Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-03
DRAMATIC.

John n Ince played "a Bari o.
Money" at Little Rock. He needed
that here.
Miss Jennie Burch Karseuer, of
Nashville, has gone to New York to
accept a walking lady's position 10 a
Madison Square theater company, q
Kate Claxton, the actress, had
1880 worth Of diamonds stolen while
she was in a Philadelphia restaurant
lunohing with Stevenson, her husband.
a few days ago. The Jewels we're in
sachel and some one stole it.
Miss Alicia Robson, daughter of
Mr.. Stu Robson, was married at
her fathers residence in Johasset,
Mass, recently to Mr.. Morton Gre.
bore, Miss Robson has had consider
able stage experience as member of
her fathers company. Mr.. Crehore is
a Harvard graduate.
Mrs. Zelda Seguin Wallace, well
known upon the operate stage, is
again with the Emma Abbott troupe
after two years illness. She proposes
10 appear next season as an actress in
a new version Of oliver Twist" and
a translation Of the French play,
THE Boyhood Of Richelieu."
One Of the plays Charlotte Thomson
will produce here is an adaptation OF
the drama SDe Ia Reu de Ia Paix, :"
the original Of Fedora" which Mrs
Davenport.Price bought for $4,000.
Mr.. Stetson also produces the same
play (the Cazauran version) under the
title Of "a Strange Story"
Mr.. Fred Vokes writes from Lon.
don that he finds it impossible for his
sisters to leave England for the States
at present After taking his new
piece, I'm Camp" on a tour through
the English provinces, he will bring it
and listers to New York in March
next, or a tour will be made through
America.
Good attractions are preparing 10
ride through Mobile on the cars 10 the
middle Of the night. The New York
Dramatic News says: "Mr. T. q. De
Leon, the Mobile, Ala, manager, has
been in town the past week. he has
refused to engage many OF the best
stars, because their managers want too
heavya percentage, He says that
Modjeska is the only one to whom he
will pay 10 per cent"
Joaquin Miller has written new
plays for Miss Georgia Cayvan, Miss
Annie Pixley, Mr.. Louis Aldrioh, Mr..
Frank Evans and Miss Adah Rich
mond. The titles Of only two arc
made public-that Of Mr.. Evans is
"The Silent Man" and Miss Rich.
mond's Tally Ho.n Mr.. Miller is
impressed with the idea that the hero
OF drama should wear a blue shirt.
and that the heroine should own a red
head.
The New Orleans Picsyune saws:
"Milt Barlow and George Wilson are
very peculiar in their ideas Of billing
their minstrel show. They run to
white faces, in Autographs, which is
out character and out Of negro min
strelsy. They are also very fond of
being represented together in some
lonely place. Usually Wilson is
seated in cemetery, and Barlow
stands by him, leaning on a grave
stone"
Efiie Ellsler began her tour West
Monday. at Ford's Theater. Baltimore.
She then goes 10 Washington and
Philadelphia, after which she will
have three weeks Of one night stands
southwark. She will play her new
piece La Justice" also Romeo and
Juliet, THE Hunchback," and "As
You Like II Harry Lee will play
Romeo, Sir Thomas Clifford Benedict
and Orlando. Frank Watson PLAYS
Mercutio, Master Walter, Jacques
and Don Pedro. Miss Matte Earle
is TO play the leading business.
Joaquin Miller writes: "There is
another woman out Of the West from
my own State, Oregon, who is still
nearer the top Of the ladder-Annie
Finley. In fact, she stands above
and entirely at the head in her large
aud most popular line Of work Rich, |
strangely gifted, beautiful beyond de-
scription, cultured, kind, gentle as a |
Sister Of Charity, this happy wife and |
mother has been my pride and ADM. !
ration ever since she rose, Eve years
ago, a iull grown star, out Of the West. |
doubt II there is another one woman |
IN America who has, and deserves. too.
as many friends as Annie Pixlcy."