Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-06

The famous author of Captain Jimks
and other populur melodies is to appear
at the Memphis Theatre next week.
This is rare attraction and one which
will bring ont such houses as we have
scarcely had this season The Lingards
are at present playing at the Olympic
Theatre in st. Louis, and here is a notice
of them from st. Louis paper
!. The prediction that the Lingards
would prove decided success bids fair
to be more than realized, if the expe-
rence of last evening be taken as an IN
dication Of WHAT'S tofollow. The house
was filed throughout with a highly APP
preciative audience who certainly had
every reason TO be satisfied with the en-
tertainment provided for their delecta-
ton, and did not hesitate to manifest
their satisfaction by liberal installments
of applause. The performance com
menced with the light comedy entitled
delicate Ground, " in which Miss Alice
Dunning assumed the role Of T Pauline. I
This lady is handsome blonde, of
sumptuous figure, bright face, lit up by a
peculiar piquant and mischievous ex-
preston, and an easy, graceful carriage
which she does not fail to display to adj
vantage in the manifold detail of stage
business. She has fine comedy voice,
not particularly full OIL. strong, but clear
and mellow, and with ring in its tones
which makes each word distinct even to
the most distant ear. There is nothing
remarkably brilliant in her playing, but
it is thoroughly good and enjoyable in
all its partsJone does not grow weary OF
it, and the pleasure rather increases
than diminishes. Mr.. McManers, as " Cit
izen Sangfroid," furnished an excellent
support, but we cannot say as much for
Mr. Barrepp, who acted "Alphonso" "
very indifferently. As whole, Deli
cate Ground" was we'll done, and the fact
was properly recognized by call before
the curtain.
The comedietta, Day after the We'd
ding" was not at all inferior to its pre-
decessor, and quite as warmly received.
Miss Dunnings songs in this piece were
exquisite specimens of comic melody,
and elected no less than three encores
But the chief attraction of the evening
was the specialties of William Horace
Lingard, who is unquestionably genius
in his line. Lingard is dapper little
Englishman, with pleasant counte-
nance and symmetrical form-ht to
"cap.r nimbly in lady's chamber to
the l;.scivious blessings OF a lutte lie
presents himself in full drawing-room
attire, tells the spectators what he is
going to do, and then goes and does it in
the shortest possible space of time, and
in the incest possible manner, His
changes of dress never occupy more
than fifteen or twenty seconds but each
character is as neatly and delicately
drawn as though hours had been spent
in preparation. Captain links, The
Young Widow, " Old Fuddlebrain,
" Walking down Broadway and Par
Excellence and the rest of the list,
were sung, acted and costumed to per-
lection. The Picture Frame Sketches
were not less effective in their way and
the statue song and the statuary accom-
paniments eclipsed them all. The tdel-
ity to nature with which Louis Napoleon,
Horace Greeley, President Grant, Ben
Butler and Gen. Lee were given was
really astonishing, and took the house
completely by storm. Lingard was
called out and made few appropriate
remarks, saying just enough and not
word too much.
We can assure our readers that the
performance so happily begun at the
Olympic is entirely unique, and that there
is nothing dull, commonplace or stale
about it. 1t is eminently well worth
seeing, and we are quite sure there will
be no vacant seats in this theatre for the
next two weeks. aI M