Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-14
Maggie MIleheII !. pIayIug 'BarefOOt'

Maggie Mitchell is playing Barefoot"
at the New Orleans Varieties.
Mexican Buchanan and his troupe are
at Dayton, Ohio, where they have been
doing well for the last five weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams are an
nounced to appear at the Theatre Royal,
Liverpool, shortly.
Adah Isaacs Menken continues her
triumphs at the Gate, Paris, where the
Pirates Of the Sarane runs smoothly.
The Emperor and suite have again been
TO see her, and on this occasion the
Menken had the honor Of an interview
with His Majesty, who was pleased to
compliment the lady in high terms, both
for himself and the Empress. He asked
much about America, which country he
processes to hold in great regard and fond
remembrance.
Mrs. John Wood brought her engage.
ment at the Princess Theatre, London,
to close on January 18th. 1t cannot
be said that the lady has met with the re-
ception anticipated for her, nor that her
London engagement has proved success.
full
Rev. Z. II. Milburn, the blind preacher,
lectured in Fort Wayne, Ind, recently,
on what Blind Man Saw in Europe"
An impudent fellow asks: "If he was
blind while in Europe, how in the -
could he have seen those things +"
NJ. Blondin was in Dublin, Ireland, on
JAN 10th. He gave tight rope per
Torrance at the Palace Exhibition on
a high and low rope to an audience Of
seven thousand persons
Ristori opens for season of twelve
nights at the New Opera House, New
Orleans, to night
An orchestra, consisting of three hun.
bred performers, has been organized at
Valparaiso by Gottschalk, as follows
six frst.violins, six second violins, two
violas, two contra bassi, two piccolo
flutes in L fat, four frst.autes, two
second. flutes, two obeos, two clarinets in
A, seven clarinets in B fiat, seven clari.
nets in G, three basoons, two frst-cor-
nets, two second.cornets, two horns in f
sharp, eight horns in + two solo-cornets,
one cornet in L fiat; eight frst.cornets,
eight secona-cornets, two trumpets, two
frst.trumpets, eight second trumpets,
eight first horns, eight second horns,
eight E-hat clarinets, eight second.clari-
nets, four frst-bugles, four second.bugles,
two trombones, eight 6rst-trombones, six
second.trombones, twenty comets, six
basso trombones, eight frst-baritones,
eight second-baritones, FIVE third-bari.
tones, eight first-tubas, eight second
tubas, two 6rst.bugles, two second-bugles,
eight ophicleides in c fiat; eight ophi.
cleides in L; two tubas in F two kettle
drums, twenty-five side-drums, two bass
drums, two cymbals, one triangle, eight
Chinese gongs.
Vestvali is bidding her farewell to
America" at the St. Charles, New Or
leans, and is announced to make her last
appearance there next Saturday.
Some interesting particulars in refer.
ence to the stage have just been pub
lished by Mr.. Arson, the Secretary to the
Royal Dramatic College. From these it
seems that five eminent actors have been
lost at sea G. V. Brooke, in the London,
in 1866; Theophilus Cibber off the coast
of Scotland, in l775 Mr.. Conway, off
America Mr.. Elton, in the German
ocean, and Tyrone Power, in the Allan
tic. Ten actresses have, it seems, been
elevated to the peerage, namely; Lavinia
Fenton, Duchess of Bolton; Anastasia
Robinson, Countess of Peterborough;
Louisa Brunton, Countess of Craven;
Mary Bolton, Baroness Thurlow; Har-
ret Mellon, Duchess of ST. Adams; Ma
ria Foote, Countess of Harrington; Cath
crime Stephens, Countess of Essex; and
Miss O'Neil, Lady Beecher. To the list
of actresses who have married titled per
sons may be added Mrs. Nisbett, who
became Lady Boothby, and Mrs. Fair
brother, who passes as Mrs. st. George,
but with whom it is asserted land gene
rally believed) that the Duke of Cam
bridge has formed morganatic alliance
Harry Mccarthy, Lofty Estelle & Co.,
are at the Academy of Music, New Or
leans.
At Cincinnati, on Tuesday, Emile
Melville performed in the Brigand Queen
and Pocahontas at the National. Dan
lei L. Bandmann in NdrciSSe; or, the |
Last of the Pompadour, at Woods The
ltre. Bulwer's Money held the boards
At the Theatre Comique
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