Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-30
THE THEATRICAL WORLD.
Movements of Prominent Artists
Interesting Itemical Jottings.

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a purer current to the thoughts Of COM
munity than Influenced by melodies
without action. Besides this, the pres
ence of renowned artistic vocalists at
the New Memphis Theatre serves as an
advertisement to the great cities OF Eu-
rope and America of our rising great
ness and grandeur as a people OF taste
and refinement, as the audiences which
they here witness, composed of the creme
de la creme of Southern society-the
beauty and chivalry Of the most prosper
GUS city in the Mississippi Valley-will
be spoken of by those artists in their
widely extended travels, and must OF
course rebound to our benefit and
credit. Nobody reads of the tragic
queen Ristori without thinking of the
splendors and the " fashionables " Of
New York and few New Workers or
Londoners will read of this grand en-
gagement of the Ghioni and Susini
Troupe without thinking that Memphis
indeed must be hou-ishing place, and
that its inhabitants, notwithstanding the
numerous 'outlandish tales" told of them
by vicious enemies, are polished citizens,
with music in their souls " and deter
mination in their heads to be on an
equality with the magnificent cities OF
the world in everything that elevates man
to the position of an angel. And we
ought to feel proud too that this rich
treat of song and sentiment, flowing from
the classic land of Italy, so impressed on
our young minds as the lovely scene OF
all that is sublime in romance, religion
and history, was procured for us by one
of the first settlers on the Bluff, leaving
it in the power Of no stranger to boast
that we are indebted to new corners
for the sweetest gems of the Muse. Mr..
Thompson truly has won reputation in
his management Of the New Memphis
not easily achieved by the best posted in
the profession and his increasing deter
mination TO please the public, his urban
ity of manner, his promptness in seeing
everybody seated comfortably in our
Histrionic Temple, is sure to win further
laurels of approval, especially from the
fair SEX" who are always attentive
ly waited on by his polite ushers.
His Treasurer too - the obhging
Chris. Steinkuhl-who won glory in the
Lost Cause" is destined to win admi-
ration in his new position, for there
scarcely exists under the blue canopy Of
heaven more generous Or more deserv-
ing young man. Success will ever hover
around the gallant and the good; and we
need scarcely say that it is destined to
fall in a rich shower on Thompson and
Steinkuhl.
The opera season at the Winter Gar
den, New York, commenced on Monday
last with Crispeno la COmare, Roncini
making his first appearance in New
York.
Kate Reynolds commences brief e. a
gagement at the Broadway Theatre, New
York, on next Monday.
The Florences have met with so M dch
success at the Boston Atheneum, that
they have extended their engagement to
eight weeks Their new play, The
Bridal Zoe, is said to be very intel est
ing.
John S. Clarke closed very profitable
engagement at the Holiday, Baltimor e,
last Saturday.
Stuart Robson, the ecceu trio comedian,
is at the Olympic, New York, playing
Hamlet, or Nearing 0 fthe Black,
Bienville, the tra'Islater, sued A. j..
DAILY, the adapter, for breach Of contract,
alleging that sal d DAILY agreed to give
him certain ghare in the profits of the
plays of Leah, Tanning the ButterJtA
etc, in retur for his (Bienville's) labor
in TRANSMIT ng said plays. The jury rem
dered verdict for the plaintiff of Sl46
Kate Fisher and her steed Wonder are
the ATTRACTIONS at til New Bowery, New
York.
Though universal ly pronounced indie
ceat, immoral, and all that sort Of thing,
the magnificent Bairas spectacle of The
Black Crook continues to attract the
masses at Niblo's Garden, New York.
Ristori is at the Holiday street Thea
ire, Baltimore, during the pre- sent week.
Joseph jefferson, the comedian, opens
there on Monday.
Dan Bryant opened at the Front, Bal
timore, on Monday last
Rachel johnson and b. Macauley were
at Buffalo last week.
Emily Thorne is playing at Woods
Theatre, Cincinnati, supported by Sam
Ryan. Vestval succeeds her
Mexican Buchanan and his daughter
opened at Fort Wayne, Indiana, on
Monday last, for one week.
Jean Hosmer closed her engagement
at Indianapolis on the 18th, aud left for
her residence in Buffalo, where she will
remain until some time in January, when
she appears in New York.
Lawrence Barrett is at the Metropoli-
tan, Indianapolis. Emily Melville opens
there on the 10th prox
Mrs. d. P. Bowers, support ed by ]. C.