Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-05
MUSIC AND THE g,,sABtA.

Lolita took IN Sll,OO0 with her neN
play Of bob" at Philadelphia 70
one weeks service.
Mccullough will be in Pittsbur
next week, and Jefferson in Boston
Raymond is in Cleveland this week.
Next Monday Janauschek appear
n THE Doctor of Lima" by Salem
Morse, its first representation on an.
stage.
Mrs. G. G. Boniface, who acted 81
well here, several years ago with thu
Furnish Fifth Avenue troupe, is nov
travelling with Lolita.
Edwin Booth closes in Brooklyn
to-day, opens at the Lyceum Theater
Philadelphia, next Monday, and will
come here the middle of January.
Blanche De Bar, who used to 90 tC
school here, was rendered a compli.
mentary benefit at the Eighth Street
Theater, Philadelphia, last Wednes.
day.
"a Brothers Life the new play BY
the Hoey & Hardie troupe, to open
here next Monday, was presented for
the first time at New Orleans last
Thursday night.
In New York City twenty-five diff
ferent places Of theatrical amusements
are in progress, and all are reported
to be giving good entertainments and
drawing good patronage.
The Vokes, to be here February
10th next, open on Monday at the
Arch Street Theater, Philadelphia,
succeeding Steele Mackaye. Emma
Abbott's opera troupe also open Mon
day in the same city at the Chestnut
Street 0perahouse.
By the steamship Parthia, from
Liverpool a few days ago, there came
the Royal Hand Bell Ringers, who
are to make a six months tour in the
United States. They are said to be
remarkable performers, and bring
them many testimonialstrom the
men of England. The present
their first visit to America.
Sigaora Bellini the soprano with
Joseffy, and to pay US a visit during
the season is a native of Ohio, began
the study Of music under Madame
Rive, at Cincinnati and studied care.
for eight years in Italy, whe =
she appeared with success in ope
She is to make her first appearar
Joseffy next Monday at Denver,
Colorado.
Abbie Darlington, who sung here
last season in Martha" has been en-.
gagged by Max Strakosch to support
Gerster during his Italian opera sea.
son. and will be heard in "Troystore, -
'Ernani, THE Huguenots, +" magic
Don Giovanni" "Mephis-
opheles," William Tell" etc. She
recently returned to New York from
an extended concert tour through the
West.
Adelina Patti, when she arrived at
New York last Thursday, was met
down the bay by a number OF friends,
and responded to al address IN French
by a little speech in English. She
claims to be a citizen Of America and
expressed delight at being able to
visit it again. She is nnder engage
ment to the English manager, Csc.
for several years to o-me, but her
American tour is 10 be managed
wholly on her own account, and by
her own chosen agents.
Twelfth Night has 1ean Robson
and Cranes play through this week at
the Fifth Avenue New York; Thea
ter. Signor Rossi, the ~tragedian
opened for two weeks at Booths
Theater as "0thello" last Monday
night. Janauschek is at the Union
Square; Lolita, at the Grand Opera.
house; Steele M~ackaye's "Hazel
Kirke," at the Windsor, aud Hayer-
ly's Nastodons, at HaYerly's; all in
New York City. The Hazel Kirke'
company include Couldock, Gustavul
Leyick, Sydney Cowell, Fife Ellsler
Mrs. Sol. Smith, Frank Weston, w.
B. Cahill. Charles Bowser, Flora Liv.
ingston, Mary Rivers, e. NJ. Robert.
and Edward II. Lee. Camille Urso.
the violinist, and the Carreno-D iwaldC
Concert Company appeari in New York
tonight. John McUulloch will oper
at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New
York, next Monday night week.
and Joseph Jefferson also opens same
time at the Grand Operahouse.
The Hungarian songstress, Etelka
Gerster, with DR.. Gardini, her hus.
band, arrived by the steamship Arabia
last Monday at New York City. There
was no piano on the Arabia, and the
lady had a rest from music during
her voyage. While abroad for The
past Eve months she has also kept
clear Of the operate people. OF the
prima donna for Strakoseh's Opera
Company, which opens in New Orleans
next month, the New York Tribune
says: Mime. Gerster's tastes are
very much in the line Of the Italian
operas, in which she is 50 successful,
and she talks heresy concerning Waz
ner. Last night she convulsed the
company by her account ofhow an en-.
thusiastic Wagnerite in Vienna at.
tended all the rehearsals of the trial
oey, aud went home with the tympan
ums Of his ears burst. She described
the chorus in 'Lohengrin' as sung at
the opera festival in Cincinnnti last
spring, where the much advertised
supplemental festival choristers were
dressed in the costumes pertaining 10
Martha, Aida and Lucia"
Musical and theatrical gossip at New
York from a letter to the PHILADELPHIA
Ledger: THAT the price for Patti
concert seats has been fixed at from
% to $40 each, a figure which not ouly
throws Nelson, Lucca and other II
lustrious predecessors into the shade.
but also implies conceptions as to IL
abundance ofmoney in the United
States that are unduly expensive, to
say the least Of it; also, that she is to
DC her own manager, and bring over
her own support; that Rossi, who
makes his debut here Monday night.
complains greatly Of the yariableness
Of our climate, as affectingthe delicate
Italian larynx; that Edwin Booth's
engagement, just closed, netted him
$500; that the sudden Withdrawal
OF Dumas adaptation Of Royal Youth
at Dalys isa con pieuous proof Of the
unproftabler,as Of any ATTEMPT 10