Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-20
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

LEPAvE DE PARIS, new spectacular piece,
in Twelve tableaux, by Adolph BsIoi, was
produced on Saturday night last at The Porte
SaintMsrtin Thester, Paris, and had fair
success. It's merits are thus tersely summed
up by French critic: 'The great praise 10
which NJ. BeIot is entitled is that of having
written a drama, rot only Interesting, but
often original in iis developments, out Of
materials that seemed to haye been worn
thread adbare."
Miss GENEvIEvE WARD produced on Sat.
urdsy night last in London a new drama by
Sydney Grundy, entitled Rachei, in pro.
logue aud three acts. The prologue IL
founded on the French melodrsua La
VoLeuSs d dEnfdnts, but the rest is Grundy's
own. Miss Ward played the title role The
plot OF the drama is rsdolent OF the atmos-
phere of the Police Court, somber with
crime aud too intricate TO be uufolded in a
cable message. The leading idea is the sale
by mother Of her own child, while she is
10 ignorsuce of lis identity, the purchaser
being her own brother-in-Iaw, who wishes
the child TO personaie his own dead child,
with the object OF enjoying his estates.
"LAKME," new opera in three acts, Il
bretto by Z. Gondinet and Philippe Gille,
music by Leo Dsiib.s, and written expressly
fer Mile. Marie Van Z.Gdt, was produced
on Saturday Dight at the Opera Comique,
Paris. The success was immense, and it is a
long time since there wss heard so much
melody embraced in single partition. The
melody ID of that fresh and exquisite order
which goes straight TO The heart, aud which
the ear has has no difficulty in retaining
These qualities do not interfere with The
scientific ami brilliant character OF the or
chestratiou, which will satisfy the nost
difficult critic. As TO the Interpretation, it
is beyond all praise. Mile. Marie Van Zandt
vas admirable, snd, to use the high flown
language of the French critics, "adorabIe"
= from the beginning to the end.
The Boston AdgertiSer says that at the
coming festival in thst city, in May, there
will be presented an admirable selection Of
what is good among old and we'll known
| compositions together with an unusual
amount of neH music. We sre to have a
new c1atdta BY Prof. Paine, whose progress
in skill aud fame as composer it is alway,
plessure to note. The new secular oratorio
! by Max Bruch, Arnsinius, is 10 be con-
| ducted nv that composer himself These
with Rubinstein's IoUer CT BGbeL, aud
Geunod's comparatively new Redemption,
VIII ooIb give novelty and freshness to the
programmes, and show that the society has
! lost mona Of lis enterprise and vigor with ad
vSnaing years. 1t is on every accoun, 20 be
| hoped that tho sixth triennial festival of the
society will be, both ariistically aud inan.
cially, among the most successful in its his
tory.
| A BRIGHT little daughter Of an EuyIish
noblem N staying at the Windsor Hotel Is a
great fsvorite with the guests. Her auto
graph album contsins ON one leaf the follow
ing written by the great singer, Patti:
Music, in the opinion of many, ranks second only
to faith and religion and apart from its power its
effect and its many advantages, we may justly re-
gard as belonging to heaven rather than TO earth,
hearts desire to praise The almighty with palms
| aud Thanksgiving. ADELINA PATTI.
Ga the next page Of thi. album is the fol-
lawiug in the handwriting of the greatest of
i showmen:
Of such is the kingdom of heaven.
To me th-Ie is picture half so'beautlful as
| sweet as their clear, ringing laughter. That 1
| have had power, year after year. by providing
innocent amusement for the lille ones, to create
such pictures 10 evoke such music, is my proudest
| and happiest reflection. P. T. BARNUM.
The London n-enEEAapsa4eae- of the New
York Tribune tel:srsphs that paper on Sat-
day night lsst that Mr.. Hamilton Aides A
Great Catch falling to draw, Miss Genevieve
Ward produced al the Olympic new drama
entitled, Rachael, By Gruudy. The Bancrofts
gave farewell performance of Caste st the
Thester Royal, Haymarket, NJ. Hare resum-
ing his original part Of Sam Gerrdig.," and
the friends of Mr.. and Mrs Bancroft seiz ng
the occasion for a remarkable demousir on
OF public good will. Mr.. Pinsro's The Record
has been Withdrawn at the Court Theater
COLOMBIA, by a.Scoich composer, Mr.. Mscken.
zie, with a pretentious and clumsy 6bretto by
MF. Hueffer, has been well produced by the
Carl Rosa Company, and cordially received
The critics praise the music as mildly Wsg-
merriam in M amer but abounding in melody
and mastery in orchestrstion. Miss Amy
SherwiD, an American vocalist, has appeared
| in M1rit1nd. with Rome sIccess.