Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-13
STAGE FLASHES.

| Louis Harrison has written play in three
capsules-so as not to offend the taste.
John Robinson's circus exhibited in San
Francisco last week to great business.
| NJ. Erckmann-C hatrian have written a
play for the Chatelet Theater, Paris, entitled
Madame 1herese.
Alice Morgan, the clubswiuger, has made
snug raise, and has purchased the Adelphi
Theater, Chicago
The boys will have to LET up on fire stories
about Kate Claxtop, as she came near drown
ing the other day.
The New York Dramatic World says thai
| "Let Me Strike the Tyre" has been dedi-
cate to Ernest Stanley,
Harry Dixey will play the comedy part in
RonaDy Rye for ten weeks, and will then
take out company with play of his own.
Aimee may have lost some of her voice,
but they say her ankles-and what they
| hang on to-retain all their old-time sweet
ness, compass and power.
ALI Christie, minstrel, and Carrie Ward,
serio-comic, were married recently on the
stage of the Tneater Comique, Cleveland,
with large audience present.
Signor Rrocolini fell into Lake Quinsiga-
mond, near Worcester, last week, and Signor
Brocolini, not caring for a newspaper sensa-
ton of The watery grave sort, SWAN ashore.
Much ado About Nothing will be the mex
Shskespearean revival at the Lyceum Thea
Ter, London. Mr.. Irving and Miss Terry
will be seen for The FIST time In this re-
vival as Benedict" and Beatrice
1t is mentioned that two or three young
lawyers of San Francisco intend to abandon
the legal profession for the stage. They
mourn the dearth of dramatic talent, and are
determined to offer a supply TO the public.
The Varieties Thealer in Paris has been
lighted up by incandesc Mt lamps fed by
Faure storage batteries. II is said that four
other Paris theaters, including the Opera,
will also introduce the incandescent electric
light.
Clara Louise Kellogg is singing in the
East Bischoff7s "What shall 1 Do" which is
the brightest and best of this popular COM
poser's ballads. At the Watering places where
the fair dira sings everybody huns and
whistles "What Shall DoW
They have variety theater out West that
has been known by q number OF names.
Carbolic 0pershonse, the Morgue, the Dead
house, Carbolic Hal, the Charne lhouse, Dead
Mems Hall, the slaughterhouse, the Market,
and several titles such as these have been
given it at different times.
Mile Nordica, otherwise Miss Lillian Nor
ton, well kGo En in this country an intelli-
gent young singer, has been well received at
the Paris Opera, where she appeared for the
hrst time two weeks ago as the Marguerite,
in Gounod's Faust. The Paris newspapers |
are not enthusiastic, but are decidedly cordial |
in their notices OF our countryWoman.
Frederick Warde's comoany next season |
will comprise Henry Aveling, L. F. Rand, |
Hsllett Murray, D. R. Allen, F. Mel sekson, |
james 3. Curran, o. w. Blake, J. A. Ran |
some, J. II. Sturgess, I. E Garrick, Anna
Boyle, Mary Davenport, France Fields; I.
NJ. Birmingham, treasurer, c. w. Roberts,
business agent; John J. Collins, proprietor
and manager.
The new play that Lawrence Barrett will
bring out next September in Phiiadelphis is
called Bankrupt. 1t Is by Bjornsterne Bjorsen,
the Norwegian poet. The English version,
prepared for Barrett, was written by Sylvester
Baxter, OF Boston. Bankrupt is based upon
financial panic in Germany. II has been
played in Sweden and Norway 5000 times,
md ran simultaneously at three theaters
over 100 nights in Vienna, the authors roy
.lty for that time amounting 10 Sl7,5O0.
Light operatia is the fashion jasr now In
Lordon, where no less than five theaters are
given UP TO 1.-THE Savoy, where Patience Is
mi played; the Strand, with La Mascotte;
he Comedy theater, with Boocoecioj the
Avenue, with Manteauz Noirs; and finally
he Globe, with the new operatta BY Mr..
Sidney Grundy and Mr.. Edward Solomon.
;alled the Piear of Bray. OF the latter work
he London Daily N.us is not proud, charsc-
erizipg il as "a very feeble imitation OF the
;omic operas of Messrs. Gilbert and Sui
ivan.
The following is told of well known Bos-
on actress who is in the habit OF taking her
'tean pretty regularly- The play was
Henry Duabar, George Baynsre1, or something
i the kiBd; and the lady, who had the open
ng speech, was discovered a. the curtain
.ppIying the rouge and powder. @Another
ouch and shall be irrezistible.n said she in