Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-01

] u F6nO OulO D9 DeQel0 Dy mortal man, Dy
! the initiate who have taken upon them
selves the dread obligations that bind
them and all they possess to the order
and its occult laws.
AT THE THEATER.
! Arrived at the Thester the various tab
| leaUx were broken up, and the "chaiac-
! ters" found entry TO the stage. where
! they were so soon to play another part
in the great display. The house aud
halls were beautifully and appropriately
| decorated, and the parquette fiOOred for
/ the dancers. Pendant from the center
OF the ceiling was iargs golden basket
| filled with exotics, evefgreens, trailing
! Plants and creepers, and the galleries
| aud pillars were enwreathed, ihe spaces
! b:tweea the pillars beiag filed with
/ bird-csges, in each of which was pretty
| yellow warbler, whose merry notes and
LwitterinS talk made the old temple Ct
| the drama vocal with song. 1t would be
/ impossible to describe in detail the gen.
| eT8l effect. Just as il would be TO tell the
half OF what the street scenes revealed.
| Suffice it to ssy that the came taste and
| culture which asserted its prC- 3miutn2e
! In the 10 magnificent street pageant, was
| here apparent. Nothing was left IN
done ira. could be done, and all was
perfect. The dress.circle wss strict
ly preserved for lady guests in full dress,
| ana number OF gentlemen, de allied by
( the Grand Ouro, were in attendance to
conduct ladies to seats and do the hon.
or5 Of the occasion. These were in full
dress, as were the gentlemen admitted
to the privileges Of the floor after dane
ing commenced.
WELCOME.
As the guests entered the Tlester they
were greeted with the Centennial QUICK
| step by full orchestra OF BRASS iustru-
ments. The scene presented was one OF
| great beauty, for within the Memphis
! Thester were assembled the fsirest and
most stately ladies OF the south, with
many representatives from various cities
| in the east, north and west. Tue music
seemed TO enthuIe the spectators with
| greater delight and joy, for ito strains
were quick, even, and full OF rich melo.
! Gy. 1t was indeed fit and joyous wei
come to the guests whom it had pleased
this Grand Ouro to invite and have pres
ent upon this occasion, the greatest of
all the gear Following this quicbstep,
the full orchestra played an overture
in brilliant style.
THE TABLEAUX.
At nine o'clock the orchestra played a
charming selection by Barth, the cur
tain arising and displaying the First
TaOlesn of the Memphi, which repre-
scented the
GROWING OF THE POEIS
! The scene was like unto a grand dream,
| brilliant in its beauty, varied in its rs-
! dienca Of lights, and fauitlesS In the ex
| preston Of the illustration OF the subject.
Grouped together and in Gn ascending
scale, rs 1t were, upon the stage, we've
the statues Of sixteen poets, by some
supposed to BIZ Virgil and Horace, Ana
creOn, Lope, Felix de Vega and Don
Pedro Calderon de Ia BaTca, Dante and
Tassu, MoIiere and Racine, Goeihe and
/ Schiller, Byron, Poe and L0rgtellow.
| The statues were in artistic pose, the eff
! feet being one of great force and dignity.
At tire summit Of this group Of poetic
! statuaTy were Eesn Shakespeare and Ho-
MGR. masters OF dramatic and choice
verse. lowering above these great he
roes Of verse wee the three muses. of trag-
| edy, coms6y and heroic verse, Melp3-
meme, ThalIa and Caliope, in ths act. of
DlAN1uR
| immortality and fame. So vivid
was this picture thai the spectators
were mute with RAPTURE and delight
Immediately at The base Of the group
were thee classical figures, Mercury,
| and Hours IN a recumbent pose as l.
| fascinated by the sublime spectacle be-
| fore their eyes. To the right and left Of
| the stage are similRr groups sanding
and gazing with almost pulseless admit
/ ration upon the impressive scene, bathed
as it wss, in ali the gorgeous ttnTs of the
! rainbow, chaste, elegant and dazzling to
| the eye Wave after wave OF rich light
| footed on and over the scene, bathing
| it in a flood OF glorious beauty that en-
Taptured the feeling aud transported the
spectator into a dream OF unesrthly de-
| light. Aud the picture faded from the
sight amid sweet strains Of music whose
! echoes yet brig back the recollection Of
its splendor. Following this, and at an
interval Of twenty minutes, was pro
dueed the second tablesu Of the Mem.
rhi, which represented the
VISION OF TIE MUSES.,
the scene being accompanied with ex-
ceItent orchestral music by Zuppe. In
this tRblGa1 was attained the acme Of
the Memphis glory and genius, it being,
as the name would indicate, LG grand
| tout ensemble OF the subject, illustrated
with such critical fidelity by the floats
in the magnificent pageant beheld on
the streets. Farther in front and TO the
left is an ocean view, representing the
sea eff The Island OF DslCs. SilVery
chains o. dreaming waters, ffiIggd SIS 10
the sunny landscape with rich foliage
and shady bower, fl retreat for love and
loesy, slightly siumbering on their viO-
lit couch Ct happy visions. Upon the
waters we behold silyeT-like shell, con-
tanning Venus, the "Goddsfs Of Love"
vi, Sc smiles ara bright and sparkling
as the wsvelets which we now gee
cleaning in the awakening sea. The
ses-shell reflects all the soft prismatic
tiBts, the chsrmiogly modest huss of
the opal, and TO blend its own rich del
! icscy in harmony with the reflected
! lights OF every conceivable brillisncy
/ which falls uiOl tue scene. And now
| il not this scene complete with
| the ideal fesluTe of the subsection
/ there two Swans bea- Cupids upon
| their back, and Il pat along so gently aad
/ gracefully ss Il moved only by the costa
! cy Of the poetic rapture which peTvzGe5
| tne scene. And ye. to the right, elevated
/ ten feet or more, Is view Of the clouds
/ changing constantly, and dyed il the
/ most gorgeous golden, emerald and sill
very sEleUdOr; now they change into
| long and thick clusters OF pearl, again
| into branches Of rubies, and then the
/ stsrs, like diamonds, CLEAN out in all
| their myriad lOveliness. These clouds
/ arise, and as they float upward from
| "Vulcsn's z Ilaee," reveals three muses.
/ contemplating the scene with evident
! joy and pleasure. Further to the front
| OF the stage our 5 ght is attracted 10 q
| pastoral scene, where the eye is glad
| dsued to behold Poetry in beautiful
/ car OF eXqlsi.e design, drawn by two
/ lious In the centre of the scene is
/ Apollo mounted or q lion, ard bear
/ Ing bis Tyre, whence issue strains
/ n Er-raain thna ANAL harrnra init