Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
nnxenpors In Hamlet.

S,y,,assIonai men. who answered the invita-
ton of the bill and came 70 see scnO airy
and studied performance OF Inc one chsI aetel
that more than any other IN the Whole rouno
OF those known 10 tragedy, Challenges tnt
/ ,tudent-artist. From @hakespeares 10 the
present time, scarce an actor worthy OF the
choly Dane, who illustrates so well The brood
ing moodishness 10 which such as calr y
| sorrow OF secret must give way, has
ever had attractions for those am
| oitiOus OF histrionic hOnor OF the
highest cast, and We can well imagine
the great bard himself, scholar by nature a.
| he was in the profound contemplation Of So
| subtle and so deep part. From the nrst act
10 the last It Is fun OF suggestions o.
speculation 10 all those philosophers when
| puzzle the will and teach us what We are but
| cannot enlighten us OF what we may be,
| every character has its special worth, ana
| more pei haps. than any other OF the greatest
/ works Of ours or any language, a special voca
| ton. Bearing directly upon the enhancement
| of " Hamlet" himself, they cannot De slight
i ed without mar, ne and detTacting from that
/ part, no matter how well played. The owens
| comp any evidently so regarding II, ,anotd
l us the great pleasure OF bearing testimony
| to the general excellence of the performance
/ II HalHIcf last night, and enable us TO ac-
| cord 10 them, one and all, the credit OF sup
porting Mr.. Davenport with such approach 10
| his conception and performance as served 10
| round out every act and leave an impress
sion of unity, of something like
completeness thai was better in its effect than
/ II he were the greatest Hamlet that ever
lived. There was no room for fault-hnding
apyTbere, The resources OF tho theater con-
i sidered Scenery and costumes both approx
mated correctness, and the general tone and
effect was the agreeable one Of desire for
| finish in all tnBt was necessary 70 proper
production OF the crest play. Inc KING
| usually a stick, appeared d = man OF paris,
10 saw the least and the q1een was something
| more than the shadow OF royalty. InCeed,
! all the characters were well nlled, those OF Tue
irst grave digger and 'ophel i. especially ,i
spects different from that OF Others who have
assRyed the part, but il was good, very touch
ing tender and womanly. A very ulmcuIt
character-one OF those that on the stage,
though serious, is near allied to the ridiculous
Miss Dow played Il console htiOusly, throw
Ing into 1t all the pathos, the strange
in melancholy madness. Wallace,
as first gIave-digger, was quite as worthy OF
applause as in the obseqnlous attorney-aa lar
RAFT waiting on ST. Giles Overreaeh." He
seems to have a natural adaptation 10 those
parts in figure, in speech, and the facial and
physical contortton that are INSOFAR
able from their proper oelineatlon. ne Is
good actor, and quite worthy TO second gem
Qeman whose zeal in his art omts nothing
that can in the least serve 10 enhance u and
make II the perfect thing IL ought 10
be- And this Is the great quality We
recognizes in Mr.. Davenport. We have
| seen artists who, TO our mind, excel him In
"Hamletr-few, very few to be sure, yet some
but none who so reached AFTER the details ;
none who 50 labOred to fill the picture 10 re-
pleton, and surround the great, the central
have been its inspiration to the story the wfl-
ter has told so well. We will not be under
stood as attempting 10 dwaf Mr.. Davenport
himself. Far from 1t. be leaves US no room
to quarrel with him, and we think TOO muca
of him to pit our apprehensions OF me worm
Of other men against him. His years OF ce
votien TO art command our respect and SYM
patty, and his attachments our acknOWitug-
ments. We regard him, therefore, as he Is,
and write OF him as II he were the only
Hamlet" as If he had attained 70 his ad-
mitted great excellence by special effort OF
study, as he undoubtedly has, II we compare
his business" with that OF others-io I IN
he third act. But into sn Analysis OF
this searching character We have mol
he time 10 go, and certainty, as we nave
limited abo We, have no inclination Tor. SUI
fice IL that we regard Mr.. Davenport very
artistic Hamlet" differing from others in
points Of study and Interpretation, but not IN
feriOr True. he has not the voice nor the
quick electric movements that in . the
keans, the Boobies, in Barrett, and BROOKS,
and Others has left an impression Of nerN-
nus, restless Dance but his conception never
leads him so far away as TO hide out OF sight
the salient points Of the prince, vino, TO gen
eratiOns past, and to generations OF play
be, as they presented him, specl
wonder An artistic performance through
out, The large and select audience fully appre-
ciai ed IL as such, teSttfyIng that appreciation
in warm and unstinted applause that LEFT no
room for doubt IN the mind of managers or
players that they were well pleased. For fu-
ture reference we append the cast:
Hamlet ..............Mr. T.. i. Davenport
Ciaudius. King Of DenTn ark +. b. Holmes
Polontus, Lord Cham berlain..F Chtppe pdale
Laertes, his son.-.--------..----.-. r. r i horne
Horatio. ......... Edwin Knowles
MARCEL l. Mafston
Francisco -...--..-..--...- - Z. hOWafu
bernafoo --...-...---.--.i1. a. hti!luay
hosencrantl stuart
Gulldenstern'-. " amer benn
First fyue
Osfic .........................Miss Ada Gilman
First j.. Wallace
Second Gravedigger-. ....-.....-......- y r. Loon
Ghost of Hamlets Father.--...1 heO. Hamilton
GeTtrude,Quee Of Denmark. Mrs-J L CarhBrt
@ Mrs. u = lI1 D9
Jay CT Y ~ .. T. T. E'Ss A4oAl
Tonight Mr.. Davenport viii appear, by
special request, in what we believe 70 be his
greatest Characteristic Giles OveTreach,' in
4 NetC Way 10 Pay Old Debts. II is a substi-
one, we think, with all defer
ence TO the gallery, TO the gods who
Will, In spite OF policemen Of management,
them, assert themselves in noises that
are all the way from Doot-leath-
eT to the tongue, AND, sPeakiing
ally there are Others than those VINO
inhsbit the galleries who disturb the audi
ence and trench upon the peace, the hsrmo-
ny and the unity OF performances. For IN
stance, last night we had a child Of tender
years, which murmured It's disapprobaiion Of
the theater IS sleeping apartment to the an
fused father and tender mother,
while opposite, and only few yards away,
the was bunch OF Cycling giris
one OF DavenpOrt's best scenes by a laughter
that could only be matched in It's uutimel
ness by the inopportune rayinss of poor
'Ophelia." II has been several times noticed |
10 us, this 0dUchere OF manner on the part OF
The ignorant few who can wear good clothes |
and purchase their way 10 the theater.
They seem TO think it just the thing |
not merely to talk and giggle namely |
through the play, but 10 make themselves |
by a pointed reference to their |
that is not merely in bad taste but
an evidence OF ill-breeding srOss enough for
any mode of resentment known to tue Of
dress-eircle Of our theater was conspicuous
for something else than rudeness. Let us re-
member that time and initiate the virtues OF
the generation well-nlgh "pl8yed OUT
The Exposition.
Yesterday and last night the EXPOSE
lion was very largely attended, many OF the
visitors being from the country. The EXPOSE
lion, we are glad TO state, is becoming more
popular every day, and has become the resort
81 the youth, beauty and fashion Of the city. |
Not the least Of the attractions Is the flower |
stand in Lovers Vale. / asst nightthree young |
ladies', whose cheeks rlva ed the soft and
rflliant dyes Of the roseleaf. had charge Of the
floral stand and they themselves attracted |
more purchasers than the pretty bouquets Of |
iOred for sale. as the money derived from |
he sale Of the flowers VIII be devoted to char |
stand literally patronized by every visitor
specially by the young men. Professor Ar 1
holds band made excellent music ana Mlll
nave a still better programme to-day and this /
evening. zach day but adds TO the ex-
,ellence and popularity OF this band, Il
which justly ELECTS so much praise
uperior advantages afforded by the Ex-
Dosition for exhibiting Improvements in ma
.htnery and appliances tending TO tighten
he burdens OF working people, and especially
pfhOuEewives and serving-women, are awaited
II by inventors, conspicuous among whom
We find on exhibition a simple and certainly |
most useful continuance by the
SEWING-MACHINE POWER
ompany, Of Chicsgo, through their agent,
dr ). L. Chapman. ! his new Improvement
oes away with the old treadle, about which
aides so much complain, Is worked with both
eet, and in such way es TO give perfect uni
orm motion by slight alternate motion Of
9th feet. requiring the least eXertiOn possible
nd producing no injurious results 10 the
by the feet, and in such way that
be needle will start in the proper manner
rom any point at which the motion is given.
he little contrivance can easily be applied 10
by machine, and works as well on one as
mother. Visitors should make II q poinktO
inspect Mr.. Chapmsn's department, on The
econd floor, near the head Of the steps in the
northwest corner OF the main building.
THE SINGER sEWING-MACHINE.
The department occupied by this company
near the entrance OF the art gallery, where
Ollbe lazy attendants I3tkespleaSufe IN eALlO-
Ting the singer sewing-machtne, and clearly
EXPLAINING the advantages OF the -inger over
ny other machine. We were told the whole
Tory, and now we ind 10 iiflicuit 20 think Of
ny duty belonging TO the housewife he Sing
7 does not perform. Truly, the advantages
scribed 20 the Singer gives 10 claims for gem
raj utility over all Others and from its long
landing and the good reputation it has
teadils maintained, commend IL TO the pub
c, The Memphis agency have displayed
public spirit in contri buting a
God display 10 the Exposition. They have
lsO the hand attachment, which Is claimed
D greatly facilitate work on any machine
he arrangement for running machines by
Ta'er-a SIMPLE and certainly most conve-
lent Continuance when wHter-pOwer is avail
ble-is another step on the road 20 simplify
hines.