Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-13

title role in Wallace's mariana, st Mr..
George Perron's benefit, at the AIaxan-
dra palace, this month.
Messrs. Shepherd, Of London, are |
about to publish NJ. Gouned's Potysucte, |
for the copyright of which M. Iemolne |
paid twenty thousand dollars.
The ROYAL Eisteddfod of Wales will be
held on the twenty-second OF August
and following days, and it Is possible the
Prince of Wales may be present.
A Juvenile italian violinist, Carlo Nj
COSTA, is coming to the front at Paris,
where his playing in concerted ard solo
music is highly praised by critics.
The Opera Comique and Thester
Lyrique, of Paris, are to have srlbven-
ti0ns OF two hundred thousand francs
(forty thousand dollars year each.
Five Thousand crowns are offered as
prize by the directors Of the Stockholm
theater for the best opera by native
composer. There are only two competi-
tors.
NJ, Alexander Dumas has promised
piece to the manager Of the Gyinnase,
Paris. for next winter. 1t was at the
Gymnase that M. Dumas gained his
best successes.
The Teatro della Canobbiana, Milan,
has been transferred into q concert hall,
where the attraction is the Signorina
Comma Luziani, wonderful pisnist Of
eight summers and winters.
Miss Louisa Pyne made her reappear-
ance as vocalist at the Old Philhar-
monte concert, London, on June 26th.
She is now forty-four years Of ag', and
has acuuired q cOntIaltO voice.
Nine. Mallinger is singing at Ham,
burg, with her husband, Baron Won
Schiimmelpfennig, as manager She
does not like to use her husbands name
on the stage, for obvious reasons.
M. Ofenbaeh made his farewell ap.
pearance in America Friday night at
GiImore's garden. Two handsome
hundred performers each-furnlshed the
music. NJ. Offenbsch sailed for Europe
Saturday.
Mr.. s. B. Mills played some Of his
choicest piano selections Friday night
before the Emperor and Empress OF
Brazil, at the re'idence OF Baron Chris
tian Thomson, No. West TWenty-hrst
street, and was warmly applauded.
Miss Rosina Vokes, taking her bene-
fit Friday evening at the Union Square
theater, acted in Fun In q Fog and Nan
| the Good J0r Nothing. The VOlles Fami-
Iy will cease playing at the Union
| Square theater with the present week.
The cast of aida at Covent Garden
was as follows: "Maris," Nine. Patti !;
"Amneris,n Mile. Ernesta Gindele;
"Radames," Signor Nicolini; canon.
astro," Signor Grazisni; "Ramfis, +"
Signor Capponi; "King," NJ. Felt
| linger.
On the voyage to England in the
Adriatic, Mr.. H. ]. Montague gave a
reading for the benefit of the Sailors
home, Liverpool, and earned about two
hundred aud fifty dollars for that iDsti-
tuition. Mr.. Montague will come back
to America in August.
Signor Rossi made his last appearance
| in London on the twenty.first Of June,
when he acted at Drury Lane, and took
a benefit-appearing in the second act OF
Romeo and Juliet, the second .'sct of
Hamlet, the third act of OtteLLO, and the
fourth act OF The Merchant Of Venice.
The London Figaro thus disposes Of
Mr.. Faueon's new domestic drama:
"For our part, Home, SaOeet Home re-
minds US of dTamatized tract; so there
seems nothing incongruous in Miss
| Fanny Josephs singing hymn, with 8
dismal refrain about bread and cheese
and kisses"
The new ballet pantomime, "SyIUi0, f"
with the music of M. Leo Delibes,
which has been produced at the opera at
Paris, appears to have met with signal
success. On two evenings Last month
| it was given in lieu of an opera, and
since it is being played as 2eUer dc
rideGu to the opera.
That fresh motives and new incidents
| have been introduced by A. Dumas may
be admitted, and the improvement on
| the original work is undeniable; but,
| nevertheless, some reference to the Ger
man author, who suggested the entire
story, might have been gracefully made
by Count Kronkoffsk2i.
The cast Of Der Ring des N6elunge,,
includes Herren Niemann, Belts, Hill,
Ungen, Gura, Schlosser, Vogel, Kegl,
Reichemberg, Ellers, NieriDg and Elm
blad; Frsuen Materns, Scheffsky, Grun,
Jaide, Jackman-Wsgner WeckerIin,
Reicher Kindermann, Lila Lehman,
Marie Lehman, Hsupt, Amman and
Lammert. The orchestra is led by Herr
| Wilhelmj.
| Inc I6uldlu5 VI IDc laLc HOuSa 10 W
thorne, Mrs. G. P. Morton), the actress
who lost her life by al accidental fall
from hotel window in Chicago, have
been buried at Calvary cemetery in that
city. The service OF the Roman Cstho-
| lie church was performed by Rev. Father
Noonsn. The dramatic profession in
Chicago paid every respect to the memo
ry Of the deceased.
] hA I, ot
Mr.. Bret Harte's play, 1aOO Men OF
Sandy Bar, is in rehearsal by the Union
! Square theater company at Hooley' g
made strong impression by her fervid
manner and fine appearances in the part
! of Marianne" in The Tt0o Orphans"
This is a new actress, and apparently
one OF promise.
Matilda Heron played Camille" and
Bijou Heron appeared for the first time
as "Meg" in Meg'S DiUersiora, Friday
night st the Park theater, for the bene-
fit Of the attaches OF the house. The
great talents Of the mother are unim-
paired, and the daughter made success
in q new role that stamps her as one OF
the most promising young actresses on
the metropolitan boards.
Madame SaintOn Dolby, the contrslto,
has written a cantata entitled, st. DO.
Tothea, which was heard for the first
time at st James's hall, London, on
June 18th. One critic speaks OF it thus
"The cantata possesses not only variety
of character and diversity OF treatment,
but unity of design. Each number fol
| lows in smooth and natural order, each
phrase links itself in its fellow, and each
| rHaaf raliauaa ifa SURROUNDINGS ~
Madame Nilsson and Herr Conrad
Behrens will head troupe to play In
the chief towns of Sweden and Norway,
the tour commencing early in August
| next. This will be Madame Nilssnns
first appearance in her native land rs ali
artist since she became an artist, and we