Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

1 gave dinner Tuesday. November ~
which was u decided success socially
and financially, despite the mischie-
vous spring breezes which persisted
| in blowing all day, and late into the
4 night. They viii give a drama soon,
| under the management of Miss NJ. y.
and c. Mechanism, with Mrs. Laura
lGasley as lady director
Mrs. j, N. Belcher has returned from
a protracted visit to Fort Worth. Mrs
Belcher is one OF the most cultured
ladies of Henrietta, and her friends
| gladly welcome her home.
Mr.. BOmar talented lawyer of
Fort Worth, Is here among his old
! friends this week Business and pleas
ure brings him back.
DR. Gault Of Bellevue Is In the city.
Mr. Frank Neville OF Blue Grove Is
here attending court.
Mr. Ed Childs and Miss Lou Russell
were married at the residence of the
Rev, w. IL. Franklin. Mt Blue Grove,
| Sunday. The couple are very popular,
and all of their friends unite in wishing
them happy and prosperous married
life.
The Commercial club received the
ladies Friday evening, March is. As
usual all who We're present report
delightful time.
Mr.. Tom Jones Of the Homestead Ma
tlonal bank is visiting his fathers
family. The good cheer OF their pleas
ant home; the warm greeting Of his
friends, combined with the healthy eli
mate and rest. will surely be great
benefit to MIR. Jones'
Perhaps no moro appreciatiVe audi
ence ever attended an entertainment
by home talent than greeted Miss Mage
st. Clare McCamlshs class In oratOry
at Kane's opera house in this city last
evening The audience was by no
means as large "a the entertainment
mcrlted. but considering the cold.
threatening weather, Miss Mechanism
has reason 10 feel complImented that
the crowd was AZ large as It was
Ihc curtain was little late in rising
which caused u feeling Of restlessness
10 pcrvade the audience, but when Miss
Mechanism, who is most fascinating
young lady of queenly grace and beau
" appeared aud In a half Apologize
manner announced the evenings pro-
gram, most hearty encore greeted
her The program was rcpcte with tho
best production Of standard authors,
but we can hardly be expected to go
into details to any great extent, as they
were all so admirably rendered that
the correspondent In playing the role
or critic must plead his inability to
give the full measure OF praise to which
each is entitled, The rccltatious by
little Misses Mary Mcdonald. May aud
Ida Snearly were particularly good for
little ones of their age, and cvinced to
the satisfaction Of the audience TINT
they had not only been put through
thorough course of training, but were
drilled by complete master Of the art
OF elocutiun The recjtltious of Misses
Daisy Hooper and Ninna Miut0n are
also deserving Of special mention as
each acquitted herself with marked
distinction, and the pantomlmc work
by Miss Mechanism was as clever piece
OF acting as we have ever seen. The
pelsarte Drlll, by Misses snearly. Nc
Donald and Snenrly, and to which
special attention was called, was a
most pleasing failure Of the evening.
ana contributed much to the enjoyment
Of all present. In presenting "Sccuc |
from Guido Fprranu" Miss Mechanism !
was assisted by Mrs, Mayetta Bailey
Lilies. who assumed the very difficult ]
character OF Guido FcrrauH. with Miss !
Mechanism as Beatrice These ladies' !
have most remarkable conception of |
the characters they assumed and we
very seriously question If their splendid !
acting last night has ever been equallcd |
In the Henrietta opera house by even
the professional companies that have
visited US They are both possessed OF
dramatic talent of nm exceptionally |
high order and richly deserve the many
i,"'i'''''''''' N"''liiilh'ilA0 paul lncul ny
their friends who were So fortunate as
10 see them In Guido Ferranu." Miss
MECHANISM Is recent acquisition TO our
little city and IN quite a favorite with
many OF our best and most fashionable
people. She is an clocutlonist OF rare
powers and has upon occasions before
captlVatcd n Henrietta audience. Her
class In clocutlon has made rapid pro-
gress and her patrons manifested their
appreciation Of her ug IA tpncher nv
turning out last night In full force.