Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
The 1heater.

Mrs. Bowers closed two weeks engagement
last night 10 a very poor house Inc olli was
N ,Hicn the public had seen too much when Il
mere msSt " wordy but boshy. Faulty
in q, inception and construction, with
ont an merit, IL would not have been tole-
,sfed fov moment but for the sake OF Mrs.
Towers !, DO threw sway upon the portrayal
of me IfltN rOie both time and talent, trying
me Dafiencs Of her auditory 10 the lat
degree We do not remember IN all
SuT experience n theatrlcals TO have seen
piece that 30 poorly deserved the eountenance
of cultivated peOpl p never one thal iees ue-
served to be placed before MeUphls az
.dteuce on "fashionabLe nlghl. 10 trace the
1lot would b. a work n ore disagreeable 70 rs
han TO cit out the performance, ana tts II
could not have any interest for our readers,
,l a. MOI Iilelv AGAIN 10 I've am icied with its
representation, we VIII not essay lne tssh. II
D, utterly barren Of Interest, even 10 Toe e&-
tent of defying analysis by 80 eOniesSedly
clever an actress a. Mn. Bowers. Ana men ~
was hOri IDLY mounted. Scenery ana costumes
were alike faulty. IL seemed 10 Us as II thy
manager, whose endeavors In behalf OF
the puDlic we have hitherto had frequent &C.
.rasiOn TO com pliment was taken at a mo
mentS notice, and was, therefore, competed
Ia proV ide as best he could, from all sorts OF
.udds and ends in the shape Of properties ana
costume, 20 mixed up, and all OF a heap
did the stage and actors appear. And thent
70 top all this on, the cast was the poorest OF
Ihe season, the only one who Al al ntled on
5illed his part, after Mrs. Bowers, being az,
4 iang- one Of the leading, ana one OF the Itst
ue-ubers Of the company. Mr. Mc-
,'olcm appeared 10 Disadvantage
ms veading being 80 wretched as
~, "A da.sflt,v Tie effect OF fine stage presence,
and Cften 20 mar The best scenes Of the mis-
eIsbie plays. A. lac grows older he grows
,,orsa lie makes q draft on the "a' box az
fhs close OF every sentence, and emphasizes
the most casual words OF an ordinary COLO
guy, 80 that in Te6cnlng cllina1i ne !ioes 30
al the expense Of an ufdihatlc rMe' 5llSla4ll
tearing passion to tstters.n OF modulaliOn
he. seems 70 have no idea. He is a model OF
rHeold dead melO-,i ralnalle achOOl OF rant
aus not a good one. He has a hne Stage
ltss.-41i but his voice DESTROYS the
7fnpre,sions these would otherwise make
Tor him, We dislike 10 be compelled 10
.asv thiS OF him, but iruih demands
lt. IL Is time he and Oihefs had , s'Ih- E
- that the plsy-going public o. Melnphlsl ~
s-1psrience else ewhere, At least, have some
knowledge of what the stage Is &C lis besis
and that they desire above al tnlhsH IA
tReatrical art that realism, which en-
rouraged in the theatels OF New orA louf
great art center has grown npOn liisih a. tlT
.ery best art because IL is most IKE natuit-
When a man is making love 70 wife or sweet
lestrt. even the dullest and hardest ts APT 70
s-Dft=n in voice ana manner ralher lnsA 81
tNdinlse and NOciierale a. II i ~
were worthy an ear-trumpet he v Eould
moi al least end all n words with "aA ana
practice upOn teat interJecuon treln9lo IA
igrle tone ou the ascending scale. This we
mad iu Mdqgs beyond endurance. Compare
that piece With the Narbe Be0Tt a. mounted
and played b. the company without other ald
Than toe excellent talent il affords, and IL
fails so low by the comparison a. 10
given il. We look back upon the two nIst
weeks OF the season and remember with pride
the efforts, 80 vastly superior when measured
BY Mddge, OF the management ana The com
ITanv and we reach the conclusion without
EFFORT al Iabored contrast that the las three
performances were al the expense Of lost lime
+o actors and audience alike We are sOTry 10
-say IT, for otherwise, all things considered,
AIRS. Bowers made good the promise l1e au-
aonneemsnt OF her hs5ae SiSays y, odl9gs 70 Us
she played her usual round Of character eIfi-
braciug marie stuart "Marls AntolneiJe-
Pauline" Lady Audley," and oiEeGs OF
.'that llk.n Always faNorite win Tbs
. lovers OF the drama in Memphis, she Is sure Of
Z cordial greeting, snd received II
during this visit, even under me ihoft
the e0la pany To-day for Nashville, the theater
nf which Nttle city she viii occupy Tor a
week ogf f.age Is therefore, 10 let - lot ,, =
Ens nagement s.nt people. The latter had
hoped for another week " drama and comedy
with the company, which - without DOUBT,
The best that ever piay ed here, taken all in
q ]. And then MesSrs Greenlaw and i,efti ng-
zvell are 50 generous In their efforts 10 cater
Nof them, they wOUid like 70 have an
opnoSEuulty OF supporting Them As
sEell ~ they deserve during every night that
aa-mains Gf the season. They have already
3.-E al areaf expense and ambitious To please
aud excel, they can be relied upon 10 avail
themselves oi every opportunity that may Of
Ger 10 make our cosy ufeateF place 20 be
s1aght by the most cultivated OF our citizens.
As ~ have said, we regret the vacant stage
and ne absence of the company. and sh8ll
fhespeak for the members and for Mrs. Bow
~ 4 hearty welcome at our state capital.
The Exposition.
There " Is a very large stteDdanee al the
rsaf Tx,,oe, ton, last evening, and it is graft
wing 10 stste Ia a the number Of visitors con.
tinue 10 gradually Increase each night. quite
a large lot OF new attrkeIsQn have been added
10 the beautiful goods OF 6F2Fy description
already on view aud described - tffs columns
OF the APPEAL. Both moor ana ga = nave
received additions, and many 81 me Iaef
chants OF the city. both wholesale and tetail
have Owen aSsuFsueess 20 President Jones and