Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-15
JOsEFFY.
A SIR Among subscribers for
FaVOrIte Seats.

1he nfSt ticket enhdVlVh VI eho
season occurred last night and to-day,
and it indicates that the Joseffy party
are going to arouse a furore here next
week.
The sale of seats at one dollar a
scat to subscribers only, has been in
progress for some time past, and this
forenoon the subscribers we're permit
ted to select their choice.
McOarthy's furnishing store, where
the theater ticket Office was last sea-
son, had been secured as a distributing
Office. 1t offers superior advantages
as a ticket distributing point, and the
only man known to grunt about it is
George Miller, the saloon keeper, his
refreshment quarters being too close
to the crowd when it is noisy to make
it pleasant for Georges nerves. He
is not reported as making any COM
plant on this occasion.
At half past eleven o'clock last night
the first man in the person of Texas
Jack, a rollicking sort ola hackman,
took his stand at the real alley door.
1t is under shelter and only a good
overcOat was required to keep a man
comfortable. Jack had that, with
plenty OF whisky, cigars and other re-
calling luxuries, and he was in the best
of temper all through, telling funny
stories, singing sailor songs and doing
a lot Of clever things to keep up the
merriment.
Jack hadn't been at his post long
before he had company. Frank Blrl
secured post No. 2, Mr., S. Pepper No
3, Dsl SpeerS No. 4, a colOred man
representing Attorney Phelan and
others No. 5. Another man represent
ing a dozen or so well known citizens
No. 6, and so on through the list down
to No. about 200.
The little alley way was full of ticket
buyers before the doors opened at 1Ol
this forenoon. Texas Jack was the
first man in, of course, and his long
vigil was rewarded by securing, it il
said, 100 tickets. No. 2 took about8(
tickets; No. 3, unknown; No. 4, Is OIL
SO; No. 5 took only 5 or 6, while No. {
picked out 80 seats. By the time the
latter had finished, 900 seats are sale
to have been taken.
Up to noon to-day there wal
no abatement Of the demand anC
though the crowd had sensibly dimin
ished, yet it was still large. 1t tool
from fifteen minutes to half an hOu.
to accommodate each customer, henc,
it was rather tedious work for th,
seat hunters.
There is going to be a fine turn on
next week, and it only goes to prov,
that columns Of airy swash in anews
paper will not fill the seat
Of a theater when tn
entertainment is not Of an attractiv
character, but that company's Of de
, cided merit will do it.
1t is said that the crowd began t
collect in the alley early yesterda
morning, but that Mr.. Miller raj
them ont. He considered the Who'll
business a nuisance and wouldn'
stand it. Geo. Miller hasn't a particl
of music in his soul, especially whe
they undertake to sell concert ticket
at McCarthy's.
Mr.. Emil Levy, under whose aus
pieces the Josefy party come here, wa
1 in high glec to day over his prospeC
' tive success. He pronounced tn
movements spontaneous outbur,t {
enthusiasm for a great and meritorioU
artist, who will be accompanied b
other great artists. The appreciatiy
public, he says, will not be disaI
pointed.
: The Joseffy troupe have met wit
extraordinary success everywhere. A
San Francisco four concerts were al
nounced but ten we're given and a
q we're attended by admiring crowd
1.-Two weeks ago last Saturday a pc.
Torrance was given in Josefy's hon,
= at the German Theater, San Franci
co, when he was presented with
massive silver laurel wreath in Il
I name ofthe Germans Of the City
the Golden Gate. Since that periC
the company has been coming Ea
and everywhere it appears, delightt
audiences have been its reward.