Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-13
Amusements.

MEMPHIS THEATER.-TO-morrow night
Charles Shay's Quincuplexal troupe will
open up an engagement at the theater
The entertainment will consist Of Ethlo-
plan minstrelsy, scrobatic and gymaas,
tic performances, pantomimes, vocalists,
banjoists, songs and dances, farces,
magic business, Dutch and Irish special
ty business, 10 conclude with an extrav.
agsuzs and pRntomime entitled Hunkey
Punkey and His Comic Donkey. The
troupe consists of some twenty artists,
selected With a view to the entertainment
Of the public.
WALLACE SISTERS. - Next Monday
evening the Wallace Sisters will com
mence an engagement at the theater, 10
J~aquette, or In the Tolls. The three sis-
tiers, Jennie, Minnie and Maud, will sp-
pear in the cast aud will be supported by
a select company and orchestra. The
drama is of the emotional school, and
was written for the Wallace Sisters BY
Fred Marsden, author of Zip, Musette,
and other dramas. The following com.
plimentry notice is taken from the St.
Paul Pioneer Press OF q recent date:
A very large audience visited the 0p-
era House last evening to witness the first
performance Of the three charming little
geniuses the Wallace Sisters, and well
we're they repaid, for the entertainment
was a delightful one, Astounding in SEN
sational situations which gave the fair
stars ample opportunities to display their
talents. Miss Jennie is a most excellent
actress, possessing real dramatic ability,
and she enacted the double role. of the
poor neglected street girl and the darling
daughter of an aristocratic family in the
most b%ewitching and truthful manner,
completely enlisiing the ~sympathies OF
her auditors. She is pretty, naive, and
original, aud capable of portraying char.
aeters of much greater difficulty. Min
ME was very 6ne as the noble hearted,
but neglected printers' devil" and she
showed that she had closely studied the
characteristics Of the convenient little
devils, who are always good and true,
aud who always turn out Just as she did,
the possessor OF q large but long conceded
fortune. She is, perhaps, the protest Of
the trio, o SPLENDID pair OF black eyes,
decorations which printers devils al.
ways have. you know. Maud, who ap
pears as the wicked, kind hearted, uon-
descript negro wench, is said to be quite
lovely, but she concealed her beauty I'M
der a thick coat of lampblack, and rseled
OF a string of exaggerated Ethiopian ec-
centricities which kept the house in q
state OF commissions. Mr.. Everett, as
Maggs, made adeeided hit, and displayed
much more than ordinary talent al a low
comedian. johnson was good as the
sensational reporter, portraying all ofthe
manly qualities possessed By the gentle,
manly locals" although somewhat OK.
travagant in exsggersting thei. pecu,
liarities.
HARRIaAS AND HART. This combine
ton will appear at the Greenlaw Opera
House next Monday evening An eI.
change says The entertainment offered
by this troupe is we'll calculated 10 attract
large audiences, despite the summer
beat, MeSsrs. Harrigan and Hart have
ample opportunity for the display Of
their varied talents. They are certainly
very amusing, eccentric comedians, with
a versatility truly astonishing. Whether
they ~csrieature our Celtic citizeus. in the
"Mulligau Guards or Cocknsy London,
in their comic singers sketch, they seem
equally happy and effective. BY them,
selves they would bs we'll worth seeing,
but supported, as they are, BY a number