Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
davenport 40 "a Rev Way 90 Pay Old
Debts.n

| AAak AROHA - Z. 49, - - -
Its very ereditable to the people Of
| Memphis that Mr.. E L. Davenport was greet
ed last night by good house. II is only
| well known artists and great fRvOrites that
| could here on Monday night have drawn to-
gether more people, but We doubt that any OF
| these could have commanded the presence o.
-. | a greater number of our more cultured and
| thoughtful citizens. But the good name
] which Mr. Davenport so hOnorably
| wears among the few artists who remain to
us, had preceded him, and n7twithstand-
| ing the pressing claims OF local attractions,
and the efforts OF one Of our leading musical
societies, those who love the drama Tor It's
teaching qualities, could not resist Jae oppor-
tunity 70 see a good play well played. one that
IS seldom nowadays put upon the stage; one
that better than most q the pays OF
cur own day points moral ana adorns
a tale. 4 Nei0 Way 70 Pay Old Debts
has not often found grace or favor in the eyes
/ of artists MANY. bg.ides GarricE have seen
| it revived, or assisted in is revival, without
reslizing the excellencies OF its chief charac-
| ter. Il has always, since rTst published in
1885, been counted among the acting plays OF
| the English stage, but very few OF all those
| who after Garrick playedth the role OF trageclan
cared TO essay The character OF "Sir Giles
lOverresch." the business OF which is confined
u the last two acts Of the play, mainly TO the
nth. There is not verge and room enough for
the display in every act OF the points upon
| which tragedians love 10 hinge their
fame. The opening Is slow and
lack the cumulative power which sus-
! tains the true artist up 70 the climax, when
| he can break upon his audience Ike reNela.
| ton or sudden and dazzling glory. In the
tragedies OF Shakespeare nearly every act has
| lts point and special feature, and in all our
| modern plays each act has reach after the
! spectator peculiar to itself, sort OF lesser
i light as compared with that with
| which the denouement comes TO
/ Way % P1y Oti Debts there is but one point,
/ q nd that is only reached in the nth act, when
| the conspiracy OF all the characters tired Of
the oveTbearing and cruel rapaeity Of "Sir
Giles culni mates in bis final tsg ling OF after
| he has, moved by an inherent sense OF justice
OF his deserts, as q raying maniac, depicted
| the halter and the death one feels he
/ 50 richly deserved. Times have changed
| since Messenger, in his closet, may
| hap under the stimulus OF starvation,
/ ana neglect wrote this sterling play, but IL
slll has an absorbing interest for English
speaking people. II tells story something
| Ike thai OF GShylOck7-the story Of g sOrdid
miseT however. without the grand, imposing
relief Of a SOul-felt devotion TO his religion.
| Il is the story Of man who, a. he says him
! self, feared neither earth nor he'll where his
cravings for wealth were commemorative story
| Of character unrelieYed by single CLEAN OF
that helpful and healthy charity which we
| sre assured covers multitude OF sins. II Is a
character wholly repugnant to every
| better sense, that discovers an unbridled wick
edness prompting even daughter almost 10 !
her ruin in the Tish lot a uIe for her which |
he felt was the one thing wanting to crown |
his Iifeis hOr A s drawn hv Mr.. Davenport |
the evil old man was before US as We may well |
believe him 70 have presented himself to the |
dramatist. BIS make mp, II he had never /
spoken "A hOEAs D1sliAAAN AtAN lA't1 DlAa SCI /
Guided by speech, and gait, and gesture, /
nothing was left to be desil ed. The inter- /
views with his daughter in the third and /
fourth acts were mastery, ana, lei Us say, /
were admirably seconded by Miss Don as /
"AIargaret.n His criticism of her dress and i
appearance, 10 the third act, was in itself /
a study, bit for painter, and something 10 |
be cherished. All the sOrdtdnesS Of his nature
sh wed Itself in his desire for the expression
OF his wealth upon her person. But the
longer he looked and the closer the more the
man and father yielded, until at last both
gave way before the reality OF Incompatible
lovelness so, too, in the fourth when he
presses upon her the suit of Lord Lowell"
the man be had destined for her husband, In
the presence OF "Allworth, - the page, we had
a scene that for spirited action and effective /
by-play has seldom been surpassed. But in
the NTH act we have The artist in all his pow
Carrying il almost altogether by
himself, with only now and then provoca-
ton from ''WellbOrn" and Lady Allworth,
be moved from Fremont DRY tantrum 10 the
very excess OF passion without once trenching
on rant. He had schOOled his audience, by
the consistently artistic portrayal OF the char
acter, To look for such a close TO a career
that was all a bad passion venting itself
within the limits OF the law in the most ex-
treme and almost devilish acts Of oppression
and tyranny, such only as greed for money can
provoke. He turned from one victim to an
otuer only 70 meet Win Leoun, ~ II
all at once every body hsd concluded that his
time had cOme-they could endure him no
longer. he kicked and cutfed the hitherto
obseQuiCus attorney until he sought refuge
agaiTst his new master, the nephew whom
The wretched uncle had unlawfully despoiled
OF mis- possessions. Then, when his daughter
came upon the scene and confessed her mar
rEge with the page Of the lord, and not the
lord himself and he had this latest discovery
youehed for by his chaplain his
grew 70 frenzy ana rage as he dashed himself
by the remembrancei OF the schemes OF his
long life, thus fOlled IN an hour. Foaming at
the mouth he pushed his way TO the door, but ,
and cooling down for a moment .
manifested a glimmering of resson,a premon-
f1srw NHeriff haHas
Il was glorious acting. FrOthiIg and drivel-
ing, he falls 10 the ground In a fresh paroX-
] sni' Nainly eluIchlhg az Tue noof, ana ~
that state is carried helplessly away, while 5
the audience, worked 70 a very tension I
Of passion burst into grand applause in
which even the ladies participated, a tribute
that in Memphis is seldom paved TO any artist,
IL was well deserved. Artists may come and /
60, but few OF them can leave any more en- q
during memory Of art than Mr.. r. L, Daven- 1
part as ''Sir Giles Overresch." OF the com
pany we can only make brief mention. aus
as be himself might say "Marrall' | g
was excellent, almost careful study;
~Well6orn" was a pain.s;-iaking per;
Lowell" very good. Lady Allworth"
was a creditable piece Of drawing, especially 9
10 makeup, and Margaret" was a gem. We
can realize it an easy task for Miss Don 10 be-
come favorte In Memphis. The following
Is the cast: }
Lord Lowell -..--.-.A Mr.. Edwin knowles
" ell Mr.. l. r. Ihorne
u arrsll j. J. wallace
AllWOrtl A1r. Ioiln stuart l
ustice Greedy Mr.. +. Chippendale
l ap Mr. =. 3. holI1.s
AIn Ole.s-.. M. 7 Dsis' ). r ne 2
lrder ------.--.---- ", a. MarstOn 3
urnace ]. p. Howard
" .-......-.. Mr. j l. Carhart
u a,-ryaret Miss Taura Don
Lady Allworth ....... Mrs. ]. L Carhart
3roth Mrs L. E. Seymour
HaDllef will be given O-night, when MI. Ham, c
lion, Memphis fsvorite, VIII appear as the
Ghost" Tomorrow night 4 Net0 Way % Pay
Old Debts by special request.
The Exposition.
The managers OF the Exposition de-
erre, and nodoubt are accorded by the public,
u och credit for the grand success which is re- n
garding their efforts toward making 10 truly | 4
he most attractive display ever witnessed in
shelby county. These gentlemen seem deter
mined TO leave nothing uadOne that will tend e
o these results, and whatever they have IN
lertaken, they have displayed gleat taste and
fbiity in carrying 10 complete and most tri | &,
1mphaut perfection. The energy displayed
~ these gentlemen has had the effect to in
pine our oiiizens-merchauts, artisans, hor-
lculturistss eic.-wlih similar Impulses, and
ach day 70 every department is added new 81
eatures and new attractions, which not only
prevent the appearance OF samsnesS, but the
we is delighted with new and more enchant- A
ug beauties. IL would be difficult in the linn 81
ted space we are permitted 70 devote 10 our
Teat show to give q description that would do
usiice; therefore our readers must go and see \,
or themselver. Colonel Robbins, who gives =
lis attention to the ant gallery, has displayed =
1uch taste in the arrangem ent of the many
pleudiu specimens already received, and is
Onstantly adding new contributions 10 this,
mong the most attractive departments OF tue G.
ure is added 10 every department,
nd II the spirit Of enterprise
eloped' the managers will be compelled 10 4
Oniinue toe time far beyond the day set for
losing. This speaks well for our Exposition
in fact, gives hope that the next fan display n,
TIll exceed beauty and aftracflOne the I %
resent one, and viii compare most favOra- -
ly with those Of our more pretentious neigh
oTs Of the north and west II such can -
one, and the present management be in
rusted with the great work, success is as
s aiso os5o9 az Pefa aIt en- Last night
leased the little folks, and many OF the old ~
nesl 20 great degree. The Old Memrhis ~
and continues to discourse sweet music and ~
soeives the highest praise from every one. ~
sseHdeIs=Ohn Club COneera. 4,
The FIRST OF the series of the season OF, v,
he Mendelssohu club concerts came OF last ~
yening at the Greenlsw Operahouse and was
TENDED largely by the lovers OF music and
he more cultivated portion Of the cofnmupi-
y. Ahe programme WIS OF a varied charac-
er, and simplicity and proficiency seemed to ST
lsPe marred owing 20 the wrstehsd aeeons- ~
les and arrangements OF the house The
oncert opened with the brilliant chorus from
be opera OF William Tell, 8 How Rrigbt anJ
air, followed BY Meyerbeer's lygftIlg ~ ss,oi5,<,
9th OF which were given by The Mendeis-
)hns with precision, decision ana trfle force 4
ytnciug careful rehearsal. The voices blend 4 a.
d properly, both male ami female and in 81
5veral selections the MeDGelssohus gave e,-i- 10
ence OF much Improvement. The inter- Al Of A.
pc evening was however, concentrated / IN
Miss Lulu Hughes, native Mempbian al
OF y Ct quite sweet sixteen" who made bey a.
cbUt. Her friends Of the audience, who mad =
card her sing in private, had spoken highly ! ~
her merits a. a vocalist; and certainly fha 10
udience expected good deal at the hands ofl RI
- young damsel, and n applause and bout 10
1sts are any indication OF Endorsement and an
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