Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-29

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or the May Ulmer troupe, 10 appear
here tonight in "Forty-Nine," yester-
days Little Rock Gazette saws: miss
Ulmer, as Carrots, the beautiful, bewitch-
ing mountain girl the charming, naive
and sprightly young lady metamorphosed
IS to social position by her fortune, simply
went beyond our expectations. and CAP
tured completely the audience Of last
night. Heartily applauded and truly
appreciated, she has won lasting place
in the memory Of theAter goers."
A Dramatic Success.
It would seem as though the Madison
Square Theater deservedly enjoyed the
proud distinction Of being "a theater
which knows no failures" So far "Hazel
Kirke, "Esmeralda" Young Mrs Win
throp" and the latest play "a lovely com.
edy) ''The Rajah," have been the greatest
successes Of any plays that have been
produced In this country. II is pleasure
TO announce the appearance here on No
vember 10, IL and II Of the original Mad
ison Square Theater company in "The
R.jah.' This play,is from the pen Of
William Young, ksq. Of Chicago.a bril-
liant iiterateur and author Of 'Pendragon
I AAOAr1 " lAAuIAuh anu NlutI SUCCESSFUL
plays. The original scenery, or rather q
duplicate Of that now being used at the
Madison Square Theater, viii be fea'
ture Of the performance which is sure K
draw largely.
Organ RecItaIs.
At the Court street Cumberland Pres
byterian Church tonight Prof Pilche
will iDaugurate series Of three organ
recitals, the second TO occur tomorrow
evening, while thelconcluding event take
place Wednesday afternoon at the SAINT
place. Prof. Pitcher is highly spoken o
and will be assisted by Miss florenc
Keep, charming vocalist, who has, OF
more than one occasion, delighted Euro
pean audiences. Tickets can Be procure,
at Hollenberg's music house. or Leidy'
hat store, for the three recitals, at 81, 0
80 cents singly. The New Orleans Demo
crat has the following to say of Prof Pill
cher:
The organ recital of Prof. Pitcher, a
! the Coliseum Baptist Church, last even
! ing, was worthy Of large audience bu
the threatening weather doubtless KEEP
many away. The recital opened with
fugue in ID minor, selected from Bach, /
which the artist at once capLivated tn
audience by his delicate and expressly
method. At moments the organ undo
his fingers seemed converted into an on
tire orchestra. The finale 10 Thayer'
sonata, in which the Professors peda
playing was something phenomenal, wa
repeated by request, together with sewers
other selections which delighted the III
. teners, The programme was a varied an
difficult one, worthy OF a master of III
organ like Professor Pitcher. and almo
impossible 10 any other but virtuosl
p The Mariana, Midsummer Night'sDreai
and Pique Dame Overtures were exqu
/. sitely rendered;the last,a rich and smootl
ly flowing composition. was given wit
magical effect. II was curious TO obserl
4 the perfect ease Of the artist at his instr
ment-he plays without apparent exc
ton, even while executing musical fea
Of most difficult description. He wi
n give another recital shortly, and we tru
he will have a larger audience, one worth
d OF a city which prides herself upon h
musical taste.
: A. d. U, w.
On or about November 10th four lodg
! Of Ancient Order United Workmen,
this city, intend giving grand conce
and reunion 10 members and their friend
! The Mendelssohn Society have tender,
: their services and the Exposition buildir
will be the place. The good this ord
e has done In the last six or seven years
n wonderful And the Brothers think
Is time 10 como together and have a lit
social enjoyment for the good Of the col
/ mon cause. II will be a favorable oppo
: tunity for the members who attend on
q semi-annually 70 find out who belongs
= the Order, and also TO give the public
idea Of lis strength and scope.