Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-19
THE CITY.
G M PHIBa
Saturday Evening, Feb. re, 1879.
Amusemen.s.


MEMPHIS THEArEE. = Mr.. Joseph
Brooks, the manager Of the Memphis
Thester, will take a benefit this after.
noon and also tonight. At the matt.
nee Mr. Cculdock will appear as Peter
Probity," in Chimney Corner, aud Mr..
Brooks as ~"Roselesf," in the farce OF
Turn Him Out. At night All that Gilt.
tiers is not Gold will be presented, with
Mr.. Brooks as Stephen Plum" and Mr..
7. W. Davey rs "Tobey Twinkle" Mr.
Couldock will recite THE v~agabouds.n
Miss Vivian will appear ia several musi.
cal selections, and MessrS. Lou Leubrie
and Eugene Lehman 10 the closet scene
from Hamlet. The entire programme
will be under the personal supervision
OF Mr.. R. E. Stevens. of the Furbish
Combination. One ticket admits the
holder TO both matinee and night per.
formauces.
FuRBIsH CoNBIYAFIoS--This excellent
dramatic organization will commence an
engagement at the theater next Monday
evening. Each member of the company
is an artist Of merit. Mr.. Furbish has
no "sticks' around him to mar the beau.
ties OF the society plays 10 which his
people appear TO so much advantage
and 10 the satisfaction Of the public and
the critics. The weeks attractions will
oe as follows: Mondsy, Led Astroy;
tuesday, Money: Wednesday matinee,
Led Astray; Wednesday night, David
Garrick and Romeo Jaffer Jenkins:
Thursday, the Two Orphans. The at.
fractions for Friday night, Saturday mat.
inee and Saturday night have not as vet
been announced.
IHEATER CoNIoUE.- Holmes Grover.
jr.' appears nightly al this popular place
OF variety amusement in a blood and
thunder drama Of the Bowery school en-.
titled l 0 U, or The Young Detective.
The plot Of the drama is full of hair
breadth escapes, terrible combats, dis.
tressed maidens, who are released from
captivity BY the hero of the play who ap-
pears in FIVE different characters and
carries about his person any number Of
pistols and bowie-knives, to the great
enjoyment of the delighted audience.
Mr.. Grover is a clever actor, and is we'll
supported, On Monday night, the 2sth
inst, Susie Starr benefit will take place.
Mr.. RAYMOND. During the week the
amusementloving public hsve been en-
Toying excellent acting and the i%rresist.
IDLY comical im%personstion of Colonel
Mulberry Sellers" by Mr.. John z. Kay.
mond, who succeeded in filing the thea.
ter nightly with cultivated audiences. To
run one play a week is no easy thing in
Memphis, where We have a regular set of
th~eater.goerS, and at this time of the
year but little floating population or yisi.
tors from the country. Those who ace
a play once or twice have no particular
desire to witness it again for a season.
yet Notwithstanding these drawbacks
Mulberry Sellers" drew astonisbipply
we'll during the entire week. People here
felt a local interest In the play because
the scenes introduced localities well
known to them-Tennessee, Napoleon,
Missouri, etc. Of the play itself il is
only necessary to state that without Mr..
Raymond il would be a farce. because il
has 20 particular intrinsic merit in it,
and only becomes attractive when Mr.
Rsymond's dramatic talents as m artist
are developed. Without Raymond, it
would be Hamlet with the part of Ham
let omitted. He has made the great role
a specially just as Sothern identifies
himself with Dundreary, and Mr.. Jefer
son with Rip Van Wrinkle, 1t 10 Q com.
edy bordering on the burlesque, but WON
derfully we'll presented, aud consequently
exceedingly popular. Mr.. Raymond left
to day for Chicago togive the specializing
Of that enterprisiDG village an
idea Of how to make millions.