Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-16
THEATRICAL RECORD.

CLARA Louisa heiioBB h"o wv" ~~o
ing the greasy denizens of Oil City, "a
The Webb burlesque troupe open out
Al Nashville on the 18th inst.
Petroleum V. Nasty lectured at Johns
town, Pa, on the 9Th inst.
Laura Keene and company have been
playing at Atlanta, Georgia.
Josh Billings lectured on mil" at
Hamilton, Ohio, on the 9th instant
The Black Crook continues to be a
paying card at the Adelphi, Boston.
Frank Drew, a popular Irish comedian,
is performing at the Bowery Theater
Robertson's new comedy, entitled War,
was performed at Wallacks on. the 9th.
The San Francisco Ministries are as
tonishing and amusing the New Workers,
At Pittsburg, Pa, the citizens are en-
joying the played ont sdrama-Uncle
Toms Cabin.
The pantomime of We Willie Winkie
is performing at the Olympic Theater,
New York. III tt
The Davenport Brothers commence an
engagement at the New Memphis Thea
ter tonight i-t
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper,
is performed by the New York circus to
large audiences.
Lefingwell has been giving Romeo
Jafier jenkins at the Park Theater'
Brooklyn. ose
The Kiralfy Hungarian dancers closed
an engagement at Boston on the 9Th
instant ga aiiAW ETiEg la
Mr.. and Miss Couldock have been per-
forming before the Mormons at Salt
Lake City.
Forrest commences an engagement at
Washington to-day, at Walls Opera
House.
At Chicago NJ. de Vivo with Mile
Rosa Csillag have been presenting the
Italian opera.
Mr.. Benedict's new oratorio, st. Peter,
has been dedicated, by special permits
sion, to Queen Victoria.
Little Nell has been playing at Omaha,
Neb,, and was succeeded by Bob Nc
Wade in Rip Van Winkls-
Rip Van Wrinkle, with Joe Jefferson
as rip" was brought to close at
Booth New York Theater.
Mr.. Fechter will be succeeded at the
Globe by Mrs. Scott Siddons as Juliet
and Mr.. Wallack as Mercutio."
Mile Mile Turnour, female trapeze
performer, has been astonishing the
New Workers at the Globe Theater.
At Niblo's, New York city, the ire
pressible Black Crook, with the Majiltons
in the ballet has been all the rage.
Kind to Fault, new comedy by
Mr.. Brough, was performed last week at
Lima Edwin's Theater to good houses.
Nine. NJ. Krebs made her debut in the
Staat Theater, January 6, in the charac-
ter of Orsini," in the opera of Lucretia
Borgia.
The wonderful Lolita has been playing
Little Nell, Warehouses and Captain
Charlotte at the Academy of Music at
Buffalo.
The Lydia Thompson Burlesque
Troupe appeared in the Forty Thieves
1t Woods New York Museum a few
days since.
Mile Aimee appeared on the 10th
inst. at the Grand Opera House, New
York, in the character of "Fiorella' in
the Brigands.
At the. Boston Theater, Mr.. Montgom-
cry has been presenting himself in
Shakspearean characters, much to the
delight of the Hub.
At the Globe Iheater, Charles Fechter
and Charlotte LeClercq have been de-
lighting the Bostonians in Black and
White and Plot and Passion.
The Fiddes-M Murray divorce suit has
been withdrawn from the New York
Courts, and an amicable arrangement
has been established between the belli-
gerents.
Madame Celeste, an English actress,
celebrated as a 6rst-class performer Of
Miami, in Green Bushes, took leave
of the public at the Adelphia, London,
on tine I'd instant, thus closing long
dramatic career.
Savern Mercadante, celebrated mu-
steal composer of Florence, Italy, died
on the I'd instant. He belonged to that
splendid galaxy of composers in which
Rossini, Beuini, Pucini and Donizetti
we're the brightest stars.
The Rev. Mr.. Houghton, the pastor Of
" the little church around the corner
immortalized by jefferson, viii be ten
dered benefit in few days by the New
York actors, the proceeds to be applied
to such charity as DR.. HoughtOn may
select
Lila and Zoe, AERIAL gymnasts, have
been performing at the Richmond (Va.)
Theater. These artists lost their ward
robes at the burning of the Spottswood
Hotel, but continued TO play without
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