Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-22
ORA MATIC NOTES.

The baritone Santley is said u
contemplate joining q mOnastio order.
Keene made a 6ne success of the
part of Cassius in New Orleans last
week.
w. j. Florence is still doing we'll in
London, and will shortly appear as
Captain Cutie.
Geuevieve Ward, a famous English
actr IS, s - go through this country
Ext season on starring tour.
A company of real Nautch girls and
Indian jugglers will shortly appear in
New York under Days management.
Lotia has been pleasing Boston
people and drawing large houses. She
next goes to Washington for two
weeks.
Louise PomerOy opened at Sydney,
Australia, the 9th Of last month, n
is reported to have scored a decided
success.
The facility with which Americas
favorite tenor, Signor Brignoli,
handles the English language con-
tinues to be a topic of discussion in
usical circles.
Mrs. Dion B~oucicault's (Agnes
RObertson) company recently sue
clmbed to lighs receipts at Chicago,
and the Alice Oates troupe did the
same at New Orleans.
Mr.. Eugene Wetherel, husband OF
the lyric artistic, Emma Abbott, did
not come here with the troupe, but
left for the east on business waile the
company were at New Orleans.
The Christian sentiment prevailing
in Chicago rendered it necessary for
Daniel Rochat in Sardou's new play,
to be converted to Christianity before
the end of the drama, a slight change
from the authors plot,
Clara Louise Kellogg played in "Ia
Trayiata' with great success, at
Brunn, in Morayi9, on che 10th of last
month, and hundreds of people bad to
be turned away from the door, being
unable to gain admittance.
On Wednesday next the Abbot
opera company Will be at Pixies op-
erahouse, C;ncinnati, opening in the
Lucia di Lammermoor, and present
ing Romeo and Juliet" Bohemian
Girl" Carmen" III Trovatore," and
Paul and Virginia"
Salvini, the Italian tragedian, has
arrived from Europe, and will soon
appear before the public. Janau-
sheck was some time since offered
$500 per week to support him Oh lis
American tour, but she decided ia
travel on her own account, and thee.
fore respectfully declined.
The Strakosch- Hess English opera
troupe rendered for the first time in
America the new opera Of "Me6sto-
fele" last week, and it is SET down a'
q great success. Henry Peakes played
Devilshoof, George Cowley was Count
Arnheim, and Miss Darlington as Ar.
line. The prologue opens in the
ETHEREAL regions.
4 Last Wednc dav. while huntir,
near Hacke0sack, N. j., Signor Blitz
the slight-of-h hand performer, sho
himlelf and died instantly. He wa.
u the act Of stepping out Of a boa.
/ when his gun went of, the content
entering his side. His real name wa
Eugene Harding, and he has been
famous performer in his line for man,
years psf.
Winter before last Julia Rosewal,
sung the entire season as prima DOM
at Cologne and Che critics there wer
U1animous in their verdict that sh
was an accomplished vocalist. Las
! year she sung at Mayence while he
husband, Professor j. Fl. Rosewald
was engaged by the same city as con
cert master and "chef de attaQue.
e He is a highly accomplished violinist
AMI can perform Wieniawski's Polon
i, aise, SINGERS ia Sentimentale" an
, Joachim s Hungarian dance wit.
: artistic SUCCESS,