Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-24

last night and witnessed the Lingards
in Led Astray, society play, translated
from the French Of Octave Fuiellet.
The different acts were finely presented
by the Company, and the play was placed
on the stage in a very elegant manner
Miss Dunning as Camille" Miss Dickie
Lingard as Helene" Sendelbeck as
"DeVardes," Cotton as "Trevelyan"
and W. Horace Lingard as Decker
onare" appeared to great advantage.
The entire cast was excellent, and the
audience was pleased with the perform
ance. At the matinee to-day Led
Astray will be repeated, and tonight the
Lingards will close their engagement in
the New Magdalen.
DAvEYPoRT.-Next Monday night E.
l.. Davenport will open up a round OF
sterling attractions at the theater. The
legitimate drama will reign for a week,
and succession of splendid treats will
be presented to the public. The play
for Monday night is A New Way to Pay
Old Debts, by Philip Mass;nger, who
was tragic poet Of no little genius and
living between the years 1884 and 1910,
was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
Massinger entered Oxford College, and
soon afterward began writing for the
stage. He wrote great number of
pieces, Of which but eighteen are pre-
served. He wrote the Virgin Martyr,
The Bondman, The Fatal Dowry, The
City Madam and A New Way to Pay
Old Debts. The last mentioned has
kept possession of the stage chiefly on
account of the effective and original
character, Sir Giles Overreach. Poor
Massinger was found dead in his bed at
his house in Bankside, Southwark, one
morning in March, l640, and dying
almost unknown, he was buried
with no other inscription than the
melancholy note in the parish register,
Philip Massinger, a stranger. And
yet this pauper stranger left to the world
playa New Way to Pay Old Debts
which is never presented without Great
ing pleasure and enthusiasm. Mr.. Da-
venport will appear in his great role,
"Sir Giles Overreach," and when it is
admitted by the critics that he plays the
part better than any other man on the
American stage, that is sufficient reason
for filling the Theater on Monday night
On Tuesday Mr.. Davenport will appear
as Hamlet" and during the week will
present a series of Shakspearian charac-
tiers.
MENDELssoHN CoNcERT.-The concert
by the Mendelssohn Quartette Club will
be given on Monday evening, the Goth
instant, at the Greenlaw Opera House,
and we can bespeak for this club an
overlooking house. The attractions for
this concert are extraordinary. Miss
Lulu Hughes, young miss of scarce
fifteen summers, will be introduced to
the public as the soprano soloist of the
occasion. She possesses an extraordi-
nary good voice, rich and musical in a
superlative degree. She is almost un-
known to The concertgoing community
being scarcely more than a school girl
to-day. She will create a sensation in
musical circles, being gifted with voice
rarely found in Miss of her years.
Mrs. Clough and Miss Harmon will
make their appearance in vocal duet.
An interesting feature of this concert
will be an arrangement of the Blue
Danube Waltz, fer female voices only.
Professor Perring, the director Of the
Mendelssohns, by REQUEST of many, will
sing Meeting on the Waters" by Thos
Moore, the exquisite rendering of which
still sweetly fingers in the memory of
the people who heard the Professor rem
der it at Father Burke's concert. Wait
ing for Angels" will be once more sung.
Professor Levy will appear as pianist,
and he also will give great strength to
the programme, as he is one of our most
appreciated musicians. Peterson,
Francis, and last but not least, the
Mendelssohns themselves, will charm
the public once more with their unique,
fashionable and grand concerts on Mon
day night.
JEFFERSON OPERA HOUSE. manager
Steele has engaged the services of a
large and talented troupe of variety
artistes to appear at his Jefferson Opera
House during the week. New stars will
appear nightly, and new attractions will
be presented. The best vocslism, dane
ing, specially business and Ethiopian
comicalities are introduced each night
for the entertainment of the public. Do
not forget to attend tonight, as a rich,
rare and racy bill will be presented.
NOTICE.