Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-24
Amusenents.

MEMPHIS IHEATER. = OWING 10 TINT
heavy rain storm last night the attend
ance at the theater was quite light. The
play presented, Griffith Gaunt, was wei
sustained by the members of the Stetsor
Combination, Those of the company
who especially won public favor were
Mr.. Stetson as Griffith Gaunt; Miss
Dolly Bidwell as Kate Peyton;" Mr.
Thornton IS "Sir George Neville" and
Mr.. Morris as Tom Leicester, the game.
keeper" The minor characters were
fairly sustained. Griffith Gaunt was
fairly put on the stage, but few pauses
and mistakes having occurred during its
rendition; but such little things may be
expected on opening week. This drama
tization was revived in New Y ork few
weeks ago ON account of its chance asso-
citation with a matter that has of late
been occupying few inches of space in
the newspapers. The play as produced
last evening is an extremely interesting
one, and its connection with anybody S
scandal except that of Griffith Gaunts
(which was naughty enough Of itself is
a matter Of the Imagination. Two of the
acts are quite spectacular. One of them
presents fair in Lancashire, with cheap
Johns, gypsies, pole climbing, sack races,
mountebGnks, and characteristic coun-
try dances. The other is an excellent
court scene, with Catharine Gsunt on
trial for the assumed murder of her hus-
band. Both these acts moved off with
admirable life. The end of the play is a
little misty, the author not knowing what
to do with two wives of one man, both
noble-hearted women. Ne stage device
extant is equal to disposing of Mercy
Vint, the lovable little creature for whom
Griffith becames bigamist. The play
wright just drops her crisply and with
out ceremony. Tonight Griffith Gaunt
will be repeated, and tomorrow night
the Marble Heart will be the attraction.
At the matinee on Saturday will be pro
dued Neck and Neck, and at night the
Stetsons will close their engagement in
Neck and Neck and the French Spy.
HAvERLY MINsTRELs This sterling
troupe of artists will open up an engage
ment at Assembly Hall tonight. Mem
phis rarely fails to patronize good min
strel show, and as the Haverly troupe
includes a number of the better class Of
negro delineators and song and dance
men as any other company of the kind,
they generally have paying houses when
ever they come to this city. The pro-
gramme is short, without much effort at
novelties, but the clio performance is
good and the concluding farce we'll
enough. Goss and Fox, Garfield and
Booker, song and dance men; Hall with
his banjo; Barlow and Wilson, the end
men, and the California quartette, are
the main stays of the troupe.
ScHUMANN's PEOPLE "A year ago Mr..
II. Schumann, the manager Of the
Transatlantic Novelty and Pantomime
Company, who is a veteran in the show
business" conceived the idea Of forming
a combination Of foreign artists, which
should eclipse anything of the kind ever
brought to this country, and to success
fully carry out this design he visited
Europe in person and invaded the prin-
cpal vaudeville theaters Of Paris, Lon
don, Vienna, Berlin and other cities in
search of talent" The result was the
formation of his present company, COM
posed entirely of performers who we're
the best that could be found in their sew
eral specialtes. This stroke Of man
agerial enterprise was duly rewarded, for
ever since the 6rst appearance Of the
troupe in New York city its appearance
has been one of almost unprecedented
success. The Schumann company will
open up an engagement at the theater
next Monday night.
PIcSIC AT THE ExPOsITIoS.-Amuse-
ment lovers will bear in mind the picnic
to be given by the Invincible Hose Com
pany at the Exposition building on this
Thursday evening, the oath inst. In
addition to the attractions already pub
lished, the Bluff City Minstrels, who
have recently given several perform
auces, have volunteered to appear on
this occasion, and everybody and their
families are advised 10 90.
JEFFERSON 0PERA HoUsE.-The JEFF
ferson street Opera House has opened
out under Manager Steele, and is
crowded nightly. The management has
secured the services Of a good troupe
Of artistes who appear each evening in
pleasing specialties attractive aud en-
tertaining. Tonight Frank Howe will
appear in the great hanging scene from
Jack Sheppard. Miss Ada Franklin, the
popular change artistic, will appear in six
different characters and il several spe-
cislty acts. Change Of programme every
night.