Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-06
hem a fraud, and says it means black

them a fraud, and says it means black
mail.
Mr.. Mapleson has cause to regard
with displeasure the British climate.
Madame Christine Nilsson having
rheumatism, was unable to make her
expected rentree. Madame Gerster
has been too i'll to appear; Campanini,
too, has been i'll, and Mile Hauk has
also been On the sick list.
A week ago last Saturday John
Mccullough and Mary Anderson APP
peared at the Boston Theater as In
gOmar and " Parthenia," for the
benefit of Mr.. H. A. McGlenen, the
business manager of the theater.
Mccullough does not care to hear
anything more about business until
the fall season opens.
Adelini Patti and Nicolini recently
broke an engagement in Italy, and
were compelled to pay the manager
$4,000 for it. The fair Adelini wants
$4,000 per night for herself and Nico-
lini, backed by a deposit Of $50, 600,
prior to her setting sail, before she
agrees to undertake the proposed tour
of the United States. Under these
circumstances it is not likely that she
will come.
Among the solo singers at the great
Saengerfcst, now going on at Cincin-
natl, are Josie Jones York, Emma
Crouch, Annie Norton, Myron w.
Whitney, G. Fritsch, H. A. Bischof
and Franz Remmertz. The concerts
began last night and last until Satur.
day night. 1t is the Twenty-frst
annual festival of the American Saen-
gerbund. Miss Norton has been en-
gagged by the College of Music at
Cincinnati on a salary of 1880 per
annum.
Miss Emma Thursby continues to
win golden opinions abroad. The
London Mayfair says of her: Miss
Thursby is doing for Paris what some
years ago Miss Champion did for Lon
don-delighting many drawing-rooms
by her exquisite singing. Her name
figures in every entertainment and
reception, and Mrs. Mackay is inces.
sanity giving %soirees m~usicales, be.
cause the name of Miss Thursby
brings everybody to Mrs, Mackay
whom Mrs. Mackay chooses to invite.
Miss Thrusby is an American, and
she is called the American Patti
Mary Anderson, it is stated, failed
to yield as liberal returns during the
past season as was anticipated. In
fact, the fair Mary, while a pleasant
actress, does not wear, because she
adds nothing to her repertory. 1t has
been suggested to the young Louisville
folks that they could, with propriety.
get up an address to lovely Mary
on the necessity of her applying her
self assiduously to the study of her
art this summer. This, Handsomely
~engrossed and tas~tefully framed. could
be hung in her boudoir as a constant
reminder that if she would ever reach
the hight in the tample of fame to
which she is capable Of climbing, she
must toll on.
Mahlstick," writing from New
York to the Courier Journal, gives
this bit of information "The
hum Of preparation for the coming
amusement season throughout the
country is already family heard.
Concert and English opera will
rage. Miss Kate Thayer, q
soprano of extraordinary merit, will
take the field, commencing her first
campaign in October. Her force will
consist Of herself first; another female
vocalist, Tagliapietra, who was tbs
famous 'Torreador in Carmen
Arbuckle, the cornet PLAYER Carena
the great pianist aud one other artist
| believe-a very strong party. Stra.
kosch takes the Fifth Avenue at q
rental of S25,000-e back breakins
burden, while Her Maiesty's Own
and the veteran Maretsek will divide
possession of the Academy, In tn,
fall the country will be overrun Will
myriads of Pipafores. We hav.
conquered only, but not yet sphIuec
Rob Roy