Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-12

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! Detroit, Michigan. But Tom Dsvey Is
| too well known and highly esteemed by
our citizens for Us 10 speak more con-
! cerning his excellence as 3 whole-s ouled,
| libersl-heaTted gentleman, and theat-
/ rical manager, second in point OF ability
and enterprise, to no one In the Union.
/ He will give our people most brilliant
| series OF attractions this season. Mr..
| Brooks, the manager of the theater, has
| already demonstrated his ability as one
worthy Of the position 10 which he has
been assigned, and will do all in his
| power to render the patrons OF the Men,
| phis Theater interested and delighted
| during the season. We must again COM
| mend the good taste he displays in the
character Of the Improvements now be-
| ing made No theater will be neater
or more cosy than til Memphis Thea
| ter. Mr.. Frank Gray, who is taVorsbiy
| known in connection with the theater,
has been given the position Of assistant
treasurer, and will have charge Of the
ticket-office. He is a worthy young
man, and will prove both faithful and
| efficient in the discharge of his duties.
| We look forward with much pleasure to
| the opening of the theRter, the thiT-
teenth Monday next, and predict for
it 8 season OF unusual prosperity. Dur
| ing the season matinees will be given at
one o'clock every Wednesday and Sat-
| Saturday afternoon. The Cincinnati
| Gazette, in speaking OF Sheridan d
| Mack's combination which recently
visited that city, says: Sheridan q
| Msck's new organization, with 8 nov-
| city called " The Mimiques," made
| their first appearance last evening at
| the Grand OperahOuse. Theater-gOers
familiar with the repertOires of the old
| and excellent minstrel combination,
will recognize many of the performers,
but will hardly be prepared for so COM
| plete transformation into q variety
| troupe In the prOtean comedy cover
| ing the programme a number of good
| chOIuses and songs are introduced, notR-
| bly, the steamboat chorus and the songs
| Of Wslter Bray, who has been advan-
! tageously retained IS relic of the burnt
! cork campaign. There are some very
funny situations, lightning changes,
| novelties, and limitations OF popular
trsgedians, and Of artists on the boards
of OpsTG 6Oube. The performance is
| calculated to draw 8 60 house and
please the audience.
Prof. LeVy's Musicale.
Thursday night large and apprecis-
| tive audience was present at T.. Witz-
| man Il Co.'S. piano ware-rooms, Second
| street, to enjoy an GDlpTOnlptU musicale,
rendered 10y Mr.. Emile Levy. The
room was tastefuliy decorated with
flowers and bouquets, and seemed a fit
| place for the TecheYche entertainment
| that had convened there so many lovers
of music. The programme was judi
cious in its arrangement. and carried out
| with emlBent satisfaction, the opening
piece (Perring's "FasciuatiOn GalOp")
| being remarkably well executed by
PrOfs. PerriDg and Levy. In the
b ass solo, My Soul TO God, uy Heart to
| Thee, Mr.. Refs acquitted himself in an
artistic manner Mrs. Lippmann Sc
| cured much praise in her piano solo
Iraun1erej, as did also Misses Ennis
and HitZfeld in the songs they gave
so gracefully. MT. Louis LeopOld's rem
ditiOn OF Zithein solo, S,Uy1ds from the
| dips constituted one Of the principal
| features OF the evening, as was evil
denced by the great applause bestowed
upon him. The bass SOLOS sung by MIR.
| fred B0Tnemsnn were vocal triumphs
| IF 40 little delight TO all present, and
| gave lie audience additional reason to
| believe that this gentleman is the most
| cul;iyAted vocalist Memphis has had
| since The lie S2Oatshy. Miss Carrie
| Heating rendered RuJeHsteih'5 Melody
Ill f with such artistic merit as 70 re-
| celVe deserved applause. she also
| played q KulEu sonata with Mr. Levy,
| in which ste displayed = lie technique
| with good expression, the result Of much
praciins eud faithful study. The vocal
uuo, / Would That Ny Love, sung by
MessT:. Legier and El-inger, was well
. rendered. Mr.. Ellinger, who has lately
| come 20 our city, deserves much credit
| for bis perseverance. The closing piece,
| IdrdnteUe, played on the piano 10y
MessIs. Levy and Elinger, sent every
one away well pleased with the even.
| respect, was one of the happiast and
most graceful that the lovers Of music
| have enjoyed for long while.
German Benevolent Society.
Tomorrow the German Ben, VIOLENT
association will Gel, brate its twentieth
! anniversary at Humboldt park, with
| grand picnic and OratiOns from + H.
| Fnnie ard Hon. Luxe ". Fiulsy.
From the amount OF preparation being
made it is fair to infer that the parade
and picnic of the German Benevolent
society Tomorrow will be one Of the
messed in Memphis. The procession,
| which is to start 1t haif.past twelve
O'Clock, will be composed of the Turner
| association, German Casino, GFuetli
Verein, MannerchOr and German
Benevolent society. The programme
for the picnic is one of the best and most
| interesting that has ever been arranged
for the entertainment of the Memphis
public, and cannot fail to attract very
large attendance. Dancing, national
games, prize deer shooting, select songs
by the M@nnerchor, with other features,
constitute the programme for the occa-
sion. AT six O'clock in the afternoon
German address will be made by Mr..
| f. h. Finnie, who will be followed by
Hon, Luke w. Fjnlay with an English
Grafton. The committee assure a most
delightful entertainment to all who at
| tend, and will use their most diligent
efforts to render tO-morroW's festivities
| interesting and attractive in every re-
spect. Tne gentlemen to whom are
| assigned the duties of the occasion, will
| fully meet the expectations of the
numerous friends of the German
Benevolent society, which enters the
| twentieth year of its organization with
new hopes and bright propects of future
ust fGiness and good. No improper
characters will be admitted 10 the
grounds. This will be rigidly enforced.
AN INVITATION.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September l, 1875.
Hon. d. NJ. Key, Chattanooga, Tennes. .ee:
DEAR SIR-Fhe German Benevolent
society of Memphis viii celebrate It's tive III
| eth anniversary on the thirteenth OF Septem-
| b-r, 1873 We have the pleasure Of communi-
eating TO you that you have been selected as
/ lis orator on that occasion. We need not saw
| that IL is oar earnest wish and hope that you
may accept Daring twenty Years of bsnevo-
| lence, through prosperity and gdversity
through war and disease, epidemicS and
sometimes almost des paiT, it has shown itself
| by It's care of the widow and tue orphan, the
| destitute and the afflicted, the Dying and the
dead, Whai, Al i&cI, 10 purPOrts 10 be in name
| II will be Joined on the thirteenth by the
| other German societies of Memphis anu West
| tennessee, and will be assisted and encaur-
| aged by the presence OF all other natiOnali-
| ties. The people OF West Tennessee and eS- !
DeciSlly Oi shelby county and Memphis wish |
| TO see you face TO face, ana to be known nv /
You, not only because you are The successor Of |
mat great statesman, senator aud President |
Andrew johnson, but for yourself and he /
cause you are their distinguished senator in |
the ne Xt congress of the United STATES Select |
your own theme for Ihe address, onIg give ms |
a favorable response, awaiting which, we |
yours, +. h. FINNIE Chairman
JOHN A. RoUsH, Secretary.
LETTER OF sESATOR KEY IN REPLY.
CHATFANooGA, September ;, 1875.
Nlessrs. r. II. Finnie, Chairman, and John A |
Ro9Sh, secretary German Benevolent socie- |
ty, Memphis:
GENTLEMEN-I am this moment in
receipt Of your favor of the second Instant
lnNleng me 70 address your association al Its 1
anniversary on the thirteenth instant You /
do not know how forry 1 am that my engage |
mems prevent me from accepting your very |
hattering invitation. Teutonic blood flows in |
my veins. My WiLeS grandfather was a Ger /
man, and the Germans of nv own town have
always been my steady friends. A verv large /
proportion OF the population of the United |
states are Germans, and we fnd among them |
very little psuperism supported at public ex- I
pense. Widows, orphans and other poor ard /
destitute they have, but they are almost uni- |
versally provided for by cha liable asSocia-
tiOns, like yours, of their own countrymen: |
and Nerv rareIR hacn1nA r.r,LLLS |