Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-30
AMUSEMENT


The - Mary Stuart OF this great artistic Is
unlike any other rendition of lie character
that We have had in Memphis. II is as much
better as genius Is better than talent.
The latter gives as a labOrious copy
OF an original; the former embodies the
original itself. The great and leading char
actors or history are not to be measured
by the ordinary standards. The exceptional
people who stand in the fore ground OF the
ages, were not recruited for history as soldiers
and sailors are enlisted, by a common stan
dard. No twoOf them are alike. They diner
as much rs MARY stuart and " EllzaDeth
rudor,'-the one a lovely, beautiful, perhaps
an erring woman, the other a soured ana
staggering termigant, the juices OF whose
body were turned back upon her as gan Sno
bitterness from disappointed love, Maen nm
been written Of we may term me NSth-
Ole Queen, par excellence, Of Scotiand, EhB-
fish historians OF the last century, more anN-
i0us for Protestant ascendancy than me es-
adjustment Of the virtue OF the Nlfglh
Queen have studied her mistortunes IN oI9eI
10 blast her character, and through hef i.htSt
a stab upon the theological system 70 HntSn
she adhered with the tenaetty OF 2 nlartyI.
But an this hate and maieNOlencet DoFu >,
Drosrriptive and hellish spirit, foreign 10 the
religion of the peaceful Christ ls pasSrhg
ayrssv The masses are growing wiser. me
press is educating them out of priesterait anu
leading them in the broad and compfehensiNe
doctrine, that il is not religion that makes Ihe
Cbrisffan man or woman but the honest prac-
lice of those divine preCeptS which are luhua-
mental and without a beiicf IN Wllch u u III
possible 20 be saved. IN the hghS ol ~
broad and liberal creed, the darKhess
Of prejudice and bigOtry whlcn ShIou9eu
the memory Of MARY stuart Is cieaLi.g
AWAY. and III not convinced of her integrity
and uomanly purity, we are beginning 20 De-
leve that she was more slnned aeaihs1 untn
SHINING: that she was as good II no5 ne1Nsi
than Queen Begs, and that, as she sa9s hoIsc
according TO Schiller, her sins were 0ne result
OF her age and time, of her beauty ehu w
court and homage a. brought neIs y NJ ~
and wisdom, as we are told, far beyond Fhose
OF the best women OF her day. me lrag-
edy which SO large an audience On
joyed last night, enpraclhE INT am
ri period of this queens hfef was wen
raIeulaied TO call forth the qualines Oh hearl
aud head which have lifted Janauscnek 70
the highest pinnacle as an Ufiste. fecullaTiy
suited TO a genius like hers, which nnds us
hest expression at moments OF emergency as
Il she had a well-sprtng OF reserved lofes 70
draw upon, J~auauSheek makes neIsstl lelt
the real queen, whose wrongs ana suueilhss
have never yet been painted in adequate cor
OrS. save rs aTtiteS like her, Ristorl OF haonsl
attempt 10. The dignity that becomes 2 Y2-
man 81 the most exalted rank, the outward
natieRt which induces submission
where REVOLT would be useless Which cnstotSs
her to bear with patience lhat Whlch ~
impossible to resent, and nnaiiy ~ re GOWN
and die As a martyr while yet her heaIb Is lull
Of a bright and beautiful world through Hhien
she passed as the most Deautiiui OF al the
beauties. and throuEh whi4h siie marcnes
now one OF the most stately ana most pi4anle
Of historic characters, was al poElraSeo Ia
living eolOrs. No woman, AFTER MA
ra AntoiDefte. eScites our sympathy so mucn
Al Mary stuart. We renewed our deNo-
iiou to her last night, rs we iqllowBd the
sraat 1rfIsfg in her ~perSOmatlOn, 80 GEAR, 80
Tfe-ifke "a complete. so thoroughly like the
nersecuted Mary, the Queen, murdered
tbn,1gh ieaIouSv. rather than from policy or
fbooI0py- Janauchccks nne physique
and snicudid presence seton Dy COS
Tunes fbaI were faultless, declared
her every inch a Aqe2ai a woman
horn 10 command. The OPeLftE scene
with Mortimer" and that with -bnrielsn,
were beyODd any compare superior 10 the
eft,Fts "a any other Grtiste that we have ever
seen Andf the third act where she meets
9ViTL ..EIizabetb. She 30 far surpasses her
confamporarfe that the r~ecOghll4Qn ~ II byau
eTasSes 81 the audience welled up INTO q con-
Timed and sustained applause that would not
be satisfied except by her appearance
before ne foot lights, where she was received
wifi the most raDturiOus cneers. Inc IN
tarvfew Of the TWO 4We6Hs was stlohgiy m
tense. and was worked up IN regular &fadii-
ffons 10 that toward the elimination tiie
y, erce lIIowpd with bated breath, wrapt
~ aae5sr excitement To the close. Taken al
t|oatTa ~ h was q splendid perfOrmance. Ihe
cG7,narv a. q whole sustained her very
cTe1irabiv. the most noticeable among Inem
bainy Miss Alice Placide, as "QueeH hil@.-
IctL5 p Nr- Levick, as Mortimer" ana Air.
Nett-iuf M Leicester" Tonight ~Janauschek
ali 5ppear as deborah in Lean me FOR
SOkeH.
CoNcFRr OF j. ERNEST kEk-
pTxC The well known composer whose bal-
ia5 .SLe's fooling thee" always comes up al
mention Of mis- name, gave a very pie4san1
concert last night ut the MeEphls CluD HAL
al which the following named ladies arg FL