Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-28
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Thoatrioal and Musical Jottinga
from all Quarters Of the Globe.

John h. Owens opens at DeBars Opera
House as Scion Single " on Monday.
A new made wife at East Saginaw,
Mich, while witnessing Dutch actor
play the sad story of "Griseldes" became
insane.
Maggie Mitchell is still the "Fanchon"
at the Varieties, New Orleans.
Ristori is at the New Opera House,
New Orleans She appeared as T" Eliza.
beth" on Monday.
The famous burlesque actress Lady
Don opened at the New York Theatre
on the 18th with Peggy Green and Ken
ilioorth. She is doing good business.
Barney Williams and wife commenced
a Eve weeks engagement atthe Broad
way, New York, on the 25th, succeeding
the Worrell Sisters.
Edwin Booth has received several
tempting offers to visit Germany. He
will probably 90.
John Brougham was Playing Nth
Fire at the Albany academy OF Music
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j.. Davenport not
meeting with the deserved success, at the
Howard Atheneum, Boston, in the legiti-
mate drama, are now offering the most
sensational Of melodramas. The arts.
L
tic performances of this versatile and
talented couple dignity even such blood
and. thunder trash as the Man NTH the
Red Beard, which they are now playing,
assisted by ]. +. Nagle and Fannie
Marsh, in the subsidiary roles. For his
benefit, Mr.. Davenport produces Cookies
prize nautical drama, True TO the Core,
which, on that occasion, viii receive its
first representation in this country.
The Atheneum, Detroit, closed for the
season on the 10th. The management
has lost money.
Edwin James succeeded Emily Mel.
vile at the National, Cincinnati, on the
18th.
Lolita is at DeBar's Opera House, st.
Louis. John Brougham will succeed
her next week.
The St. Louis Museum has closed. The
place is to be sold at trustees sale, on
the goth prox 1t is understood a new
company has already been formed, who
will purchase it and open with new
stock company.
Edwin Forrest was playing to big
houses at the National, Washington, at
last accounts.
Helen Western is at the New Chestnut,
Philadelphia, where she will be succeeded
by Kate Reynolds next Monday.
Mike Lipmans circus was billed to
open at Atlanta to-day.
Artemus Ward is getting better, and
will shortly resume his talk at the
Egyptian Hall, London.
The receipts at the places of amuse-
ment in Boston for the month of January,
as returned to the United States Asses
sor, foots up as follows: Continental
Theatre (three weeks), Sl9,l20; Boston
Theatre, $l4,76S; Boston Museum,
$l3, 593; Theatre Comique, S9oOl Nor
ris Brothers Opera House, $65l7; How
ard Atheneum, 5000. Total, $73,42l.
Mr.. Sims Reeves, the eminent tenor,
will represent "Francis 0sbaldiston," in
Rob Roy, which will be revived at the
Drury Lane, London, on March 10th.
]. E. McDonough opened with the
Long Strike at the Pittsburg Opera
House last Monday.
The Milwaukee Academy Of Music
closed for the season on the 18th, on ac-
count of bad business.
The Webb Sisters did well at the Hol-
liday Street Theatre, Baltimore. The
fair Ada created decided sensation as
"Fanchon," many persons claiming
that she equaled Maggie Mitchell.
Daniel Bandmann succeeded Mollie
Williams and Felix Vincent at the
Metropolitan, indianapolis, last Monday.
Edwin Booth closes his present en-
gagement at the Winter Garden early in
April. tbs thought that the Merchant
of Venice" will nearly fill up Mr..
Booths time. Mr.. John Brougham will
succeed Mr.. Booth, commencing a sum
mer season.
Miss Hattie De Lee, very pretty and
pleasing young actress, has been engaged
for the Vicksburg Theatre, and will
open there on the 4th of March for two
weeks.
Avonia Jones was at Belfast, Ireland,
the week ending Jan. 26th.
p. T. Barnum has been nominated for
Congress, the good people of Connect
cut, by their representatives in conven-
ton. assembled, having conferred this
honor upon him Oh the nth inst, as
sort Of Connecticut valentine.
Susan Denim has leased the Opera
House at St. Paul, Mimi, for six months
from the LIST Of May.
Manager Fox, of the American Varie-
ties, Philadelphia, distributed twenty-five
hams among his patrons on the 10th in
slant, and an equal number OF hats on
the 23d.
Ground was broken for the new theatre,
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