Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS.


FANNY DAvENPoRT,-This peer
less actress and favorite of the Amer
lean stage begins an engagement for
five nights and a Saturday matinee at
the theater this evening, and will
doubtless have full houses all the week.
She will appear this evening in Pique,
one of her most popular impersona-
tons tomorrow night in the School
for Scandal Thursday night, As you
Like It; Friday night in Divorce, and
Saturday night in London Assurance.
This is a very attractive list and sup
ported by a splendid company from
the Olympic Theater, of st. Louis.
Miss Davenport will appear to the
greatest advantage. Our theater-
going people will doubtless show their
appreciation of a f~rst-class artist by
turning out in force at each perform
ance.
The author of Fanchon, Maggie
Mitchell's popular play, is A. Wal
dauer, a resident, and for many years
a popular musician Of st. Louis. He
has been leader of the orchestra at the
New Orleans st. Charles Theater, and
at DeBar's in st. Louis, for nearly
thirty years past. On Thursday last
Mr.. .Waldaner performed on the violin
in a concert duo with the piano, at the
Jewish Synagogue, st. Louis.
The ZoUAvE GUARDS gave a pleas
ing entertainment at the Memphis
Theater last night. The performances
were pronounced equal in many re-
spects, and superior in some, to that
given here a year or two since by the
well-known Calender Georgia Min
strels, Very few who saw the show
had any dea that so much minstrel
talent was to be found amongst us.
The audience was quite large, the
upper part Of the house being espe-
cially well patronized.
Janauschek is playing at St. Louis
this week.
Robson and Crane perform at Chat
tanoOga Tonight.
Joseph Jefferson is now at his Or
ange farm on the Bayou Teche, La.
Sara Jewett is pronounced the
handsomest woman on the New York
stage.
Lolita opened in La Cigale at st.
Louis and plays there through the
present week.
The Danites, with Mckee Rankin
and Kitty Blanchard in the leading
is now the attraction at Booths
Theater, New York. 1t will be pre-
sented here during the present season.
j. H.. Haverly u n the DANTE
troupe, Her Maiesty's Opera Company,
the Mastodon Minstrels, a theater and
a coal yard in Chicago, and two other
travelling minstrel parties. He calls
them all amusements. The Masto-
dons will visit Memphis before the
season closes.
The noted tragedian, John McCul-
who is now properly entitled to
wear the mantle of the late Forrest,
opens at Nashville to-day in Richard
LII, following next evening with Da-
mon and Pythias. Mccullough pro-
ceeds Southwsrd and will play in this
city during the spring.
At a concert given in Steinwsy Hall.
New York, last Tuesday, lima Di
Murska was the star Of the evening.
singers on the occasion included
three daughters of Professor j. Il.
Perring-Agnes, Laura and Emeline
also Fritsch, the tenor Susini, the
basso; Florence Rice Knox, the con.
Arbuckle, the cornetist Max
Maretzok, the pianist, and others.
The Prentice Club gave Mary An
a reception during her recent
engagement at Louisville. Miss An
derson wore a black silk dress on the
occasion, with a pure white japonica
her throat, fastened with an ele-
CANT cross Of diamonds. The lady is
pronounced much more graceful and
beautiful than when she was a school
girl. The people Of Louisville are
proud Of her aud say her path to fame
should be strewn with roses.