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New MEMPHIS THEATER-Lotta's en-
gagement, proper, closed last night, with
probably the largest audience ever con-
gregated within the walls of the Theater.
Ladies, most tastefully and elegantly at
tired, occupied the entire dress circle and
a large portion of the parquette, the rich
and varied toilets blending and forming
a scene almost as dazzling to the eye
as even poets ideal of enchantment.
Never we're greater number Of beautiful
ladies assembled there on a similar occa-
sion. Their presence was q compliment,
of which the little sunbeam who, for two
weeks, has nightly filled the theater, may
we'll feel proud. After the matinee this
afternoon, for which the Good for Moth.
ing and Captain Charlotte have been
selected, Miss Lolita will leave for New
Orleans to open at the st. Charles Mon
day night This evening we will have
Married life and the Paris Exposition,
which will bring out the full strength of
the company. During nearly all the
week Little Nell has held the boards,
having been presented four times to
large audiences, and proved here, as
elsewhere, a success. We confess to a
pleasant surprise at Miss Lotta's rendi-
ton of Little Nell" No one familiar
with the "0ld Curiosity Shop deemed
it possible for her to creditably sustain a
character which is nothing if not pa.
thetic. Yet in following her through the
sadly chequered scenes of her young
life to her melancholy death, one entirely
loses sight of the memories of Nan"
ANDY Blake and the " Marehioness,"
which naturally rise at the bare mention
ofLotta, and "LittleNell" appears in bold
relief asDickens portrayed her. Nowhere
is trace of Lolita to be seen everywhere
we have dear little Nelly" as she lived
and died. The Warehouses " is also
splendid portrayal. Dickens himself
could not have desired a more faithful
personation than Lotta's of the little,
half starved servant. Mr.. Anderson's
"Quilp" constantly improved. On the
opening night it was as nearly perfect as
possible on first presentation; but each
evening some new idea of the author was
grasped every possible feature promis-
ing effect was most closely elaborated /;
until, at the close, it stood revealed as
rare histrionic effort, stamping It's au-
thor as an artist of far more than ordi-
nary merit. Had nature moulded Mr.
Anderson for "Quilp," the result would
have been that nightly witnessed on the
boards this week. When the season
opened we had occasion to point this
gentleman out as promising actor
The result has verified our predictions,
and we take much pleasure in testifying
to the deserts of one who is said to be in
every way as modest as the public now
know him to be meritorious. Mr.. Eller-
tons "Dick Swiveller" would have left
him more reputation if only represented
the first hight. This rendition was far
superior to any that followed. He grew
careless and evinced disposition to dis.
regard the text for more easily rendered
improvisatures. Every thing was either
"what his name" or thing AMI"
when the text furnishes so ample field
for rich oratorical display. Dicke MS
"Dick Swiveler" was noted for lofty pc
RODS, his Imagination ever galloping
over the fields of poesy culling choice
fragments here and there for inimitable
travesties. These we're nothing unless
delivered with Dicks" grand hourishes
yet Mr.. Ellerton, when uttering a length
of more thru dozen words, frequently
resolved it into an incomprehensible
tumble. He started out splendidly, but
taken as a whole, his "Swiveller" was only
fair-a result not often laid at his door
Mr.. Frances sampson Brass com
menced and ended well. He looked and
acted the character as created by Dick
ems, in no instance overdoingit 1t. "Grand-
father Trent" is untitled to Mr.. Mitchells
powers. He did not shine in what, in
other hands, would have been fine
personation; but he gave it acceptably.
Brourham should have made more of
mrs. farley" who in the book is by no
means unimportant But the character
is dwarfed in the dramatizltion, that the
" Warehouses may shine out Had
the enterprising show.woman been given
anything to do, Miss Fanny Pierson
would have divided the applause with
Brass little handmade. The dramati-
zation, as a..whole, is careless-unworthy
the material furnished, and the author.
With Dickens to follow, it is necessary
only 10 secure the proper dramatic effects,
and use the text almost literally. His
stories are the best Of life dramas, and
deserve something better than q CONVEX.
tiou into dramatic bash, in which only
three or four characters can be recog.