Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
THEATRICAL RECORD.

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of Manchester, England. II is not re
garded by critics as equal to Colley Glib
ber's version Of Richard.
Foote' comedy, entitled The Liar, ha
been doing well at Wallack's Theater
with Lester Wallack in the leading
character.
At Jim Fisk's Opera House the re
Ipowned Mile Aimee is singing in LII
Perichole and La Belle Helene, will
Miss Nelly Pieris as leading vocalist
THE Ninth regiments band assisted a
the Sunday concerts.
The Fools Revenge and Jonquil, OIL
Only Heart, have been all the rage a
Booths Theater, with Lawrence Barrett
in the leading characters.
George Francis Train has been lee
turing at the Museum with success.
Mile Christine Nilsson will appear in
New York next season in series Of
concerts, with George F. Bristow as
conductor. -a 'gh ~
Charles Matthews has. been crowding
the auditorium of the Fifth Avenue
Theater for some weeks. Married for
Money and other comedies have been
presented.
Edwin Booth has to answer an alter
native mandamus on the 9th inst, and
show cause why Mr. Cauzaran and Mr.
Paul F. Nicholson, newspaper editors,
shall not he allowed admission to the
theater the same as any one else on the
purchase of tickets. Mr.. Booth foolishly
gave orders to his attaches not to issue
these critics any tickets of admission,
because some time since these gentle
men criticised Mr.. Booth in a manner
not quite complimentary.
Last week, at Steinway Hail, Miss
Cassie REM made her first appearance
as cantatrice, assisted by Adelaide
Phillips, Signors Leoni and Rencorie
and Carl Bergman. Miss Renz's merits |
as a songstress lie chiefly in her sweet |
ness of melody rather than volume of
tone.
George Clark has been performing at |
Lima Edwards Theater, in Puck, play
written by DeLeon.
In California, Miss Leo Hudson has
been playing Mazeppa, Cataract of the
Ganges, and other horse shows.
The Morlacchi Troupe is in Nevada,
and Mckee Rankin's company have
been charming the denizens of Wyoming
Territory
Third-rate actresses and actors have
been astonishing the people of Oregon
with Leah, the Forsaken, Lucretia Bor-
gia and other sensational dramas.
Mr.. John Drew and Mr.. Barton Hill
have been making hits in Ours at the
Arch Street Theater, Philadelphia.
The pantomime, Three Hunchbacks,
with Mile Bonfanti, danseuse, and Mac
and Goodrich, parlor skaters, is having
a run at the Walnut Street Theater,
Philadelphia.
The Black Crook, with Pauline Mark
nam, and the Majiltons of the Yiennoise
and Parisienne ballet troupes, keeps the
stage at the Academy of Music, Phiia-
ielphia.
The Oates troupe is in Louisville, KY,
drawing large houses.
Lucille Western has retired for the
season to her Sabine farm at Topsfeld,
Mass.
Mexican Buchanan is playing in heavy
tragedy, such as " Richelieu," in Nash
vile.
The people of Montreal, Canada, will
have during the summer the Oates
Troupe, Lolita, Miss Maggie Mitchell,
John E. Owens, Lawrence Barrett, Little
Nell and Edwin Adams. /
Owens, in the great character of So
lon Shinglo," has been delighting the
Baltimore people for week.
Miss Rose Evans has been astonishing
the Kansas City residents with Juliet
and Parthena," assisted by Chas. Pope
and Mr.. Murdoch.
I
Joe Jefferson, as "Trip Van Wrinkle"
closed an engagement in Washington
last week.
The Leflingwell combination is moving
through the New England States.
Chas. Fechter and Miss Leclercq are
rusticating at the St. James Hotel, Bos-
ton.
Miss Fannie B. Price, supported by
good stock company, is playing at
Springfield, Ill. The Worrell Sisters are
through the State personating
the Girl OF the Period aud Nan
the Good for Nothing"
Frank Mayo has been performing in
the Streets of New York at McYisker's
theater, Chicago. At the Museum W.
Eden, noted barber of Chicago, badly
stage-struck, appeared in the Ticket of
Leave Man. A correspondent hnmanely
says; I'VE should advise him to stick
TO his hair-dressing business, it will be
more profitable to him in the end and
more pleasing to theater-goers."
The wonderful Zavistowski Sisters
have been appearing in San Francisco in |