Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
STAGE SETTINGS.
ssEsmeralda'' to be Pat Upon the Boards
Tomorrow Night, and to be
Succeeded by the
Katie Putnam Company On THURSDAY
Night-NOtes from all Parts OF the
Ceuatry-The Mozarts.


amusement 10 speak of except the concert OF
the Mozart Society, which, 80 far as the
choruses were concerned, was perfect cue
cess. The APPEAL has TO suggest, however,
that the simpler style OF music would have
been preferred in the solo singing. 1t must
not be understood by this that Annie Lau-
RE !" sThe Last Rose of Summer" and the
'Suwanee River" should have been ex-
clusively selected. There are any number
OF vocal pieces half way between the two
extremes which could have been sung to
advantage and TO the delight of the audi
ence. The APPEAL ventures to say that
Kellogg, in her concert here last winter, and
Thursby in her selections. do not attempt
such unpopular music as did the solo singers
of the Mozart Society. If they expect to
create favorable popular sentiment in
their behalf they should make the numbers
of their public programmes entirely more
popular than they have done. Miss
Thursby does not consider it below her
TO sing "Twickenham Ferry" Myron w.
Whitney, the grandest basso in this country,
sang "1he Two Grenadiers" at one of the Gin
cinnsti May Festivals. In behalf of the Mo-
zaris, II must be said that vocal instruction
in this city has been Tevolutionized by Prof.
Downs, and that consequently the solo sing
ers can hardly be considered yet as having
become -zccf;ra atea to- =zvrto<f.- The
first concert must be considered as q success
in many respects. 1t will not do TO say that
Il Vss not intended as public concert. The
fact that the newspapers were invited to send
their rcprrsrutrtiT-s made IT sPrpcticsfIy
public concert, and it was the duty of the
critic 10 notice il as such. Honest opinion
cannot hurt. Ii must not be forgotten that
the Mozarts, however, have good work in
hand, and are deserving of public help.
What they need is more male vocal talent.
1t would be much better If some of our young
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their evenings aimlessly.
EsmeraIda.
Tomorrow night Esmeralda will be pre-
scented at LeHbrie's Theater by a we'll
equipped company from The Madison Square
Theater. An exchange says: "Act second
1.-THE studio scene) in Esnleratda is perhaps
one of the most agreeable portrsitures of the
higher order of BohemIanism yet given 10
the stage by an American playwright. The
scene ia fairly redolent with dainty humor
and polished repartee, and deals most de-
liciously with those petty triAes, light as air,
that mark the ParIsian artists life. An en-
thusiastic auditor has termed il "a fantastic
of aesthetic foible set to the rattle of china
and bric-a- bruc.'" The APPEAL has already
given synopsis of this play with the per-
sonnet of the company.
Katie Putnam.
The latter three nights of next week at the
Theater Katie Putnam will appear. Con-
corning her "Lena," an exchange says: Gas
the 1.-the, frolicsome, romping girl, bubbling
over with mischief and fun-proving herself
distressful torment TO her I'D guardian
she captivated the hearts of her audience as
no other actress has ever done in this city.
She is wonderfully versatile, and no lees
charming as vocalist, or after she is sup
posed to have reached woman's estate, than
when she first bounds upon the stage as the
mischievous know-no care romp. While
Miss Putnam is the life of the play she is
well supported throughout by an excellent
company, every character being presented in
an admirable manner. The comedy is fresh
and sparkling from first to last, and presents
pleasing contrast TO the WORKOUT dramas
which are usually produced by other COM
panies."
Memphis Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Fiits, the principal of the Conserva.
tory OF Music, announces her first grand
concert to be given during the coming holt
day season. The Conservatory is now in its |
second year, and in the full tide of success
Its friends and patrons who have had occa-
sional opportunities for seeing the advance
ment made by Mrs. Fitts's pupils, will now
be enabled 10 judge better of her methods |
and their results, from the illustrations |
which will be furnished on this occasion by |
her advanced pupils. The Conservatory is |
mOuclcd upon tue Deel organized German 4
schools OF music, in order that Mrs. Fitiss pu- |
pills may De prepared, il they desire, 10 enter |
those schools; and the programme at this con-
cert viii include exercises of a character and |
quality similar 10 those offered by the Ger
man schools at their concerts. Six of the
numbers will be piano exercises by the adj
Vznced pupils OF tue Conservatory; and two
OF these will be concerted quaTtette,, accom-
panied by Prof. Handwerker's orchestra.
which will be the first presentation in Men,
phis by cur amateur talent, of concerted |
pieces with orchestral accompaniment. In
addition TO these Illustrations of the recent
work OF the Conservatory, Mrs. Fits promises
the musical public of Memphis some rare at
fractions. Miss George Eldri ge, who is we'll
known In this city, aud who has been for two |
years past pursuing her musical studies at |
The New England Conservatory in Boston.
where she has developed a pure soprano
voice, will at this concert make her debut
before Memphis audience. Miss Eldridge
is soon to take charge OF the musical depart
nent of the Young Lsdies' Institut., at Pu-
askl, Tenn. Mrs. Fits will also introduce
% our people at this concert the celebrated
vocalist, Miss Matilda Jeup, whose remark
'ble soprano voic: and wonderful execution
we're leading attraction at the Cincinnati
Festival OF Music in May last. Miss Jeup
,omes to Memphis with the warmest enco-
NUNS from Prof Nichols, president of the
cincinnati College of Music She will rem
Ter several choice selections from her extern
i've repertoire. Mrs. Fits will also be assisted
n this concert by Misses Woodward and
houston, Prof. Karch and others of our anna
eurs, who have kindly volunteered their
erviccs.