Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-26
The standard Actors.


The failure of the George Edgar theatre
cal company in Chicago is the general
topic OF conversation in theatrical circles
in New York, says the Times. George
Edgar is personally very popular in this
city, and his many friends expressed them
selves us sincerely grieved at the failure of
the enterprise at the head of which his
name stood. A gentleman who was well
acquainted with the affairs of the syndi-
cate, but who did not wish his name used,
said that Mr.. Edgar was not financially re-
sponsible i'll any way. The money for
the enterprise" said he, was to be fur
nished by Mr.. Davidson, and it was fur
nished literally up to the time of this
sudden explosion. The whole trouble is,
in my opinion, due 10 wretchedly bad
management. Money was spent carelessly
in this city before starting out. The
syndicate had an office in the Leland
House. L have been up there more
than once when, IN elegant lunch
was serted for everyone VINO was in
the office and the bill sent in to the syndi-
cate. The route laid out for the company
waS the very worst i ever saw Why,
they were to jump from st. Louis to some
place down in Texas. They wouldn't
nave earned the railroad fares for such a
jump in the whole State of Texas. Then
there wasn't sufficient advertising done in
Chicago. A gentleman who has Just re-
turned from that city tells me that they
were not hall advertised. The statement
that they had only S7S in the house one
night is true. The bad business evidently
frightened Mr.. Davidson, and he quit, as
the racing men say" An effort to find
Mr.. Davidson was qpayailing. A. c.
Wheeler, who was concerned in prepare
ions for the tour. said: THE statement
made in the Chicago dispatch to the Times
that | was II Of the ~organizera of the
George Edgar company Is incorrect. Ny
relation to the company was that Of a paid
employe, and my connection was made
after it had been organized AZ a syndicate.
The company was selected, salaries
fixed, advances made, route laid out,
time secured, repertoire adjusted,
printing ordered and bills paid
by Maze Edwards, the business manager.
As q warm personal friend Of Mr.. Edgar
and OF Miss Sara Jewett, and a firm be-
lever in their abilities, ] did not then, nor
shall | now, hesitate to do what ] can to
make those abilities known. My advice
to Miss Jewett was to send her lawyer to
investigate the responsibility Of the con-
tracing parties before engaging. She did
so, and he assured her of the financial
s%oundness OF the concern. Who the law
yer was, or by what means he was con-
WINGED, | do not know, but Miss Jewett
signed a contract for forty weeks at $500 a
week, and that contract was personally
! guaranteed by Mr.. W. ii. Davidson. She
also drew $500 in advance for personal
use. When the company started for Chi
| cago L was asked to 90 with it, but the syn
dictate failed to satisfy me that IT would he
either safe or profitable for me to do so"
Judge Blacks Funeral.
Philadelphia T;mes: The funeral of
Judge Black iron his beautiful home in
Brockie, in all respects befitted the man
who is mourned by the nation as one of
its greatest intellects, and by his neighbors
as a most exemplary and beloved citizen.
While high tribute was paid to the memory
Of thei llustTious dead in the high places
Of the republic, the noblest tribute that
can be paid to any, was paid To Judge
Black by the universal sorroY that yelled
the community in which he lived and
illustrated the virtues OF his daily life
Judge Black has long been a private citi-
zen. He wore no fortujtqps chaplets or
accidental honors. Great in public trust,
the people realize that he was even greater
as the example Ofthe grandeur Of Justly APP
preciated citizenship and he was mourned
yesterday as ~Heighbor, companion and
friend, by the thousands in whose hearts
mis- memory viii be green when the more
Obtrusive devotion of the calculating shall
have persisted.
The Thrifty Queen-
Under the present most unsatisfactory
system, neither Lord Harrington nor any
other minister could prevent the ridiculous
and ilEjudged appointment Of the Duke Of
C~Onnaught as colonel Of the Scots Guards.
The post is absolutely in the gift OF the
Queen, who insisted ON appointing her
son. Nothing can exceed the Indignation
with which this appointment has been re-
ceived in military circles, and especially
among the Guards. Before long there will
arise a very strong feeling against these
ROYAL appointments, for it ~ too had that
officers who have been serving their cnun-
try all their lives shoulv be kept out Of the
very few good things"of the service by
junior members Of the Queens family.
The Duke Of Connaught goes to India In
the autumn, and probably when he returns
he will be made a field marshal, and, after
being employed about headquarters for a
short time, he will be quietly appointed
some morning to succeed the Duke of
Cambridge.
The Cotton Crop In the Nashville Dis
trfct.
NASHVILLE, August 25.-The compre-
hensive and complete report through cor
respondents Of the cotton crop vi the
Nashville district, including Middle Ten
nessee and a portion OF West Tennessee
and North Alabama, has been received.
Seventy per cent report crops better than
at the same date last ycar, twenty-three