Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-09
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house at Frankfort, Ky, last Tuesday
night.
"A Thread Of Silk" is the name of one
Of John T. Raymond's new plays brought
over from England.
Clara Morris says she will sacrifice any
time OF money, before she will consent To
play with a poor cast.
The "Gentlemen from Nevada" and
Haverly's colOred Ministries have been IN
Louisville during the past week.
Barley Campbells new play, "Matri-
mony." made a hit at Philadelphia on its
first presentation there last Monday.
The Emma Abbott English opera COM
PAW presented paul and Virginia Mt
Quincy, Illinois. last Wednesday even
ing.
Etelka Gerster, the great soprano ar
rived from Europe last Monday, and will
sing in concert at Philadelphia next Mon
day.
NJ. Bastien Lessage's Jeanne Of Arc
which figured in the Salon, Paris, has
been bought for an American for 2O,UO
francs.
Fanny Davenport's first two weeks Of
american Girl is reported to havetaken
in $4,000. She playsth piece four weeks
longer.
The capering Lolita has been playing
"Little Bright Eyes" and Little Nell,
the Marchioness" at Philadelphia during
the past week.
Last Thursday evening, at Pittsburg,
when Maggie Mitchell played "Fanehon,"
standing room only was p%lacarded at
half past seven,
. John Mccullough acted Jack Cade'
and "Virginlus" in Quincy Illinois, a few
da S ,ince. and has been playing at Chi
cago all of this week.
An American prima donna Mime Du-
randy is singing at the imperial opera
house at Rio Janeiro this season She is
a native of South Caroline.
An %insinuatiDg western mar writes
Kate ClaxtOn has got seven new dresses
has inveRted a new shrek, and is
having a play written to fit them"
At Cincinnati, the present week, lead
ing amusements include "Rice's Surprise
Party" at Pixies "Uncle Toms Cabin at
Robinsons; and a few others of minor i'm
p%ortance.
The Barlow minstrel party took in
S24 o here ut four performances. The
first nights receipts was close on TO a
thousand, and the second night was not
much under.
The great Coup exhibition, to be here
on next Monday, exhibited at Holly
Springs yesterday and Sells ten elephant
show is to be at the same town on the 9th
of next month.
NJ. Perdr gion, the interesting young
man who ran of with 3O0,OCO francs,
belonging to Mile. Antonio, a Partisan
actress, is enjoying hiaselfai Monaco with
the lady's money.
Entirely new scenery, splendid cos
tunes and original music, with first class
players are prominent features Of "A
Child of the State" to be rendered here
next Monday night.
Maggie Mitchell has been playing at
Pittsburg during the past week, and did
well. She had one Of Maud SIS shoes
given her n few days ago, and she
wouldn't take the world for it.
bob Acres" and the Rivals" with
Joseph Jefferson as Fighting Bob" were
at Wilmington, Del, one night during
the past week. Abeile's minstrels, forty
five in number, were also there,
Thos. w. Keene IS Richard Ill, John
Mccullough in his tragic imp~ersonations
and Lawrence Barrett in the classical
drama, were all at Chicago Monday night
last and perform through the present
week.
The Alice Harrison troupe will follow
Child Of the State" here beginning a
week from Monday next. On Thursday
following We are to have the Gus Williams
party with the farcieal comedy "OuT
German Senator"
Niue Marie Roze, with her husband,
Henry Mapleson, were passengers on she
City Of Richmond, which arrived in New
York on Saturday. She is TO sing in
English opera for six months, under con
tract with Mr.. Strakoseh.
Miss Minnie Hauk, sang recently be-
fore the Queen OF Belgians. During the
next three months she is TO sing in the
principal cities Of Germany and Austria,
In January she will sing at Nice in Car
men," and afterwards she returns TO Lon
don.
"Virginius' is 10 be presented at Hayerly'i
New York theater very soon, with grand
spectacular effects, and JoLn Mccullough
As the star. IL is hinted hat Mccullough
expects 10 make "Othello" his leading play
and that he will alternate "Othello'' and
with +. B. Warde, his leading sup.
port.
Aille. Bernhard is to play Adrienne Il
Couvre on her first pubic appearance IT
| this country and at her first matinee vii
tppear in Frou Frou. At the recent So {
n New York Of single night seats the en-.
ire first floor was sold for the matinee
The sale, however, did not come up t
expectations, and, except for the frs
night, many seats are yet 10 be obtainei
Many ladies were buyers and eager to ge
ront seats, probably in order 10 examine
loosely the personal appearance and wear
ing apparel Of the great actress. Thl
s~peculhtOrs seem 10 have had more de
hands for the season than for singh
nights. Six seats were sold for the season
exclusive Of the first night, 81 80 beinl
deducted from the subscription price
These were taken by ladies.
Ofenbach, the great composer, had al
imposing funeral service at Paris, severe
Of the best voices In the city joiningin tn.
choral services. He left very little money
laving lost the whole Of his FORUM
while managing the Gazette" a few ysar
since. The failure Of Sardou's dramf
lie Haine, which be had mounted with
magnihcence never approached on an,
stage, alone cost him many hundiei
thousand francs. His later works wer
iot financially successful. The copy
right ofhis numerous operas must, how
ever, be worth a great deal. 1t is state
that Just before his last illness he implore,
N. Carvalho to hasten the production Q
his "Contes de Hoffman, / have onl.
one wish now, he said, to be present a
the FIRST performanceof my opera. II
liel with his last wish unqualified.
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