Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-16
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL
NEW YonK.


after the performance of "Wednesday
night, October 18th, the season having
proyed disastrous failure.
Edwin. Forrest commenced three
weeks engagementat the Walnut street
Theatre Philadelphia, on the 4th inst,
opening in King Lear.
Al Niblo's Garden, the Streets OF New
York. with Frank Mayo, A. ii. Daven-
mort and Miss Susan Denim in the lead
ing roles, is having successful run.
The success achieved by Divorce at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre precludes the
possibility Of any change being immedl-
ately made in the programme there
The attendance continues very large.
Miss Clara Louisa Kellogg was to have
left the city for San Francisco, Call on
October 18th, where she will appear in
opera, supported by Miss Kate Morensi,
Signor and Nine. Blanchi and others.
Mrs. Chas, Foster, the wife OF the
dramatist of Bertha, the Sewing Machine
Girl, produced on "Wednesday, October
4tb a little Bertha weighing about
twelve pounds. Mr.. Foster states that
this production is not for sale,
The burlesque extravaganza, entitled
The Babes in the Woods, is being pre-
sented at the Union Square Theator,
with Miles Benfunti and Bertha in the
advertisement, entitled the Home OF
the Butterflies. 3
John Stetson, one of the managers
of the Howard Anthen@um, Boston,
Mass is announced to open the Globe
Theater, October 10th, with full yari-
ETY. troupe from the above named thea
ter, Boston, Mass.
The Lyceum is the name by which the
Fourteenth street Theater is to be known
when reconstructed by Mr., Charles
Fechter, who has bought that property
The alterations will be Immediately
commenced and it is thought that they
will be completed in two months. i,.
At the Grand Opera House Mr.. and
Mrs. W. j. Florence are playing an en-
cagement Last week Edmond Fall
coner s last successful Irish drama, which
is now being acted at the Princess
Theatre, London, England, entitled.
Eeleen Ogo; or, Dark's the Hour Be
fore the Dawn" was performed for the
first time in America.
Miss Charlotte Cushman, the eminent
native bagedienne, who, in years gone
by, was wont to thrill large audiences by
the efforts Of her great dramatic genius,
returns to the stage for brief period
on the 18th inst, making her rentree
upon the boards of Booths Theatre in
the character of Queen Catherine, in
Henry VIII. The theatre has been
crowded during the week by fashionable
audiences. f-.-
Mile Aimee was to have commenced
series Of opera bonlfe performances at
Lima Edwns Theater on Friday even
ing, October 9th, but owing to the i'll
ness OF NJ. Julien, tenor. was com
PEELED to postpone the opening until
October 9th, when the same opera, La
Perichole, was sung, with M. Noe in the
role of Piquillo instead Of NJ. Julien.
At the Bowery Theater, Miss Kate
Fisher and her trained horse, Wonder,
have appeared during the past week.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings Miss
Fisher acted IN Mszeppa, which was
preceded by the Married Bachelor On
Wednesday and Thursday in Putnam,
the Iron Son of '76, and Handsome
Jack, the Highwayman, was acted by the
stock company. .o7i
A succession Of crowded houses attests
the success that has been achieved by
Humpty Dumpty and in order to procure
anything like eligible seats an early APP
plication is necessary. g. L. Fox as the
Clown and G. X. Fox as Pantaloon, would
be hard to equal, and in addition there is
a host Of talent, including the wonderful
Marten Family, the infant bicycle per.
formers, Hen. Willie, the sprite; JEANNE
Yeamans, the infant character vocalist,
and numerous other attractions, not for
getting the bright, picturesque scenery
and sprigbtly music.
Miss Lucille Western and j. A. Herne
acted every evening during the past
week at Woods Museum in the drama
entitled Oliver Twist. The performances
of these artists in the respective charac-
tiers Of "Nancy and Bill Skies are
so well known as 10 need no comment ut
the present time. At the Saturday
matinee change Of performance was
made when Miss Western acted Mrs.
HalIer in the Stranger, AT the other
matinees during the week the Chimney
Corner was acted
The Stadt Theater has been crowded
the past week as it never has been be
f.re; even on the stormy nights there
was no diminution in the attendance.
The success Of Herr Waehtels initiatory
performance in the postillion Of Longe-
meau has been more than repeated by
the triumphs Of his approximations and
singing in Martha, La Dame Blanche,
Trovatore and Fra Diavolo. Ip the two
latter operas he carried his audience by
storm. Never has the role Of Manrico
been so artisticaIIy rendered, both dra-
matieally and voeally, as by the grand
tenor, while in the principal arias Of
Fra Diayolo, aud especially in the well
known descriptive song, Proudly and
Well, was he heard to the greatest ad-
vantage. A feature of his admirable
dramatic powers is the vigor and spirit
Of his action. and the entire absence Of
the mannerisms so peculiar to operate