Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-25
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.

"The Gentleman from Nevada"
party play at st, Louis next Monday
night.
They are now trying to make out
that Nelson's proper name was plain
Elizabeth Ann Brown.
Modjeska has contributed a story to
the next issue Of the London Christ
mas annual, THE Green Room"
Bellew, the elocutionist, who taught
Miss Nelson, said hat she was slow
Of apprehension, had a bad memory,
but was patient and industrious. 1t
took her nearly a year TO learn the
lines of Juliet,
The music of Mr.. Alfred Cellier's
new opera, ''The Sultan of Mocha"
now being played at the Union Square
theater by the Blanche Rockwell
opera company, is in some respects
pretty and tuneful.
Alice Oates and her troupe have
been playing and singing Long
Branch" with its amusing features, at
Pittsburg during the past week, and
Barney Macauley was also there, in
his character of Uncle Dan'l."
Murray Woods, the "haythen Chi,
nee" in THE Gentleman from Ne
yada," appeared here last season as
Templeton Fake in "M'hss,' when
the Annie Pixley troupe we're here,
and he made quite a hit in the part.
The Emma Abbott opera troupe
opened at the new operahouse, Chi
cago, on Monday last, and the "Bohe-
mian Girl was the programme, with
Miss Abbott as airline and BFignoli as
Thaddeus, bis first appearance in
English opera,
Theater managers are In capital
humor over the business prospect for
the ensuing fall and winter seasons.
The outlook Is magnificent and 30 far
the travelling troupe speculations have
all done fairly well, none having
been wrecked or swamned.
Miss Kellogg's success at the Wen
ma imperial operahouse in I'll Troy
%atore'' is described rs colossal. She
is the only cantatrice Who, within the
past few years, has been allowed to
sing 10 Italian at the imperial opera
house, all others singing in German.
Joseph Emmett was billed to play
at Wheeling, West Virginia, and at
several points in Ohio during the
week, but last Monday he got on a
spree, and when heard of was under
lock and key trying to sober up. He
is announced to appear at st, Louis
next Monday.
"0ur German Senator" to be here
towards the close Of next month, has
been very successful during the past
week at st. Louis. and "Humpty
Dumpty," under Nick Roberts man
agemeDt, has also done we'll in the
same city. The Roberts troupe will
be here next Thursday.
An aggravated attack of neuralgia
prevented Clara Morris from playing
in Article AZ" at the Park theater.
Boston, on Monday last, and Che the
ater was closed in consequence. At
the Globe, same city, the comic opera
CALM, by the Rice combination, was
the programme last Monday.
Mary Anderson opened in Brook
Ign as Juliet last Monday night, every
seat being occupied and many bearing
patiently the fatigue of standing
throughout the entire play. Miss
Anderson was called before the cur
tain at the end of each act. The pro-
gramme was changed every night dur.
ing the week.
"Rosedale," with Lester Wallaok az
Elliott Gray, was the attraction last
Monday at Philadelphia. Lies
Danieheifs was performed at the
Chestnut street opera house., a new
theater, and Sara Jewett with Chas.
K. ThOrne, were in the cast. At the
Walnut street theatcr, Tourists 10 a
Pullman Car and at the Arch street,
Joseph Jefferson in The Rivals" con-
tinue to be the cards.
The theatrical season opened lively
in New York city last Monday. Fanny
Davenport appeared at the Fifth
avenue theater in Anna Dickinson't
new play, The American Girl" Ada
Cavendish acted in a new drama
entitled The Soul Of an Actress" at
the Grand opera house Macauley
played DeacOnCrankett at Haverleys
Brooklyn theater and First Families
was the attraction at Days.
In years long gone by Frank A,
Tannehill was a iavorite actor and
manager in this city, and he was we'll
known here early in the sixties. Mr..
Tannehill played "Davy Crockett
last Wednesday and Thursday al
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, supported by
Miss. Eula Talbot, scenery new, ad.
mission fifty and scventy-G Eve cents,
and at Elders opcra-huuse on Mon
day and Tuesday last Callender's col
ored minstrels performed in the same
city.
The regular theatrical season opens
here on the llth of next month with
Child Of the State" New scenery,
new carpets, and a thorough outfit is
in course Of preparation, and in the
most elaborate style al that, for this
eXcellent attraction. In the mean