Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-24

came string that was touched in Caste and
Neg Men and Old Acres. It mas met With de-
cided snceess al the Court Theaier in London.
Mr.. Boucicsult intends TO return to
America little before Christmas. and will
reappear at the Boston Museum. II is prob
able that he will repeat, IN Boston and New
York, the lecture on the "Art OF Acting"
thai be recently delivered in London az Mr..
Irying's theater.
Edwin Booth ended his engagement at the
AdeIphi Theater, London, on the 9th OF Au-
gust. 1t was devoted TO Riehelisn and The
Fools Repenge and Mr.. Booth acted with re-
marksble brIlliance and power. He Is now
IN Switzerland, making a brief tour among
the Alps, accompanied by his daughter.
Miss Jefreys Lewis ia to make a starring
tour this season in the drama of La Belle
Russe, with theatrical company that in
cludes Mr.. J. n. Gotihoid, Mr.. w. E. Dem
mis-, Mr.. Robert Hudson, Mr.. J. D. Ailing,
Miss NJ Z. Hill and Miss NJ. Butler. Miss
Jeffreys-Lewis appears at the Arch Street
Thester, Philadelphia, September 18th.
Miss Genevieve Ward arrived in London,
about the end of July, from her provincial
tour, so weary and i'll that, for day or two,
her condition was regarded as precarious.
She rallied, however, under judIcious med
ical care, and was taken TO the seaside, where
she will enjoy long rest before resuming
her professional labors.
Mr. Charles Backus, appeared, for one
evening, recently, with the Moore and Bur-
CESS Ministries, at st. James's Hall, London,
and was well received by a Numerous au-
dienee He performed the black HOthello"
in Italian, and gave number OF his skillful
limitations or parodIes OF representative act
ora. The parody of Henry Irving as Romeo"
made special hit.
Mr. Jsfarson,s raannaaranca in New Tork
is set down for the 18th OF September and it
will be made at the Union Square Theater, as
"Acres," in tie comedy of The Rivals. The
company engaged by Mr.. Jefferson for the
dramatic season to be thus inaugurated in
cludes Miss Rose Wood, Miss Lillian Lee,
Mr.. Frederick Robinson, Mr.. Charles Wav-
erly, Mr.. 3. I. R,nggold, Mr.. Thomas Jeffer-
son (son of the comedian), Mr.. Sam Hemple
and Mr.. H. +. Taylor.
The London Times says that Pluck, the
latest melodrsma of Messrs. Petit and Har-
ris, was presented with Indifferent success in
London at Drury Lane Theater. Pluck is
described as "a story of ESQ, 000." 1t might
with more precision be called story of I'M
miligated and, so far as can be made out,
successful villainy. The villainy is kept at
high pressure throughout, and lest there
should be any failure in this respect two
villains are provided instead of the one who
has served The purpose of the dramatist from
time immemorial. When it is stated that
these worthless contrive between them to ruin
bank by means of forgeries, to 'entrap the
bankers daughter into an unworthy mar
rage, to wreck a railway train, to murder
the banker, to promote panic in the city
which results in the smashing of windows
and doors by an infurlated mob, and 10
crown their proceedings by causing terrible
contlagration in which one or both perish
the denouement is lar from clear-it will be
seen that their time is pretty well filled up.