Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-11
THE AMUsEMENT WORLD.
Movements of Artists at Home
aud Abroad.

ST. Louis is to have the Black Crook
next week.
The circus company engaged 10 New
York by Messrs. David Bidwell 4 Co.,
for Paris, to perform there during the
Exposition, sailed by the steamship
Guiding Star, March 30th
John L. Owens is at the Howard
Atheneum, Boston.
Harry Leslie, of Niagara Falls noto-
riety, is at present travelling through the
New England towns with dramatic
company, playing the BLACK Imp" in
the play Of the same name.
J. W. Wallack opened at the Holiday,
Baltimore, on the LIST, in the Iron Mask.
Madame Scheller is tc be the star next
week at the Pittsburg Opera House.
Jean Hosmer is performing at Spring
field, Ill.
During her recent engagementin Nash
vile, Charlotte Thompson was presented
with two pieces of plate Ia pitcher and
salver), on the latter of which was en-
grayed ITO Miss Charlotte Thompson,
from the Citizens of Nashville"
Ristori appeared at the Opera House,
Chicago, to poor business On her open
ing night Grau did not permit the raising
Of the curtain until half an hour after the
appointed time, probably thinking that
there must be some mistake, because the
people did not flock to see her.
Z. L. Davenport is at De Bars Opera
House, St. Louis. Vestyali opens there
on the 18th.
The Leavenworth Opera House Com
pany have been doing " bad business"
and have disbanded. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Burt were of the troupe.
Jas. E. Murdoch opened April lst at
the New Chestnut, Philadelphia.
J. E. McDonough is putting the Black
Crook on the boards at Philadelphia.
Dan Bryant occupies Wallack's Thea.
ter, New York, during the summer
months
Edwin Booth has lately purchased s
home on Thirty-6fth street. near Fifth
avenue, New York, for $4,000. Maggie
Mitchell has one on Fifty.fourth street.
Pat KolIoy, or, The Angels Whisper,
is the name of new drama by Fred. G.
Maeder.
Charles Austin, the "Zouave Drillist,
left New York for London on the Sd
inst. William, George and Alfred Han
lon travel the same way shortly, and
Billy Florence sails ia the Scotia on the
LIST of May.
The Richings English Opera Troupe
are at the Olympic, New York.
The Menken continues as attractive
as ever in Paris. At morning per-
Torrance of The Piratesc of the Saran-
nah at the Gate, the sum of 94OO francs
was taken.
The Lyceum, London, Eng, has pro-
duced Don Caesar De Bazan, with
Charlotte Leclerq as T" Mariana" and
George Jordan as Don Jose"
The Flying Scud has reached its
one hundred and fiftieth representation
at the Holborn Theater, London.
Mad. Celeste made her debut in Mel
bourne, Australia, on January 18th, in
The Woman in Red She received a
most enthusiastic welcome.
Charles Dillon appeared at the Theater
Royal, Manchester, Eng, March l4th,
as King Lear"
An injunction IVES applied for on
Thursday before the United States Cir
cult Court, at Cincinns;i, to forbid the
playing of the Black Crook in that city,
on the score of its immortality The
manager of Woods Theater was tri-
umphant, and the Blact Crook con-
tinues.
Amateur theatricals have taken new
turn in Paris. The new plays of popu-
lar authors are produced on the private
boards before they are given to the pub
lie. Thus NJ Octave Feuillet's last
comedy lie Cas- de Conscience, was
acted lately before a select audience,
previous to being put on the stage of the
Theater Francois A Paris correspon-
dent says that the Princess Metternich
and the Princess Besuvoir are excellent
actresses in these amateur performances
Ristori's receipts in Louisville for five
nights were S4745; in Indianapolis, for
one night, about $1,000.