Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Al the Theater Last Night

At the Theater Last Night
There was another crowded house, q
densely packed house, and that too, notwith-
standing John Robinsons great circus made
draft upon our population that one would
suppose would alone exhaust our stock OF
lovers OF amusement Upstairs and uoW 'Ia
display of hearty good will as on Monday
night greeted the Kurdish people was ex-
tended during the performance and at the
closing OF every act 1t Is also safe to say that
the verdict of the press and public that the
7tDO OTphdnS il the best OF modern French
dramas was more than confirmed. The same
may be said of the large. hearted and almost
friendly recognition of the special talents OF
the members Of the company. This, as the
audience of Monday night evidenced II, was
Endorsed too. In a word, the people OF Mem-
phis have not allowed themselves TO be out
done by Furnish and his company. Whereas
their acting was superb snd his mounting of
the TtOo Orphans was ditto, the- also were
ditto in their sympathy, their quick
responses, their prompt recognition OF all
that was good, true aud beautiful, and the
uustinted appearance with which they paid
for 1t. The gallant "De Naudrey," the limo
cent and gufleleSs "Louise," the terrifying
though deformed, "PieTre," the villainous
Jacques" and the tender, trusting and true
Henrietta" were each as carefully portray ed
as on Monday night when our highest enco-
NUNS were called for and freely given. II is
not too much to say that in the presentation
of the TIOo Orphans the Furnish com
oInatlon has eclipsed all its previous
efforts here, and has recalled the trlumps o.
1873 and 1874, only TO re-confrm the obliga-
tiohs of our people to them Tor grade OF
theatrical performance that until TIE advent
of the Wyndham troupe we were strangers 10.
The play will be continued Throughout the
week, and the sale OF seats for 9hursd y, Fri
day, Saturday matinee and Saturday night,
viii commence to-day. 1t would be out OF
place in the present state OF public feeling In
regard to the ItOO Orphans, to urge the attend
ance of our people at future performances.
We need not, therefore, more than
say that we confidently look for
a full house at the matinee to-day as well
as at the performance to night, on thursday,
Friday and Saturday evening. The THO Or
phdHs should be seen by everybody. 1t is
emphaticalIy the play of the season, at least
so tar as IL has progressed.
John RObinsOn's Circus.
Old John Robinson's circus and me-
nagerie made it appearance yesterday morn
ing upon the principal streets of the city. The
advent of this mammoth show had been
looked forward to with great expectations by
the public, for the long experience of John
Robinson in the circus business, his great
fame and his liberal advertising give him q
prestige and popularity enjoyed by no other
man. The street procession yesterday morning
was far in excess of public expectation, and
afforded glittering scene for the thousands
who thronged the sidewalks 10 behold the
pageant, which in magnitude, as well as va
riety of feature, presented sufficient to inter-
chariot, containing brass band, headed the
procession, which slowly moved along the
streets like some Mardi Gras pageant.
We were not exp sctiDg to see such
a display, for it is seldom circuses invest
largely and yet judtciously In this feature of
their shows. However, Old John Robinson
has made his word good, and we feel assured
that ell who beheld the procession, and re-
gsrded it as prelude to the wonders of the
menagerie and the artistic elegance of the
arenic performance, were in no respect disap-
pointed. The elephant team was certainly a
novelty, and elected especial comment of the
most complimentary nature. This team con-
EiG OF ld n claimants q Hnnarh Cnl6an
chariot containing second brass band, which,
like the one at the head of the procession, IA
vored the admiring crowd with excellent
music, The awkward step of the elephants
had caused no little mirth, were it not for the
wonder and delight of the spectators to see,
t team 'n9 upon nfS the Streets '" OF Menu Menu
phis. A third chariot, of artistic
design, carried four ladies dressed in giittering
robes and wearing steel helmets with rich
plumes, while mounted in the center OF the
vehicle was large lion, whose keeper stood
in front of the king OF beasts. The sight of
living uncaged lion was enough to excite
wonder as well as admiration for the genius
and talent of Old john Robinson in his con-
ceptlou and perfection of such an attractive
pageant. But our space will not permit any
thing like critic al notice of tn pageant yes
terday; every cage was creditable orna-
ment, The sides and fronts being decorated
history. The pony chariots, OF course, at
tracted the boys and girls, as did also the I'M
couth cameIs which appeared in the process
sion. One of the miniature chariots was
drawn by ten ponies, while another was
drawn by twenty of these miniature quadru-
peds. They are the finest ponies we
and as to rotundity and symmetry of
form, are doubtless superior to any
collection of such animals ever presented 10
the public. In fact, every horse in the process
sion was noticeably fine in APPEARANCE; such
stock can nowhere else be seen, and evlden-
ces that Oid John Robinson pays special at
tentiOn and care to his animals, as well as his
GrtiStsS and the attaches OF his mammoth Gill;
Gus and mensgerie. This morning, at nine
O'Clock, the pageant will again traverse the
principal streets of the city, and give ali
the people-the old and yOulg alike-an OPP
portunity of enjoying us attractive novelties,
beauties and wonders. The circus and menag-
erie yesterday Were largely attended-Very
largely, we might add, when we remember
how cold and disagreeable were the afternoon
and evening. No Ctner Snowman but Old
John Robinson could have drawn such a
large attendance under similar disadvantages,
Tor no other circus and menage lie merit the
generous patronage which is given this great
entertainment The menagerle is truly Won
derIul, embracing, as it does, beasts and birds
of the rarsst nature known 10 the
naturalist. The ostrich on exhibition is per-
hapS the most beautiful, as well as the largest,
specimen ever Gagged. Ladies who are so fond
OF ostrich plumes-and all of them are-will
be repaid by seeing this bird. The rhinoceros
is also another very rare animal, and will in.
terest al who visit this menagerie; the
camelS are unusually large, and, like the
other animals on exhibition, are 10 excellent
order. another animal in which we find
muCn interest," is q large eldnQ, belonging 10 q
species OF antelope, Creds CANA also called
Cape elk, which inhabit South Africa, where
they are highly priced because Of their tender
flesh. Four different species of elephants
from fIica, Asia, CeylOn and SumatTa, are
exhibited in this menagerie and We an idea
of the characteristic appearance of these d.
ferent species. 1t is true, there are, properly
speaking, but two distinct species OF elephant,
viz: ELephGS Indicus and EteThaS AJricdRILS;
yet there are, SO to speak, four
kinds which differ in more than
one respect, as is illustrated by those on
exhibition in John RobinSOns menagerie. In
addition 10 these animals, the menagerie
abounds with many other attractive features
which are too numerous to speak of. Among
these may be mentioned the japanese hogs,
large lion, tigers and cubs, Jeopardy and
three days old offspring, three sleek speci
mems OF gigantic panJherS, monkeys of many
val IL ties, tropical birds OF the genus known as
pqLCBOT7iS and pSittQcuS. No museum OF more
merit has ever visited Memphis, and we COM
illustration OF natural history. For Instance,
the live SeG-liOnS are greater wonders and
rarer curiosities than any other menagerie
ever exhibited in Memphis. The sea.lion is a
seal OF large dimensions, differing from the
ordinary ones in that they are earleSS. and
They belong to the genus pLdtyThynchus, and
are seldom brought alive from the cold sea-
coasts which they inhablt. AS 10 the arenic
performance, we must say that IL eXcels any
that Memphis has seen for a long number of
years. The outfit of the artists are not only
than we are accustomed to see in circuses
The horses are richly caparisone ed, and seem
to take more than instructive delight in
their graceful exercises around the arena. |
The grand entry Is graceful and superb pre-
lude to the subsequent features of the circus,
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