Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-01
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL.

Blanche Roosevelt is writing a life OF
Longfellow.
Edwin Booth has consented to be the
trustee of the actors fund.
Dion Boucicault and Adelina Patti sail
for Europe at the same time.
Abbey will have Valleria and Minnie
Hauk next season under his management.
A play called Cheek is to be produced soon
in Chicago-a very appropriate place for it.
E. Whitman has just published melodi-
Gus little schottische composed by Henry l..
Farmer, entitled Brown Eyes"
A polka elegante for the piano, by Anton
Straelezki, just published by E. Witzmann &
Co., is an exceptionally fine piece of music.
Bronson Towards new play, Green Room
Fun written for Salsbury's Troubadours, was
produced last, week and proved success.
Marion Hood Mrs. Reed, the Euglish act
ress and vocalist, who will succeed Catharine
Lewis in the CONFEDERATION Company, has
contracted to be here August list.
Several French theaters have placed this
warning on the curtain in view of the entire
audience: ain of fire the greatest dam
ger to be apprehended is the indiscriminate
rush for the DOORS"
Miss Annie Louise Cary states that she is
positively to be married this spring to the
mystic Mr.. Lorillard, and after the event
SliC Will sing LuOIC III puDi1C.
1t is said that Lord Lytton's posthumous
play on the story of Brutus and Tarquin is
a finer work in every way than The Lady of
Lyons; 1t will be produced in all likelihood
at the London Lyceum Theater by Mr..
Henry Irving.
1t is Mr.. Dion Boucicault's intention to
organize full company next season for the
purpose of playing his Irish dramas. They
will begin in Dublin during August, play
the various cities OF Ireland, go thence to
Edinburgh, and come to America from there
STRAUSS new operatta has proved rich
source OF income to the managers of the
Thalia Theater, New York, and of pleasure
to their patrons. The receipts since the
opening night have exceeded by more than
$1,000 those of any similar period in the
history of the theater.
Mr.. Doyley Carte, who paid originally
some $1,000 for the privilege of Youth in this
country, has sold the out-of-town rights to
Tompkins and Hill for $4,000 net cash. He
gets, In addition, ten per cent. of the gross
receipts at Wallack's. The receipts have
been ST 600 in three weeks, giving Mr. Carte
already 5000.
Checkertd Life will be produced at Haver-
ly's Fifth Avenue early in May. Frank
Hardenberg, Katie Mayhem, Lisette Ellani,
Mark Price and Mr.. Chapman (the author)
himself will be in the cast wealthy
Illinois gentleman is backing the affair, and
money will not be spared in giving Checkered
Life proper mounting.
Miss Lillian Olcott, of Brooklyn, is to
make her debut on the Sth of May, at Haver-
ly's Theater in Brooklyn, as "Juliet," and
she will subsequently personate "Parthenia"
and pauline" Miss Olcott is a social
favorite in the city of her residence, and her
friends state that she has dramatic talent.
This is requisite to play "Juliet."
BARLEY Campbelrs new play, The White
Stare, will have Its first Interpretation April
Sd in the hands of George Csyvan, Emma
Wilmot, Gustavus Levick, Walter Lennon,
Welsh Edwards, w. J. Scanlan and Winston
Murray. The story is of a white girl who
thinks herself black, and is sold into slavery;
she gets husband, and turns out to be happy
and white for the denouement
Ella Dietz Mrs. Clymer), who has recently
arrived home from England-where she gave
many pleasing and successful performances
and readings-will shortly appear before
this public under the auspices of the College
of Oratory, of which Prof. Frobisher is
president, and read paper on ''The Church
and Stage Guild of London" 1t is proposed
to establish branch of that association in
New York
A company combining two Italian troupes,
under Earl Latham's chairmanship, Mr..