Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-16
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HE BOHEMIAN 0IRL.-At the theater
last night a large, fashionable and criti-
cal audience was in attendance and en-
joyed that delightful opera, the Bohe.
milan girl, as presented by the members
Of Calvary church choir and their must.
cal friends. The roles we're all well sus.
tanned by the amateurs, the vocal music
being excellent, but the acting of course
was not up to the professional operate
standard. AS in the first presentation
the opera lost its most charming effect
from the want of an orchestra 10 render
the delicious music. A one.piano &C
compartment is a wretched device in
such a case, but it was one piano or
nothing, owing to rivslries and troubles in
the musical world. and the managers
wisely refused to present to the public a
copy of Hogarth's great picture, 1.-The
Enraged Musician" Miss Hattie Col
Inns, as Airline was in fine voice. She
sang with spirit and effect, making a
most favorable impression. Miss Jennie
Harmon, as the "Gipsy Queen" acted
and sang admirably, dividing honors
with Miss Collins. The gentlemen anna.
tours all did well, and appeared to ad.
vantage in their respective roles. Indeed
the opera was quite as we'll presented as
it could have been by the amateur vocal
lists of any city, Quite a considerable
amount was raised for the Monumental
Fund.
The FEMALE MINsTRELs.-The Green.
law Opera House. Notwithstanding its
uninviting appearance at present, con.
tanned quite a large ard manly audience
last evening. There we're no ladies pres
ent. Old, middle.aged and young men,
youths and boys, blacks and whites, made
up the assemblsge. The members of the
audience kept their seats and enjoyed the
fun aud frclic just as they would have
done at any other variety show. Many
staid and respectable citizens we're pres.
ent to give tone to the affair. Quite a
number of citizens left home to at.
tend their lodges, but when they found
the lodge doors closed they found the
doors OF the Greenlaw Opera House open
to receive them. The female form divine
has a wonderful attraction for men
of all grades of society. A pretty
face, a pretty foot or a comely shape
never fails to meet with q kindly
and sympathetic glance from a man, pro.
vided the possessor of such charms be a
woman. This has been so since the days
Of Adam, and why should it not be so in
the days of Lydia Thompson and Sol
done2 The number of bald-heads and
near.sighted people present last night
was considerable, and there seemed to
be an insane effort made to get as near
the foot-lights as possible, and even from
that underground men leveled opera
glasses in order to see every motion o.
the muscles, every expression of feature
and every gesture.
Many who attended the theater last
night with the purpose of witnessing vul.
gsrity in action went away greatly dis
appointed. Every feature of the per
Torrance was very good indeed, and
nothing of an immoral character was
introduced. The first part, or the min.
strel performance proper, was replete
with wit aud humer, repartees and con.
undrums Of the Eost original and anus.
ing nature. The songs and dances were
excellent, and the f%arces, burlesques and
specialtes Of the troupe we're exceedingly
Mughable. In the last piece, a burlesqut
Female Forty Thieves" a little of the
old can.can was introduced, but in quite
a modest manner. The costumiug by
the troupe was brilliant and attractive.
The Female Minstrels will appear again
tonight, at the matinee on to. morrow,
and again tomorrow evening.