Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-03
THEATRICALs.
The Attractions of the Coming Sea-
son. Etc.

has caused futter of excitement in
theatrical circles. What attractions will
we have, ard how will the theater be
conducted2 are pertinent questions,
which have been asked thousand times
within the past few weeks Our dram
attic critic can answer both these ques-
tons, he having interviewed Thomas W.
Davey, the new lessee Of the Memphis
Theater and business manager of that
prince of American actors, Lawrence
Barrett. Mr.. Davey has been in the
profession for twenty years. and is we'll
known to the Memphis public, he having
been manager of the Greenlaw Opera
House two seasons ago.
THE rHEATER.
For some years the theater has been
badly managed; the attractions were
sometimes good, and too often miserable,
especially last season. The accommo-
dations for the public were not such as
they should have been, not such as first
class theater should present before a
most generous and liberal public whose
taste for theatricals has been educated
up to high standard In the cellar
vast lake, four feet deep, has been a
steady annoyance not only to the actors
but to the audiences, SO much so that
leading stars have often refused to come
to Memphis, fearing that they would
have to 60 to and from their dressing
rooms on RATS. People who attended
the theater sat above this lake and in
hailed the offensive and foul vapor which
came from it, causing no little sickness
in our community. But all this has been
changed by lessee Davey, who is prac-
teal man, as well as an accomplished
actor and theatrical manager. A sewer
was constructed out to the bayou and in
few hours the lake was drained, so that
at present the cellar floor is as hard as
the Nicolson pavement, with no danger
of a return of the water and fishing
privileges of former days.
THE ATTRACTIONS.
The theatrical season will be opened
on the night of the 2lst of September,
from which time until the close of the
season a brilliant succession of stars
and combinations will appear Hare is
the list Of attractions so far engaged:
September 2lst, E. 7. Stetsons COM
bination; one week.
September 28th Schuman's Trans
Atlantic combination.
OCTOBER 18th, Pope & Spalding's Olym-
pic Theater company and some stars;
one week.
October 10Th, Horace Lingard and
company.
October 26th, John E. Owens combi-
nation; one week.
November I'd, Edwin Adams COM
pany; two weeks.
November 10th, Fechter; one week.
November 23d, Maflton's European
combination; one week.
November Both, Little Nell and COM
pany; one week.
December 2lst, Wybert Reeve; one
week.
December 18th, Furbishs Fifth avenue
combination; one week.
January 4th, Pope & Spaldings Olym'
pic Theater company aud some stars;
one week.
January llth, Mrs. j. NJ. Lander COM
bination one week.
January 18th, Miss Sylvester and COM
pany; one week.
January 25th, Oates comic opera
troupe; one week.
February LIST, Madame Janauschek
and combination; one week.
February 9Th, Lawrence Barrett COM
bination; one week.
February 10Th, Lolita and Barrett
company; one week.
February 22d, Carol family and COM
pany; one week.
March LIST, Mrs. D. P. Bowers and
Barrett's company; one week. =,
March 10Th, Joseph Murphy and the
Barrett company; one week.
March I'D, Charlotte Thompson and
Barrett company; one week.
April Sd, S. X. Emmett, supported by
local company.
1t is needless to comment on the above
attractions; all will discover that it
promises a glorious season, worthy OF
both the management and the public.
There will be no permanent stock COM
pany in Memphis. The Barrett COM
pany and Pope & Spaldings st. Louis
company will be here to support the
several stars
THE MANAGEMENT.
Mr.. Davey is the lessee of the theater'
but will be absent during the greater
portion of the season as Lawrence Bar
rett's manager. The manager will prob
ably be Gus Pennoyer, who was here as
Lolita manager last season. Professor
Handwerker will lead the orchestra, and
will secure the best musicians as his
aids. Mr.. I. P. Holland, the Oldest
" professional in the Southwest, will
have charge of the door, and will receive
tickets and give out checks in his polite
and gentlemanly style. From all this 1t
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