Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-07
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Sayings and Doings of Prominent
Artists at Home and Abroad.

Leo Hudson, the popular equestrienne-
actress, has lost her trained horse, SEN
sation. While standing in his stable
the other night, at Paterson, N. j., he
caught his hind feet in a rope tied
across the rear, and in attempting to
lie down, the halter got under his neck,
and thus choked to death. Sensation
was valued at $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kean celebrated
their silver.wedding, on January 29, at
the York House, Bath, England, when
they were surrounded by choice gath
ering of friends and admirers There
were many presents sent from friends ;
for instance, liberal supply Of splen-
did turtle was sent from Liverpool; a
Napoleon magnum, containing nearly
four quarts of champagne, from Paris /;
and many other suitable offerings
Barney Williams and wife are playing
to big houses at the Broadway Theatre,
New York.
Mile. Laura Harris, the New York
prma donna, who was been lately
singing with unequivocal success at
Lille, has been engaged by M. Letellier,
to sing at the Brussels Opera House.
d. W. Harkins, recently starring "
with Mrs. ]. II. Allen, has Joined the
stock at the Broadway, New York.
Mrs. Bowers and Mr.. McCollum have
succeeded the Webb Sisters at the Holli-
day, Baltimore, and are doing well.
Edwin Adams closed his engagement
at the National, Cincinnati, on Saturday
last, being succeeded by Matilda Heron.
L. P. Barrett has arrived in London
and will shortly open at the Princesses.
Kate Reynolds opened at the Chest
nut, Philadelphia, on Monday last, sue
ceeding Helen Western.
Alice Kingsbury met with much sue
cess in the interior of California. She
commenced a long engagement at the
San Francisco Opera House, Feb. "a.
The Webb Sisters opened at Wallis
Opera House, Washington, on the 18th
ult.
Forrest concluded his engagement at
the National, Washington, on the LIST,
John Brougham following him.
Fanny B. Price and D. Hanchett are
at the Montgomery Theatre, where they
commenced an engagement Feb. 25th.
The Almanack de la Musique Of Paris
gives the following list of the salaries
paid to fourteen Of the best artists of the
opera in that city NJ Naudin, 10000
francs year; Faure, 10000 francs
Gueymard, 1000 francs Villaret, 49,
900 francs; Morere, Al 900 francs Obin,
IS, 1000 francs; Belval, $4,000 francs
Lumestre, 36, 900 francs, and Warot, 32,-
900 francs. Among the stars of the other
sex Madame Gueymard receives $4,000
francs; Madame Sass, 10000 francs
Madame Bette, 10000 francs; Madame
Salvioni, $4,000 francs, and Madame
Floretti, $4,000 francs.
Maretzek is announced to iuaugurate
a season of Italian Opera at the New
Academy of Music, New York, on the
7th, with Clara Louise Kellogg, Carmen
Pock, Fannie Natal Tesla, Amalia NJ
Hauck, Antoinetta Ronconi, Stella Bon
heur, Euphrosyne Parepa, F. Mazzon-
emf, E. Tesla, R. Baragi, II. Bernard,
Giorgio Rouconi, F. Belliui, G. Anton
ucci, A. Bacelli and L. Fossati, in the
troupe. The new opera house has been
erected at a cost of 100000 This struc-
ture is of brick, with brown stone trim
mings.
Frank Leslie, a minstrel, has been
served with an injunction to restrain
him from using the name Of Frank Les
lie. The party who brought the injunc-
ion is Frank Leslie of newspaper noto'
-iety, who states that he few years ago
lad his name, changed to Frank Leslie
by the Legislature. and that Frank Les
lie, the minstrel, has no right to the
name as his right name is Geo. Weeks,
md that using the name Of Leslie is
to the newspaper Leslie.
The literary Leslie further states that he
s frequently receiving letters intended
or the minstrel, and that he is other
wise subjected to trouble.
Judging from present indications, the |
amous spectacle of the Black Crook |
rill run at Niblo's until the 4th of July. |
The house is nightly crowded, as regu- !
arly as the doors are opened. On April
5, the two hundredth night will be cele-
rated BY a general change Of scenery
nd costumes
Maggie Mitchell is at the Mobile The
tire.
The wild animals engaged in the spec
acle Of the Christian Martyrs, at Bar
um's Museum, seem determined to ere
te no little notorieiy. An incident took
lace on the evening Of February 2lst,
rhich came near terminating fatally.
n the last scene, where Sebastian " is
opposed to be cast into the den Ofliving
Md animals linsiead Of which the keeper