Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

MEMPHIS THEATER. Last night the
tbeater was jammed. crowded TO excess,
I by the fashionable people of our city.
The house, from the outermost tier of
the dress circle down to the orchestra
chairs in the parquette, presented a
boHquet of beauty. The management
can congratulate themselves on having
created a furore by bringing out the
Furnish Combination. composed as it is
Of elegant artists in the dramatic pro-
lession. This proves that anything
good is fully appreciated and generously
patronized by the people, while trashy
plays and stars fail to draw. Last night
Man and. Wife, dramatization of Wilkie
Collins novel ,was charminglY presented,
with new scenery, surroundings music,
cosluming and other effects. Mr.. Bon
face ~ the Man Godfrey Delamayn,"
Miss Langley as the wife Anne Syl-
vester," Miss Monk as Blanche Lun-
die" Mr.. Ryer as "Sir Patrick Lundie,
and Mr.. Porter as Arnold Brinkworth,"
Kept the andie9ce deeply interested in
the plot and play for three hours and
half. Man and Vile, although society
play of the same style as Divorce,
did not come up. to the expectations of
the audience, nearly all of whom had
seen the latter play presented during the
fore part of the week Divorce, in the
opinion Of our local critics, is infinitely
superior to Man and Wife. 1t is better
arranged, better written, and gives
greater scope to the members of the
Kurdish Combination. Divorce could be
run another week in our city, and would
attract large audiences. The matinee
will commence at l o'clock this after
noon, and the attraction will be Divorce.
Tonight the Memphis Theater Compa-
ny will appear in David Garrick, and
farce entitled Betsy Baker.
Next Monday evening the great little
Lolita will commence an engagement.
MnsTRELs. AT the Greenlaw Opera
House on Monday evening the San Fran
cisco Minstrels, commanded by Birch,
Wambold and Backus will appear. The
St. Louis Globe refers to these miustrels
as follows:
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point of talent, if not in number. Birch,
Wambold and Backus are the leading
names in the company, and are sufficient
in themselves to insure the success of
any organization with which they may
be connected. The individual members
of the troupe are, without exception,
good in their specialties and careful in
their rendering of concerted parts. |
The most perfect subordination and |
harmony exists between the or |
chestra and the singers and actors. of
the programme of last evening it may
fairly be said that it was racy and new
from beginning to end. Seldom are so
many fine ballad.singers to be found on
one stage Messrs. Henry, Wambold
and Read are possessed Of excellent
voices, and Birch and Backus give their
comic songs and end business with less
ostentation and better effect than nine
out of ten of the prominent mlnstrels Of
the day. johnson and Powers give a
very original and difficult song and
dance, reminding one somewhat of Billy
Emerson of days gone by. The Great
Ricardo, who does the Nilsson business,
has the pleasantest falsetto voice imag-
Unable, and, aside from the burlesque
character of the part taken, gives really
enjoyable warblngs from the operas.
WIRES OPERA House. - Manager
White has brought out twenty splendid
stars, who appear nightly at his Jeffer-
son street Opera House. The pro-
gramme of entertainment consists Of
vocal and instrumental music, fancy
and clog dancing, specially acts, com
edes, etc. Strangers visiting the city
will find Whites Opera House a pleas
ant place TO while away few hours.