Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-05

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MEMPHIS THEATER.-The Emer.
son Minstrels gave their second per
Torrance last night at the Memphis
Theater to a large audience. The
programme was equal in every respect
to that presented on the previous We
ming. The singing was excellent, the
comicalities unique and mirth-pro-
voking, and the antics Of Morton as
grotesque and wonderful as could well
be devised and illustrated. If there
is another specimen Of humaAity in
this or any land, having any bones
whatever in his body, who can equal
Morton in grand and lofty tumbling
or gymnastic cOntortiOns, he has never
been heard Of. The man seems to be
as supple as whalebone from top to toe,
and doubles or winds himself into all
sorts of shapes at will and with sur
prising celebrity. The man-Aute, Don
Ferreyra, in his musical performances,
wherein he renders exquisite airs in
melOdious measure, and equal in
sweetness to the softest flute, entities
him to be classed among the wonders
of the day. The entertainment
throughout is most delightful, and
Emerson's Minstrels are worthy Of the
high rank they occupy among min
strel companies. The matinee to-day
is largely attended. The performance
tonight closes tho Emerson Minstrels
engagement.
DIPLOMACY, by the Warde & Bar.
rymore theatrical combination, which
is to be- given here next Monday even
ing, is n of the most pow erful
dramas Of the day, When presented
in Eastern cities it was received with
high favor, and the interest manifested
during a long run attested to its ex.
cellence and merit. The recent muir
derouS attack upon the manager and
leading actor, Mr.. Barrymore, at Mar
shall, Texas, and the killing Of the
worthy and popular B. G. Porter, has
invested the play with moro than
ordinary interest, and entities the
company to the good will and support
Of our p~lay-going public. The play of
Diplomacy will draw finely during its
presentation here next week,
PINAFoRE.-The plot of H. NJ. s.
Pinsfore, or the lass hat loved a sail.
or, which is now under rehearsal by
our amateurs, is only a peg, as it were,
upon which to hang puugont satire
and extrayagant humor. The sole OBJ
ject Of it is to ridicule some of the
%abSurdities Of the English naval SER
vice and to satarizo the admiralty,
particularly its first lord, who, in the
opera, is made to sing
stick close to your decks aud mover go
And you ali may become rulers Of the queens
nayee."
His retinue of fifteen female relatives
chime in at once
. And his sisters and his cousins and bia
aunts,
His sisters and his cousins,
Mnom ne re,ekons up By dozens,
The author Of the music is Mr.. Ar
thur Sullivan, and the words by WIS.
Gilbert. Together they have made
one of the neatest, brightest, funniest
operate burlesques in any language.
The airs and choruses are charming
and highly original, while the words
are droll beyond anything known to
have been constructed for a genera
ton. The piece has carried people by
storm in every town and city where it
has been presented, both in England
and in this country.
Fra D~IAyoLo, tho opera 80 beau
tifully performed here by the Mem.
pbis Opera Club on a former occasion
is to be again presented week after
next, and in a style fully as captiya-
ting and artistic, The.leading role is to
be acted and sung by Miss Kate Har-
man, a young lady whose voice is SUI
peru, ana VINO, a. an amateur actress,
has won high encomiums. Az will be
seen by the newly constructed cast,
the favoritos are all to reappear, each
in a part most suited to their cbarac-
ter and ability. With the bright o
tunes aud properties with which they
are provided, aud through the aid of a
full orchestra, the sparkling opera of
Fra Dlayolo is destined to be a capital
performance, and it is sure to win in
creased favor with our music loving
community. The Daughter Of the
Regiment is to be presented by the
club on the first night, Fra Diayolo
follows, and the Daughter of the Reg