Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-21


fourth and fifth acts in English, meeting
with cordial acknowledgements from the audi
ence. do not wish to infiot Mrs. Larstry
on you too often, but merely state that she
has had such success that she is determined
TO 60 TO America in the fall. Mr.. Irving
also goes, unprofessionally, presumably to
have preliminary look around. The latest
rumor says that he will produce, on his re-
turn, an Irish historical drama, playing the
leading part himself. During Mr.. Irving's
professional tour in America the Lyceum
boards will be occupied by an Amer
lean company. There seems to be
great business doing in transfers OF
talent between England and America. Mr..
George Grossmith, the original Admiral
IN Pindfore, the General in the Pirates, and
'Bunthorne' IL Patience, is said to be going to
New York next season. If il is true that we
are to have Clara Morris, Mary Anderson
and Fanny Davenport from you we will let
George go without pang. German opera
at Drury Lane continues to draw musical
London. Another noteworthy event is the
production OF Weber's Euryanthe 1t is forty
years since it was last heard in London.
Despite the lack OF dramatic interest in the
story the music was delightfully."- rendered
and hailed with enthusiasm. Inspired and
encouraged by the success of the season the
management now announces Tristan and
Isolde.
WAS IT A PRACTICAL JOKE?
"Apropos of divorce, wild story has been
going the rounds this week about Nine.
Adelina Patti. Some nights ago a Paris
paper announ led that a number of PATHS
friends had received invitations 10 her APP
preaching marriage. OF course invitations
may have been sent out by one of these
incorrigible practical jokers, who have
lately been amusing themselves by scatter
ing pepper-snuff about the floors in the
Faubourg St. German bathrooms, convoking
pretty demi-m0nddines to imaginary enter
tainments at the houses OF infirm old gen.
tlemen. But if, par impossible, the Patti
invitations really were issued must infer
that the diUd has fixed her heart on a new
object, for the gentleman who now travels
about with her is married, and even If his
wife should do him the service of asking for
a divorce it will be some weeks, perhaps
seven months, before the Senate will
indorse the divorce bill which has made
NJ. Naquet such a favorite of grass widows.
Moreover, if popular report speaks truth,
that bewitching little actress, Celine Chau-
mont, is soon to be welded to NJ. Mussay,
the business manager of the Theater Fran
Gals. Another footlight celebrity, Mile. Lin
vile, of the Vaudeville, is also said to be
anxious to put on matrimonial chains.
Sarah Bernhsrdts example has proved con-
tsgious."
THE QUEEN OF FRENCH OPERA BoUFFE.
sc. H. B." in the Washington Capital.
"Theo Is coming over next season. Per-
haps the announcement is too abrupt, and,
still more, perhaps you don't know who
Theo is. l will first tell you who he, she or
it is not. Theo is not Theodore Tilton,
neither Theodore Moss, nor yet the handsome
Theodore Roessle-one of the four best hotel
keepers in America. No; Theo is-only a
woman, but beautiful woman, a woman of
genius for comedy and soul for song. She
is the Partisan queen of French 2psrd boufe,
and is the Schneider of the day, with beau
tiful face and figure, and an arch vivacity
which Schneider's more phlegmatic nature
denied her. Nine. Theo-for alas, she's
lost and gone married woman-is the leading
prima donna at the Theater des Varieties,
Paris. Maurice Grau has engaged her for
sixty nights, commencing in the fall, to ap-
pear in the principal cities, including even
Washington. / therefore notify the good
looking young fellows about town to brush
up their French and look out for the volatile
pet of the French stage. Maybe she will be
SO amiable as not to bring her husband along
with her."
BROOKS AND DICKSON.
Some idea of the extent and magnitude of
the enterprise of Brooks and Dickson in the
atrical management may be formed from the
statement that besides owning and controll-
ing twenty odd theaters they will have eight
of their own combinations on the road next
season. Their attractions as far as deter
mined, are: The Windham Comedy Com
pany, which is coming from England in time
to open in the Union Square Theater on Oc-
tober Both. 1t will employ seventeen per-
sons, and its weekly expense will be about
$1,000. The Boucicault Company, fourteen
persons, expense about $500 per week, which
will present a new play by Boucicault, en-
titled Boyne Water, and the old round Of
Irish dramas. The Aimee French Comedy
Company of eighteen persons. The rum
ming expenses of this company will be lit
tie more than $4,000 per week. The World, six
teen persons, expense $4,000 per week. Token
From Life, nineteen persons, $500 per week,
to commence in McVicker's theater, Chicago,
on ] uly 31st for four weeks and open the sea-
son in Wallack's for a run. j. L. Raymond,
with company of thirteen, cost $500 per
week, to do Fresh, new play entitled Touch
and Go, and perhaps another, the Ronnany
Rye, a spectacular and sensational play,
which is to be produced in London on June
10th, and in Booths theater on October I'd.
The size of its cast and its expense are as
yet unknown. J. K. Emmett and his COM
pany will belong TO this management for
seventeen weeks of the season, at a cost of
$1,000 per week for the company, and a
guarantee of $4,000 a week to Emmett him
self. These attractions foot up about $751;
900 per week for running expenses,
piled on starting investment of say
$4,000 in printing, preliminary ad-
purchase of plays, construction
Of scenery, costumes, etc. Owing 10 the pc
culiarly American system Of writing plays
10 fit actors, instead of expecting the actors
10 be able to adapt themselves to the require
nents of the plays, a considerable part of |
he stock in the hands of a firm of whole !
sale theatrical managers is of a rather per-
ishable character. Brooks and Dickson have |
more than $4,000 invested in plays, of which |
Romnaany Rye represents $500, and among |
he others are three new ones for John L. |
and Go, Congress and Par
emu, which, if anything should happen TO
AXE him from the stage, would be almost |