Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12
ESMERALDA,
Interview with the Manager OF the
Latest Madison Square Success
which Opens Here Monday.
The Interesting Personnel OF the Troupe
John E. Owens, the Original "So-
Ion ShiBgle," in q New Role.

Mr.. Marc kiaw, representing the Madison
Square Thester Company, arrived here yes
.erday to make the preliminary arrange
nents for the production of EsnsernldG at
Leubrie's next week. An APPEAL man,
looking considerable like an interrogation
point, winged Mr.. KlaW as be was flying
down Main street yesterday afternoon, and
Klaw being an ex-newspaper man himself
was readily vieiimzed for an interview.
"EsmaaIda," said he, "will open at Leu
brie's next Monday evening with lis 4I7th
performance. 1t was put on the stage of the
Madison Square Theater October g. 1892
and ran ruptsdly-except Sundays
and two other exceplions-until October 2,
1882, when it WAS withdrawn for Young Mrs.
Winthrop, which is now running there. The
solitary interruptions in its $50 nights run
were on Good Friday evening, on which &C.
cssion the theater always closes, and on the
evening of the day OF President Garfeld's
funeral. Its success during that run and
since its Withdrawal has seelipsed any OF The
successes of even the Madison Square at
fractions. Il seemed 10 be Just the order OF
play which the Madison Square management
wanted, and l heard Daniel Frohmau, the
manager, remark on the eve of It's with
drswal, that he felt as liz they were send
ing out some beloved child who had
ingratiated itself in everybody's favor. Ii is
a play upon which the management was
~ Co... - I;,,;,a,io.. .o pre-,
hsc,nsa - &c snch trol,, 81;
tive. bnt simply becsnse II had exsc,Iv The
literary flavor and ataospkero OF ohss.:Iy
and cnltnre which The nublic sep,nad So
ready 10 applaud in all the Madison Square
efforts. To begin with, there was Mrs.
Frances Hodsson Burnett, its authOress, who
has SO honestly won her pen in the republic
of letters. Every one knew she would do
nothing indifferently, and they were not dis
appointed with her Efforts IN ESme9Gtdd.
Then there was the compact little company
which played it,"
YES, Mr.. Klaw," put in toe reporter,
qulcSly, that's VIVA; we're most interested
in Just now. Tell us something about the
company"
AN OLD COMEDIAN.
Well. John E, Ovens YOU know surelv
IL he is not The best. he is certainly one Of
the best comedians on the American s.are
His mart of hilbert Roger.n in Es,neroI3n tn
nv mind. eeems made 10 order for him II
combines ali The natheiic eIsments Of bis
"Caleb Plnmmer 3 with The comic elsrnents
Of his "Doven in Aorr;,d IN snd hue ssSaIo,,
ShiugIe.n He takes a solid delioht in the
portrayal of The role, but as often remarked
in his modest way, that he doubted il any
artist could do justice to the man whom Mrs
Burnett painted when she introduced the
character of "E!bert Rogers" A man, che
wrote, who did not g0edr his clothes, but
rather seemed to bear them whose stiff hands
refused the efforts of his gloves to fit them.
who, if he had not been pathetic would have
been ridiculous
WHY OWENS Is IN COMPANY,
You want TO know wbv Mr. Orens 10 in A..
stock COMPANY? Well. for The one and onIv
reason that he wants 10 bs-if indeed Won
can call snch an orgsniz atom a stocL 49,,
panv. Mr.. Owens drava ,VaekIv saI.rv -
1850: ia freed from The mansgerisI caraa I'D u
drudgeries of the business phases of bis
calling, and altogether ia yerv bannv snd
contented He ia tboronobIv aa1raoiotaS
well taken care of and mnst ind
rare artistic satisfaction in his excel.
lent surroundings. He possesses a $40. 600
country eeat-the result OF selling "SoIon
Shingles" annie sass-nesr Ral,imore and
owns the Cbarlaston rs ~ An-da,i',n "I -
Music. His country seat ia maon;f;cant
Bit of extrayseapee. and ON occas,n1, ,shan
he has company there he ns,alIv GETS a Good
laugh by asking hem to drink hearty Of the
wines as they cost him much less than the
mix does.
THE OTHER PART OF THE CAST
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walcot, you remem-
Der as leading membsr rs of the Bankers
Daughter Company. Mr.. Walcot was for
severed years leading man and manager OF
the Philadelphia Walnut Street Theater.
and his wife was leading lady. Tbev an,
pear in two good psrts-'Nora" and "Esls-
brook"
Ed j. Buckley, who plays "Dlve," was
leading man of the Boston Theater three or |
four years ago. He is a man of fine phas. |
igue and voice. He is from California. a |
State which has turned out more than lis |
ratio of good actors
Kate Denim Wilson is one of the formerly |
famous Denim sisters, and used to be leading |
lady of the Boston Museum, a theater IA |
nous for exceptionally good acting. Annie |
Russell, The original EsmeroIdn. is not vet |
seventeen, and therefore has not much OF a |
history, but she has made a name in this |