Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-21

THR HANLoEs AT THE OPERA HOUSE,
THIS EVENING All our readers are by
this time aware that the Hanlons and
their numerous aud talented assistants
athletic, musical and operatic-open to-
night, for q brief season, at Greenlaw's
Opera House. That II is one OF the most
chaste and attractive exhibitions ever
placed before the Memphis public, no one
will deny. Wscommend their entertain
ment to the patronage Of all olasses The
Louisville Courier thus speaks OF their
appearances in that city:
wiesiger Hall was filled to overflow
ing last evening, by q large and fash
ionable audience, TO witness the hrst APP
pearance Of the Hanlons. Many were
compelled to rest content with standing
room 10 the galleries, and occasional
glimpses Of the performers Of the Han
Ion troupe. The brothers we're, Of course,
the chief attraction, and IL is only TO
speak the general verdict to say that
their equals have never appeared here;
nor does 1t seem likely that their sue
cessful rivals will appear for years to
come. There are numerous imitators,
those who attempt to perform the same
teats, but, however well they may do,
there is something lacking. Whatever
the Hanlous undertake is done to per.
fiction. There is an artistic ease and
exquisiteness Of motion that are incom-
parable. In nothing that they do is the
finer sense offended, as i always is
with the coarse and often vulgar
feats Of contortionists. The Hanlons
are gentlemen Of culture and good taste,
and to this fact may be attributed in a
large degree the faultless character OF
their exhibitions. They are patronized
by the most refined and cultivated peo-
pie, who always find something to wonder
at and admire. A striking difference be-
tween their feats and those of imitators
is also found in the fact that the Hanlon
feats seem to be so easy. The brothers
never seem to strive TO impress their au-
dience with the difficulty of performing
them. There is none of that air Of as
sumption which says, Look at me ; you
never before saw anything equal to this"
On the contrary, the conviction is that II
is easy enough, and in this lies much OF
its charm. The obstacles they have over
come, the excessive labor they have given
to the most insignificant of their acts,
the failures which have depressed the
dangers they have encempassed. All
these are kept away from the audience,
and the brothers appear to move through
their daring feats as naturally and grace
fully as the bird moves through the air.
All the trothers are with the present
company, and the feats which they per-
form cannot be described, but must be
seen to be understood. The new patent
velocipedes, about which everybody has
read and heard so much, and which few
have seen, were shown for the first time.
Alfred and Frederick were on the street
with them yesterday afternoon, and al
tracted much attention. They gave a
decidedly interesting exhibition in the
hall in the evening. The handling OF
these two-wheeled vehicles must require
nice balancing, but they handle them
with characteristic ease Pau, the great
Russian athlete, gave his act upon the
flying trspeze, which was almost thrilling
in its daring. He leaps in variety OF
ways from one trapeze to another, and
swings and leaps from the gallery to the
rear of the stage, far above the
heads of the audience. This is an
act which has never before been per
formed here, and it is unrivaled in
daring and brilliancy. 1t was received
with the most rapiurous applause. The
Little Midgets, Victor, Julian and
Francois, the pupils of Mr.. VIM. Han
Ion, are truly worthy pupils of their
teacher. They are bright little fellows,
and perform their feats in a way to cap
tivate the audience. Last night they
gave the Persian column, horizontal
bar, drawing-room entertainment and
Pas Africaine, which made up a variety
tbst could not fail to interest all. The
ballads, by Miss Emily Thorne the con-
certina solo, by Mr.. A. Sedgwick the
grotesqne figures, by Messrs. Sylvani
and Benedict; the harp solo, by James
Blamphin, and the pantomime, by the
Hanlons, made up altogether an enter
tainment which in excellence and variety
could not be surpassed