years. indeed for
greater Part Of the present century, these
ostrauscd music.hull performers have
gradually merged thcir business and 80.
cinl Interests iu one large and interest
ng resort known by theatrical people
throughout the void as London Pow
erty Junction No ono knows how long
Il has been Poverty Junction." This
IL now Is and will ever rcmRin. IL IL
outside the old city borough. aud the
actors are glad of Il. " you were wand.
'liug IN the Strand nnd came 10 a ro
gion. along by Waterloo Bridge ap
proeeh of old book stores, your haunting
or these would lead you almost 10 the
bridge itself. Then the Thames aud liz
picturesque scenes would bring You up.
GA the great structure: aud your ynrrant
fancy playing about the sunny lavender
helds Of Surrey and the hop fields Of
fruitful Kent, would lend you sDuthwnid
TO the Surrey side of London Should Il
lmppeu 10 he Of Monday morning
about eleven O'Clock you would have
scnrcely passed the Surrey approach to
the bridge when, nt the corner OF Yorlt
ana Waterloo rouds-enrh n great city
stroet-you will have come upon ns curl.
GUS a scene and study as may be- found
bN travel in any land
a
resort for the ruddy farmers of Surrey
ana Kent; Of yards whore wagons. cnrts
ana divers belongings of the farm were
pictnrespuely bestowed before. during
or nltcr Covent Garden market hours: ~
rough shops which dealt In goods To the
liking of the yoomanry: aud of quaint oid
inne anu public houses, where an the day
long nnd throughout the night were the
hustle mud clutter of Incoming mud de-.
parting coaches; and where sim fingers
perennial flavor of brave drinking
and hearty emitting and rough hut unc-
tious godd cheer
But one Of these ancient inns romnins
This IL the York tavern. While prim.
new public houses have crowded closr
seeking 10 lessen its prestige aud divert
ils patronage, Il Is still, as Of old. the
center of NIL the busy scenes. At both
sluoa OF euch iutpraccting street and
reaching FOR more than u square away
are single and double rows of hansoms.
dOg-curts and brOughnms Many of the
latter have livcHcd coachmcn aud foot.
men. They are the equipages of rich mn.
sc-hnll managers, bejowelcd aud foxy
'thentnCil' agents who coiarOl the book.
INK of MI music.hnl aud variety engap-
ments, and of those tlVOiites among npi.
formers, Ike Chcrwiu. l.ono, Godfrey.
Colbufn, Bpuuchnmp Cheyulipr. Bessie
Bonehill aud Jenny Ill., whose special
ties aud popularity command earnings of
laNl la 4 VtfV
Between these and the street fncadps,
aud quite often extending into the middle
of York and Waterloo rouds, will De- gath
cred on any pleasant Monday morning
from 1000 to 1000 music-hnll and variety
'prOsstrs.' A special dc;nil Of police
IL always required 10 keep passage-ways
open TO other pedestrians. OF MI this
ftnnge medley OF folk perhttps nut
more than one-hulf will belong 10 london.
Among the remainder viii Ice found every
variety OF performer and eccentric spc-
CinliNt from every land beneath the sln.
Hundreds of variety performers, good
aud bad, FROM America are horc. Cow
boy nnd pugllistlc motors" are here.
Provincial talent, down at tho heels but
clipper checry aud hopeful w here seek
ing engagement The strong man Of
Patagonia members pest YOU, arm IN
arm with the homeless cOntOrtionist.
with the gentle Eskimo Dwnrf who rc-
comfy sndly hOodOcod the American relig-
ious world, Algerian, Egyptian and Per-
sian sirke-chnrincrs, swonl-swallOwers,
trc-cntcrs and barefoot glass; breakers
cOnsort with Cubn nacheto-throwers wild
Western female dead shots, Devon rec
0rd-brcnling jumpers. Greek wrcstlem
and American genuine negro minstrcs.
The renowned Slgnorinn Splitiayoce,
Spagbetta Siron 10 the Italian court, the
Climax Cloggists the Nell Ncllw0ods De-
lc0us DehcRt0lR Of Ducnl Dialogues,
the Slug Brothers. the SAllcious Sisters,
the King kn0cknbouts. the Miles Pad
dshnnki. Queens OF Aspiring Heels. are
all here. along With all the unnanmble
munn various Of mpcrlntiyely Mega
thcnnn frcnks who scale the dizzy
heights of fame iu the bewilderng bor-
derlnDd OF the vast amusement world.
All those Of the motley thrOnR having
real business IN this weekly Poverty
Junction nssembnge. are here for the
purpose of either securing new engage
mcnts on for paying The dramatic agents
their stipulated regular weekly commits
siOns on current engagements, These
agents. some forty m number occupy all
accessible ground apartments or fully
half q square on either angle Of each Of
the four corners Of York aud Waterloo
roads No 'prosser' dare secure an en-.
gagomeni, and 10 manager dare engage
'prOsser" without the booking h done
bv them FIbey frat charge a largo