Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
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CALHOUN, GA, March II, leb4.
EDITORS APPEAL: To relieve ths tsdium Of camp
s our brave boys in the field must and viii have her
fun. It going all the time when the Arny Is at
rest and especially at posts not in the 'front.' Whsre the
boys can intermngs with the citizens spark the ladies'
aud 90 on-snd where when they get mp something
lively, 1t ia eonfined to themselves alone.
There have been q nnr1ber OF entertainments Of
rious kinds here from time time by troops detached
this post and Cobb's battery Is going through
Of Ethiopian minstreisy IN which they please
themselves And the public and al the tine rake
goody piles Of Confederate paper. But by far the
best military entertainment have yet given
at Rssses ok niles from bers) Wednesday even
ing by Fennsr's battery, lively crowd OF Louisiana
boys, whose long familiarity with the theste-s and
opera houses Of New Orleans accounted In some meas
ure for ths excellence Of their performance. Their
theatre q stOreroon, with benches borrowed from
neislboring church, cu-tsia and wings made Of tent
hisE and sidssssnes OF army blankets stage rather
low, in order TO admit Of q seeondstory window In a
sersnadng scene snd the whole profasely ID up with
tslloW esndles The auditorium denseiy Ismmed
by about two hundred people eluding handsome
array Of North Georgs beauty the front benches.
Orchestra there was none, the boys furnishing the
music in their songs and ehoruses sOmstlmes with the
aid Of lonely AMI timid invisible fate.
First was given Zpszsrini Zrsluso, the pirate Of
the Egega seas" buriesqus tragedy written BY q
msubsr Of the company, in which tragedy, mslodrams
and opera were alike rdieuled, and in capita syIe
The two leading characters done in q manner
worthy of recognized professional comedians and ths
fsir Leila" performed by youthful member Of the
company, would have passed for read feminine, ard
pretty one AZ that had not the contrary been known.
Among the numerous slde-hits WAS ons as practice
widely IN vogue IN this rsgionshs feminine Of snuff
Leila" addressing her lever, RinSldo," from he
window, voEs, among other things that she loves him
better than SNUFF; and when ihstesd OF meeting Ri
aAdO tbs road for the slOpemeut she is sur
pTIsed and abducted BY the pirate, znlueo, she goes
Of struggling wlth her snu-stick firmly clenehed be-
tween her ruby lips The oomba;S with wooden broad
swords aud scimetars erfe aRd altogether inae
seribable
Next was given the Msr.silIsise.9 il French. II
was beautifully sung.
Last came the pAntomims Of Ths Living Statute, or
the Lovers strAtsgsm." Is no Astiery te say that
regular company Of professionals cOuld not have
doss the thi1g better Each performer perfect snd
spirited in bis part, and the audience kept in
roar from frst to last In this piece smother young man
psrsonaied the lady perfection. At the Close the
Statue" was called before the certain and in that
character had to sng Larry OGa" before retiring
droll enough conclusion 1t Is long Sinee have been
a well entertained My feeling upon leaving was one
Of regret that performance excellent and enc tha;
would have afforded 80 much pleasure 70 friends at
home or 70 any crowd Of spectators should have to be
sr In an old cramped store room without orchestral
aId. and In such . semi deserted and outof-the-way
place RssaeS
sand Won one Of the programmes You VIII SEQ Il Il
gotten up IN Style somewhat beyond the reach of any
lob Oflce IN Atsnta VISITOR