Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16
Closes Its Regular Season Tonight
List Of Stars, TrOupOs and
Combinations that APP
peared Here.
The Business, Roles and Plsys-A
Line Of Excellent and Varied
Attractions for the Public
Entertainment.

IVAN
Rickaby, the character Of attractions
has been much better than any one has
secured for some time for our amuse.
mentioning public. Altogether the BUSH
ness Of the season has not been eucour-
aging. Why we do not know.
THE SEASON OPENED
October. lst with Kelley and Icons
minstrels in a weeks engagement, which
was successful financially, and afforded
a series Of delightful entertainments 10
the public John Dillon began a weeks
engagement October 9Th, but did only an
ordinary business. Mr.. Dillon appeared
as ""Perkyn Middlewick" in Our Boys,
and as General Burlington in Lemons.
October 18th Leonard Growers comedy
entitled Our Boarding House was put on
the stage, and did a fair business for q
week by a company under Jay Rails
management. October 22d Abbey's
comedy company began an engagement
of three nights, presenting Baby in ex-
c%ellent style, and did a good business.
This was followed October 25th by Geo.
S. knight and the Worrell Sisters in
Otto for three nights, the business being
fair. October 29th Miss Genevieve
Rogers, with Aiken's company, began a
weeks engagement, during which she ap.
peared in the title roles Hester Craze
brook, Bona" and Maud Muller. Miss
Rogers did not do a big business.
After this the Bohemian Girl
opera, for the benefit Of the
Lee monument, was presented on two
successive evenings. There was a large
attendance, but the opera was not even
crsditable to the amateurs, the orchestra
being two pianos. November 7th Bar
low, Wilson, Primrose & Vests minstrels
began an engagement Of four nights,
which resulted in a fair business. No.
vember 18th Miss Fanny Davenport be-
gan a weeks engagement, appearing aa
Mabel Renfrew' in Pique, 10 the title
role "Frou-Frou, and al" Rosalind" in AS
You Like 1t. Miss davenport drew large
houses. November 18th Miss Maggie
Mitchell began O weeks engagement, but
played to small houses. She appeared
in the title roles "Mignon," "Fanchon,
the Cricket" Jane Eyre" add "Lorle."
She was supported by Vim. Harris and 8
company from the Olympic Theater Of
st. Louis. December 81 Rics's Extraya.
ganza Combination began an engage.
ment Of n week. The operate ex.
%travaganzs E~vaugeline with the Lone
Fisherman" was run several nights and
to a good business, La Petit Corsair be-.
ing the Saturday matinee bill. De-
cember 10Th Mrs. D. P. Bowers, sup.
ported by John w. Norton and a good
companys began a weeks engagement,
but did only q medium business. Mrs.
Bowers appeared in the title role Ca
mile" as "Mirah" in LIE Tiers Etat, as
Julia" in the Hunchbsck, as "Rudiga"
and as "Marisna' in The Woman in
Red. December 18th Miss Grace Lew.
ellyn, Of Memphis, appeared as Marie"
in Pearl OF Savoy to a good house. De-.
csmber 18th Nick Roberts Humpty
Dumpty, with Adams Grimaldi as clown,
began aa engagement which lasted
through the week. The troupe did a big
business. December 24th Nine Pap.
perheim and Charles Adams, with j. G..
Freyer's opera company, began a weeks
engagement and played to full houses,
although the prims donna's conduct was
anything but pleasing to the public,
The operss L~oheneren, Der Freisohuiz,
The Huguenots, Faust and Robert l.
Diable were presented. After this e
dramatic entertainment for the Odd
Fellows Library vas given by leading
amateurs, January 4th and 9th, but to
small houses. January 7th, Miss Mary
Anderson, supported by John W. Nor.
ton, began a weeks engagement aud
drew crowded houses every night. Miss
Anderson'S engagement was the most
brilliant and successful of the season,
the attendance being much greater ana
the receipts larger than from any other
week. Miss Anderson appeared in the
title role, "Evadne, lone" as Lady
Macbeth" and as Juliet" in Romeo
and Juliet. Janusry l4sh Joseph Muir
ply began a weeks engagement and did
a good business. He appeared as "cVea
Donelly" in Msum Crs, and in the title
role Kerry Cow. Miss Louise Pomeroy
began an engagement January Dist, and
did q good business, Size appeared as
Viola" in Twelfth Night, as Imo
gene" in ~Cymboleue, as Lady Gay
SPEAKER" in London Assurance, a,d
as "Rosalind" in AS You Like L..
January 18th, Mrs. Oates and opera
company began an engagement. Mrr.
Oates appeared as Rose Michon ia
La Jolie Parfumeuse, 10 tbs dual roles
"GiroAs Giroaa," as Charlotte " in Ln
File de Madame Angot. Mrs. Oates
did a big business. Mrs. Chaniran, sup.
ported by Tayleure's company, played
the lst, I'd, aud 81 OF February to
poor houses. Mrs. Chanfrau appear.
ed in the title roles "Clara Northrop "
and Miss Mutton in Jealousy.
and as Grace Shirley" in Parted. Nine