Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-24
THE DRAMA.

expected to arrive in New York on
the 18th inst.
Mile Rhea will make her first APP
pearance in this country at one o. the
Brooklyn theaters.
Toney Denier's Humpty Dumpty
party with the Miaco Brothers, close
at Nashville tonight.
Signor ROssi and a son of Salvini
are under way for this country. They
do not come as far as this.
1t is stated that Mrs. Sothern's
share in the deceased actors Ameri-
can property amounts to $4,000.
A cable dispatch says that Campo
mini will return to New York with
Colonel Mapleson's Italian Opera
Company.
Mile. Litta, the Songstress, is shortly
to marry a tenor named H. Cleveland.
The lady is not handsome, but all say
she is good.
Dion Boucicault is doing the "Col-
leen Bawn" at the Standard Theater.
London. Bijou Heron is playing un-
dor her own name, Miss Stoepel.
The New York Dramatic News says
that Joe Jefferson's impersonation of
Bob Acres bestOws upon him the rank
Of first comedian of the time.
Love and Liberty" is a new play
by Louis Wing6eld Of London, which
John Mccullough will bring out at
the Fifti: Avenue Theater in Novem-
Der next.
Miss Annie Louise Cary will, after
this winter, retire permanently from
the concert and operate stage, and it
is rumored that she is the afianced of
a wealthy gentleman in New York,
The last of Goethe's pupils, Helm
richie FRANKIE, died at Weimar a few
days ago, aged e~ighty-one. He was
one of the last survivors Of the com
pany of actors personally trained by
Goethe.
"Cenilia's Love-" Emma Abbott's
libretto adapted to the music Of LA
Traviata," was produced by the Emma
Abbott Opera Company to a very large
audience at Denver, Col, and met
with great favor.
Rose Eytinge is said to be engaged
at $500 a week for Felicia" Brooks
& Dickson pay Jeffreys Lewis $225 a
week for Two Nights in Rome" and
BARLEY Campbell is understood to pay
Maud Granger $3.50 a week.
Joe Jefferson's Joni arc all assisting
their father, and the company looks
very much like a nice family party.
Charles and his elder brother leoE
after the business, while Tom. thc
baby" helps on the stage.
Wanted a Carpenter" by Gus
Williams and company, is to be at
Little Rock next Monday night, and
Tuesday night Our German Senator
is the programme. Mr.. Rickaby and
John Rohb are still with Williams.
Christine Nilsson is to receive $1,000
for each OF ono hundred concerts in
this. country next season Manager
HOsry h. Abbey will also pay all her
travelling and hotel expenses, besides
giving one-half of the receipts aftei
Nettie Mertins, an English girl, has
received the grand medal for singing
and the certificate Of honor of the
conservatories Of Milar- 1t is the
first time these honors were cver con-
ferred upon a foreigner by the con
~servatOry.
Mario, once the great, st Of tenors
has grown perfectly gra.Y Y, but is still
fresh and youthful in nat are. In hii
Italian home he occupieg a great dea'
Of HIS leisure in carp mtering and
carving, being in both II AIDES exceed.
ingly clever.
Madame Marguerite 0IanRier ha,
written both the music an d the Ii.
bretto Of an opera. 1t is 10 be called
"Sais," and the scene Of action Egypt,
the hero being a kind Of Oriental
Faust. The title role will be assumed
by Capoul in Paris.
The Londoners appreciate che sim.
pie melodies Of Haverly's miBstreli
very highly, but are undUly puzzled by
the broad fun Of the "rjecoud part
The colored swelIs in evening dress
who play the banjo are a great sensa-
ton, SO is Web Sykes and his picca-
ninnies from this city.
Der Lustige Krieg'' (The Merry
War; is the name Of The new comic
opera by Strauss. 1t i'll be pro-
duced in the Theater-sn-i Ter Wien, in
Vienna, in the middle Of November.
The master has comRlsts d his compo-
and is now aAISork with the
Instrumentation Of the sscore.
During her European journey, be-
next month, bile Sarah Bern.
hardt viii give Fix ssrt ormances at
Lyceo Theater,. b %lrcelons, a!
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