Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-18
Amusemenrs.


/ MIYsTRELsY. Tomorrow night the
Cal Wagner Minstrel Troupe will
appear at the theater and will give one
Of their unique and attractive perform
ances. Wagner's people are all good
and the troupe is complete in all depart
ments. New songs, dances and special
ties will be produced each night. Cal
Wagner will give entertainments three
nights. and matinee on Saturday.
The MAJILroNs. Next Monday even
ing the attractive and lively Majiltons
will commence an engagement at the
New Memphis Theater. A Nashville
journal thus comments on the appear
ance of the Majiltons in that village,
One of the best combinations for genu-
inc fun making and varied amusements
that has visited Nashville in quite while
is the Majilton troupe, with its innumera-
BILE absurd situations, rich or ridiculous
costumes and almost unending round of
Joke. The pretty and very graceful Miss
Marie Majilton could scarcely appear
often enough to satisfy the audience,
and was repeatedly recalled Miss
Crecy and Miss Coleridge and Taubeu.
rich won their measure of applause;
Messrs. Charles and Frank Majilton,
with their india-rubber exhibition, made
any amount OF fun. The laughing hyena
was selected to introduce the troupe,
followed by the fantastic fable Farrago.
HuMPTY DUMPTY.-Last season the
Fox Humpty Dumpty troupe amused our
citizens no little. Fox is acknowledged
to be the prince of pantomimists, and in
Humpty Dumpty has justly won ma
tional reputation. Since he was last in
Memphis he has improved his Humpty
Dumpty troupe, and added many inter-
esting features and novel attractions
which have never before been pat upon
the stage. The troupe is now one Of the
largest that ever appeared in Memphis
aud cannot fail to draw big houses.
DECAsTRo TRoUPE.-Last night Prof
DeCastro, the renowned magician and
ventriloquist, appeared at the Greenlaw
Opera House. He performed many
wonderful tricks altogether inexplicable
and past all understanding. Among the
attractions presented were specially acts
aud character songs by Jeppe and
Fannie, the dancing skeleton, aerial
suspension, and the India Box and Sack
Trick. The latter trick is very clever,
and entirely puts in the shade all the
performances of the spiritual mediums
who have been frequenting our city of
late years. A dry goods box is pro-
duced on the stage. 1t is empty,
but is locked and securely tied
with ropes by committee. A
piece of plank is placed on top of the
box, and on this Mr.. Stillman squats
like toad. A sack is thrown over him,
aud the sack is securely fastened to the
board, sealing wax being used on the
ropes and fastenings. A mousquito bar
is let down over the sack and box, and
in two minutes it is raised; the man is
gone, the sack lies on the box, and
seemingly nothing is disturbed On IN
tying the ropes and unlocking the box
Mr.. Stillmsn appears therein as large as
life; but how he got into the box remains
a mystery. DeCastro will appear each
evening this week and at matinee on
Saturday.
JEFFERSON OPERA House .-This tenn
pie of variety amusement continues to
attract large audiences nightly. Manager
Steele has engaged a number of new
stars who will appear tonight in special
ty acts. If you desire to enjoy good
vocalism, dancing and negro comicali-
ties, visit the Opera House A fine and
new programme will be furnished each
evening for the amusement Of the public.