Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-28
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The Professor.
That attractions will attract here is
proven by the as~semblage at the thea
ter last night. Dripping skies, a raw
%northeaster and muddy highways are
impediments which generally keep
people at home, but they turned out
freely and faced the elements bravely,
all to see THE Professor" and hear
what he and his coadjutors might have
to say. 1t was a very fashionable
audience as a whole, and the perform
ance was capital throughout. The
comedy illustrates the life of a day,
and the action is among the White
mountains Of New Hampshire, in the
early summer, and the first act trans
pires in the parlor Of the Poggawam-
sett house during the early morning.
The next is an afternoon frolic in the
woods; the third occurs among the
the rocks and brooks, and the fourth
and last happens outside Of the hotel
first alluded to, and at a later time in
the evening, The scenes are all clever,
but the brook scene, together with
that Of the last act, were so picturesque
that many expressions Of admiration
were drawn from the spectators. The
author Of the sketch, Mr.. W. H. Gil.
lette, acts The Professor" a simple
hearted aud very emotional man Of
scientific attainments, with plenty of
money, and therefore regarded as a
good catch by a bevy Of seminary
girls enjoying a vacation. Urged by
a genial hearted match making
aunt to quit a bachelors life
and try connubial sweets,
the Professor has a time Of it. His
lack of experience in the amenities Of
life and the ways of beau catching
girls, gets him into all sorts of intricate
troubles. The hero as interpreted b.
Mr.Gillette is an interesting study and
at times he is delightfully."- amusing.
There are eighteen other characters in
the play, all good ones. A conspic-
u0us part is that of Mrs. Elliott. the
designing aunt, carried by Mrs. Nellie
Taylor, a cultivated, popular and
efficient actress, well known here a doz
en- years back, when she was with us an
entire season, and equally popular at
New Orleans aud St. Louis, where she
acted for several years. Time has
indeed dealt gently with Mrs.
Taylor. She is now, as always, a
graceful and dignifed actress, who
invariably exhibits taste and culture
in playing her part. Another good
character is Mr.. Tompkins, a
good looking old shoddyite, anxious
to capture an heiress for his silly
hearted nephew just from college.
Mr.. Harry Allen does this as cleverly
as he used to act and sing with Alice
Oates Burlesque Opera Company in
the days when Mrs. Oates, Charley
Drew and Harry Allen warbled
charming trios and delighted
huge audiences, The Daisy
Brown of the play is an impressive
little lady Of the pathetic type, down
on the bills as Belle Jackson. This
lady has a sweet, soft and penetrating
lisp very much like that of Katie
Putnam, and she handles her voice as
we'll in the sentimental as she does in
the pathetic scenes. A vagrant ar
fist by Mr., Graham who
turns out to be a detective
in disguise, and aids materially in
u%nraveling the curious part Of the
story,is a decidedly artistic conception
0 hers are almost as good, and the
r,ndition Of Moonlight on the Lake
BY a quartette Of voices, was as capt.
waiting and clever in a ! lyric sense as
anything done during the evening.
There were other songs and choruses
nearly as clever. The play is
worth seeing, and the PEG
pie in it are artists in their
respective parts. We are to have
The Professor" tonight and to
morrow night, but there will not be q
matinee performance tomorrow,
Juvenile Patience.
Thursday evening next We are to
have Gilbert & Sullivan's popular
opera Of Patience" by native talent,
she cast being the same that
rendered it so handsomely last sum
mer at Estival Park and at Leubrie's
Theater. The chorus includes fifty
well trained voices, and this will be
aided by a full orchestra under Mr..
Handwerker, who, by the way, is to
direct the whole entertainment. The
costuming Of the Patience" party
last sumner was a conspicuous feature
that drew forth many expressions O
admiration, and this, it must not b.