Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-07

MEMPHIS THEATER.-Mrs. ScOtt-Sid-
dOns will tonight give the citizens Of
Memphis a chance to j~udgeOfher qualities
as a true artist, subjecting herself TO the
severest test hat an actress or actor can
undergo-giving a reading of that most
exquisite production of ShaRespeare-'A
Midsummer Nights Dream" From what
we have seen of the lady, VIC have no hes
itation in prophesying q complete and
brilliant success. OF all the dramas of
Shakespeare, says knight, there is none
more entirely harmonious than the one
chosen. All the incidents and characters
are in perfect subOrdination to the will Of
the poet. Throughout the whole piece, -
saws Malone, " the more exalted charac-
tiers are subservient to the interests of
those beneath them" The exquisite
beauty of S~hakespeare's conception is
that each and every character moves pre-
cisely according to their respective natures
and habits. DemetTiuS and LysdHdeT are
impatient and revengetul, Helena Is dig
nihed and atfectiOnate, with a spice OF
female error; Hernia is somewhat vain
and shrewish-and BOUOm-he is the rep
r~esenuatiYe of the whole human race. His
confidence in his own power is equally
profound, whether he eXcl2ims, Let me
play the lion, tOO!' or sings alone "tha
they shall hear l am not afraid"
or whether conscious that he is
surrounded with spirits, he cries out
with his voice of authority, Where's
Peas Blossom" In every situation he is
the type of that self love which the simple
cannot conceal and the W Use can with diff
ticulty suppress. In the rhyshmical
structure OF the ver~sification of this play,
he puts forth the whole of his strength.
All attempts to associate it with the reali-
ties of the stage AVE hitherto failed, and
it is only when read by such a reader as
we fancy Mrs. Scott Siddons to be, that
its true beauty and meaning can be un-
derstOod. We shall eagerly follow her
through the caprices and illusions of the
loves of Demetrius and LySdRder, of
Helena and Hernia, the ~jealOusies Of
OberOH and IttdRid, and go along with
the scenes until the illusions disappear
and the lovers are happy.
The orchestra, which has been increased
especially for the occasion, will render
for the first time in Memphis, the glOri-
Gus music of Mendelssohn's SOmmer-
RdchtStrGUEH, in the interludes. Those
who have not already secured seats should
10 so at an early hour to-day, or run the
risk of beng debarred of pleasure which
they may never have the opportunity of
enjoying again.
Tuesday evening the Fox Pantomime
and Kirslfy Ballet Troupe Will open with
That most successful paDtOmlme ever pro-
duced in America, "Humpty-DUmpty."
Next TO the "Black Crook it had, at the
Olympic Tbeater, New York, the longest
run of any play ever put on the stage.
The press ofNew Orleans is loud in praise
Of the Kiralfy people, chasing them as
superior TO any who have ever appeared
there-not excepting even the famous
Ronzani Troupe.
THE CONCERT of Professor SchultZe,
which comes of at the Club Hall, on
THURSDAY evening next, is to be the affair
of the week in the musical line. Several
of the leading amateurs and professionals
have volunteered for the occasion, and a
vocal and instrumental treat of rare mer-
it may belexpected. The programme will
be issued in a day or two, and will en-
brace a wide range Of classic music. Tick
cts are to be procured at Benson's and
Goepel's music stores.