Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-25

DAN RIcEs Circus. Dan Rice has
certainly arrived. We had the pleasure
Of taking his hand this morning. His
"a arnmoth circus il on the bluff and will
open this afternoon. Some Of the finest
riders IN the country are with him, and
he has und btsdIy from oil accounts 81
fac . circus as was ever on the BLUM.
The great Snowman is the youngest man
Of his years 10 the country, and the funni-
est. BE is full Of his characteristic kind OF
life and prepared 10 entertain all his old
friends and admirers. This 10 his fare
we'll tour, and there will be o full turn
cut of the people to see him. There is
one fact 10 his history which will bear .
little ventilating.: he has become the ed
itor and proprietor of newspaper up in
PennsyIvanis, and he says with charm
ing modesty that (present company ex-
cepted) 1t Is the only paper in the United
States that tells the truth" Ifthst don't
kill it off, he can afford to take farewells.
We believe after learsing this that he is
in earnest about quitting. Go see him.
MEMPHIS THEATRE Saturday night
Miss Marriott, with Lady Macbeth, closed
an engagement which was not profitable
or encouraging. She deserved better
treatment at the hands of our people, and
we regret that 80 many adverse circum-
| stances combined to give her thin
houses. We have for Minis Marriott, in
every role, "lerge draughts of unqualified
praise," yet, of the renditions that she
has given us, consider Hamlet the most
| careful, graceful ond studied "Julia'
the most finished, LADY Macbeth" the
most powerful and impressive, and
"Cynthia" the most Objectionable. This
latter we hope she will strike from her
repertoire altogether; it belongs to the
Boucicaultisn and Byronic class of char
acters, and is utterly unworthy her time
and talent. 10 her impersonation OF
"Hamlet," Miss Marriott encounters no
small undertaking, as she makes the role
not clsp.trap, meretricous aid TO q
sensational eclat, but the severe study OF
en- artistic full of genius She fully un-
derstands the difficulty of q woman's
Hamlet" and overcomes it with most
admirable skill and artistic judgment. II
is impossible for an actress to represent q
male character to the deception of her ar-
dience, whatever masculine requirements
she may possess. Miss Marriott, with
most excellent and rare discrimination,
feels this, and dons the inky cloak and
knightly rspier without strut or swagger.
1t is positively delightful to see the easy,
smooth, elegant and decent carriage she
gives the young Dane. We do not re-
member one movement or position that
could be called offensive, vulgar or in
bad taste. The Hamlet she gives IL
an intelligent study, grand poem rather
than an embodied character, and shows
she needs be only man to place her
rendition equal to any recorded 10 the
annals of histrionic fame The recogni-
ton of Hamlefs" ghost. the scene With
Opbelia," and the interview with der
trude," are the very brightest flashes o.
her genius. There are many points Of
her reading that we do not like, but crit
cism upon them more properly belongs
to a dissertation upon the play and it,
commentators. Her conception of the
character of Julia is perfect, and the
superb finish of her representation Of
that role is the very acme of dra'
matte art, and deserves "spplaust
unto the very echo" Where all il
without a aaw it is hard to select 9
more brilliant point; but we chiefly
loved the scenes with "Helen in the
second and /" Clifford" in the third act
Miss Marriots LADY Macbeth " show
less care, but more force and power thar
any of her other renditons. We do mo-
think she has studied closely enough thu
ambitious wife of Caudor, for abe doe
not make hes oyp idea Of the character
consistent We say this, however, rathe
in vein of hypercriiicism. The terri
BILE force thrown into the scenes wher
she fears the nature of her husband, anC
the mingling of scorn with the tempta
tons of power to steel him to the deed
renders the act grand and electrifyine
beyond anything we have ever witnessed
upon our boards. Ia the banquet scene
where the Queen fears the disclosures
Macbeth may make before the annoyed
guests, she isso painfully real that we are
as much relieved when the company de-
parts as the poor distressed Queen herself
We never saw before how much could be
made out of that act, and always looked
upon it as containing few points fol
LADY Macbeth" Miss Marriott raises
It in intsrest to that Of any other Of the
play. The sleep-~alking scene is fault
less. The vacant stare of the eyes and
the conyulsive twitchings of the facia
muscles render it impressively natural
Each tone, gesture and motion is in per.
feet place to enhance the narrowing
effect, We can col.sts no astress who
EQUALS her in that scene. We would like
to point out our objections to the reading
Of the letter and the subsequent soliloquy
but space forbids. We sincerely hope
for ourselves that we have not seen the
last OF sech actresses as Miss Marriott
She carries our deepest regard and
admiration, and we are sure she will YET
alasp in fame the hands of sHes wsmsr
as Ellen Tree, Eliza Logan and Charlotte
Cushman,
Aast week We had the Legitimate drama
this week, by way of contrast, we have
something in the comic line, combined
with startling trspeze performances.
The Susan Gallon Eoglish Opera
Troupe will appear this evening. The
Performance will commence with Lavey' 8
comic Opera, Fdnchstte. or TAe Days OF
Robespierre, in which Miss Susan Cation
will appear in the character Of 4" Lauu.
dress Some of the incidental songs
are The Last Rose Of Summer, It
Home of our Youth aud I" Before My
Very Eyes, Sir" II is, of course, a
clever burlesque, interspsrsed with some
sacred songs, aud will draw full houses.
After the Opera, will come trapeze per-
Torrance by the De Lave Sisters.
BRooM's OPERA HousE.-This week
will open with the appearance of the
double combination efeeted hJ Manager
Broom. Miss Annie Gibbins, the female
champion clog dancer and songster OF
| ,,or;oa will annear. also the Misses