Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-12
Union Lenten Services.

stitution.
 Union Lenten Services. | To the Editor fthe JOURNAL AND COURIER: Rev. Dr. Powers, of Bridgeport, preached l last evening, at St. Thomas church, the fifth Tuesday evening Lentsn union discourse. | Some eight clereymen were present, the Rev. Messrs. Lines and Andrews reading the even- | ing service. The sermon was from Matthew | v., 8, most interesting and masterly dis course, delivered with much carnestness and ! unction, and such as but few could preach ! except true poet in communion with nature and her voices to those listening to her sweet ! and sublime utteranoes. It was much to be | regretted that the gifted clergyman was not | heard by larger audience, only so small on ! account of the incleme ent evening. We be- lieve Dr. Powers has visited our city but two or three times before, when he was received | with especial favor.
 A native of Amenia, N. Y., an alum nus of Union College, which gave him his Doc
 torate, former president of Western col lege, and a popular clergyman for years at Chicago, we trust he may again soon visit our
 city, whsn our readers may have better op- portunity of listening to his genial words. Besides standing high as an art critic, poet and author, he is an excellent companion, and | looks well to all the interests of his parish
 toners, temporal as well as spiritual, thus mingling the useful with the agreeable. * Entertain menrs.
 ANNEX TO BAENUM's.
 | It will be pleasing information to the public
 to know that G. H. Bunnelrs ''Annex to Bar num's," with its novel features and new at
 fractions, is to return to this city. The Annex | will exhibit at the Atheneum for one week,
 commencing next Monday. Levess will be given daily from 1 to 5:3O and from to 10 p.
 m It only costs one dime to see the great | show.
 GOES OPERA HOUSE
 | Will be resort for our loving people dur
 ing the coming week On Wednesday even
 ing, March 17th, ''The Troubadours," whom | all say they must see, will be there, and on ! Thursday evening, the 18th, will be presented
 the Boston success "Au the Raee," which | everyone ought to see, and on Friday, the 18th,
 Daley's great play "An Arabian Night, (which half of New York has seen and pronounced 8
 success will be given.
 l BUFFALO BILL.
 On next Monday evening Buffalo Bill and his monster dramatic combination will appear
 at the Grand Opera House. The play to be presented is Buffalo Bill at Bay, or the
 Pearl of the Prairies," 0 melo-drama in four
 acts by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. With the
 company is band of Indian chiefs, including Eddie Burgess, the boy chief of the Pawnees. l During the drama Buffalo Bill will give an
 exhibition of his marvellous rife shooting, the
 sight of which is an entertainment in itself | On the day of the entertainment there will be
 & street parade by the Indians on horseback,
 headed by Buffalo Bill and his full military
 band. The entertainment will be Q most in-
 teresting one and the house will no doubt be
 crowded.
 | WIDOW BEDoTT.
 That eccentric character comedian, Neil
 Burgess, appears at Goes Opera House this \ evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening, ' in ''Nasby's" successful comedy, s'Widow Be.
 dott," with MT. Stoddnrt support with g | good company. The widow is of type of the
 old-tims New England town gossip, and some
 may recognize in her peculiar characters ot
 the present day and in their own experience.
 Burgess has had real success in this persona. tion, and is supported by company of unusual
 excellence. The Boston Gazette says: ''It is not the least of the commentators \ which may be vouchsafed MT. Burgess clever
 personation of this part that it is free from all | offensive vulgarity. It is acted with 8 genu- \ inc humor, heightened by the apparent uncon- \ sciousuess on the part of the artist that he is \ funny. The audience was kept in 8 roar of | laughter whenever he was on the stage. As
 an example of uncommonly good character Y acting, abounding in genuine humor, and In most respects astonishingly true to nature, f Burgess performance may be accorded the | highest praise. The company in support is \ exceedingly good throughout. The cast gen. \ orally was more than adequate to the demands | made upon it. The piece and MT. Burgess
 achieved an immediate success, and at every | performance the laughter and applause, which \ were almost incessant, were enthusiastic ''YoR1cK's LOVE-"
 Tragedy is not popular with theatre-goers just now, but at the presentation of ''Yoricks Love" at the Opera House last evening there was large audience, who were deeply moved ! by the great power of the play 50 admirably given by Lawrence Barrett and his support. The plot of ttYorick's Love- is most ingen- ious. It is play within a play, in which @ | tragedy is acted on the stage which is per- fectly real to the actors. Yorick, the come dian of the Globe theatre, has @ young wife (Alice) whom he devotedly loves. She is in love with Master Edmund, an adopted son of Yorick. All are actors and they are to take part in a new play, in which Yorick is the injured husband, Alice the faithless wife and Edmund her lover. Before the play begins
 Yorick becomes jealous, being much helped
 thereto by the villain of the play. In the
 third act the new play is acted, and by trick
 of the villain Yorick has placed in his hands
 while on the stage letter from Edmund to
 his wife. The real tragedy is then consum-
 mated Torick kills Edmund, who is really
 guilty of nothing but hopeless love, and lets
 his own unhappy life out. MT. Barrett as
 Yorick showed in a wonderful manner the
 rise and progress of the passion of jealousy,
 and his acting in his double part left little
 room for criticism. He was supported by
 company that is as whole excellent, though
 Mir. Gustavus Levick, as Master Edmund, was
 little disappointing. The interest of the
 audience in the play was absorbing through
 out, and their appreciation of the efforts of the actors was literally shown.