Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18
AND MUSICAL.

Lolita opens at Montreal next Monday
night.
1t turns out that Adelaide Nelson wa
thirty-eight.
Tony Pastor is playing to large houses
in Cincinnati.
The Calender Georgia Ministries PLAY
at Nashville tonight.
Buffalo Bill has a new border drama
called "The Prairie Wolf"
Jefferson has been playing Bob Acre
in the Rivals at Philadelphia.
Emmett has sobered up and played il
fine style at Baltimore during the pas
week.
The Princes theater, London, is 20 oper
with Edwin Booth in a ShakspeareaI
play.
Herr Richard Wagner has completed
the Instrumentation of his new opera
"Parcival."
A new $4,000 opera house, with a ca,
pacity for nine hundred people, opened il
Rome, Ga, last Wednesday.
Ninety thousand gas Jets nightly illum
inc the Jardin Mabille, Paris, not at three
dollars a thousand feet, however.
The opera Of Norma, with a chorus Of
twenty voices, is to b rendered in Knox
vile, Tennr next Friday evening.
Marie Van Zandt, an American song,
stress, has created a Juror at Copenhagen
and a banquet has been arranged in hel
honor.
Robson and Crane, after playing :
week at Brooks opera house, Detroit, arr
now travelling and showing at Other
places.
Mary Anderson has been playing during
this week at Oswego, Utica, Syracuse and
Troy, New York, and will beat Brooklyn
next week.
Alice Harrison and troupe have closed
ut Louisville, and open at New 0rlean:
tomorrow night. She this way
during the season.
At Pixies opera house, Cincinnati, the
ushers appear in full evening costume, as
if they were fixed up to be bridegrooms
1t is a new feature in theatricals.
The Nashville opera house opened
Wednesday night with Earnest Harmer'i
play of "Mother and Daughter" Mis-
Marie Prescott in Che leading role.
Camilla Urso, the female violinist, made
a small fortune by a professional tour il
Australia, and will travel in Cuba and The
West Indies during the coming season.
The Prince of Wales and family wen
to see the Haverly MastodOn Ministries il
London, last Monday night. The hous,
was packed, and the royal party enjoyed
themselves.
In the cast of Frank Mayo's "Van, thu
Virginian," is Miss Hammond, OF Phil
adelphia, a young ladynew to the stage
with a passion for acting, and a member
of a family of proud lineage.
La Torriana, a Celebrated prima donna
has engaged TO come to this country t
sing in Strekosch's troupe, and pays 5000
TO the director of the San Carlos, Naples
to be released from her contract there.
Sir Julius Benedict. who recently visit
cd Scotland, has nearly completed a elf
of Carl Mariavon Weber" He wa tn,
composers favorite pupil, and visited thi
country with Jenny Lind thirty year
ago.
Even a prince may 20 begging for
seat sometimes, The Prince Of Walel
recently sent to engage seats at the OperI
Oomique, London, and non were to b.
had, nor could the buyers be induced Il
give way to him.
Ada Cavendish is PLAYING Mercy Mer
rick" at the Grand Opera House, New
York, the present week.. She was tn
original of this character in London, an,
studied it under the personal supervision
of Collins, the author,
The floating operahouse, under Dal
Rlce's management, will shortly be ready
TO give exhibitions. The colonel is nego
tiating for the Mcfarland troupe as
part Of his company, and 1t is said TO b
IN good artistic repute.
AT a concert given last Monday at tn
Trocadero, Paris, for the benefit Of artist
and musicians, the Garde Republican
Joined with six other military bands, IN
der the direction of NJ. Selleniek, execute
the Marseillaise' with superb effect.
Clara Louise Kellogg arrived at Vienn
on the 18th inst, after an extended tou
over Europe, and engaged at once to az
pear at the Imperial operahouse. Sh
made her debut last Wednesday in II
Traviata," and will follow with "Luoia d
Lammermoor," I'll T~goVatore," 'Aida,
and "Rigoletto,R
The musical season opened in Nev
York last Tuesday, with the "Pirates {
Penzancop at Booths Theater, and al
File du Tambour Major" ut the Stand
ard. The cast Of the "Pirates" include
Mr.. NJ: W. Whitney as the Chief NJ
Tom Karl as Frederick, Mr.. Barnabee s
Major General Stanley, Miss Mary BebC
as Mabel, and Miss Adelaide Phillips
Ruth.
Manager Joseph Brooks, while in Loy
isville last Monday, gave a dinner I
members Of the press and other friend
He said during the entertainment that h
opened IL theaters that evening, an
next week AZ would be open around th
circuit he assists in managing. The Est
! attractions he has received are very fin
and many more are expected To DO adde
as the season advances.
| The last act Of the adaptation Of Schi.
ler's "Marie Stuart" is being re-writte
by the Hon. Lewis Wingield for Nm
Modjeska. The new portion will, it
understood, embody the facts alluded
in the report of Sir Richard Wing6eld,
cousin OF Lord Burleigh, and who WI
appointed TO watch and report upon II
execution Of the dictated Queen OF SEQ.
! foF the information Of Queen Elizabeth.
The famous passion Play " as perform
, ed in ODER mmergau, Europe, It is sal
will be produced at Booths theater, Ne
! York, on the 9Th Of December, und,
Manager Abbey, and a sensation has bea
, produced by the news, Abbey has er
> gagged the same cast who played it in Ca
1 @ifornia. The opinion Of the clergy there
r unanimous against its production. The
: hold that, while there can be no positiy
. harm in producing it as in 0ber-Amme
7 gau, yet when II comes TO paid actors, II
2 %sacredness ofthe object is lost sight or
a CARD.
I To all who are suffering from the errors AZ