Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27
MATTERS DRAMATIC.

Jules Grau has bought Agnes Hunting
TOMS Paul Jones costumes. ZIG brau
Opera company's sixth season VIII begin
IN Halifax, n. s.. on Oct =.
Chas. II. Yale's new Devils Auction
opens the season Of the Arch street
thcatcr IN Philadelphia ON August ~.
Marie Wainwright received an invita-
tion 10 play liosnlind IN the opcu'qlr
performance of As Nou Like IT. at the
Worlds fair on Aug. 30; but her scnaon
will begin IN Newark. ou Sept =, ANA
ehe could not abandon her rehpnrslls,
wherefore she WIS Obliged TO decline.
The New York Dramatic Minor Cores
pendent Of Syracuse, ~ v, wired his
paper the following about the opening
OF Monte Carlo, n thai city:
Syracuse, Aug. 12.-Primr0se ana
Vests Monte Carlo opened II. H. lnc-
obs opera house TO tho capacity last
night There is only one opinion concern
ing the production. The play scored an
emphatic hit The costumes and set
tines are simply superb. George Wilson
mlde great success In white face. II.
a. liridgcmau.
The Daniel Snly company this year
will be composed of fourteen people, In
Guiding the executive stnii. The acting
members Of the company were selected,
II is said, with ma especial idea az 20
their fitness TO the roles assigned them
in bis new play. Aud Lang-Sync."
Eunlce Vance. who is az present fll.
Ing an engagement at the Casino roof
garden, has signed contract with Frank
Daniels Comedy company for the com
Ing season. Miss Vance will play a
character part In Mr. Daniels spccacu-
lar revival of Little Puck, and will intro
duce her singing specialized. She has
hecome a decided fayorite here. aud
Mr.. Daniels Il 20 DO congratulated upon
securing her services.
Seats are now on sale at the box office
for the Ladies' Mexican orchestra, which
will appear at Greenwals opera house
on Tuesday aud wednesday night and
matinee Wednesday, Aug. 20 and 30.
The Houston Post says:
Lest night an audience much larger
than that Of Monday evening was AZ
the opera house 20 bear the wonderful
performance of the Mexican lady orches-
ira, and the plaudits the performers re-
ceived yergcd upon tho ruptumus.
The program as 20 numbers was short
or than on the previous evening, but
responses 10 encorcs weN so numerous
that the rendiiions were equal IN point
OF fact.
The orchestra 4 composed Of fifteen
Mexican ladies', who perform on three
Violihs, nute, either, bass VOL yioliucollO,
E'iiinrk and mandohns, and all without a
note Of written music From the over.
tute TO the last notcs Of the response
% The encore - i'aiDhin, the last number.
the audience was enthusiastic, aud during
fho lnteFmissi0ns most can,nlimrutary
criticism was heard on every side
Tue ladies dress IN the national cOlors
OF Mexico red, white and greenland
with their black lre.ses and clear olive
camrleuohs' make pretty tablrau Ia
their pyramid seating
The solos We're maryennsy sweet. nnd
received need Of applause which WAS
evidently highly appreciated tine N
these was fantasia on mandolin and TN,
o'ii" WIS., polka splendilly rendered
on the zither The echo effects,
50 frcely indulged in, the dolce Gar ulente
add greatly 20 the CHARMS ~ tho mtisir
which ~ description can do Justice TO.
Among the musical people who 60 iatu
rnrturcs over thr performance are Mr..
Clt GrungWald and Madame GOllhere,
who say that every man woman aud
child should hear aud see the senori
tas before they lenye.
The regular season az Crernwali'g
opera house will be Opca on Tuesday
Sept :. by Robert Mantcl In his new
pay, "lhc Face 10 the Mnonlelit~ Mo
san fruneisco Chronicle says tie follow.
iuE Of THIS play.
The Face IN the Moonlight the new
Ply p1ntrd a the California by
HAfANNttA AANN us NNANNMUNs lN n
.aiqdrama Of much more than average
merit The keynote OF the play IL lie
striking resemblance between Victor Am.
prose, an oihcer OF the royalist army In
lranee anu Jncqucs Ferrnhd. allnq RIA
teri, his illenumnte half-broiher. a ti,ief
and murderer. The dual role II wen ans.
ihned. by Mr.. Mantell, but his eoneeu.
pon Of the character Of Victor Afnhrose
better than that OF lncques Ferrand
MI Mamell deserves credit for Tie siir
Win wnich he manages his facial pxnres'
hoh 70 SUIT the respective characters III
assumes. Beyond Mantclrs mari ther,
y niue acting for anyone 10 ia nvre,,,
M,iss Charlotte Behrens, the beirotbcd ~
Victor, who is witness to a murder r,,,'
mitted by Ferrand. and believes bsr ics'.r
70 be the nssassin, this erronc,ns ir,nrns.
son continuing until after thoir mas.ta..
s n Just before the death OF perfan1
lhis mlsinke gives Mis- Btfrens
chance for some strong pathetic sccras
and she nses her opportnniiies ~ 80
advantage. Miss Brhren's vc,cc s ,',,e
rs marked Sympathetic quality, wsn
edapted to this role. Of Tho ohio, rIsr
actors Il need only be said INN ttn,
support the principals cleyerly and N.
DIED.