Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-18
Entertainments.
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Entertainments.
 HAPPY HOUR DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION.
 The Happy Hour Dramatic Association had good success again last night in their enter tainment at the Atheneum, presenting ''Dear- CT than Life" and ''The German Emigrant, :" drawing quite large audience and being fre- quently enthusiastically applauded.
 HAvERLEY's.
 Haverley's renowned mastodons appear at Peck's Grand Opera House on Tuesday even- ing, Feb. 24. With them ale many new ar- lists, such as Sam Devere. Welch, Rice, Cush- man, Wood and West the skaters, and Prof. Parker presents his trained dogs in one of the scenes. An original, new and sparkling pro gramme will be given.
 MYERS SISTERS COMBINATION.
 This evening our citizens are to be enter tained at Goes Opera House by the Flyers Sisters Combination in that pleasing moral musical drama s'In and Out of Bondage" That the company is well worthy of public patronage there can be no doubt. The press throughout the country speak of them in terms of highest praise, and wherever they have appeared they have drawn large houses. The famous colored comedian Sam Lucas, who is with this company, is 8 host in him. self. They will no doubt be greeted by a large audience, and those intending tosbe present should secure reserved seats at the box office this morning.
 SCENES IN MEsMERIsM.
 The lecture by Professor Caldwell at the Grand Opera House last evening and the s'Scenes in Mesmerism" which followed de- lighted the large audience in attendance. The subjects that went upon the stage yielded quickly to the professors astonishing mes merle power, and the ludiorous antics per- formed under his dictation kept the audience in the best of humor from the beginning to the close. There were many prominent citi- zens present who expressed their surprise at the wonderful exhibition. By special request the professor will give four more lectures, which will positively be his last appearance in New Haven this season. These will be given on Thursday and Friday evenings and Satur- day, afternoon matinee and evening.
 HOW ARE YOU, JOSHUA.
 Tomorrow evening the attraction at Goes Opera House will be Denman Thompson in his unequsled personation of 'Joshua Whit comb, the Yankee Farmer" MT. Thompson has no equal in his representation of Yankee character, and this is so we'll known that the house will be crowded. Following is the cast:
 Uncle Josh, old Jackson DemocratS Den Thompson John Martin a lover of horse-racing
 FrsdericE @ Dolby, young English ' " 0'-A
 man water A. daie Bill Johnson, a loAfer, just as bad as
 Reuben Wbeo osb1as petsre MT. Burrough, model policeman @. Adams Sam San Foster; sheriff of the county ,;: D N9nrss @ Nellie Primrose Boston belle. Miss Isabella Coe Susan Martin, with mania for mar
 Mrs Johnson Tots mother .. Miss Edna weedin Aunt Matilda, Joshua's sister. Mrs. D. Nourse Amantha Bartlett, one of the neigh
 Aunt Martha. Miss E. Rogers
 MIR. sPAULD1Na's LECTURES.
 Tonight Mir. Spauldings interesting lee ture on Ancient Roman Amusements will be delivered at the Grand Opera House. Large audiences have listened with close attention to the preceding lectures, and this one is upon subject which will interest every person. In an age like this, when people go in crowds to the theatre and to witness games in the open air, it will be interesting to learn about the drama, the races in the circus maximus and the gladiatorial combats in which the Roman populace delighted. Be sides the views of the various edifces in which the amusements were held, in order tc illustrate the costumes of ancient actors colored slides will be used, which are copies, one of wall painting, the other of mosaic found in Pompeii. The work of famous modern painters will also be employed to make more real to the audience the sports o1 Roman holiday in the Coliseum. Wagner'e "Chariot Race in the Circus Maximus" is well known because of many photographic reproductions of the painting. new pie ture by the same artist will be shown, repre- senting the combats between men and wild beasts in the arena. Gerome's famous stPol- lice Verso" will also be reproduced upon the screen. Course tickets, three lectures, are offered for the last time, at Judd's, at 75 cents and $1.O0.
 THE ITALIAN OPERA.
 On Friday evening of the present week the great entertainment of the season will be given at Coe's Opera House, when the Stra- kosch Opera Company will produce the favor. ite opera Carmen" A Boston exchange says of this opera: "'Carmen' is not, strictly speaking, an opera; it is a melodrama, stir ring in character, and lively in situation, set to music decidedly of a bizarre and original character, but at the same time full of melody and color. The mistake has generally been made of criticising it from the standpoint of classic opera but being an oasis, as it were, among the school of grand operas, it should be judged by it's own peculiar surroundings with out reference to what has gone before upon the lyric stage, and with total disregard of the fixed rules by which other operas are gauged. The beauties of it's strange, puzzling music unfold themselves slowly throughout the course of the opera, and from beginning to end there is subtle charm which holds the senses spell-bound. Mile. Belocca makes 8 perfect Carmen. The role demands full lower tones and the capacity for giving intense dra- matic expression to the more passionate phrases. These qualities Mlle Belocca's voice possesses to an eminent degree. It is velvety. rich and endowed with sensuous quality which gives to the love-scenes new signif- canoe. Added to the remarkable adaptability of her voice to the trying music of the role, Mile. Belocca is exactly fitted by temperament and personal appearance to realize the fckle, yr%&avIv haorkIace wal oIIrrirey roonafk ka TB,a