Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-08
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MEMPHIS THEATER "A large aud fash
ionable audience attended the Memphis
Theater last night, the attraction being
Miss Mary Anderson as "Parthenia."
We were grati6ed to see Miss Anderson's
return to Memphis Sc generally appre.
ciated and her talent admitted, for dur
ing the present season the Memphis pub.
lie has not %patronized the drama half
SO literally as heretofore. Since her first
appearance and brilliant engagement in
this city Miss Anderson has been appre.
eiated no little and very kindly remem.
bered BY our people. Since then she has
made great improvement; yet with all
this she is ingenious, graceful ADD nat
ural, violating perhaps as few proprieties
OF the stage as any actress, however ex-
perienced and well skilled. Her "Par.
thenia" is more than mere stage acting.
It is a beautiful creation, into which the
life, grace and intellect of this gifted
artist ere Infused with the most pleasing
effect. Miss Anderson makes more out
Of the character than others could at.
tempt. Yet her acting is so natural and
composed es to rebut a suspicion that
the artist and her role are other than one
and the same. Tonight Miss Anderson
appears in Lady Of Lyons, a play which
affords a scope for the display of her
brightest talent. OF course there will
be a full attendance, not only to night
but during the week.
SoDALITY DRAMATIC Association
One Of the most pleasing amateur enter
tainments ever witnessed in Memphis
was given Monday evening by the So
dslity Dramatic Association at it's Wash
ington street hall, which was crowded
with a delighted audience, the play being
First Love. The gentlemen in the cast
we're the following we'll known amateurs:
Messrs. R. A. Album, George j. Bedford,
j. s. Smith, Joe P. Carey, James J. Sui.
livan, John j. Duffey, Mat E. Carter, c..
E. Mcdonald and Vim Lieben. The
play was well mounted and artisticslly
executed. In fact the members of the
Sodality are almost professionals,
for they not only take great interest in
the drama, but devote much time to its
study and critical comprehension. The
Sodality will give another entertainment
early next month,
BLIND ToM.-This marvel of musical
genius gives entertainments at the Green
law Opera House January 18th and 10th.
Blind Tom is a favorite ia Memphis aud
will secure q large attendance at each
appearance.
ELSEWHERE.
Miss Thursby is said to be the most
pleasing concert singer in America.
Miss Lisa Weber, who was here last
winter with a burlesque company, is
playing in Liverpool.
Edwin Booth resumed, Monday, the
management Of the theater in New York
which bears his name.
Nine PATHS opera tour will extend BY
the Fenice of Venice to the Paginini of
Genoa, the Pergoia of Florence, the
Apollo of Rome, the San Carlos Of
Naples, and back to the Scala of Milan,
Fanny %Davenport's 6rs, appearance
on any stage was at Roxbury, Mass,
seventeen years ago. She played Nan,
the Good-for-N Nothing, and she was then
given out as being eighteen years of age.
1t is said that Clara Morris occupied a
private box at one Of the Modjeska per.
formances last week, and displayed bad
taste by her ostentatious behavior, and
frequently ~applsuding when there was
no call for it.
Mr.. Dion Boucicsult is said to have
fitted up a new apartment in New York
at an expense Of $4,000. The bath.
room, all marble and precious stones, is
described as a wonder of luxury and
magnifcence.
President Thomas Jefferson and the
father of Mr., Joseph Jefferson, the come
dian, once had an interview, and satisfied
each ocher that they descended from the
same English ancestry. The President
invited the actor to dine at the White
House, but Mr.. Jefferson was too modest
to accept.
Kate Fields FIRST play made her a
MEMBER of the London Society of ORA.
matte Authors; her second has been ao-
oepted by Madge Robertson, and her
third by the manager of the Princess
Theater. Her lecture held four thousand
people in close and sympathetic atten
ton for On hour and a quarter, aud was
highly praised by some Of the e,evor.,t