Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10

$50 p, m. There are no reserved seats,
and they are thus enabled to secure
good places. Free coffee and cakes are
provided.
William II. Thompson, the leading
character actor in Charles FrOhman $
employ, has played 1856 parts In New
York city most Of which he originated.
Since he came from California in 1887
he has played eighty-seyen roles.
sardou must be very rich man.
Fanny Davenport alone has paid him
already In ten years over $4,000 in
royalties. on "Gismonda," the pur-
chase money, which preceded the de-
livery Of the manuscript was $4,000,
twice what he had for any Of his other
plays. but when man Is refusing more
offers than he accepts. his price is any
thing he pleases to make II,
Manager Jacob Lift now has more
than two hundred actors in his em-
ploy, seventeen travelling representa-
tives on his business stan, and two
hundred and Ave other employees, TAX
ing tho ratio that three persons are de-
pendent upon every employed adult
there are more than twelve hundred
people obtaining q livelihood through
Mr.. Litt's interests.
Nine. Media does not train as does
Lillian Russell 10 keep her avolrdupois
pleases ana drinks what taste dictates,
and does not exercise save when the
idea seizes upon her. Then she drives
or rides. Her method for Keeping down
her weight Is to take cold baths thrice
day. and In belle Melba plunges into
her marble tub faithfully three times a
day. and SO keeps within the graceful
limits which roles such as Juliet and
Marguerite demand.
In ono of the irnuana t,nttf l..
New York the heroine and her father
spend good share OF one act in telling
how much they love each other. one
evening last week, just as the father
said II love YOU to the girl about the
s'teenth time, q young man I'm the au-
dlence convulsed those In his vicinity
by exelaiming audibly. "why shouldn't
he?"
Mr.. Lewis Morrison has arranged for
the production of Mr.. Harrison Grey
Fiske's play, THE Prlvnteersmanp nj
| prominent New York theater. The
| premier VIII take place on January &
1896, and the play will run as long al
It's PERCEPTION warrants. Roth Mr..
Morrison and his manager. MIR. Edward
j. Abram, believe that they have an
| other Celebrated Case" In Mr., FIslxc's
play. In the meantime Mr.. Morrison
continues his triumphant tour as Me.
phisto In Faust"
Stuart Robson win be pleasantly re-
membered by old play-goers for bis
original and scholarly conceptions ~
DR.. ollapod, Paul Pry. Touchstone
Bottoms, Moulinet, Tony Lumpkln'
Goldhnch, Rob Acres and others and
later as the inimitable Dromio of
Syracuse. MIR. Robson will be seen nj
Greenwalrs tomorrow night as Bertie
the Lamb In Bronson Howard's great
play. 1.-THE Henrietta"
1t Is seldom that an actor rcnchas
the front rank as n star In SO Short n
time as has Alexander Salvini, who Il
now recognized all over the country a :
the best impersonator OF romantic mart
before the public. He has secured this
enviable position without the AID az
sensational advertising, and nv Ia,
CLIMATE methods only. There has heer
no scandals attached TO his name. ana
today young Saivini is a welcome r,iest
at the homes of many cultured ana
wealthy people.
The following story is told OF Choir
us girl who was member OF the Prln-
cess Bonnie Comic Opera company. and
OF Willard Spencer, author OF the pleoe
The girl wished TO resign from Prin.
cess Bonnie In order to Join on The
Earth. She asked Mr.. speneer's per-
mission TO leave his company. span-
Ger refused, whereupon she packed nor
trunk, stole away and sent the follow
ing telegram to Mr.. Spencer: ''You
eowardl Watch my pen In future"