Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-21

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The baseball season will open unusually
lively this summer. A game will be played
this afternoon between the Memphis Reds
and the Wetter nine, The following are the
players: -.
WetteT Nine.-Crane, catcher; Carr, pitcher;
Novisky, lst base; Born, I'd base; Cardan,
Sd base; Carroll, short stop; Maender, lett
field; Larkin, right field; McGrath, center
field. 81 BIB
pitcher; Colbert, LIST base; Jones, I'd base;
j. Ma'oughney, Sd base; Maroaney, short
stop; James Malougney, right field; Meath,
center, field; Hogan, left field.
The Reds don't intend to let the Wetter
nine carry off the victory in every game.
Refining, the great Louisville pitcher, has
been engaged and will be here to play next
week. O'Neil has not arrived yet, but is
expected on tomorrow mornings IRAN
The club here is in correspondence with
the Eclipse Club of Louisville, Buckeyes OF
Cincinnati, the St. Louis Browns, and the
RAINY Clarke Club, of New Orleans, and
will open the regular season with one OF the
above clubs next Sunday.
stage Flashes.
Mrs. Crabtree and her daughter, Lotta,
sailed for Europe per steamship City OF Brus-
sells, Thursday, 18th instant.
Western Union Telegraph, comedy by Geo.
Hoey. was originally acted in Eastou, Pa,
May 18th. 1t is said to have been successful.
Alice Oates. accompanied by her husband,
| Mr.. Watkins, and Alice Townsend, Mrs.
Sam T. Jack,l sailed on the Gallia, May
10th, for Liverpool.
Mr.. Colvilie has returned to George Faw-
cett Rowe his play of the Nec Babylon, for
which they were in negotiation together.
| Mr.. Rowe has made mistake in taking it
| away.
Fanny Reeves, niece of Sims Reeves, the
famous English tenor, plays the part of
| "Nora," in EsmcrdIdd, at the Madison Square
| Theater, New York, during the summer
| season.
E.E. Rice has determined to confne his
efforts to the Surprise Party next season. He
has, al last, become convinced that there is
more money in managing one company than
dozen.
Miss Maggie Mitchell will open the fall
season at the Park Theater, New York, in
September. She is booked for four weeks,
and will play her usual repertory, with, it is
possible, new play.
The Madison Square Theater, New York,
have engaged fortY-one managers and agents
for next season. The number thus engaged
fully completes the managerial corps of the
| theater for next sc ason.
Madame Geistinger will make tour OF
this country the coming season, under the
management of Mr.. Amberg. She will visit
all the principal cities, and will tase with
her a company OF ffty-fve people, so as to
play comedy or opera
The play written by w. B. Howells for the
Madison Square Theater, New York, is fin.
ished and now in the hands of the manage.
| ment. The drama by Henry James, IL, i.
also completed, and it is stated that Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett is alss at worl
upon an original play for the same manage
ment.
The last appearance of Clara Louise KEEL
logg was announced to take place at Buffalo
| last night. This Is her last appears rance
prior 20 her retirement TO private life. A
| least it is 60 announced. In June she il tC
be married, and will probably be then abb,
TO shake of the annoyances that have m ad,
the latter part of this season so unpleasant
10 her.
The Hsrfisons viii produce Mr.. Grover
new piece, SISTERS Devotion, in New York il
> September James w. King, OF the Phila
delphiz Tmes, having called a plsy of hi
Sisters Devotion, the Harrisons may chang
the name of their play to VIA, o. Sis:e'
SdeTif1e. Mr.. Sam Harrison has booked tn,
\ company for fourteen successive weeks with
ont q break, for week stands.
The aGoing to the ball, this evening" i'm
beciIity has broken out in London, and tina
unhappy city IN passing through the varicu
stages Of the disease. The epidemic is traee'