Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-02
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Queen and Cardinal and False
Witness" are Mrs. Scott-Siddons new
plays.
Miss Kate Field is under way for
this country, having sailed from Eu-
rope last Thursday.
Joseph Jefferson and Mrs. Drew
close their third week in the
Rivals at Philadelphia tonight.
The Child of the State" opened in
Louisville last night. 1t is of the
same nature as the 1.-TWO Orphans"
Annie Pixley, with her play Of
"M'liss," drew large audiences at the
Boston theater during the past week.
A dozen or so Of the Sara Bern
hardt party will leave Paris on the
steamer "Waland two weeks hence.
Kate Claxton appears at the Bijou
opera house, New York, Monday
a week as Fernando Sardou's we'll
known Partisan play.
A drama entitled "Bafled Beauty,
is to be presented next Monday at the
Park theater, New York, with Rose
Eytinge in the leading part.
Lawrence Barrett opened in Gov.
w. H. English's new opera house,
indianapolis, last Monday as Ham
let" Many political magnates on
both sides were present.
Haverly's colored minstrels, forty
in number, open at Nashville next
Monday. The Barlow, Wilson, Prim-
rose and West troupe close there to-
night, and open here Monday.
A series Of dramatic sketches by the
veteran actor and comedian, James 4.
Murdoch, is shortly to be issued un-
der the title Of The Stage" 1t will
be rich in anecdotes and references to
favorite actors and actresses.
Robert McWade has gone to Aus
tralia to give his imitation of Joseph
JeffersOn's rip Van Wrinkle" 1t
has never been played liz that far
away land and he may make a hit with
it even though its imitation is SO bad.
Charles Drew, the ~burlesque operate
singer, who appeared here several years
back with the Oates opera troupe is
now with a small parry Of players at
Pittsburg and drawing good patronage.
Their piece is called Opera Mad.
The Gentleman from Nevada"
with all Of its Rattlesnake Gulch
y~ernacular in English drawing rooms,
and its elegant feminine dressing on
the English lawn, drew a moderate
patronage at st. Louis, during the
past week.
The piety of the simple villagers Of
ODER Ammergau brought in 100000
forms with their Passion Play. and
Manager Abbey declares he will pro-
duce it in this country in spite Of the
opposition Of the clergy and a portion
ofthe press.
Tony Pastor in his alleged comic
songs, aud Ella Wesner, who has
been in Europe for several years,
were the cards at the Grand opera
house, New York, during the past
week. They have both performed
here in years gone by and may be ex.
pected to do so again.
-Four new American plays were pre-.
sented in New York last week. IAN
American Girl" by Anna Dickinson,
with Fanny Davenport as the heroin'
Lawn Tennis" by b. 4. Woolf;
"The Soul of an Actress" by A. c,
Gunter; and Our First Families" BY
Edward Fawcett. Their success will
not be fully known for a week or tSC
yet.
Mary Anderson performed with
great success in Philadelphia this
week, and closes tonight, having APP
peared as "Parthenia," Juliet
Julia" in the "Hunchback," Pau
line" in the Lady Of Lyons and one
or two other characters. Mary is a
great card, even though her step.
father is in the way Of the young
men.
The Alice 0atesl troupe Of seven
persons played in Pittsburg for forty
per cent. of the receipts, and they
drew so well that the agent undertook
to exact more than his contract called
for, during his Cincinnati engagement
The result was the agent received q
prompt dismissal from Mr.. Haverly
who put up the money necessary L
start the company on its travels.
The scene painters, carpenters
machinists aud managers are all a
busy as bees, and have been all Of thu
past week preparingnew scenery, stag
effects and furniture for the presenta
ton Of the emotional drama -
Child of the State at Leubries
theater a week from Monday next
The troupe to perform it are now a
Louisville. Those who have seen tn
play pronounce it superb.
Alice Oates has had a row with he
last husband, Watkins, and she sen
him kiting home from Pittsburg t
Philadelphia last week; be .vowin
he would never see her again. Tn
sprightly but eccentric and somewha
changeable minded Ion the -husban.
question little actress is said to hav
been in capital humor ever since Wat
kins'quit. Thefellow has tackled tire
or four newspaper critics duI
ing the brief period he has enacte
the part Of brevet husband to the ca
pering Alice, aud he is said to hav
been handsomely thrashed every tim
The burlesque actress, Alice Hal
rison, now at New Orleans and short
to appear here, says she paid ten do
lars for a fourth tier seat while i
Paris, to see the best advertise
actress on earth, Bernhardt. She say
many actresses are thinner than Sar
, and it is all an advertising dodge. IAN
Alice thinks she is uncommonlygrea
She wears thin, long muscatelleg glove
and toys with them, pulling them u
; and down. She bangs her hair, an
, the frizzes reach to her eyebrows, an
; she does these little tricks" and Nil
Harrison illustrated the feminin