Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
MOZART Music FESTIVAL.


The rehearsal of the Mozart Society
at the hall of the club room last nigh
was highly interesting and gave PROOF
of the excellent training the choral
forces have undergone An expert
musical admirer who listened atten,
lively to the work of the evening
writes the following note, expressive
of his enthusiasm: 1.-THE meaning OF
the term dramatic as applied to the
orstorio of Elijah will be better appre
ciated after reaching the text Of this
powerful work. The strikingly dra,
matte situations with which the storJ
Of Elijah's wanderings, vicissitudes
aud final triumph abound. are fifty ex.
pressed by the music of Mendelssohn'G
oratorio, which having in its first pre-.
sentation at Birmingham, England
resistlessly stirred the great heart o.
the public has for the 81 years since
seemed to rivet its hold stronger and
stronger in the affections of the people
familiar with it. Listening last night
to the intensely dramatic musical pic.
ture of the Lord's.appearing on Horeb,
the mount of God, to Elijah, / almost
felt the quaking Of the earth and the
upheaval of the sea, to see the mighty
winds break in pieces the rocks, SO
wildly did the music portray the
scene in its awful grandeur"
Mr.. Frank Gray's Benefit.
Tonight at Leubrie's Theater Mr..
Frank Gray's benefit comes of, and
the entertainment is to open with
1.-Two Can Play at That Game" a
little Comedy in which Miss Grace
Lewellyn, Mr.. George Coleman and
Mr.. Louis Davis will appear. After
the comedy the beautiful operetta of
"Gyp, Junior" in two acts, is to be
presented with full orchestra and
chorus. The following will be the
cast of characters, to be assisted by a
chorus IF twenty school children:
Mrs. Marie Hitzfeld Hawks, Miss
Louise Steinbrecher, Miss Ida Bers>
bach, Miss Mamie Dryer, Mr.. Ohas.
+. Schultze, Mr.. w. Sonfeld, Mr.. M.
Davis and Miss Sarah Greenwald.
During the operetta several solos will
be sung by prominent amateur vocal
lists. Among other features Mr.. Chas.
+. Schultze will introduce his great
laughing, crying and barnyard songs,
in. which he stands unrivalled as an
imitator of various animals and birds.
The songs are his own composition.
The MRifest.
The twenty fourth German Maifest
is looked to with considerable de.
gree Of interest by all classes. One
reason for the popularity of this festi.
val is that the managers always have
made it a point to handsomely enter
tain the little ones. They will do so
again this year, and have already
arranged number of merry games
for the edi6cation Of young Memphis.
all are invited. Arnold's full band
has been engaged, the park is being
put in order and everything points to
grand success next Monday.
Church MansesBenefit.
The Second Presbyterian church
nanse benefit, to come off next Tues.
day evening, will include three grand
tableaux, biblical, historical and
NEUROLOGICAL. Mis- Olivia Fill is to
recite the "Marsellaise" in costume
with orchestral accompaniment, and a
number of solos by local artists are
70 be given; also recitation by Mr..
). B. Williamson, the whole under
The direction of Mrs. Rose P. Thomp.
ION, the experienced and accomplished
,locutionist and instructress.