Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-30
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yesterday Maggie Mitchell appeared be
fore a large and enthusiastic audience in
the role Of "Fanchou." As "Fanchon"
Maggie Mitchell has no rival. 1t is one
of the most charming pieces Of character
acting, and with the role Miss Mitchell is
as closely identified as Jefferson is with
rip Van Wrinkle" and Sothern with
"Dundreary." Last night Jane Eyre, a
dramatization Of Miss Bronte's wonder.
full novel, was the attraction, and Miss
Mitchell gave evidence Of great dramatic
power. Jane Eyre will be repeated
tonight, and Lorle will be the attrac.
ton tomorrow night. At the mat
inee tomorrow Mignon will be pre-
scented. In adding it to her repertoire,
Maggie Mitchell has crowned her stock
Of romantic dramas with a poetic ideal
which captures all hearts, for all have a
taste for the adventurous in life and
love. la depicting the bright-eyed and
waywsrd gypsy girl, nov ringing with
happy laughter and then sobbing under
the weight of unrequited love, she car
ries her audiences through smiles and
tears with a magnetism which can only
be explained by art. No actress has
such fascinating power and ability in
representing little bodies with girlish
ways and pure womauly hearts as she.
There is wonderful pathos in her acting
and art in the suppressed feeling which
occasionally bursts forth; and, added to
this, is the petite form, which looks well
either in the picturesque dress Of the ill
treated gypsy, the happy page or the
trim little lady. Mignon is compare.
lively new to the dramatic stage, but is
bound to rank high in the school Of ro-
maptic plays.
BURLEsoUE OPERA. = Monday night
next the EvangeEne Burlesque Opera
troupe will commenc' an engagement at
the Memphis Thester. Of the extrava.
i, ganza and the troupe a Louisville paper
speaks as follows.
Evangeline was one of the great cue
9 cesses Of last season, aud naturally so,
for it ia one of the most unique extrsva-
q ~gauzas, replete with melodies, wit and
delicious absurdities. The Lone Fisher
man. who speaks never a word, and is
T. made up of eccentric actions, is c%ertIin-
ly a novel creation. He is not conven-
tional. Nothing was ever seen like him
on the stage before. Certain changes
Z have been made since the troupe was
here last winter, aud, it is said, for the
% best. Miss Lizzie Webster, who plays
" Gabriel" is a new discovery, @ debu-
g tante. Miss Veuie G. Clancy will be
remembered as one Of the Oates Opera
d troupe, an accomplished and pleasing
actress, with a charning and highly cul
tivated voice. The absence Of Miss
ID Eliza Weathersby is, it ia said, more thar
IN fifty replaced. Mr.. Richard Golden, e.
I " Leblanc, the Notary" replaces Good
win, this being d decided Improvement
Evangeline is the most popular anC
charming, with all its harmless nonsense
n of the modern extravaganzas.
The New York Tribune says Of Evan
e geline: The text does not seem calcu
30 lated to draw a blush to the cheek Of an.
he young person. EVangeline serves vel
to amuse az evening, aud may be sc
down as one Of the %iolliest production
e. of its class
n The HIBERNIcoN -MacEvoy's Hiber
r. nicon will exhibit at the Greenlaw 0per
u House Monday and Tuesday, Deccmbe
I'd 3 and 4 This ia a good and popula
ts entertainment. The Hibernicon ha
been on exhibition in New Orleans ia
S: past week and continues the presen
OF week. The New Orleans Picayune ha
st this to say about it; The popularity q
We Charles MacEvoy's Hibernicon enter
is tainment was shown last night by tn
k. large audience attracted to the Vsrietie
Theater. The paintings unrolled at thi
R exhibition, showing the wondrousIy beat
yn tiful scenery Of Old Ireland, have bee
lrt commended by critics of the public an
tn press in the principal cities Of tn
as Union, and they are really works Of art
as The drolleries of Barney the guide
he aud the music, songs and dances of til
comedy troupe connected with the enter
ed taiumout, add much to the enjoyment c
90 the scenic display"