Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-25

anee, by special train, for st. Louis.
where they open Monday night for sew
eral weeks engagement. On Monday
evening next the great American
actress, Mrs. d. P. Bowers, supported by
| Mr.. j. G. MeCOllum and the St. Louis
dramatic company, open in Lady AatGt-
/ tey's Secret. IT is not necessary for us
to comment on the merits Of this lady,
as she is too widely known, as to-day
she stands without an equal on the
American stage, and no doubt she viii
pack the comfortable and e0zy Memphis
Theater every night during her stay.
Burns Festival
The members of the Memphis st.
Andrews Society and their numerous
friends celebrated the anniversary of
the natal day Of Scotia and the worlds
favorite bard, Robert Burns, by a grand
festival and ball in the United States
Courtroom (Which the Government
officials kindly granted for the Occa-
SION. A splendid orchestra, collected
from the old Memphis Brass Band, fur
nished capital music. The ball opened
with a grand march, which was rapidly
followed by quadrille, polka, waltz,
cOtilliOn, schottIsche and gallopade, in
which all present entered with the
greatest zest, Arnold and his assistants
putting life and mettle in their heels,
to quote from "Tam O'Shauter." About
eleven o'clock the far-famed Ole Bull
was introduced to the gay asselnblage
by the President, Colonel George w.
Alexander, and welcomed in few Weli-
timed but appropriate sentences by Mr..
L. b. MicOu, to which the great viOlinist
Oh in al aF-lyu
referring, very happily, to the close con-
nection that existed between the natives
of Norway and the s'sons OfAuld Scotia y
both being Scandinavians, and therefore
brothers in harmony if not in country.
He adverted, in feeling terms, to the
many pleasant days which he had spent
in Scotland, and alluded most feelingly
to the poet Burns, whose birth they
were that night assembled to celebrate. |
The remarks of the talented virtuoso /
were received " it'll Highland hOnOrs. |
Dancing was then resumed until "the |
witchil' hour" when all partOOk of an |
excellent supper, which was spiced with /
capital speeches by several of the mem |
bers of the society. "On with the /
danceD then again became the order of
the night, and the gay disciples of Terp- /
sichOre followed the brilliant strains OF
the band till the "wee sma' hour ayant /
the twal, y when all separated joyOUsly |
after joining in singing "Auld Lang |
Syne."
Assembly Hall was filled last night |
by a multitude Of listeners in ecstacies
begotten by the marvellous skill Of Ole
Bull. No doubt his very name suggest
ed the cultivation of his tastes and tai
ants, and what Obstinacy was it that
made an Ole Bull the supreme mas
ter of all musical excellence! What
an obstinate little fellow Ole must
have been when he first heard
The echOings of his bellowings
among the snow-clad mountains of
Norway! He ran home at once and
began to saw the delicate threads of a
violin of such ineffable sweetness that
angels envied the chords of his
schOing, and would steal away be-
7Ond the walls of Paradise and
)end down TO catch the last, sweet
st notes that trembled enrapturingly
md glided away from the heaven-in-
pired violin. A splendid diamond gilt
ers on the end of the bow which
Die Bull draws across the instru-
nent. 1t flashes brilliantly, and
ret half the gazing rapt-multitude DEEM
q it the glorious sheen of splendid mel
dy that daZZled and bewildered every
ense. This is no ordinary entertain
nent given by the old Norwegian nl6es-
70. He does not propose TO take away
ur gold, simply by the attractiveness of
is fame. He employs the costliest skill
4 the person of the admirable pianist
)enck, and singer who won bOundless
pplause in this city many months ago,
ignor Ferranti. Miss Ridgway sang
hOHldS POJOHd3Se and the ballad Who IS ,
{ D,y IPiRd0loe and the Echo song with
reat skill and startling effect She
'as encOred again and again after each
ppearance. The Hall will be crowded
1-night. 1t is, perhaps, the last ap-
earance of Ole Bull in Memphis. We
card him here nearly twenty years
go. His head, now white, was then
ithOut gray hairs; but his form is as
'ect, his eye as bright and as full of
Oating shadows of melody now, as
len. He seems as vigorous and as fuu
enthusiasm as when he was first up
fled in dreams Of diVinest pleasure
nOng the stars, to catch, perhaps, the
usie of those that sang together when
cation stood blushingly in shorts and =
nafoTes before its builder.
TO OLE BULL.
I1s thine, great master of the bow.
With magic skill thine art to show n
No heart but owns thy sweetest tones a
Descended from the spheres y
Above this vale of tears;
such then thy mien
Upon the scene
50 calm, serene, thy placid brow.
d demi-angel seemest thou!
: gain amid the carnival, a
The market place, the mobiles hall,
The dancers float TO joyous note,
While jolly gibes and jeers
Pale melancholy's fears
Thou seem st Ween,
Upon the scene, II
His sable majesty, Old Nick,
With Paganinis fiddlestick
But when, dear Bull again, -
That sweet and plaintiVe strain,
"Ihe Mothers Prayer"
Floats on the air.
thou seem ST TO me no other than
\ kind and gentle-hearted mau! n
L. N