Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-06

MlSCELi.ANfOtc.
Edwin Booth has been playing Ham
let at the Boston Theater.
Miss Lille Eldridge opened in Alma,
at Raleigh, N. c., on the 30th ult
The Wyndham Company is performing
at the Academy Of Music, Cleveland, o.
Miss Ada Harlan, with her Combine
ton Troupe, is performing in Peters
burg, Va.
Joe Jefferson played three nights
engagement last week at the Detroit
Opera House.
Mrs. F. s. Chanfrau closed a two
weeks engagement few days since in
Washington, d. G.
Mexican Buchanan closed an engage
ment at Quincy, ILL.,, a few nights since
in the character Of Hamlet.
Janauschek opened the Coutes' Opera
House, Kansas City, October 25th, in
the tragedy of Mary Stewart.
The Strakosch Italian Opera Company
appeared at the Brooklyn Academy Dc
tober 26th in Favorita to SHINY at
tended house.
Mile Louise LEGITIMACY and Theo. Ha-
bleman's German Opera Company per
formed II Troubadour at Klein's Opera
House, Scranton, Pa, on October 2Sd.
George Swaine Buckley commenced a
weeks engagement on October 3Oth, at
the Brooklyn Park Theater, appearing
in Maeder's sensational play of On the
Track.
Mrs. Bigelow-Taylor-M Montgomery, who
married Walter Montgomery, returned
to Boston, Mass, from England, October
23d in the steamship Parthia, and is
said to be now living with her husband
Arnold W. Taylor, in that city.
At the Opera House, Rochester, N
Y, Little Nell has been presenting the
play of Katy Did during the past week,
to crowded houses. Miss Nelly enacted
five distinct characters, introducing
songs, dances, banjo solo, etc, in first
class manner, and made decided inn
preston.
The Lydia Thompson Troupe appear
ed at the Brooklyn Academy to very
moderate houses. The burlesques given
included Blue Beard, Lurline and Sin
bad, the last being given on the night of
the fair Lydia's benefit, with the last act
of Blue Beard added to the bill The
Weathersby charmed the City of Church
people, and they awarded the palm of
beauty to the pretty Tracy. Lydia was
encored each night. Beckett and Edouin
made hits.
The Parepa-Rosa Opera troupe inau-
gurated their season at the Academy OF
Music, Philadelphia, on October %. Du-
ring the week, notwithstanding the coun-
ter attractions elsewhere and the rainy
weather, the attendance was good. The
Daughter of the Regiment, the Bohemian
Girl, Mariana, Lucretia Borgia, Martha,
and Satanella comprised the repertoire
of the week, which was marked by the
debut in Philadelphia of Clara Doria on
the 24th of October, and of Nine Van
zini ON the 18th.
Lolita has been charming the citizens
of Philadelphia at the Arch street thea
ter in her new protean drama entitled
the Rainbow. Lolita appears in four
characters admirably suited to her abili-
ties, and as Rainbow, Mons. Heller, Cor
duroy Bill and Persipis Bootsey Buff
she found abundant opportunities for
the display of her piquant and vivacious
style of acting. As Mons. Heller she
performs couple Of moderately difficult
feats of sleight of hand, and in the other
characters INDUCES in several songs,
dances and the inevitable banjo sole.
The Prince of Lichtenstein, in Ger
many, has discovered liquid compost
ton, which, applied to the costumes Of
ballet dancers, renders them uninfam-
mable. A public test has been recently
given with satisfactory result. AT our
latest advices he was having a wooden
theater erected outside of Vienna, all the
materials used in the construction Of
which we're to be soaked in the compost
ton referred to. Fire will then be set
to it in several places, and if it resists
the flames, as is expected, the success
will be considered final In that event
he has an order to render the scenery
and wardrobe Of the Vienna city theater
uninhammable.