Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-06

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cabin and brings away her tin box, handing
IL 10 "HolWorth" to keep as some one an.
proaches. He then goes again into the cabin
| when "Holworth," anxious TO know the con.
tents OF the box, opens 1t and tak& therefrom
Mrs. Worden's" viii and some money f-Ar-
mold" returns, and, fearing detection, throws
| (Ar.Farronl meet on deck and renew their old
love, and Henry Stacy" recognizes SJacob y
and they Join hsnds IN friendship
ARNOLD" and "HolWorth" 10 be the
same as he was in pursuit OF, and .sJaeobS
engages to keep an eye on them. aMTs.
Worden" misses her box, and Coming on deoE
meets Arnold, and recognize In him her
lost brother Chancey Burr. She ascertains
nOunce him. He, in order 10 protect himself
| throws her overheard, when Jacob fumDs
over after her,and at last succeeds In rescuiulz
ner. she Is pulled on deck with Jacob, /" both
very much exhausted, "Mrs Worden" so
much so dies. and in her last breath leaves
neI child 20 Jacob" and Christina" This
ENDS the second act. Act third takes place in
the city OF New York one month after the
close of the second act. "Arnold" aud "Hol-
Mortn" are laying plans to dispose OF Lilly, 50
| that they may enjoy "Mr. Wouden's" fortune
of hfty thousand dollars, that they think can
| not put come 70 them as soon as "Lilly'1s ont
OF the way. Jacob" and "Christinan have
been married, and have apartmentso on Prince
street, Lilly" living with them. They have
engaged 10 appear at Jerry HObson's concert
songs. ARNOLD" dnding this ont. and sseer
tanning their address, thinks he can abduct
| Lilly" when Jacob" is absent. They 20 to
| me concert garden, and 20 make sure OF
Jacobs" absence, they slip a watch in his
pocket, then accuse him of robbery and have
MIN arrested. Jerry Hobson not wishing TO
lose his service, balls him out. Jacob" hsv
l Ing recognized ARNOLD" and "Holworth" in
the garden knows their business and returns
In the disguise OF an old Dutch nag, with the
INTENTION OF protecting Christina" and
| Lilly" who are In their room unaware of
what has trspsPired outside. ,"Arnold"
I'd I'D of Sots "Christinap and i the 70 cbi "a.
dutch Mol" S"Jacob'1, having taken "Chris-
tina" and Lilly" TO a place of safety, returns
Tor his pay. Under pretense OF telling
story, he refers to the murder Of a., r.
wearing glove on the right hand only,
| accuses him Of being "Cbauneey Burr"
throws of his own disguise aud tight en-
sues. Jacob" calls Tor help, when "Henry
Stacy" appears and engages with 1Arnoid, -
nile Jacob Is strusg ling with "Holworth,"
arnold" shoots at STACY" and escapes;
/ and escapes also. Jacob" searches HHol-
worth's" pockets, and finds "The LAST win
and Testament Of Ida Norden" End OF the
third act. Six months are supposed to have
We md Jacob "Christinap and "LiIIy''
nicely located in home in the coal regions
of Pennsylvania "Henry Stacy who was
| injured by the shot fred by "Holworth," is
living at Jacobs" house TO recover his
health. ARNOLD" and "Holworth" know
that "Stacy" lives here, aud lay plan TO get
him 10 a lonely place in the mountains by
! a
| there at q certain Time he will then oe in
70 med of the whereabouts of the murderer
OF his brother. STACY" starts at once for the
spot, and in his hurry drops the letter. "lsl-
| Iy" finding 1t, she takes IL TO Jacob" who
| reads II, and, discovering its plan, at once
starts To bis assistance. "Stacy," having tai en-
great and the time limited, "JacobD and
"Chfistina" start on a hand-cRr, the oniy
means at hand. STACY" has fallen into the
trap, and IS taken by "Arnold" and "Hoi-
worth" and placed on a rock, with q fuse
ready TO be fred When in this po-
after a severe race between hapdcar and en-.
glne, arrive in time to cut the fuse, relieve
STACY, when q general coRfict ensues in
ARNOLD" who falls with his right hand
| across his breast, thus exposing the scar,
when STACY exelaims: "At last father, you
are avenged" and "Jacob" adds: ayes, for
have the cut glove and there is the hand that
fits IT." The end OF play. During the play
| Baker and Farrop Introduce a new and
choice selection of songs, dances, duets, etc,
new costumes, ETC., and as the drama Is very
strong in itself, added to that OF the musical
specialists Of Baker and Farron, Mr.. Baker
doing the buchanan and Dir. Farron the
Dutch girl, makes an evening OF very eDjoya-
bic amusement
charlotte OushmaB's Farewell of the
stage.
The greatest, and in some respects the
saddest, event in the theatrical annals OF the
stage will take place on Saturday Tomorrow
at Booths theater, New York. Already every
seat is tasen for the occasion, and every foot
of standing room, and preparations are COM
pleted for demonstration and display such
| as no theater has ever surpassed, not even
Paris, on the recent occasion of the grand and
imposing demonstration to DeIazef, the old
est actress on the French stage. Commenting
on the affair, the Chicago Tribune of Tuesday
says editortally: "The proposed public demon
| stration to Miss Charlotte Cushman, upon the
occasion of her leave-taking OF the stage in
New York next Saturday evening, although
IL may CRATE somewhat harshly upon the
tastes Of that small class which will not ad-
nit that any good can come out of the the.
alter, viii be received with the heartiest
During her long life, the name OF this lady
has been fondly cherished by the profession
and the public as one of the proudest and
most illustrious in the records of the stage.
The splendid caracter OF her trlumphs, and
the splendid triumph OF her character; the
union of the great histrionic genius OF the
actress with the elegant culture and spotless
reputation OF the lady, have always furnished
the unsnswerable reply 10 the wholesale cal
umnies upon the stage which have grown out
of bigotry. Her stage life has been an unbro- |
ken career OF success, and even In her adj |
yanced years thousands have thronged to see
her-a new generation OF theater-goers, who |
never saw her in the flower of her youth, or
even in her prime, who only knew her by the |
report of the elders whose locks have |
whitened with hers. They have Joined their |
applause with the enthusiasm of the old |
hdbftues, although they could only see flashes !
of the great genius, while the latter rejoiced |
in the associations of memory, recalled the |
days Of her youthful fire, and wondered on |
whose shoulders her mantle wound fell. In |
our own limited dramatic history, 1t almost |
seems like lifetime ago that "Meg MeTills" |
Wa grooming her lullaby to "HarTy Bertrefn" |
In the dingy little theater on Desrbon street, |
and her sister was wondering why she was |
"RomeO." II is because we are growing /
older, and FIRST impressions and old memories |
way the superveRing rubbish, that the drama |
of those old days seems better, and no. |
bier, and grsnder than the drama OF to-day, |
with Its trappiDgS OF millinery, and dressmak- |
ing, and furniture and its motives of the fol- |
bles und weaknesses that float on the surface |
OF society," Does the drama of to-day 20 |
down as deep into the human heart: are
its themes as grand or its lessons as elevating |
as those Of the drama of the old time? Il the |
actor who personstes Macbeth" tonight APP |
pears tomorrow night as a spangled nonen- |
THY in some leg spectacle, az elevating or
refining az the stage OF yesterday, on which |
the lines were sharply and distinctly drawn, |
and each actor established his place by force |
OF merit and kept It? Since those days, |
to suit the tickle tastes OF the pubic, |
down 10 its present emotional character, but |
tons and habits, and has been true to The |
spirit of the past. Times have charged, peo- |
p g have changed, but she has remained stead |
present and the past. Nearly all OF her con- |
temporaries have retired from the stage, or |
have made their final exit from the world. |
Through all these changes she has not only |
preserved her his rionic fame unsullied, but |
has given the lie to the traducers of her pro- |
her pure and unspotted private life. 1t Is |
alike, therefore, q privilege and a duty |
70 testify to this esdmaPle lady in a |
public manner that her life in society |
aud her life on the stage have reflect 1
ed honor upon each, and TO bestOw upon her |
the well done, good and faithful servant, In |
this testimonial, the literary, musical, fine |
art, and dramatic circles OF New York will |
unite 10 pay her hoUor, and deservedly So as |
in each Of these circles she has always mani |
tested lively interest and sympathy. There |
is an element OF pleasure, not unmingled |
with pathos, in toe fact that Mr.. Bryant, the /
nestor of American poets, whose birthday |
will be celebrated to-day in all the Isrge cities
OF his own country, will upon this occa ion |
make the poetical address TO her, although the |
lines come from tie graceful pen OF younger |
poet of pleasure, that these two in their ad- |
vAnced years, whose fame is alike unsullied, |
whose pames are alike admitted by their
countrymen, should meet face 10 face under /
such auspiclous circumstances; Of pathos, as /
it must recall the flight of time and the |
changes 1t brings ana the fact that their /
ward the setting sun. The honorS psid TO |
Charlotte Cushman have their lesson for The
profession to wnioh now only her name and |
lame belong, and that lesson is that patient
industry, loftJ purpose, adherence 70 high |
and NOBLE standard, and an unspotted Lie,
will at last win the crown ana coInpei Ile ad-
miration OF the world.
We have as vet no announcement OF the /
bill, though il is generally undeTstooo That
the cloginR play viii be one Of Shakespeares.
The theater will be specially adorl ed for the
memorable occasion, and as Miss Cushman
nears the uelBnDornOJu uie"OLh5 arc ~ Oe
lighted in glorious pro and confusion. Inc
entrance Will be transformed into bower OF
eyerRreens interspersed with roses and pend
ant Clusters of luscious frutt, typical of
ripened fame. at the fall Of the curtain,
clubs. theaters, newspapers, etc represented
by delegations. will advance upon the stage,
almost surrounding the venerable oenenci
airy, and Judge Brady, in 0ehe4f OF the
Arcadian club, win present her with horal
tribute composed Of laurels and tmmorteiles,
arranged in the form OF Greek Tyre, sur
mounted by representations of masks SYM
bolical of the muses. Thalia and Melpomene.
William Cullen Bryant Will read poem COM
posed for the occasion By X. II. Stoddaru ana
music nv a renimeutsl band will follow,
49, A4fsy Cst, go, slc II have said such fare