Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-20
ADJUSTMENTS.


The rain was not favorable to amuse-
ments yesterday. The sloppy condition
of the streets and sidewalks, conse-
quent on the doWn-pour Of damp all day,
forbid the suburban residents ventunng
out doors to attend any theatrical attrac-
ton last might. The pantOmime, how
ever, drew fair audience, all Of whom
felt repaid in the feast Of fun they en-
joyed. The Fox company will finish
their engagement Saturday night. The
first thing next week will be a benefit
for Major Mcclure, the Treasurer of the
House. We may expect to see an over
flowing house, as the immediate friends
of the Treasurer will be able to fill all
the benches themselves. The play on
that occasion will be duly announced.
Memphis Theafer.
Bulwer's grand production Of Richie
lieu was presented at the Memphis The
alter last evening to a fine house, not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather. Mr.. Frank Mayo has very
| fine conception of the character of the
great churchman, and the most subtle,
acute and ambitious minister of France.
He infuses the greatest fire into the part,
and does not represent the Cardinal as a
poor, brOken-dOwn, weak old man, but
like man who had not yet attained his
sixtieth year, which was the pOrtraiture
in reality drawn by BulWer. He was
particularly excellent in the first and
second acts, and in the third his inter-
view with "De Maupratu Mr.. J. w.
Hill, when he enters the apartment Of
the Cardinal at midnight to kill him,
was a piece of fine acting, and was re-
ceived with unbOunded applause by the
appreciative audience. 1t was, how
ever, in the fourth act-the grand act
of the play-that Mr.. Mayo showed
his superior tragical powers. His
appeal for justice to "LOuis of France"
Mr.. FergusOn), was made with fine ef-
feet, but it was only prelude to his in
teryiew with "Barados" Mr.. MortOn),
when he came to demand the presence
of "Julie De Mortimer Miss Haw-
thorne'') before the King, that Mr.. Mayo
rose to the occasion. In solemn, yet
fervid tones, he drew round "Julie" the
sacred circle of the Church, and then
Selling the emblem of the Cross from
Joseph Mr.. Pike, in tones of thun-
der threatened, if he ventured to enter
the sacred circle he would hurl on him
the curse of Rome. The effect was elect
Ticai. The audience had been SPELL
bOund-but at the terrific words and les
lures, the applause burst forth, and was
again and again renewed. When the
curtain fell on the act, Mr.. Mayo re-
ceived an unanimous call before it,
when he came forward and bowed
his thanks. In the fifth act
he with becoming skill and subtlety
achieved a grand triumph over his enc
mics. Miss Hawthorne was careful,
pleasing and effective as guile" Miss
frankie Mcclellan, a genuine favorite
with the admirers of the drama in Mem
phis, appeared as "FrancOis" the page,
and costumed the character with rare
taste. She played in the most spirited
manner and secured several rounds of
most deserved applause. Mr.. J. A. Hill
was manly, noble, generous and intrepid
as abe Mauprat,n and won MANY
plaudits, while Mr.. Norton enacted the
character of 'fBaradOsu with becoming
spirit. The other parts incidental to the
play were well filed, and through
out the piece was success.
Tonight Mr.. Mayo appears in
Shakespeare's great tragedy of Hamlet,
and should the weather prove favorable
the audience will be larger,
HibernIeOn.
The same causes that initiated against
the complete success of other places of
amusement, had their bad effects on
this. The weather was indeed too bad
to go out at night; and as the Hiberni-
con is a family show, and not "fOoP'
concern, where the loose chaps about
town would be likely to "drap in" for
an hours amusement, it suffered more
severely from the pluvial sky Than the