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MEMPHIS THEATER.-During the past week
Cal Wagner. Minstrels have been drawing
large audiences at the theater. The organi-
cation was the best that had appeared in Mem
phis for years. and its great success is due to
the superior talent Of the company. Cal Wag-
ner being the brilliant star" We under
stand the Minstrels will revisit our city
during the spring months, and give our citi-
gems little more of the popular burnt cork
opera.
BARNEY IIuGHEs. This we'll known gentle
man lectures tonight at the theater. Subject.
"Parlor and Public CRIES." Professor
Hughes is ahumorist Of no little magnitude,
and can deliver a lecture in frst-class style.
His initial lecture last summer drew an i'm
mense house. and was the talk Of the town for
a week afterwards. lie Is the Artemus Ward
Of Tennessee, and loses nothing by COMPARE
son with his prototype. If you are not afraid
of laughing too inmodeartely go to the
seance' tonight. You will then be in a
condition to enjoy the Patti-Mario concerts.
The PATTI-MARIo CONCERTS. sale of
tickets for the great strakoseh concerts next
Thursday and Friday nights and matinee on
Saturday will commence at Benson's music
store at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. A
Scandinavian journal speaks of Carlotta
Patti as follows:
Every one has seen or heard Of Adelina
Patti, the only primd-donnd who has the
power season after season. to attract, in
crowds, the nobility and fishionables, rs well
as the most iastidiOus musical amateurs. OF
London. Paris and st. Petersburg. After
having heard the fresh and sympathetic voice
of Carlotta, we do not hesitate to affirm that,
in no one point does she yield the palm to her
sister. Since she has sung in Europe she has
devoted herseff exclusively to the concert
room, a sphere in which 1t is much more dill
cult to create n iurOre than on the operate
stage and probably no other artist has been
able to achieve so universal q reputation as a
singer in the concert-rOom alone. Her voice
is truly miraculous, of marvellous extent,
uniting to n great power and tulness in the
lower registers. o soprano higher than that
reached by any other singer. No artist can
sing laughter so spontaneously, and. at the
same time, so exquisitely; her rendition never
fails to elicit rapturous encore.
Signor Mario has been n conspicuous orna-
ment ON the lyric stage for more than thirty
years N AUX Italians, by Owen Mere
dith, he is referred to in the following compli-
mentary manner:
:" OF all the operas that Verdi wrote
The best, TO my taste, is the TrOvatOre;
And Mario can soOthe with \ tenor note
The souls in purgatory."
From the columns of Paris paper we clip
the following historical sketch of the great
tenor:
Although the public, generally speaking,
neither concerns nor interests itself in the
private affairs of artists, it may not be out of
place to state that Signor Mario has sacrificed
his entire fortune in patriotic enterprises.
Though of arstoeratic birth and title (his
real name being the C0mte de Candida. and
though he reckons Dukes, Princes and Cardi-
mails amongst his nearest relatives, he is the
friend of popular liberties, and sincere Re-
publican. lie has contributed largely to the
deliyerance of his country from the Austrian
yoke, as well as to the unity Of his beloved
Italy. In order to show the high appreciation
in which SignOr Mario is held by his country
men, we may state that n life-size statue of
him has been ordered by the King of Italy,
from the famous sculptor SignOr MOnti. of
Milan. 1t is TO be placedin one of the princ-
pal thoroughfares of Rome, and will shortly
be inaugurated.
GRAND 0PRRA HoUsE.-Mr. John Collins.
the Irish comedian. has been the attraction at
the Opera House during the week past. ap-
pearing in such plays as the Colleen Bawn,
Rory O. More. Paul Clifford. etc. Mr.. Collins
is fine actor, and was ably supported by the
stock company during his engagement. To-
night Miss Charlotte Thompson, a favorite in
Memphis. will appear as Julia. in that ster-
ling drama entitled the Hunchback. Miss
Thompson is an actress of rnre melit. her rem
ditions being most artistic. During the pres
emit week she will present many of her leading
pieces. 1t is needless to state that the Grand
Opera House will be largely attended during
the engagement the legitimate drama being
popular in Memphis, and this popularity is
heightened by the re-appear-
anee of Charlotte Thompson in the leading
roles.
MoEvOY's IIIBERNIC0N.- grand scenic.
musical and character entertainment. illus
trating the scenery, music and antiquities Of
Ireland. will open mp at the Assembly Hall on
Main street, between Gayoso and Union, next
Monday evening, the 10th instant, and will
remain in our city one week. This celebrated
exhibition has been constantly before the pub
lie for over twelve years. 1t has been sane
toned by the clergy and Endorsed by the press,
and has been admired by the people through
out the American continent.
OLYMPIC VARIETIES. -MAnager Buchanan
has q number of new attractions this week at
his temple of amusement on Washington
street. New stars appear tonight; among
others the wonderful Lopez Troupe. Dora
Antonio, the charming brunette and eanta-
trice; Minnie Baker, the wonderful danseuse;
Little General, the small but versatile come
dian: Toney Benton. the great delineator
of Irish character; the st. Martin Sisters and
a host Of Others. Stage Manager Charley
White has a fine programme arranged for
tonight.
BRooMs OPERA HoUsE.-At Broom's Opera
House this week there is o fund of amuse-
ment. Manager Marsh Adams introduces
a number ofnew sketches and burlesques. in
terspersed with songs, dances, quicksteps,
banjo solos. clog dances, jigs. etc. Mr..
Charles II. Seamon. ventriloquist, introduces
his wonderful Peter HontS family. Manager
Broom has large troupe of people. oOmpris-
ing many star performers, among others
Miss Mollie Macy, the champion female ban
joist and sensational vocalist, and Misses
Smith, Whitley. fremont. Emmazetta, etc.
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