Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
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anu Jnere Will DC q lull urcSS
of Pinafore tomorrow night. Our
amateurs have made up a fine cast for
this sparkling opera, and senic artists
are hard at work preparing the stage
of the Memphis Theater for its public
presentation. Though Eastern cities
have swarmed with Pinafores, and al
most every private family has a live
vocal attachment through a full score
of Pinafore, and while shoals Of Pima
fore companies foated all over the
country during the past season only to
give us the cold shoulder and
the go-by, it is not likely that we are
going to lose much. Our local anna
teurs are talented, and fully equal to
the demands the people who have it
in charge are energetic and industri-
our; the painters and property folks
know how to picture a warship. The
chances, therefore, favor that the peO-
pie here will see Pinafore i'll a style Of
brilliancy far surprising that which
we would have seen had some wander
ing troupe with a poor singing crew
come along to carry off our dollars in
giving us Pinafore. Our amateurs are
preparing to sing all the brilliant mu-
sic in the opera in a brilliant manner,
and we may expect an entertainment
fully equal to any that could be given
by the Alice Oates or the Hess troupe,
both of which chose to ignore us dur
ing the past season, thereby leaving a
lot of dollars amongst us to spend
among our own cousins and our aunts.
MATINEE.-Love's Sacrifice, so vel
presented Friday night at the theater
was repeated Saturday at the matinee
1t is no more than just to say that
better performance by local talent has
rarely if ever been presented in thi,
city, A very intelligent and c%ritica.
audience viewed the play upon botl
occasions, and the popular verde.
was one of unanimous applause
There was little to criticise and mucl
TO praise and to commend from al
artistic standpoint. Mrs. Raine, il
the leading role of Margaret" gave
a finished and effective rendition
which marked her at once an artistic
and a careful student. possessing all thu
emotional power, expression anC
graces of elocution necessary to viii
success and applause upon any stage
Her acting throughout was equal Il
that of many who rank as stars anC
draw crowded houses. She was tn,
star of this occasion, and we neve.
saw a better pleased audience. Mis-
Taylor, Miss Foute and Miss Robin
son performed their parts with spirit
ease and grace, while the gentleman
Messrs. Raine, Cameron, Dent, Rhett
Rogers, Freeman and others, acquitte,
themselves handsomely for amateurs
1t is really a source of qualification t.
discover SO much dramatic talent ant
zeal in our midst, and we hope it cal
be made available more frequently.
ELSEWHERE.
Soldene continues to hold the smil
championship against the world, it
stated.
Aimee has been playing her closin.
nights at Booths New York Theater
and has done we'll.
Nilsson has been writing to a lad.
friend in Boston that she expects t
visit this country next season.
Dominick Murray has been playin
at Cincinnati. Clara Morris and tn
j. +. McDonough combination ap
pear there tonight, the latteri in Bret
Harte's story Of Miss.
The Danites, including in the cas-
Mckee Rankin and wife, G.. 7. Pars
loe and Louis Aldrich, performe
during last week at the Walnut stree
Theater, Philadelphia.
Maude Miller, daughter of Joa
uuin, was danseuse at a San Francisc
theater last winter. A few week
since she made her first appearance
at Portland, Oregon, in a speakin
part.
The striking tableaux of the MastC
don Minstrel clog dancers struck Ne
York people in tremendous style dun
ing last week at the Lyceum Theate.
The Tribune calls it a boisterou
mirth- provoking entertainment.
Josie Jones, who left Cincinnati
bright, sweet, good girl, returned
her native city a few days since
Miss Josephine Yorkc, a brilliant an
successful songstress. She belongs
Carl Rosa's English Concert Compan
and is only home on a visit until Jur
next.
Alice Kingsbury Cooley, who use
to be an actress called the Elf
Star" has recently written a live
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