Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-21
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From Cincinnati we learn that Joseph
Proctor is at Woods Theater, the Han.
Ions at the National, while the Overland
Route holds the boards at the Theater
Comique.
Mr.. Wood, late manager Of the Broad
way Theater, New York, has opened the
theater opposite the ST. Nicholas Hotel,
which be styles Woods Theater Comique.
Col. X Goshen, the giant Of the Chi
cago Museum, is to be the low comedian
at the Academy Of Music, Cleveland.
Joe Jefferson is delighting the New
Orleans folks at the Varieties, while
Harry Mccarthy is doing ditto at the
Academy Of Music.
Dawson played Wallenstein" at the
stadt Theater, New York, on the 18th.
AT Castelia, a small town six miles
from Sandusky, Ohio, they play Gin
dreila in a church.
Lady Don closed a successful en-
gagement at the New York Theater last
Saturday.
The Rchings English Opera Troupe
opened at the Olympic, New York, on
the 18th.
Mrs. d. p. Bowers concluded her two
weeks engagement at the Holiday
Street Theater, Baltimore, on the 9th
inst, and was followed by Edwin For
rest, who opened on llth as "Richelieu."
Leo Hudson is at present playing
Mazeppa at the Front Street Theater,
Baltimore. She has secured H. B. Gates
mare BLACK Bess.
Our Tenement House is the title of
new local drama produced at Barnums
Museum. 1t has been written expressly
for this establishment, and is said to be
a thrilling and truthful picture of city
life, showing how many Of the poorer
classes exist in New York.
Lucille Western commenced a six
weeks engagement at the Walnut, Phil
adelphia, on the llth, with East Lynne.
The Webb Sisters succeeded Kate
Reynolds at the Chestnut, Philadelphia,
last Monday.
Helen Western has just been engaged
by Mr.. Mcguire, of San Francisco, to
perform fifty nights in that city. She
receives very liberal terms, and is to be
paid in gold. Helen and her husband,
Mr.. Herne, will take their departure on
the LIST of April
A New York paper says that with Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten
season, there was very perceptible
falling off in business, in some instances
tn, receipts dropping down one-half.
Edwin Adams was at the Cleveland
Academy Of Music at last accounts.
Barry Sullivan was to re-appear at the
Drury Lane Theater, London, on the
4th inst.
lone Burke and e. A. Sothern con-
tinue at the Haymarket Theater, Lon
den.
When Mr.. Chatterton became recently
lessee of the Drury Lane Theater, Lon
don, England, an inventory of the prop
critics was made out with the following
result; "Spirits of wine for flames and
apparitions, el2 81 bottles of lightning,
el; snowstorm of finest French paper,
IS; 2 snowstorms of common French
paper, Is; complete sea with II long
waves, slightly damaged, el los; Is
clouds with black edges, in good order,
l2s Cd; rainbow, slightly faded, Is; an
assortment Of French clouds, flashes of
lightning and thurderbolts, los; a new
moon, slightly furnished, los; imperial
mantle made for Cyrus and subsequently
worn by julius Caesar and Henry VIII,
los; Othello's handkerchief, cd; 6 arm
chairs and flower pots which dance
country dances, e." Three and half
bottles of lightning we think dear at any
price. Six arm chairs and six flower
pots which dance country dances must
be wonders, certainly cheap at figure
quoted But what can we think of the
famous handkerchief of 0thello, the loss
of which brought Desdemona to such
oriaf haing only annraisad nj a naltrv Ga