Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-10-04


nesday. -. -.
Lotta closedan engagement at Wood 3
Theatre, Cincinnati, on Saturday, with
The Female Detectiue and Object Of In
terest Lucille Western is there this
week aariw. .lfr
Mary Gladstane commenced an en-
gagement at the National, Cincinnati,
on Monday, succeeding Maggie Mitchell.
Mr.. Daniel i. Bandmann commences
bis tour at the Arch, Philadelphia, on
October s, when he opens for two weeks
in a new play entitled Destiny
Vestvali opened at Griswolds Opera
House, Troys on Monday last
Hatiie Lee, better known in the pro-
fession as Miss Hattie Hinckly, died of
consumption, on the 18Th, at Cambridge
port, Conn, in her twenty-frst year.
The deceased was the wife of Peter Lee
The New Theatre, Columbus, Misss-
sippi, opened for the regular season on
the 10Th of October. Daymond and Will
liams are the lessees. tff3 9f
In the translation Of Hamlet brought
out by Talma on the French stage, the
ghost of Hamlet's" father does not
tread the boards, but is supposed to ho-
yer about his son, unseen by other eyes
1t is said that the admirable acting of
Talma conveyed to the audience more
awful idea of the visitation than could be
produced by any visible spectre
Kate Josephine Baieman's property is
estimated to be worth $3.50, 0O0-a good
return for ten years Of the life of an ac-
tress."
VIM. Wheatly returned his income last
year as S29,6i3.' Billy" Birch, the
minstrel, returned his as $4,000, W. j.
Florence $500, and Laura Keene $1,000
Mrs. John Wood opens at the Princess
Theatre, London, in couple of weeks
The Busilay Family are at the Winter
Garden, New York, doing a good BUSH
ness. Nothing has ever been seen in
this country to equal the Niagara leap.
By the means OF mid-air trapeze, one
of the Busilays leaps from platform on
the periphery of the amphitheatre to the
proscenium, lodging his feet there in a
trapeze held by another brother, who
hangs suspended from the ceiling. The
feat is simply marveouls. pa
Ristor commenced at the Academy Of
Music, Brooklyn, on Thursday last
The German tragedian Dawson is at
tracing the fullest kind Of houses at the
Stadt Theatre, New York He has ap-
peared as "Othello, Narcisse,' y
Charles de Moor and Shylock
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, celebrated YER
satle artistes, have arrived in New York
from England, aud opened at Irving
Hall on Monday last.
Barton Hill is playing his third en-
gagement during the present year at the
Montreal Theatre Royal
The Webb sisters are delighting the
Yankees az New Haven, Conn, with
POcGhoataS, etc.
John T. Owens is at the Chestnut
Philadelphia, where he made decided
hit as Caleb Plummer."
John Brougham, at the Walnut, Phila-
delphia, is successful in Playing NTH
Fire and o. DoRneFs Mission
The Florences were at the Arch street,
Philadelphia, last week, performing the
burlesque on Arrah ma Pogue, entitled
Nary Brogue.
Stuart Robson was the star at the New
American, Philadelphia, last week, being
succeeded by Proctor, who opened on
Monday with Nick Of the Woods
Kate Reynolds is still the star of at
traction at the Boston Museum Booth
is at the Theatre, and Edwin Adams at
the Howard.
At the Holiday Street Theatre, Balti-
more, last week, they were doing the
Streets Of New York, with Mr. J. B
Polk as Mark Livingston.
Laura Keene and her company com
menced brief season at Brainard's
Hall, Cleveland, on the 9th ult, OPEN
ing with The School for Scandal
Atwood Museum, Chicago, they were
running the hrisible Prince and MI
lerS' Maid last week, while at McVicker's
the sensation drama Of The Cidiroyant
was produced.
Mary Mitchell and j. W. Albaugh
closed successful engagement at the
Milwaukee Academy of Music on the
22d ult, with Our Mutual Friend
Messrs. Roig & McDonough com
menced the season at the Mobile Thea
tire on the oath ult., with The Dead
Heart and Or Sallie
The cholera has played the deuce with
in Nashville. They ran the
stock at the theatre last week, one nights
receipts amounting to seren dollars and
cents Jean Hosmer opened
there in Fazio on Monday.
From New Orleans we learn that Chi
arini's Royal Spanish Circus is at the
Academy of Music The ST. Charles,
Ben De Bar and E. Eddy proprietors, is
to open next Saturday for the fall and
winter season. At tbs10lympic The
Shadow Pdntomime and Who Killed