Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-10

The Grays' Dramatic Association exhibition next Tuesday evening will be of great inter est, and everything promises fine success. The sale of seats opened at Peck Sperry's yes- terday and there was great rush. A large number of seats were taken.
 AN HON WILL.
 The Madison Square Theatre Company of Naw York are booked for the Grand Opera House on Friday and Saturday of next week with matinee on Saturday afternoon. They will on this occasion produce the new play 'sAn Iron Will," domestic comedy drama in five acts by Steele Mackaye. The play con- tains excellent material and has an abundance of striking situations.
 THE PROFESSOR.
 Those who were 80 fortunate as to witness Mir. Will Gillettes new comedy 'The Profess sor," at the Grand Opera House on Thursday evening, will need no word of commendation of ours to convince them that tho play was one of decided merit. Mir. Gillette's assump- tion of the title role is studied and finished and decidedly enjoyable. Miss Oayvan as Daisy Brown" .also fills her part admirably, and the same is true of some of the other characters. The house will no doubt be crowded tonight on the occasion of the company's second ap- pearance. Seats may be obtained at Loomis'. Early application should be made for them to- day.
 ''aIRoFLE-GIRoFLA.
 A good sized audience was present at the Op- era House last evening to enjoy ''Girofe- Giro fla, ss given by Alice Oates and her company. This opera is much more attractive than 'sLe Petit Due" It has a quite interesting plot and contains many charming melodies. Mrs. Oates was in better voice than on the preced- ing evening, and sang and acted to the entire satisfaction of the audience, who were reused to enthusiasm by the drinking song, which also evoked two bouquets. MT. Gustavus Hall makes capital "Mourzouk," and Mir. 0. A. Steadman as ''Don Bolero," and Miss Jennie McOlelland as "Aurora," his commanding wife, were excellent. The costumes were ele- gant and harm onious, and added much to the charm of the opera, which, taken as whole, was finely given.
 oTHELLo.
 On next Tuesday evening Mir. George Edgar and Mir. Joseph Wheelock will appear at Goes Opera House in Shakespeare's great tragedy of Othello. The New York Express says of MT. Edgar: ''Hls entrance upon the stage set at rest any doubts as to his ability to portray the dusky Moor. His appearance was greet ed with round of applause, and when he spoke his sonorous voice touched sympathet- ic chord in the bosoms of his auditors, and he soon placed himself len rapport with them. He played with 6 dignifed repose until the third act, when he developed great power and force, maintaining the same throughout in the various emotions he had to depict of jealousy, anger, grief and despair. His Othello, like his Lear, is a thoroughly natural piece of act ing" The sale of reserved seats will com mence at the box office this morning.
 PAT. RooNEx's COMBINATION.
 This evening the great Pat Rooney Combi- nation will appear at Goes Opera House. The company is one of the best variety troupes in the country. First comes Pat Rooney him. self, the genuine, unrivaled and inimitable as an Irish comedian. He will be assisted by Miss Josie Granger, serio-comic singer; Nor ris and Fields, the great Teutonic team the petite Mollie Wilson; Reynolds and Walling, Dutch comedians and vocalists; Lamonte and Ducrow. jungle aborigines and gymnasts Jeppe and Fannie Delano, society filtration and musical sketch artists; Billy Garter, the emperor of sable comiques, artist and author and Wood and Beaseley, the world d-renowned king music-makers, playing on almost every known musical instrument. The whole will conclude with the intensely humorous act, written by Bobby Newcomb, entitled "Who Wrote Shakespeare ?" in which the strength of the company will appear. Seats should be secured at the box office this morning.
 ROME AND PoMPEu.
 As will be seen by the notice in our amuse- ment column, Rev. MT. Spaulding's lectures on Pagan and Christian Rome will begin in the Grand Opera House Wednesday evening, Jan. 2s. Mir. Spaulding begins here these lectures which have given so much pleasure and satisfaction in other places and with the commendation from prominent gen. tlemen of the city,
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 22, 1879.
 REV. HENRY G. SPAULDfNG Dear Sir-We learn with pleasure that you propose to give l in New Haven Q course of illustrated lectures 1 on Pagan and Christian Rome and the De- l struction of Pompeii. We have heard of the | success of these lectures as given | at the Lowsll Institute in Boston, the Peabody | Institute in Baltimore, in New York, Hartford | and other places Fully Illustrated by the aid l of stereopticon views, your lectures are said | to unite instruction with delight to an unusual | degree. You are personally known to some l of us, as diligent and successful student in | art and literature, with competent skill to l tell what you know in Q popular manner, and | we hope that a course of these lectures in our | city will attract the attention which they l merit. Appended to the above is large list of lead | Ing names, such as ex-Presidant Woolsey, | President Porter, Rev. Dr. Bacon, Prof. Geo. P. Fisher, Wm. L. Kingsley, Professors Bar bour. Weir, Thacher, Whitney, Garter, North Top, Packard. Rev. Dr. Harwood, Rev. Dr. Todd, Gov. English. Mayor Bigelow, etc.