Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

MEMPHIS THEATER.-Mr. and Mrs.
| Watkins, as per previous announcement,
appeared last night at the Memphis The
alter. in the sensational but interesting
drama entitled ''Trodden Down" 1t was
admirably put upon the stage, and, for a
first night, was rendered in fine style.
The plot runs thus: Fergus MeCdTthy or
the S-hinOaUn (Mr. Watkins) is a captain
in the Irish rebel army of '9S. Conquered
and forced to fly for safety, be leaves his
oun wife, Blanche Mccarthy Mrs.
watkins at home. Soon after, she gives
birth to & daughter. About this time
Lord DesmOHd'S wife loses a child, and,
while unconscious from delirIum, Lord
Desmond procures from the dying Mrs.
Mccarthy her child and substitutes it for
his own, and in ignorance Of her birth she
| grows up a beautiful wOmsn In the
| meantime HcCarthy fees to America n
| fights against England in the war Of 1872.
Blanche grows up to -WOmanhoOd, and for
her hand there are two sultOrs, HOg, a
villainous and INSCRIPTIONS gentleman,
and Robert O'HGTd. At this time Nc
Cdrthy, in the disguise OF q stroll
ina piper and fortune-teller, returns
TO the scenes of his early hardships
and struggles, and while telling the
fortunes of the village lads and lasses he
is recognized by Dennis FrieTy, a mem
Der OF his old company, who, overheard
by Vol, communicates AcCdTthy'S real
name and position TO Nellie, a smart, pru-
dent village girl. WOg, who has also
overheard from Lord Desmond the story
of his supposed daughters real history,
as told by him to his rival O'HGra, con-
ceives The wicked idea Of compelling Nc
Cdrthv, on pain Of exposure Of his out
lawry, to assume the paternity OF
Blanche, thinking that if the plot sue
ceeds he can gain her hand in her aihic-
ton. 1t does succeed, n Blanche is
torn from her sf1uent home and taken to
one provided for Mccarthy by Vol. In
this home the discovery is made by
means of her mothers dying letters that
Rose is the true child Of Mccarthy. A
quarrel quickly ensues with WOtE, and
the brave ShingGbCN is arrested and
thrown into prison as an outlaw. The
devoted daughter is allowed TO visit her
father in prison, and while there III
waiting and hoping for success from ef-
forts to procure a pardon she beguiles his
prison life with cheerful and patriotic
songs. When all hope of procuring a
pardon is over, and during the last visit
Of his daughter, and when Mccarthy Is to
be hung the next day, he makes arrange
ments with Dennis FrierV, who has be-
come a British soldier, and a sentinel of
the prison, TO put out a light at a certain
window of the prison. Blanche for a
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| room, and while with him prOcures a
file, She returns, and while singing
songs to drown the noise, files of her
fathers chains, and he then files away
one Of the CRATES of his prison window.
Just after this Vol again visits the
cell and promises help to NcCdrthy in
return for the hand of Blanche. His
propositions are Indignantly spUrned by
Blanche and Mccarthy, and in a personal
quarrel the guards are summoned for help
bv the frightened Volt. After they come
in Wolf calls attention to the fact that
NcCIrthy'S chains are of, and the drama
terminates with a thrilling and most I'M
expected -denouement. This imperfect
outline Of the play reveals but little of its
deep and intricate plot, one so deep that
q person seeing it for the first time is not
aware Of the dsnOuement until it really
transpires. The situations are full of
thrilling interest, and the tableauX are
very fine. The gloomy cell at night,
McOdrthy fling away a CRATE, his daughter
on her knees singing a beautiful song to
drown the noise, is one of the most effect
i've and beautiful scenes within the range
Of the modern drama. Taken altogether,
wethink Trodden Down" M of the
most attractive pieces ever put npon
the boards of the New Memphis, and we
shall think but little OF the taste of u
people if our cool and pleasant little The
alter is not crowded during the stay of
Mrs. and Mr.. Watkins. Go and see
&" Trodden Down." with wit enough for
twenty comedies.