Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-17
AMUSEMENTS.
Grand Operahouse--Humpty Dumpsr.


Grand perahouse-Humpty Dumpty
Whoever was at the Grand Opera
hoise last night, win laugh five minutes
every time HaBpty Dumptg is men
: toned. That clown IS a visible charm
forever. His face will haunt our dreams
He is simply inimitabIe IN everything
| and his mouth is a treasure. There i:
more laughter in it than in two volume:
Of jokes. Who can estimate the valuS
Of that potato-trap2 No wonder people
eschew Intellectual pleasures, and turn
their backs upon heavy merit to sIdile
and be happy with the most delightful
OF stage characters, a genuine clown.
! Whoever first made the word 'felown, u
a term of derision and contempt, was q
worm eaten donkey who had seven
years experience Of the overflow Of bile
and concentrated blues. The clown
Is human benefactOr; he Is better than
the man who causes two blades of grass
to spring up where only one grew be-
fore. HlsDlpty D1tmpty at the Grand
/ Operahohse Is a beneficenee, Il will
help to relieve the city. It would cause
broad smile to overspread the sardonic
| cOuhtehance of the Mayor, and would
brighten up his sluggish intellect, if he
would muster up courage enough to visit
/ the Grand OperahOUse Just once this
week. We advise him to do it. City
finances would certainly take an up
ward turn after that. Let US have
| a little cheerful, bright, hopeful
doing at the Exchange. Inaugurate
reform by visiting Fox. The whole en-
tertainment at the Operahouse is Of the
! hrst-elass. We can name nothing in
the whole variety which is not superior
in every respect. The wonderful per-
fOrmances of the Wilson Brothers will
be In everybOdy's mouth to-day. Those
four Russian Warblers also made melO-
dy that will have place in the musical
recOllectiOns of the audience. But chief
among the truly pretty things was the
infantile performances on the velOci-
pede. 'EVenus and AdOnisU on
wheels, in the shape of little
cherubs five or six years old,
was delightful. The man on roller-scates
Is meritOriOus. His performances gave
much satisfaction. That face, though,
of Fox, will start up all the time The
ghost in the cupboard is nothing to it.
His grin, his smile, his terror-stricken
expression, are just possible to imagine,
Tut not to describe. The audience were
in q roar of laughter from the beginning
to the end of the performance. Every
one that attended will act to-day as an
advertising medium for Hllmpty Dump
tn, so that tonight the OperahOuse will
be full. We will close this little notice
by paying our respects to Senior CasselIi,
the person who moves on an invisible
wire, and performs all sorts Of jugglers'
tricks while walking and balancing
thereon. The performance is truly good
New Memphis Theater.
Mr.. Frank Mayo, the most versatile
young actor on the American stage,
commenced a star engagement at the
New Memphis Theater last evening, to
fine house. Mr.. Mayo has been IA
vorite with the lovers of the genuine
drama in this city; and last night, al
though it was cold and stormy, he re-
ceived a generous, genial welcome from
his numerous friends. He selected as
his opening piece, a new drama written
for himself, entitled, DdUy Crockett, or,
BE sure you're right, then 90 ahead.
The scenes were laid in the wilds of the
Far West, and the plot is a series Of pic
lures Of frontier life, when Crockett
fourished in all his glory. The plot is
simple. Eleanor Vaughan Miss
Hawthorne), an old playmate of Davy's
in early days, but when the piece opens,
a rich heiress betrOthed against her
will by her old rheumatic uncle, (Mr.
Pike to MEL Champion" (Mr. Fer
gusOn), who proves but q craven lover
when exposed to the dangers of the
Western wiIds, and deserts his intended
bride when her very Ifs is at stake in a |
terrible snOwstorm. This gives @Crock-
etto the opportunity to come to the res
cue, and he carries her safely, although |
into his hunting hut. The |
young lady quickly RECEIVERS, to find +.
''CramptOnn laid comfortably on the |
floor, and discovers, to her ioy, that /
Crockett has been her deiiverer. The |
scene that follows is one of the best in |
the pieee, and that is saying a good /
deal, for they are as thick as plums is a |
Christmas pudding. In order to give |
her old playmate a hint as to the state /
If her heart she recites to him the story
IF 'tYoung Lochinvar," which thrills |
lim to the heart He determines to |
brave every danger to win her,
md succeeds in the end, carrying !
IF his bride in a manner equally /
Is gallant as the young Scottish /
Lord. Mr.. Mayo as the generous
learted, manly, independent, but roll
licking backwOOdsman, was ever true
% nature. He never strained to make /
/ point, but by his really fine and /
pirited acting was continually and en-
applauded from the rising
# the curtain till it fell on the closing
happy scene. In the more pathetic pOr-
ion Of the drama he gave many of those
inc touches of nature that make the
world akin, and excited the full SYM
)athy of the audience, so that he was
vice called before the curtain. The
character is one quite adapted TO Mr..
dayO's versatile style Of acting, and he
o fully identified himself with it, that
required but little stretch Of imagina-
ion to believe that the hardy back
woods man so well known not many
lecades ago IN Kentucky and
tennessee stood before the audience in
cal life. The dialogue is sparkling und
,iquant, and the drama far superior to
anything of the kind that has been pro-
Iuced for long time. Miss Haw-
hOrne's " Eleanor" is a careful piece
f acting throughout. She played with
much feeling, and her recital of ''YOung
created quite a fulore
mong the audience. Miss Taylor, as
Dame Crockett" Mr.. Pike as
Major Royston," Mr. Morton as
Oscar Champion" and Mr.. Ferguson
5 Neil Crampton,' his nephew, were
II good in their several roles. The
2ise en- scene was very fine, and the
iece was placed on the stage with due
sgard to scenic effect DdVy Crock
It viii be repeated tonight, and from (
be enthusiasm evinced last evening,
he house is certain to be crowded.
at the Assembly Nall. Il
MaeEvoy's mixed entertainment, the
opened last night at Assem-
" Hall to a great crowd Of people. We
re all acquainted with that wonderful !
iece of amusement, for it was here be-
,re and was well patronized. Since the
lst visit of Mac to the city his Hi5er- I
icon has been improved and made more
in every way. The piano.
lmic part has been enlarged and beauti-
ed, and the dramatic, vocal and instru-
rental musical feature rendered charm
". During the week the show will be !
ell patronized both day and night. On !
ext Monday the Orphans Fair opens
: this hall.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.