The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-27
The Mazeppa Menken

Has arrived here. She brought her fly
ing steed, Haidee-ul-Azeen, her dia-
monds, her funds, her femme dc cham6re,
and all her costly wardrobe, with her.
An engagement has been effected with
Mr.. George Wood, of the Broadway
theatre, by the terms of which Adsh
Isaaes Menken will appear twenty-fOur
nights at that place OF amusement, and
receive for the same five hundred dol
lars for each appearance, or twelve
thousand dollsrs for the season. Hav-
ing netted seventeen thousand pounds
sterling in London, received 1925, 600
in gold for one hundred nights in Cali
fornia, she may expect to find but few
managers in the United States who are
able to enjoy the luxury of her pres
ence upon their boards. Mr.. Wood
was the only one IN this city who has
the enterprise and business tact to see
a success in her, even at the high tg-
ures she demanded. He at once closed
with her. Now look out for Mszeppa,
the winged charger, Haidee ul-Azeen,
the beautiful page, the defiant swords
man, the daring rider, and the King Of
Tartary-for Adah Issacs Menken is
all of them at once-except the horse
and he is an animal that can not be
matched this side of the Atlantic. The
Menken stops at the Hotel Saint Den
mis-. where she has luxurious apart
ments, furnished in the most magnif-
cent splendor, servants by the dozen,
and the handsomest, most bewitching
little chambermaid who ever laced a
stay, or brushed ladys hair. Several
of the actresses gentlemen friends, in
point Of fact, have made her very jeal-
Gus, recently, by mistaking the lady S
maid for the lady. But still the maid
is a necessity, and is retained. She
goes with her mistEess to al the thea
ters, where Adah goes resplendent in
ieWelry and court dresses, jewelled fans
and immaculate kids-her hair, neck and
bosom powdered with the dust of real
diamonds-and accompanied generally
by a gentleman in the uniform of an
American officer. And the three at
tract a great amount of attention, and
receive the homage ami admiration OF
ali the CAV and tSstive young men OF
their circle But behind all the rich,
successful and handsome actress s
gayety and cheerfulness, there turks q
great unrest You see il az she sits in
her box at the theatre; you see it at
her own rooms, surrounded by smiling
and Obedient slaves Of the opposite sex.
The great unrest is this. she sees and
knows that it is not her mind, heart,
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person, her riches, her gsudy plumage,
and the boldness that caused her to set
society at defiance upon the stage and
away from it She looks about her for
some one to bestow her heart upOn-ii
she have One-and generally finds the
being thus selected hollow sham and
q grand deception. Several persons IN
this city have been her fsvorites. Some
spent her money at the gambling table
and finally deserted her. Another
meanly uEed her as a tool to work his
own advancement, then left her and
married another woman. A third mar.
ried her and then left her 10 seek for.
tune where he could find a soul. An
other married her and she found be
had two other ladies attached TO his
fortunes, both Of whom should have
been IN her place So she sent him
away, Yet the Henken is, outvardly,
as bright creature as are the butter
flies that hit an the sunny air Of June.
Not quite a. iresh as she was, many
years ago, IN New Orleans, when her
poor mother lsbored for her and nursed
and cared for her, before her beauty
had been discovered by man, and be-
fore she had ever appeared upon any
stage, but still Of most exquisite shape
and most supple form She is fated 10
create a slight sensation in the Metro.
I polls, making her first appearance on
the sofa Of The present month At The
! BroadFsy.-M 2. Lsaaer.