Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-07
THE Priority PHuNNY PnELLows.

add little fun and merriment 10 Mardi.
Gras. They have been very successful in the
past, but it cannot be said that their display
this year equsled some OF their previous at
tempts. The subject chosen by them was
"The Drama Burlesqued." displaying our
love for the stage from our very infancy I'M
til the grave claims US. This was illustrated
in fourteen tabesux or floats, az follows:
The Drama BarIesqued.
l. THE BOYS DELIGHT. Circus lemonade
aud -poles-representipg a crowd OF
boys playing circus around one OF these i'm
mense sticks of candy, technically known as
barber-poles, procurable nowhere else ex-
cept at circus. Perhaps no float created
more satisfaction among the younger mem
bers of the community than this, and they
| followed it up close throughout the process.
sion, for it was stored with several hundred
pounds OF mixed candy with which the per-
sons in the circus pelted every looker-on, as
people are pelied with confetti at Roman
| carnival.
2. A CHINESE ORCHESTRA, mounted on a
| fiery Chinese dragon, and each member play
ing different tune on the most remarkable
musical instruments.
8. BAccHUs, THE Boss. The great Kicka.
poo, King of the P. P. P.'s, appearing in the
character OF "Bscchus." drawn in golden
| chariot by two immense lions.
5. TRAGEDY, as represented by the scene
| from Hamlet. where the prince of Denmark
meets his fathers ghost, The latter being APP
parently a heavy drinker, while the hair of
Hamlet and his friends "Horatio" and
"Marcellusp stand on end "like quills upon
the fretful porcupine."
8. The POUND OF FLESH. Shylock rum
ming pawn-shop, as indicated by the golden
balls, and being fac sinaitc of Curtis, in
Samuel of Posen, and assisted by "Rebeccs,"
| transac,ing q very good piece of sbeezuess"
with "Brabantio" and bis two friends.
6. COMEDY. A school for scandal, being an
evening tea-party, ever which party OF old
maids and mothers-in-law are destroying
characters
Z. The KITCHEN MAID, CiDdy Ella, just
as she goes to the ball, seated in a golden
coach, arrayed in gorgeous raiment, and
the coach runs the good fairy, in this in
stance a very haggard old witch.
s. CIRCUS MUSCLE. The monkey GYM
| nasnm. A trio of monkeys going through
various gymnastic exercises on the horizon-
tai bar and trapeze.
8. The LEGITIMATE DRAMA. A parlor
scene representing an ancient minuet, danced
BY number of ladies and gentlemen attired
in the dress of the time of Louis XIV.
10. The MORAL BALLET. After design
by Willie Edouin; the ballet sporting very
short dresses, but any immoral effect there
from being destroyed by the wearing Of very
full pautalettes.
II. TIE OPERA. A chorus Of frogs giving
the basso.
IL. OSCAR WILDE. As taken from the
opera of Patience, "Patience" being repre-
sented driving in a chariot, covered with
garlands of flowers, and accompanied by the
gigantic Lady Jane" and the athletic
"Buuthorne.n
Is. A. SHEPHERD AND Hrs MAID-The
garden scene from Maseofte, where the bold
"Pippo" scales the garden wall and makes
loves to "Behma" and her sheep and tur-
keys; prince Lorenzo" and his men looking
on in establishment.
IA. 81. M. s. PMAFoRE-Being The repre-
sentation OF ship, with masts rugged, etc.
Upon it all the characters OF this comic
opera, the maiden fair, "Ralph Rackstraw,"
"The Admiral" Josephine" Little But
tercup," ct al.