Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-21
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Heart ana h0nd, Lecocq's latest opera, re-
| ceived its initial presentation in America, at
the Biiou Operahouse, New York, last week.
Mr.. George C. Bonifsce is this season play
1 ing "Yuba BilP' in Annie Pixley's Miss.
Some Of the other acters are playiog keno.
The Phil adelphia Netcs ssys: "Mr. Barton
Hill is grandfather" This is calculated
TO injure Mr.. Hill in his business as
| Juvenile actor.
We are Informed that NJ Damala, Sara
Bernhsrdts husband, will retire from the
stage, and will endesvor TO form foreign
| legion for service in Africa. Damala seems
| TO wish to get as far from Sara as possible,
or perhaps Sara is tired of Damala. Either
sapposi'ion is a probable one.
The London News says: "If Flotow owes
all his fame 10 Martha, The opera itself owes
good part Of its reputation to the Last
Rose OF SUMNER go happily introduced, not
only as a melody there, but also as a means
| OF dramatic effect; and there IL, perhaps,
truth in the remark ouce made, that with
this rose 10 his buttonhole he will 20 down
TO posterity."
The London World says that during Mr..
Henry lrving's stay in this country next
winter, Mr.. Abbey will introduce Mr.. Law
renee Barrett, Mrs Clara Morris, Miss Mary
Anderson, and perhaps Lofts, at the London
Lyceum Theater. The same paper describes
Miss Anderson as not very great &C res,,
but she has the reputation Of possessing he
most perfect figure and the most beautiful
face in America.
The Stage wardrobe and Diamonds OF Ed
win Forrest were sold at auction ia PhiIadel-
phia on Wednesday. Not more tina seventy
i've persons were present at the sale, most of
whom were mere ouriosity-Peekers- Mrs
Forrest, the widow Of the trsgedian, was
present. The sale was not a success, come of
the richest costumes being sold for few
dollars, and the diamonds bringing about
one-half their appraised value. Thos. w.
Keene, the tragedau, was the largest pur-
chaser. The sale was for the benefit of the
Forrest Home for Aged Actors.
Satdou's first intention in writing Fedora
was to lay the scene in this country in Wash
| ington's time, bnt he gave it up because it
too much resembled the plot of Cooper's
| SPY. Then he put it in Naples during the
French revolution and the invasion OF th at
Kingdom; AID again gave it up for fear OF
being accused OF stealing it from Dunn ss's
San Felice. The third draft he liked 80 we'll
as TO consider it the final one. 1t laid the
scene in France, under Napoleon Bonaparte,
but somehow or other he couldn't keep il
from resembling too closely Sues Mysteries Of
Paris, so he again changed the scene, this
| time 10 Russia.
| Arthur Sullivan is the conductor of the
next Leeds (Eugland) Festival, an appoint.
ment which, after the great success OF the
last festival, was fully expected. The new
works OF English composers 10 be performed
are King David, by g. A. Macfarren, which
is nearly all written down, the first part even
in the hands OF the eDgraver. Frederic Clay is
writing a cdntata, Sardanopaius; Mr.. Barnby,
the Ninety seventh Psalm, The Lord Is King
Mr.. Sullivan himself has not yet decided
certain details of the work he has been in
vited to write. Eugene d'Albert, requested
TO give an orchestral composition, has, until
now, neither accepted Nor refused.
Felix de Fentaine once asked the late Chas.
r. Thorne, j., if he ever felt nervous on tn .
stage. Ca the first night, invariably" was
the reply. MANY and many a time Ive
gone on in a cold perspiraIion and with
knees shaking 80 that thought they would
give way. 1 remember playing one night at
well; house was light, and l didn't care
much for the play. Suddenly / caught the
face of .en-year old boy in the audience
who was crying. That inspired me, for j
felt that had inspired him. l played to
that little fellow all the rest OF the evening,
and never more 10 my sa,isfaction."
New York theater manager has adopted
new plan of accommodating dead heads "
He has staked off a section of his theater ss
the dead-head observation" and it includes
due proportion OF the best seats in the
house. They are not all front seats or aisle
seats, but they are all free seats for those
who claim and ara granted free admission to
the theaier. The manager thinks The reser.
vation is about the fair thing. The only
objection likely to arise will be that The
reservation system will too pointedly desig
nate a certain class of play patrons, ano
those who belong to it, likely, would prefer
their status 10 remain a secret at the box
Office and be mixed up with the audience OF
an equality with those who pay.