Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-30
Theatrical News.

Mr.. Carlberg's Flying DutcAman troupe
has broken up from lack of funds. The
| troupe at last accounts was at Detroit, and
unable to get away from there.
Theodore Thomas has written very COM
piimentary letter to Mr.. Sharland, Of Boston,
about his chorus. He considers it the best
that he has heard in this country.
The first public rehearsal for the third con-
cert of New York Philharmonic society takes
place next Friday at the Academy of Music,
under the direction OF DR.. Damrosch.
Forbidden Frat, with Mr.. Lewis Morri-
sons company, has made a hit in the Penn
| sylvania towns, and Mr. Morrison is highly
praised for his personation Of Cato Dove.
Edwin Booth presented Richard III at
the Lyceum theater last week, charac-
ter in which he is celebrated. On Saturday
afternoon he will act Ray Bias for the first
| time in years.
Miss Mutton will continue the attraction at
the Union Square theater until further notice,
and deserves its brilliant success, On Christ
mas afternoon Led Astray was played with a
powerful cast
The Philadelphia journals do not agree In
their opinions of Mrs Eleanor Ames's new
play, FlirtdtiOa brought out at the Chestnut
| Street theater last week, but the general opin-
| ion is favorable Miss Plover was very sue
cessful as the heroine.
Niblo's Garden was reopened for the season
on Christmas afternoon by the Kiralfy Broth
ers, who presented their NEW Partisan specta-
Gle, Azurine; or, Il POydge to the Earth.
| The ballet included Miles, De Ross, Latour-
nier, and Guagani.
The american was performed every even
ing this week and on Christmas afternoon at
the Fifth Avenue theater, New York. Mr.
DAILY, in accordance with general desire,
will soon arrange a series of matinees on
Wednesdays The scenery of this theater has
been made fireproof, and the sky borders are
to be painted on zinc.
Two coach loads of mirth and beauty, done
up in small parcels in the shape of little girls,
left the Gilsey house. New York, last Satur-
| day afternoon in charge of Mrs Dion Bouci-
cault. The precious freight was equally divid-
ed between two proscenium boxes at Wal
lacks, and the little ones spent the afternoon
in fond anticipation of seeing ''Tatters." Like
the canary-bird in the photographers box,
''Tatters" did not appear, but the children en-
ioyed themselves nevertheless, and applaud
ed Conn. Among the party were the little
ladies Feefee, Jennie, Lulu, Mgnon, Matte,
! Madge, and Vernon, a -year-old gallant,
the only male protector of the formidable
party. Mrs. Boucicault has promised to
bring ''Tatters' to the hotel, and the young
critics are inclined to overlook the omission
in the play.
almost all the theaters, " says the London
special to the New York Herald, ''are busy
preparing the novelties with which, accord
ing to old custom, they delight the young
and old at Cockneydom on boxing night, the
night after Christmas At Drury Lane viii
be produced The Forty There's, with the
Vokes Family; at Covent Garden, Robinson
| C,Hsoe, with spectacular splendor; at the
Adelphi, Goody Tico Shoes; at the Pavilion,
Gnllirer's Trarels; at the Grecian, The DeeH
| Fish; at the Standard, Open Sesame, the
same subject as at Drury Lane; at Sanger's.
| GnIiirer and CrnS0e, one scene depicting the
winter quarters of the Arctic expedition and
the Paleorystic sea; at the Surrey, Sack and
jill; at the Crystal Palace, Sifdbad; at the
| Aquarium. Ticinkle, Ticinkle, Little Star
| (fsh?) This list shows how painfully young
| England needs new folklore for her panto-
mines, the subjects, with one or two excep-
tions, having been passed around from the
ater TO theater at Yuletide for scores of
years y