Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-05
AMUsEMEETS.
Lawrence Barrett.


The popular and accomplished ac-
tor, Lawrence Barrett, being Christ
ian and communicate of the Episco-
pal church, is resting this holy week
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, NewYork
city. He will resume his professional
labors at Louisville next Monday, ap-
pearing there one night, and is to fol-
low at Nashville for two nights, open
ing here a week frem to- morrow
in w. ID. Howell's play, translated and
adapted from the Spanish of Este.
banez, entitled "Yorick's Love. +" On
Friday a double bill is announced,
when BulWers popular comedy of
Money" and Robertson's David
Garrick" is the programme. At the
Saturday matinee "Rosedale,' or the
Rifle ball." and Saturday night
Shakspearc's Julius Caesar" Mr..
Barrett will 60 next to st. Louis for
one week. He is to be supported by
the same company with which he
recently played FIVE weeks in
New York and two weeks in
Philadelphia. The names include
Mr.. Louis james; also Mr. Frederick
Book, Otis Springer, B. G. Rog-
ers, Charles Plunkett, Miss Marie
wainwright, Miss Clara Flagg, Ada
Plunkett, and others. Mr.. Book
acted a season here in the old stock
company during the winter of 1873 4,
and adapted BLADE O. Grass" for a
soubrette, then playing here. Mr..
and Miss Plunkett are also familiar
to our people, but the rest Of the
troupe are mainly strangers to
play-goers here. The Barrett COM
pany acted at Harrisburg, Pa, last
Saturday evening.
The Colonel.
"The Colonel" to be rendered here
next Monday by the Eric Bayley COM
pany, is brilliant satirical comedy on
the aesthetic craze by f. @. Burnand,
the editor Of the London Puneh. It's
appointments and costumes are unique
and from original designs drawn by
Du Maurier, the celebrated artist OF
Punch. 1.-THE Colonel has been
played for more than a year past at
the Prince Of Wales Theater, Lon
don, and is still running there. Il
also had q seven weeks run in New
York, FIVE in Boston and three in
Philadelphia, and is the latest and
greatest. dramatic success. Mr.. Eric
Bayley and Mindah, his wife, own
1.-THE Colonel" IN this country, and
are English people of note, the first
named being an officer in the Seven
tenth Lancers. They are supported
by English artists exclusively. The
company carries its own scenery, and
one of the sets will illustrate draw
ing room decorated with fans, lilies,
sunhowers, peacock tails, focks OF
swans sailing overhead, aesthetic fur
Diture, the whole forming picture OF
| the most dazzling and unique charac-
ter. The audiences are presented
with souvenirs illustrative of the
| leading scenes and descriptive of the
dialogue, the plot and the attitudes.
Michael sirOgOfE.
/ The grand spectacular and melo-
dramatic military composition, mi
chael Strogoff," had its second repre-
lsentation last night, before a large and
enthusiastic gallery audience, and a
moderate attendance in the dress cir
| Gle and parquette The play ran
smoothly. with the exception Of a
little awkwardness apparent among
the raw recruits in the Tartar and
| Russian armies. The dancing was
decidedly unique, and the artists in
this line arc agile, graceful and pleas.
ling. The magnificent scenery elected
much praise, and worked well. mi.
Chael Strogof" again tonight.