Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-06
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

SudTlS6 D1ChSub, decu uiuctctu, Is ABOUT 10
become an actress.
Henry E. Abbey has just purchased the
Park Thester and the International Ho tel
Boston, for 100000.
Daley Murdoch, the .Hebe" of Haverly's
and OF Miless Juvenile Pinsfore Companies,
is TO star next season.
Pounes & Co., Ben. Wolf's opera, lie being
rehearsed. 1t will, however, be four weeks
before il can be produced.
AT Wheeling, w. Va, January Gath, Jan.
suschek presented her new play, Zatah, for
the first time. 1t went we'll.
The Corsican Brotksrs at Booths has done
a large business. Frank Bangs as "Fabien"
aad Louis" has won approval
Rehearssls will be held ev cry Wednesday
morning Tor the Philadelphia May Musical
Festival until the first week in May.
c. Chizzola, Salyini's manager, has can
celled his Cincinnati date, which was Feb
ruary 9Th, playing in Brooklyn instead.
/ Alfred Wilkie, as member of the Hess
Opera Company, hiss returned to Boston on
account Of the serious illness OF his wife.
Charles Ulrich, of Cinci1sati, has written
a new play entitled June Seton. j. NJ. Hill
has it under consideration for Miss Margaret
Mather.
Nine. Modjeska was unable through pre-
vious engagements TO accept the fsttering
| offer 10 appear at the Cincinnati Dramatic
Festival.
The Dramatic Festival to be held in Music
Hall, Cincinnati, commencing on Monday,
April Sob, will have an efficient orchestra
OF 100 musicians.
James O'Neil will close his season Satur.
day night, and will play star engagement
| at Booths Theater in Monte Christie, begin
ming February 18th.
Mrs. Langiry will probably 60 North via
the Rock Island railroad. Dates are be-
ing fixed by Marcus Meyer for her appear.
ance in the smaller towns of IllinoiP.
The Cincinnati Music Hail stage, when IN
readiness for the Dram attic Festival, will e1-
| tend fifty five feet in width by seveniy-tbree
ia dep;h-probably the lsgest on the CONT
| Dent.
Billy Rice, the burnt-cork star, has Just
| joioed Thaicher-Primrose. West in New En-.
gland. Rice, the minstrel, is a card; but
Rlcss minstrels were not Billy failed con-
spicuousiy as manager.
According to Mr.. John Stetsop, the report
that Mes:rs. Stephens & Solomon's new
produced at Booths after lent, is manufac-
tured out OF whole cloth.
Sir James Benedict, the vete ran English
musician, now seveniy-two years OF age, il
| as hale aud hearty as he was when he came
TO America with Jenny Lind, a trip of which
he is stall fond OF talking.
Young Mrs. Winthrop is piIing up the
| figures. Last week The record closed with
the 1l7th representation. And still the re.
ceipts re 80 good that the date for bringing
out the new play is misty.
| Pisuquette, the author of Les Cioehes d.
CorneriLlc, is writing three new operas, all oil
which are 10 be produced in London. One
is a revision OF Gillette de Nauonae, and an
other is on The subject of Nell Gpynnc.
Fanny Davenport left Paris January 11ti
for Florence, Italy, on a visit to her sister
now singing in that country. Ed Price doe
not accompany her. He returned 10 Loudor
10 arrange for their tour OF the provinces il
| March.
During the illness Of Belle Jackson, tn,
"DAisy Brown" OF the Madison Square Pro
fessor Company, her part was acted b,
Lizade LIE Baron in q crediiable manner
Miss Jackson is fully recovered and has re
sumed work.
Baron Won Hoffman, the manager of th
Imperial Opera at Vienns, has been chal
lenged by a singer belonging to his compsn,
for persisting in giving him q part for which
his voice is not suited. The baron feels I'm
comfortable, for bis challenger is dea,
shot.
Paris has 2,226, 900 inhabitants, twenty
three theaters, three circuses, six must
halls. Vienna has 1,104,000 inhabitant,
has seven theaters, one circus, six must
halls Berlin, with 100000 inhabiant,
has thirteen theaiers, one circus and iv
music halls.
A New York idiot has written an oper
called 1ofy. The following is a sample
verse from the libretto:
''My name is Little Tafy
Because am so laffy;
tTafy laffy,' tee, he! he
Ispose It's so,
For laugh will flow,
And so my name is Tafy."
This sounds like some Of our Memphi
song-birds.
Old Gov Aleck Stephens, of Georgia, relic
OF the late Confed, entertained Mile. Rhea a
: the executive mansion in Atlanta last week
, Although continuous rain for a week hat
converted the streets into q jelly of mud
Georgia society turned out and made tn,
) Rhea engagement and reception the event o
the season.-Dramdtic Mirror.
A patent preparation has been made b
some enterprising citizen for developing tn
busts and limbs of actresses. According +
the directions on bottle Of the balm, it
, "to be thoroughly rubbed in on the bust wit
. | rotary movement of the hand" II is 10
thoroughly rubbed in on the calf, with long
a tudinal strokes made from the ankle W
ward"
The New York Mirror says: "Miss Andel
| son appeared as sGalatea' in Gilbert
: charming comedy on Monday evening. Th
:, ! people saw a really enjoy able performance
In this part Mics Anderson is without q
equal. The ingenuousness and sweet pathc
she infused into it were truly delightful
The simplicity of her acting in the lighte
; scenes cs ptivated the audience and won frer
! them considerable applause"
!. Music aud Tie Drama notices ''lhe arriv,
!. here of the English baronet who 30 great
' admired Mira. Lsngtry. Sir George Chstwyn
Z has enjoyed considerable notoriety in Lor
don as one oil Mrs. Langtry's most frequer
i escorts. He and the Prince OF Wales Al
J. intimate friends 1t was Sir George VII
= brought the Lily aboard the steamer at
O'Clock in the morning, just in time to q
aboard, when she sailed for this csuntr,
His arrival and that Of Mr.. Gebhardt, taks
. in connection with the contemplated visit I
}. the Prince Of Wales, is rather signi6can
, bat may not be after ALL"