Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-07
STAGE WHISPERS.
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
At the Grand Opera House, MIR. Gus
Phillips has been performing in ootty
Gooft to large audiences.
Lima Edwin's Theater has been leased
by Mile Anne, who intends introducing
the opera bouffe,
Nine. Leon Deval, the prima donna
engaged by Mark Strakosch for the
Nilsson troupe, arrived on the Vile de
Paris last week.
Humpty Dumpty continues to attract
crowds of people at the Olympic.
J. X. Emmett closed an engagement
Fritz at Niblo's on the 25th ult., and was
succeeded by Frank Mayo on the I'd
inst, as Badger" in the Streets of
New York.
Divorce continues to be the rage at
the Fifth Avenue Theater, and will hold
the boards for weeks to come.
On the 25th of October, Mr.. Sothern
will re.appear at Niblps, with Misses
Amy Roselle and Nellie Kemp, of the
Haymarket Theater, London, and Miss
Jennie Lee, of the Strand Theater, to
support him.
Harry Palmer is to introduce the
Black Crook in New York on grand
scale, and has engaged in England for
the play, Miss Kate Sanity, Mile Sassi
twenty-four premiere and ten secundo
daRseuSes. dob
At Wallack's, Sheridan's comedy of
The Rivals is the great attraction. The
cast was magnificent, as itgalways is at
Wallacks. 80 t-'ni'"
Harry Sanderson, the pianist, died in
New York, September 9th. He had a
power of playing octaves and
tenths with the same facility as other
performers do on single notes.
A new drama entitled La Mendicante,
or Stricken Blind, was produced for the
first time at Woods Theater, on Mon
day last, with Lucille Western as Mar
yurite," and ]. A. Herne as " Jean
Paul Berghen." The drama is trans
lated from the French by Nine R. Neu-
vile. The drama is sensational, and
suits an emotional actress like Miss
Western.
The Parepa-Rosa English Opera
troupe commenced their season at the
Academy of Music, on the I'd inst, with
the Daughter Of the Regiment, which
was followed by Martha and the Bohe-
milan Girl,
Percy Roselle, the boy actor from Lon
Ion, will appear at the Holiday Street
,Baltimore) Theater on the 10th inst, as
Shylock" in the Merchant of Venice,
and will appear at Woods New York; |
Museum, on the 3Oth, in the Boy Detec-
i've.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Lingard company is in Albany,
New York.
Edwin Adams has been playing Enoch
Arden during the week to the people of
Pittsburg, Penn. -s I
Mrs. Oates and her sterling troupe are
laying at Hooley's Opera House, Chi
,ago, to crowded houses. sm
Leffipgwell, in Fra Diavolo, has been
amusing the Rochester, New York, peo-
Die during the past week. m raa'
G. C. Davenport and'Miss Anna Wins
on are performing at Richmond, Va,
n the Lady of Lyons, Damon and Pyth-
as, etc. al rfo9
A new drama, entitled Ace High
written by VIM. Vershay, will be intro
luced on the Richmond, Va, stage in a
ew weeks. eo
At the Walnut Street Theater, Phila-
lelphia, Edwin Forrest appeared on the
ID inst. in King Lear.
A New Way to Pay Old Debts, with
Mr.. Davenport in the leading role, will
De revived at the Chestnut Street Thea
,er, Philadelphia, next week.
The Wyndham Comedy Company has
closed successful engagement at Indi-
annapolis, Ind, in Caste, Ours, London
the Lancers, etc.
Mrs. Bowers and McCallum continue
to draw large houses in San Francisco.
Romeo and Juliet, Ingomar, Macbeth,
Court and Stage, etc, have been pre-
sented.
Charles Matthews closed a successful
engagement at the Arch Street Theater,
Philadelphia, on the 18th ult., and was
succeeded on the I'd inst. by Laurence
Barrett, who appeared in the Man o
Airlie. On the 9th inst. Lolita will com
mence six weeks engagement.
In Cincinnati the Black Crook holds
on well at Woods Theater. At Pixies
Opera House Joe Jefferson fills the house
nightly-as full as it can well be packed.
Rip Van Wrinkle is the attraction. JEFF
ferson will be succeeded at Pixies on
Monday next BY Janausehek and troupe.
AT the Boston Theater Lydia Thomp-
son and her satellites have carried every
thing by storm for several weeks. On