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tic play Struck Oil was repeated at the
Memphis Theater last night TO a de-
lighted assemblage. The Williamsons
have made this hearthstone idyl exclu-
sively their own, and its many attrac-
tive features are portrayed in the most
artistic manner by each in their re-
spective roles of john StOfol' and
his daughter Lizzie. The latter, as
enacted by Mrs. Williamson, is
full Of spirit and vivacity. Her
songs are capitally rendered, while
her dances and brilliant merri-
ment keep up a fund of exquisite
variety from the opening to the
close of the performance. Each char
acter in the piece is neatly performed.
The Chinese Question, as rendered in
the a~fterpiece, is full of humor, and
affords an insight into tie life of the
Celestials now inhabitiDg the Pacific
shores so n%umerously that is quite in
struetive to the noyitiates of this re-
gion, where we see so few of them.
Both plays will be repeated tonight,
new features being added in the way
Of songs, dances and eccentricities that
cannot fail to excite renewed interest
even among those who may have wit
messed them on repeated occasions
heretofore. 1t is the benefit of the
Williamsons, and a full house should
be there.
ROBSON AND CRANE.-The popular
comedians, whose name are a prelude
to this notice, make their first appear
ance here together on Monday even
ing next in Our Bachelors. On
Wednesday they appear as the
Two Dromios," in Shakspeare's
celebrated Comedy of Errors,
a play seldom presented in this
country, because of the few who are
adapted to the work of doing SO in a
creditable way. Mr.. Crane has visited
us before with the Oates Troupe, and
he never failed to win applause in
every character he attempted. Mr..
Robson is a native of the South, who
a few years ago became a comedian of
celebrity in New York city after a
very short engagement. That both
will be well received here may be as
sured by the fact that they have won
well-merited and substantial recogni-
ton as leading comedians in all the
cities they have visited. An exchange
speaks as follows of their performance
of the Two Dromios y:
We learn from a reliable source
hat for a month before Robson and
Crane commenced to play the Dro-
mics they actually ate, drak and slept
together, so as to become thoroughly
acquainted with each others voice.
actions and other peculiarities. All
went well during this Siamese proba-
ton until the fourth week, when one
morning, having by this time become
imbued with each other S instincts and
ideas, they got up and each put on the
Others clothes. believing himself to
be the other fellow. This was not the
worst. They met their respective
wives in the parlor and went to break
fast, Robson leading Mrs. Crane and
Crane taking Mrs. Robson, both think
ing they were correct in their selee-
ton. The ladies saw by this time that
Robson and Crane were laboring under
a delusion, and to keep up the joke
did not undeceive them until the meal
was finished. 1t is needless to add
that they had both been out together
late the evening before. 1t is not
true, however, hat Crane ever paid
Robson's boot bill, or that Robson,
believing himself Crane, made a dona-
ton to an orphan asylum.