Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-14
The New Memphis Theafer Tonight
benefit Of Mrs. w. 9. Thompson

The New Memphis Theafer Tonight
benefit Of Mrs. w. 9. Thompson
Letter from n Church Member.
The New Memphis tonight will pre-
sent one of the grandest spectacles OF
loveliness, taste and refinement ever wit
messed in the world, for nowhere can such
an array of female beauty and graceful
adornment be congregated as in Mem
phis. 1t is right that such an array OF
the lovely daughters of the South should
assemble tonight, for they owe debt Of
tender gratitude to Mrs. Thompson for
her many kind services to their brothers
and friends in the dark days of distress
1t is also right that our amateur vocal
lists and histrionics should take princi-
pal parts in the entertainment, for the
lady whose benefit they play for has been
one who always offered her assistance to
make their entertainments unique and
effective. While the people Of New York
are in ecstscies over the singing of Miss
Kellogg, because she is a native Of that
State, shall we remain dali over the
sweet singing of Mrs. Chapsky (nee Miss
Nora Bradford) and Miss Carrie Ennis,
two fair daughters of Memphis2 Well,
we should think not. Every one who
loves Memphis and all that is beautiful
belonging to it, will flock to the New
Memphis tonight to hear those two
nightingales, who can sing every bit as
well, if not better, than Miss Kellogg.
A member of one of our churches, who
expresses the sentiments of the ladies of
several congregations, sends US the fol.
lowing letter, which we append with
great pleasure:
Editors Ledger-If there was ever an
entertainment deserving the fullest at
tendance, it certainly is that for the bene-
fit of Mrs. W. G. Thompson to night. 1t
is we'll known that the management of
the New Memphis Theatre has been one
of successive losses, and the season
through which it has just passed has
been very Improbable.
The late w. G. Thompson for years
has contributed much to the entertain
ment of the people of Memphis, and ex-
pended large sums of money to make the
New Memphis first class theater and
an ornament to the city, and for several
years has only experienced one loss after
another. In giving up the theater, Mrs.
Thompson takes benefit to repair, in
small way, her heavy losses. and to this
end has come most excellent amateurs
to assist her in making it highly attrac.
tive; besides, she has the finest musical
talent Of the city, who have kindly vol
unteered their services, and will con-
tribute largely in making it the grandest
of all former occasions. Then, let the
soldiers of just and noble, though
"Lost Csuss," remember the many en-
tertainments given by Mrs, L. for their
benefit when they were preparing to
march to the tented field. Let those
who received I aid and comfort while
racked with pain or burning with
fever 10 hospitals, now remem-
Der the many tableanE Mrs. I. gave
to raise hospital funds. Let the churches,
whose purses have been replenished by
her repeated entertain ments; let Mssons,
with charity as their guiding star, re-
member that they too have been recip-
tents of her substantial favors; let the
people who have witnessed the numerous
public entertainments given by Mrs. T.,
for every charitable object, turn out 81
masse and pay this debt of gratitude, and
show that Memphians appreciate the
noble works of noble and Christian wo-
man, who has contributed more to various
charitable purposes than any ten persons
in the city or State; and, like true
Christian, has not confined her donations
to any class or creed. Whenever church
was 10 be built, 3 lot to pay for, church
funds to raise, money to be raised for the
poor, the widow or orphan, or for any
charitable or good purpose, she was called
upon, and was never known to turn deaf
ear. Thea let the house tonight be filled
to OVERLOOKING, as it will be the last OPP
portunity that will be presented, and by
the assembly the gratitude of Memphans
will be measured, JUSTICE.
The programme Of entertainment ap-
pears elsewhere, and is one every way
suitable to the occasion. The following
ladies and gentlemen OF this city take
prominent parts: Mrs. Nora Chapsky,
Miss Wilkinson, Mrs. Nellie Taylor, Miss
Ennis, Mrs. Steinkuhl, Eugene Lehman,
Charles M. Strauss, B. N. Hart, Lou
Loubrle, Henry Farmer, Professor Oh.
Ph. Winkler, Mr.. B. A.. Hollenberg, Pro-
fessor 81. G. Hollenberg, Professor Tepe,
and the full band under direction of Pro.
fessor Handwerker. Let the house be
full from psrquette to gallery. This is
the last night Of the season.