Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-11
AMuaRMENTa
Fist Bapslss church Coueer1.


FIRST baptist church Concert
The choir Of the First Baptist
church are making active preparations
for their concert on Tuesday night
next, and under the leadership of
Prot. W. Z. Hughes, will make it M
Of the events Of the season.
Oyster Entertainment.
The Morris Henderson Camp, K. of
f., are to have an entertainment aud
an oyster supper at the corner &c Her
nandO and Beal streets, next Tuesday
night. Music by Professor ]. Davis
band. The managers include D. Jones,
P. II. Tandy, Thomas Trice, Charles
Jones, VIM. Porter and j. N. Mhoon.
Marion EImore as Chispa.
Marion ElmOre appeared in her new
play "Chispa," before a fashionable
and goodly sized audience last night,
aud the sprightly actress increased the
good impression made on the previous
evening. She is exceeding clever, and
can dance the Mexican fandango with
all the grace aud abandon of a native,
while her picturesque costume, in
that particular scene, would render
any Cabbalero half crazed or more
with delight. At the same time any
dark eyed Senorita could not help
going wild with envy. Miss Elmore
is as graceful as q bird, in other
than dancing, and in the rugged
scenes Of camp life among the
Californians, oostumed in the
garb of a huntress, she acts with
characteristic success. There are
many striking features in "Chispa"
calculated TO inspire close attention
aud study. The copper colored Dig
ger Indian, with his peculiar manners,
stolid demeanor and stealing prupen-
stiles; the true friendship manifested
for each other among the rough
miners and early settlers of California.
the habits and manners of the greaser
or half breed Mexican and Indian,
together with the scenic features are
phases cleverly pictured in "Obispa.''
The drama is worth seeing and will be
presented for the last time tonight
On Monday we are to have Ada Gray.
Around the World.
We are to have an Around the
World combination here next week
at the Greenlaw Operahcuse, with
John Thompson in leading parts, and
DOiie Maggie, aided by Mollie Thomp
son, equally prominent. A Northern
paper has the following about this
party, and if they picture as correctly,
as our critics here, it must he fine:
John Thompson, the Irish. Dutch
Italian French, Chinese English He
brew-American comedian, gave mn Of
his lnimitable, ludicrous, never-to be.
forgotten performances of"Around the
World" at the Royal Operahouse last
evening. The house was rammed, lam.
med, stuffed and packed like sadines
in a box, and be deserves it. His songs
took immense, the airs being all new
and catchy" In his dancing he was
easy, greasy, loose as a rag and slip
perry as an eel. His dancing the
Highland fling, as the Irish woman
said, would make a wheelbarrow
laugh. He played on a number of mu-
steal instruments, and in doing 60 his
arms and legs seemed to be hung on
some new patent double back action
springs: they were here, there and
everywhere at the same time. Some
times the laughter and shouts were
d%eafening, He was ably supported by
Miss Dotie Nagle and Miss Mollie
Thompson in their songs, duets and
piano accomplishments. John ThSmn,
son is certainly the bose comed;ap.
the same bill tonight.