Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
A CHILD OF THE STATE.

drama, to be presented here next
Monday, with splendid costumes, orig
inal scenery, and all that is requisite
to render it attractive, including a fine
corps of artists, is by a French author,
named De Emery, who is also the
author of"The Two Orphans Led
Astray," and "a Celebrated Case"
The new play is said to be his most
brilliant effort, as it is full of startling
situations and climaxes, while the
plot is one of deep and exciting
interest. The scene is laid at the
Hague, in Holland, and in the latter
part ofthe seventeenth century, and
the title is from an old Dutch law
that made orphans, not otherwise pro-
vided for, children of the state and
protected them from harm by requir-
ing that any person compromising
their honor should make reparation
by marriage or suffer death. Miss
Ellen Cummins im%personates Ger
trande, a Child of the State" and she
is the same lady who was the unfor-
tunate witness to the tragedy at Mar
shall, Texas, when Porter was 50
foully murdered. AS an orphan in
the play, she is not contented with her
lot, encourages the advances of Count
Maurice de Lancy, a Frenchman igno-
rant of the peculiar law respecting
orphans, and he Airts desperately with
the fair girl, merely as a diversion, as
he is under engagement to another,
while Geitrande hopes to catch a
titled and a rich husband. The
play runs on this simple starting
point, but carries the spectator into
a number of intricate plots and coin
cidents of a highly entertaining and
in some instances thrilling nature,
nearly all Of the tableaux being of
an exceedingly striking character.
The period embraced in the
story belonged to the cavalier ages
when g%allantry and a lofty sense Of
honor distinguished gentlemen, who
gave free indulgence to a taste for
brilliant and costly dressing. This
affords scope for great elegance in cos
tuning, and this feature is a distinc-
tive establishment in the play. The
artists are all finished and thorough
in their respective parts, and as the
stage settings have been carefully pre-
pared, we may expect to witness one
of the most entertaining attractions o.
the ensuing season in a theatrica
sense.
C0UP's GREAT CIRCUS.
The land exhibition Of W. c
Coup will be here to open out on tn,
bluff next Monday aud for one da,
only. The strange inhabitants of tn,
ocean, sea and air, which are to b.
seen in the collection of this enter
timing exhibition are reported to b
novelties well worthy Of a V sit from
the curious, while the feats Of tn
arena, the trick-horses and other oh
; iects Of interest too numerous to men
, ton, all go to make up an exhibition
| such as we are not likely to look upor
again this season. The combination vii
exhibit on the bluff, between Monro
and Union streets, overlooking tn
! river. AS we have not had a circus o
: menagerie for a long time, and as tn
, city is always full of strangers o
Monday, we may anticipate a yer
, large attendance at Coup'S collectiO
of curiOsities and his splendid troup
of performers.
THE NOVELTIES THEATER.
I, This place of amusement a%ttracte
{ a large attendance last night. TIL
grand constellation of stars, who's
names have been before the public j
all the large cities for years past, ed
fed the audience with their super
talent, and those who went expires
themselves highly gratifed, This mar
. ager Is likely TO realize bis iullei
hopes in securing the public patronsg
to a combination Of so much meri
He promises to spare no pains or el
!. pense to make it a cosy resort as we
/ as a credit to the city, and the war
i welcome extended last evening wa.
rants the expectation that he has
4 bright and successful future ahea,