Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-11

fell, Tuesday, while running ahead of 8 hand car. The car struck him and fractured his skull. Fatal results are apprehended.
 MT. Eugene Belden, of Rocky Hill, we'll known ship builder, met with serious acci- dent, Tuesday, while crossing the tressle work on the Valley road near Hatch & Tyler's coal pocket, fracturing two of his ribs
 Entertainments.
 LECTURE.
 Tomorrow evening Prof. B. w. Watson, of New York, lectures at the Atheneum on ''The Causes of Disease, their Prevention and Cure" treating principally of the method of external treatment compared with internal medication. Tickets can be obtained without charge of the druggists.
 JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
 The great American actor, Joseph Jefferson will appear at the New Haven Opera House tomorrow evening, ably supported, in Sheri- dams famous play, the ''Rivals' Saturday afternoon MT. Jefferson will appear as Bob Acres,' and Saturday evening in his great speciality 'sRip Van Wrinkle" Seats at Loomis'.
 ''HoBBIEs."
 large audience assembled at Carlrs Opera House last evening to enjoy the musical and hilarious fantasy" ''Hobbies,' and they did enjoy it. The versatile and inimitable Good win caused shouts of laughter about every time he moved or spoke, and the other mem bers of the company did their rart towards making things pleasant" Hobbies" is good for the blues.
 AN AMERICAN GIRL.
 IIal 4 overfowing last evening, large and intelli- gent audience being present to witness the presentation of ''An American Girl,' with Fanny Davenport for whom the piece was expressly written, in the title role. There was little room for disappointment, as the play was pleasing and interesting throughout. It has very good and happily terminating plot, and the dialogue, besides being clever and witty, has a peculiar charm. Miss Da- venport portrayed the character of the American Girl,' noble through sunshine and trial, with her usual dramatic skill and fairly bewitched the audience with her rich and elegant toilets, which added brilliancy to each succeeding scene. She was ably SUD- ported by good company and fairly divided the honors with them, the force of the play being well distributed among the characters Miss Davenport was called before the cur
  otherwise. Should she favor us often during the season, we feel sure that her receptions would all be satisfactory and as enthusiastic as her renowned talents deserve.
 MIR. sPAULDNG's LECTURES
 The lecture last evening on '' Ancient Pathological Paintings" was very interesting By way of introduction the lecturer stated the theories which have been advanced con- oe linguistic theory of Max Muller and the na- ture theory, according to which the old my biological legends represent the force and phenomena of nature. Neither of these theories must be accepted in full, but both were useful and important to apply in ex- plaining the significance of the myths. Views of the genre paintings which were omitted from the last lecture were then thrown upon the screen, and contrasted with modern paintings by French artists. Some of them were very beautiful, representing toilet scene among the Romans, Centaurs carrying Bacchantes, floating Bacchic figures, the head of maiden holding 8 E'algi2laris in one hand and with the other touching her lips with the stylus, female figure picking flowers, and two of famous and lovely danc- ing figures, which, the lecturer said, in the grace and purity of their motion showed that in respect to this custom of the dance the ~ modern world would do well to learn of the ancients Passing then to the mythological paintings, the lecturer, after stoutly opposing the popu- lar theory as to the prevailing immortality of the myths and the paintings that represent them, adopted the classification of a famous student of these paintings and divided them 1 i1x1lio oT111f k1 gether with those which were delineations of 1 ;he ancient deities. The epic paintings em- Draced those scenes which the artist had | treated in way that corresponds to the | method epic poetry All these mythological | paintings were exceedingly interesting. both | from their inherent beauty and because they | called mp again the old and delightful myths | hat have become an enduring part of ltera- ,ure. The pleasure of witnessing the views | vas increased by the brief retelling of the | tories connected with the pictures and the | scholarly comments of the lecturer Es- | oecially interesting were the views represent ng scenes in the life of Hercules, one of | which in fine colors portrayed the hero under objection to the voluptuous Lydian Queen, )mphale. Among the idyllic paintings there vas 8 carefully executed representation of | he car, drawn by oxen, in which were borne he infant Dionysius in the arms of old |ilenus and surrounded by Bacchantes. In
  igures, which appear as if floating in the air, nd in the rich coloring of the drapery, the race and softness of the flowing lines, and n the airy yet vigorous pose of the half Jude figures were very beautiful. We have lot space to speak of the dramatic compost ions, and those representing the gods; in de- ail. They were all of interest from the sub ects and artistic execution, while the color ng in many cases was remarkably fine. It 7ould be hard to single out any from l hese as of superior excellence, but the head f Medusa, with it's encircling ring of ser 'ents must have impressed the audience as owerful delineation of the old myth. The scturer's treatment of the subject throughout Tas admirable.
 Next Wednesday evening the last lecture of he course will be delivered on stGreek Sculp- ure in Rome" Admission tickets for this ecture, with reserved seats, can now be ob- aimed at Judas bookstore for 50 and 75 ents, according to location.