Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-27

MEMPHIS THgArKR.-Quite a large and
fashionable audience witnessed and en-
ioyed the presentation Of Mons. AL.
phonse by the Daily Fifth Avenue The
alter people last evening. The acting"
OF the piece was most pleasing and re-
sembled, in fact, was almost identical,
with the setting Of the same play when
presented BY the Kurdish people here
last season. A balcony entwined with
vines was in the back ground; on either
side were apartments elegantly furnish
ed tropical flowers and plants were SCAT
tered about in p~rofusion, and statues,
statuettes and other articles of virtu were
tastefully arranged on the stage by Man
ager Brooks. The same setting" was
used throughout the threeacts ofthe play.
Mons. Alphouse is a charming French
play, with dramatic scenes, fine situa-
tons anda plot peculiarly French. The
dialogues are good, many passages being
highly dramatic AND elegantly written.
Of course the play suffered somewhat in
the translation-French plays always do
when translated into English, no equiva-
lent being found in the English language
for those exquisite modes Of expression
for which the flexible French language
is so remarkable. Mons. Alphonse
wss excellently well presented.
Mr.. Devere, as Captain M~ontaglin,"
made a most favorable impression, as
did also Mr.. Ringgold as Octave" and
Mr.. Fawcett as "Jovin." Mr.. Whiting
was not at home as RAINY" the old
sailor and domestic; the part was lacking
in spirit, and needed that sea favor al
ways discoverable in an old salt. The
attraction of the evening was unques-
tionsbly Miss Sara Jewett in the role of
I"Raymonde," and in it she challenged
most favorable comparison with Miss
Langley, leading lady of the Kurdish
people, who so cleverlY impersonated
"Raymonde'! last season. Miss Jewett
is not a great actress, but she is very
good and clever in everything and pos
sesses no little dramatic talent. In
many Of the scenes of Mons. Alphonse
last evening she captured the audience
and received welldeserved applause. AS
Madame Guichard, the illiterate but rich
and jealous bourgeoise, Miss May Nunez
was acceptable. Mons. Alphonse will
be repeated at the matinee to-day and
again tonight, which event will close the
engagement of the DAILY troupe.
Next Monday evening the ever popu-
lar Lolita will appear at the theater in a
new play entitled Musette.
TIE MINsTRELs.-A large audience
appeared at the Assembly Hall last even
ing and enjoyed Happy Cal WagRer's
minstrel performance. Cal is deservedly
popular as a humorist, and an original
one at that. No other minstrel in Amer
lea can accomplish so much as Cal Wag-
NET in the way of entertaining and de-
lighting the audience. The singing by
Messrs. Blanchard, Hawkins, Fisher and
Lavake we're especially acceptable to the
audience, and very much a~pplauded.
Mr.. Lavake is not only a good vocalist
but a talented musician, whose power is
gracefully expressed upon the flute and
cornet. At the matinee to-day and the
performance tonight there will be q COM
plete change of programme in every
particular. ALI who attend will be we'll
repaid, for Cal Wagner gives the mer-
riest of entertainments. Admission,
fifty cents; reserved seats, one dollar;
colored gallery, twenty-five cents. Re-
served seats can be secured at Hollen.
berg's music store.