Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-05

actor, which he accordingly does in the
approved style. It will be seen from this
brief sketch thst the comedy possesses the
highest dramatic interest, and affords Mr.
Sothern full scope for the display Of his
unrivsled powers as q delineasor OF high
comedy and eccentric huEl0r. As with
Lord Dundreary 30 with David Garrick,
the whole Of the principal scenes have
been rewritten By Mr.. Sothern, and the
rart Is as much the creation of his own as
the typical swell in sour American
CoUsfnD OF his p~ersonstion of the char
aster David Garrick, the London Times,
on the 9th Of last September, said:
"Of all the characters performed by
Nj, Sothsrn, the most popular, with the
exception of Lord Dundresry, which
stands alone, is unquestionably David
Garrick, in the late Mr.. 7. W. Robertson's
comedy OF that name. This waa the sec
ond part of importance sustained by him
in London, and 1t exhibited his genius
under an aspect for which the public were
altogether unprepared. Dundreary Is 9
bundle of eccentricities, showing forth
an idiosyncrasy for which it would be
hard to find an exact prototyps In the &C.
tual world. David Garrick, on the other
hand, belongs to high comedy in the
most rigid sense of the word. It Is q part
which any of the histrionic magnates Of
the past would gladly have undertaken
10 perform Mr. Sothern firmly grasps
the significance of the position which 1t
Is his bushes to illustrate. During the
two acts of the play he carefully avoids
any approach to those oddities which are
so essential to man of his parts and
stands forward as q polished gentleman
who, brought into collision with a section
of society by which he knows his worth
is least appreciated, feels that he can only
keep his ground by asserting his dignity
81 .a1F ~oozoOf Hn uinr1Ga - q rrafoa-
sion of which he is the avowed head, and
when he sees that it is despised the pride
Of intellect rises within him to confront
the force of prejudice. There Is nothing
about him that is mean or compromising;
even his love passages, tender as they
are, have something of q stately charac-
ter. Thus does Mr.. Sothern appear in
the first and third act. In the second,
when, from q point of honor, Garrick
seeks to disgust the lady whom he deeply
loves by pretending to be an abject drunk
ard, he takes advantage of the license
which opportunity has afforded. Any alb
absurdity is now permissible, and the
number oil comic outrages that he perpe-
trates show the fancy which crested Dun
dreary and Augustus T~hrillington is again
in full play. The audience are kept In a
roar of laughter, which is interrupted for
q few seconds by an almost tragical burst,
showing how deeply Garrick feels the
degradation to which, from the most hon.
orable motives, he has forced himself to
submit. By this single touch the gentle
man of the first and third acts and the cot
of the second are made consistent with
each other. The revival of David Gar
rick has proved brilliantly successful"
TEE great interest at the fair now is
the rafting Of articles and the voting Of
valuables 70 important people. Last night
was q very favorable one, and, conse-
quently, the hall was well crowded. The
attractions mentioned as Characteristic OF
the fair at the beginning of the week are
there yet. The splendor still shines with
unsbsted brilliancy. Daring these nights
the Assembly hall Is truly g beautiful
place to visit. But, in the midst Of an
joyment and thouRhtless gsyety, reflect
once in q while on the necessities OF the
orphans, for whose benefit all this show
was got up.
THE WYNDHAMs will open at the
Theater on Tuesday night next. in
Z" Saratoga" which Is thus spoken of by
the New Orleans Times: "At the hands
of the artists of the Wyndhsm Combine
ton, this comedy proved n Of the most
pleasing entertainments given here this
season, and we doubt not that 1t will
achieve q thorough success. It is Of that
light and sparkling character which, al
though not open to criticism on b score
of dramatic merit, contains many ele-
ments deserving off large share of public
favor. 1t is a thoroughly amusing pic
ture, which creates q constant and pleas
ing interest, framed in mir.h-provoking
situations and sparkling dialogue. AS q
hit at the foibles and weaknesses of So
called fashionable society it is a happy
effort, and introduces to notice facts and
fancies which can be appreciated, because
they are familiar to almost every mind"