Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-12
Entertainments.


 The incomparable and charming little &C., tress Lotta will appear at Carll's Opera House next Monday evening as 'May W1drose" in 'EHeart's-Ease." The sale of seats has al- ready been large and the indications are that she will be greeted by an overhowing house. Tickets are on sale at Loomis'.
 R1CE's SURPRISE PARTY.
 Rice's Surprise Party had large audience at the Carll Opera House last evening, and as usual the entertainment was very satisfac- tory and much enjoyed The party is as lively and funny ever. special hit was made when the ball game between Yale and the Metropolitans yesterday was alluded to, it being applauded to the echo.
 MURpHY's COMEDY COMBINATION.
 On Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat- urday afternoon the Murphy, Shannon, Mur- phy, Mack Combination will appear at Peck's Grand Opera House. The Reading Tunes says of the company: ''The Murphy's Dream and lively programme of specialties was presented last evening by the four con- edy and consolidated American shows. There was no begging their way into favor, but general and victorious assault in the begin ming with @ walk over the balance of the evening The company is made up of ar lists of more than average merit The hit of the evening was Murphy's Dream, a con- edy full of spirit, brought out with an un- doubtedly strong cast" Seats now on sale at Loomis', only fifty cents.
 Eighty-fve to Ninety in the Shade.
 Hot weather seems to have set in with 8 rush. All along for some time previous to Tuesday complaints were made of the backs wardness of the spring in coming forward, but with Tuesdays and yesterdays weather the conviction strikes home that we must somehow have jumped into the middle of summer It is only one of the acrobatic and iugglery feats of New England weather. The public were not alarmed, having had such weather experiences before. The mercantile public are quite resigned, as the change makes business start up. The dry goods stores were thronged, ditto the clothing stores, and goods for summer wear were in demand. The soda fountains fzzed and fzzed perpetuaHy till long after dewy eve set in, and in the ice cream rooms business was rushing also. The fancy and family teams were out yesterday, and on all the popular drives good horses sped by, evidently warm for it was warm, with the thermometer from S5 to 90 in the shade in the middle of the day. Last week we were re- cording items about ice forming in some parts of the State - not by artificial process, but in the regular old l fashioned natural way. The weather was suggestive of class day weather at Yale and | commencement weather generally It was | warm and of the loveliest of | hats and bonnets multitudes were out, | some of the wearers attired in costumes cal i culated to suggest coolness, if nothing more l At D. m indications of thunder shower | loomed up in the west, but the panting, per- spiring city folks and the dusty city streets got but the barest sprinkling, and that only in sections, but the grass and planted fields west of us had Q refreshing. West Haven got an edge of the shower. Previous to that here was rush to the shore in the horse ,ars, suggestive of the coming midsummer ravel. The ightnings flashed and the thun- Ter boomed for quarter of an hour or so. t is coincidence that one year ago we had ust such an onset of hot weather. On the th of May, 1880, 1t was 93 in the shade on Jhapsl street. Ii