Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-06
LYRIC AND THESPIAN.

Aimee comes over from Europe in
December.
Coup's great show is coming this
way from Alabama.
Di Murska and Wachtel are singing
at Krolps in Berlin.
Mccullough, Barrett and Keene all
play in Chicago next week.
The cantatl "The martyr Of An
tioch" is finished by Arthur Sullivan
Brignoli has met with much success
in English opera with the Abbott
troupe.
"The Gentleman from Nevada"
and the colored Georgia minstrels are
at Louisville.
Full fifteen hundred people attend
ed the minstrel performance here on
Monday night.
Fanny Davenport has made a hit 10
Anna Dickinson's new play o "The
American Girl"
The Abbott opera troupe is to have
Myron COOney, recently Of the New
York Herald, as agent.
A Bavarian national hymn has
recently been completed by the emf
neut composer Won Bulow.
Haverly, the theater man, has
had big luck in the Colorado mines
and struck a rich lead of silver.
Great success has been that Of the
Emma Abbott troupe, particularly
during the recent Chicago engage.
ment.
A little baby-boy, playing with
Frank Mayo, only three and a half
years old, captivates every one who
sees him.
The minstrels now here will next
exhibit at Grenada, Miss. The people
there and theresbouts will be aston
ished and delighted.
Fortv-two towns and cities of the
west are to enjoy a professional visit
from John Raymond between now and
the 10th Of next month.
Gouuod has returned to Paris with
the complete score of his "Franeesca
de Rimipi'' and the greater part of
Le Tnbut de Zammorra."
Miss Litton. the accomplished Eng
lish actress and manager, is about to
open a regular afternoon season" at
tue London Gaiety Theater.
Mrs. Tannehill, a popular actress,
here a long time ago, is with the Ag-
mes Robertson company aud continues
as attractive as in earlier days.
A pretty actress at the 0deon the
alter, Paris, laments the loss Of all Of
her savings, nearly $4,000, by having
entrusted it to her protector, who re-
Gently ran away with the money.
Lawrence Barrett took in $4,000 in
four nights at Grand Rapids, Mich
ligan. He goes to England next sum
mer, and his three daughters are now
at school in Stuttgart, Germany.
Miss Annie Louise Cary had a most
enthusiastic reception at her native
city, Portland, last week, when sbC
appeared in concert. She sang Home
Sweet Home" with unfeigned feeling
Agnes Robertson BoucicauIt frs
acted in this country in B%urton's old
theater, New York, twenty sever
years ago. She was very popular, auC
rhry used TO call her the Fairy Scar
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. knight
made their Fl st appearance since
coming home from Europe, on Mon
day at the Grand opera house. New
York and, as usual, performed Otto
Marie Pauline N%ininger, a soprano
singer of merit, appears shortly a
Chickering hall, New York, in con
cert, and may be out this way durini
the season. She recently returned
from Europe.
Anna D~ickinson's "Americln Girl
took in $1,000 the first week, aud is Sc.
down az a success Miss Fancy Day
export is said 10 have paid $500 fol
it, and gives a certain percentage i
the play meets continuous success.
GOunod's new opera, lie Tribut d.
Zamorra," had a private trial for the
FIRST time last week, at the Crane
Opera, Paris. The composer playet
and sang at the piano. The librettC
of NM. d'E1nery and Bresil will d,
/ much to assure the success of tn
/, opera. The plot has been suggested
by the history Of the MOors in Spain
"A Child of the State to be her
= next Monday, was deseryedly we'll re
. ceived at Louisville last week. II i
pronounced a strong play aboundin
in delicious comedy,n not overly tealful
e and complete throughout. The deli
, cate instincts OF the French has bee
remoulded to suit the American tqst
by the skill Of the actors, who perform
e in the company.
I A letter from Philadelphia 10 tn
Courier Journal says: Mary Ander
son is playing a successful engage
ment this week. The critics des
) fairly with her by not erediting he
! with being perfect. but point out sue
! defects and blemishes as she can rem
edy before she gets set in her style
9 Her Juliet last night is highly CON
mended, and exceptions taken TO onl
trivial defects"
! In forty-four minutes the sum {
!. $4,000 was taken for $50 seal whe
the Sara Bernhardt ticket sale opene
in New York. Buyers in great nun
bers stood or sat in line through tn
" entire night previous to the sale, to b
ready and In time when the ofic
, should open. Many had a blanke
{. and a stool to make themselves MOI
! comfortable. Nothing like it is re
= ported in the history Of ticket sales i
this country.
o The passion music according th
to the gospel of St. Matthew" is wha
Theo. Thomas wishes to have at III
Cincinnati festival in 1882. \
writes to the directors about it as fol
i. lows: Some wise person will sa
h again that we cannot do it, but | az
II an American, although not SO borr
and know what the Americans ca
y do. 1t is the greatest choral wor
written, and our Cincinnati chorus
up TO it. The double choruses d
not require the masses Of Handel
d double choruses, but a higher music,
education and training, which we hav,
We have proven that. The progre'
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