Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-20
DRAMATIC AND mUsICAL4

Mr. JOnn Mccullough calls Joseph
Brooks wide awake westerne nan-
ager.
II is said that the theater orcbestra
will be strengthened and improved the
ensuing season. Let us hope so.
Signor Tagliapletra, the eminent
baritone, is singing 10 the Marctzeb
concerts at the Highland House, Gin
cinnati.
j. X. Emmett has come home from
Europe, made up with his wife, and
promises to keep sober during the en-
suing season.
| "A successful and very brilliant ties
tlmonial concert was given to Prof,
Eichhorn at Central Park, Louisville,
last Tuesday night.
The fourth week of 1.-THE World"
closes this evening at McVicker's
Chicago theater, and the attendance
shows no abatement.
An effort to consolidate the two
Italian operahouses at London has
failed, in consequence of the fact that
an insufficient sum had been supplied.
Among Brooks and Dickson's nov
elites for the coming season is Her.
mann, the magician, with a variety
party. and the Japanese jugglers, aided
by Mile. Ariel as incidental features.
Clara Louise Kellogg has arranged
for concert tour among the principal
cities of this country, andisto beguar.
anteed $1,000 per night and expenses.
She will sing four times each week.
Under the manag ement of T. B.
Mac Donough, Michel Strogoff :" will
be presented at Booths New York
Theater week from Monday nexta
+. @. Bangs in the title role and Miss
Carrie Walker in the cast.
NJ. Edouard Remenyi, who will
make concert tour during the fall
and winter, attracts large audiences
by his skill on the violin. He plays
popular airs, one or two of his own
compositions, and selections from the
works Of the great masters, each even
ing.
One of the companies to be on our
circuit the ensuing season is Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Q. Goodwin in a piece called
THE Member For Slocum." The
only person in the troupe known to
fame hereabouts is Eliza eathersby,
They open at the Arch Street Theater,
Philadelphia, September 5.
Signor Rossi, the great Italian TRACE
dian, is at present resting at his villa
near Florence, where he is a close
neighbor of Salvini. He sails for
this country the 18th of next month,
and appears at Booths New York
Iheater as king Lear" October
3lst, under Chizzola's management.
Mccullough, the tragedian, was
met off Sandy Hook, when the Ari-
IONA arrived last Monday, by the
steam yachts Stranger and Corsair.
The latter took him aboard, conveyed
him to the city, and a public recep
ton was given him at DelmonicO'S.
Six theaters in New York City are
now open for the season. Niblo's,
Haverly's, The Grand 0perahouse,
The Bijou 0perahouse, and The
Standard all began last Monday night
The Academy Of Music opens next
Thursday with the Kiralfy's, in
Michel Strogoff," and 300 people are
to be on the stage to aid in its illustra-
ton.
In San Francisco refractory play.
goer persisted in occupying seat
marked reserved, was put out, but
BACKED a policemans eyes and tore
his coat in the struggle. He was fined
next morning in the police court and
the judicial announcement was ventil-.
ated that a manager could charge $40
for reserved seat in a favorite place
il he deemed it to his interest to do
SO.
A new fve-act play, with seven tab.
leaux, entitled lie Patriotic" found
ed on the struggle for independence
in America, was successfpllypresented
at the "Gaiety" Theater, Paris, last
Tuesday night. The piece was largely
spectular, was magni6cently mounted,
and Clement just played Washington
capitalty. The most remarkable
scenes wero a view of Philadelphia,
and Of Washington's camp, also two
views Of the British camp. Yankee
Doodle and Hail Columbia were
loudly applauded, !
The Queen Of England, with gra
cious condescension, gave permission
for musical and dramatic entertain
ment on the 9th inst ia tAe great
hall popularity Known as Cardinal
Wolse7's, at Hampton Court Palace,
the festival being in aid Of Princess
Frederica's convalescent home. "Yel-
low Roses" and The Baron's Wager
by amateurs, with musical attractions
by eminent artists, made up the pro-
gramme. The granting Of Wolsey's
hall for dramatic and musical enter
tainment, even for BENEVOLENT p1r-
poses, is regarded in England as an
act Of unwontea aud exception liber-
atty, and the historic saloon drew
numerous attendance.
A letter from London says Hsyer-