Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-14
THE STAGE.

Mr.. Irving will give dinner TO his friends
and his company at the Lyceum Theater on
Sunday, June 26th, in commemoration of the
hundredth performance of the revival of
Romeo and Juliet
The fourth William Farren has Just made
his debut at Toole's Jheater, in London, in a
piece adapted from the French, After Dark
ness. Ddrn. The piece is weak, but his per-
Torrance is spoken of as promising.
Signor Brignoli, Miss Fanny Kellogg and
Timothee Adamowski, the Polish violinist,
have been engaged for next season as mem
bers OF ''The Fanny Kellogg and Brignoli
Grand Operatic Concert Company"
London World: "One more word will
tell you about Nine. Patti; bnt though it will
startle you 1 shall tell you no more: 'Je
UOus invite a mon marriage Do not ask me
any particulars, because / shall give you
nome"
The London Daily Nelrs says: eve believe
it is not improbable that Mr.. Charles Wynd-
ham will leave England before the close Of
the present year for the United States, there
to fulfill professional engagement of some
duration"
Social circles, and specially the male Sec
ton, are huttered by the announcement that
Mrs. Lsngtry is studying the part of "Rosa-
lind" in As You Like Il, character which
will give an opportunity for pronouncing a
more decided opinion on the vaunted beauty
of her figure.
Morris's Old Shipmates, a fresh, breezy
play, with Miss Cayvsn aud Mr.. Mordaunt
in the leading characters, is being performed
at Haverly's Fourteenth Street Theater,
New York. Next week Gus Williams will
appear at this theater as "John Mishler," in
One Of the Finest
NJ. Alexandra Dumas rs might do well TO
make the black countess the heroine OF ssme
new Dame 0V1 Cdnelids. The demi-monde
has been remuneratiye enough to him so far
that one performance of La ID i1ne Cam
elias, for Nine. Cheret's benefit, last mouth
has brought him in no less than 7023L for
his authors rights. No one else who took
part in the performance but the lessee of the
Gate asked centime of remuneration. But
Alexandra is wise in his generation and his
father cured him Of generosity.
When Mime. Lucca's maid went 10 the
customhouse, after her MISTRESS recent ar
rival in London, for the purpose of attending
the examination of luggage, it was discov-
cred that the whole of it, including all her
opera costumes, had been destroyed in the
vessel which was burned at @ scarborough
pier. This unfortunate loss placed Mr.. Gye
IN great difficulty, as he naturally hesitated
to communicate such unpleasant news to the
prisd donna, fearing it might prevent her
promised appearance as Carmen" the same
evening. Mime. Lucca was therefore not in
formed of the accident, and special dresses
for the character were Immediately or
dere5.
Mrs. Dion Boucicsult sailed Saturday for
Europe in the steamer City of Montreal,
which was accompanied down the bay by
lug conveying a large party of her friends.
Mrs Bouci ;ault has been summoned TO Lon
don as a witness in a reference as 10 the own
-ership OF some furniture and articles of U.rta
claimed by Mr.. Boucicsult as her husband.
The decision has been left by the Court Of
Judieature 10 4 common friend, Mr. Edmund
Yates, of the London World. suit for
divorce BY Mrs. Boucicault is still pending
In New York, but negotiations are making
which will probably result in a withdrawal
of the suit, Mr. Boucicault being disposed 10
make settlement much beyond that recently
allowed by Judge Barrett, in override OF the
previous judgments of Judge D0nohue aud
the Supreme Court and OF Mr.. Boucicaults
own agreements, and also TO surrender the
Younger children to the custody of their
mother shieh has hitherto been the point
of difference. The two daughters are living
together in lodgings in London; the 10y is
at school in Surrey. Mr.. Boucicauit is him
self at present at mis- house in Park street,
Grosvenor Square.