Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08

grand concert in eermania Hall next Monday evening. The concert vi close at II o'clock and dance will follow lasting until o'clock.
 PARLoR OPERA HOUSE.
 The fire queen, the wizard of the north, Punch and Judy Fairy Lottie and other attractions make this dfen
 AMERICAN THEATRE,
 Speciality company No 10 at this favorite resort drawing good audiences. The entertainment cludes with Press Eldridge's success Wool" in which Miss Lou Sanford in the leading role.
 THE COLONEL
 The great festhetic has had splendid run in Boston and been pronounced great success. Is beats Patience it is said all to pieces and eics roars of laughter from the audience. It will be presented at the New Haven Opera House in the same superior ton. Friday and Saturday evenings with matinee Saturday.
 ROBSON AND CRANE.
 These artists who have frightened the lives of hundreds of New Haven's best citizens score of years less, by their clever rendering side House on Friday eveuing and Saturday aftsrnoon evening On Friday evening and Saturday afternoon ming in ''Twelfth Night" If you have not laughed this season, they are prepared to make you
 PRIZE FOR BEAUTY.
 The "G5eat Barnum and London Consolidated Shows," of New York; in their advertisement in other part of this paper offer s2OOOO and S1O 900 speciVely for the handsomest lady and gentleman in supreme presiding attraction at the greatest show on earth and the latter ito escort the loveliest all the WOrlQ' There are those who believe that both prizes ought to come to Connecticut Applica- tion to be made by mail, candidates photo accompa nying; applications to close and judgment be ren- dered February l, 1882.
 MICHAEL sTRoGoFF.
 The Kiralfy Brothers production of Michael stro. golf will be produce at the Grand Opera House next Saturday afternoon and evening. The Cincinnati" Gazette says:
 s'The production of Michael Strogoh at Robinson's last night was magnificent success, and will be marked event in Cincinnati amusements. The Kirafy Brothers have reputation for producing fine spectacular plays, with gorgeous costumes, ballet scenic effects, etc but in Michael Strogof they have surpassed themselves and in every particular, deta they present of the most attractive enter tainments. The ballet was the most beautiful ever seen here."
 1.-THE PIoNIC.''
 Those who attended ssThe Picnic' last evening given at the Grand Opera House by Muldoon roared themselves hoarse at the fun John Gilbert as sMul- doon gave of the best representations of North of Ireland Irishman that has been seen here. The company comprises list of frst-class variety performers and every act was heartily encored- little affair not down inthe bills though short, spirited and created quite little excitement for the time being. party of young men, evidently on a little picnic of their own allowed their 'jurispru dence to overcome their Jurisdiction" Mr. Peck re- with the who had been indulging in s'schooners rbut not having in his vocabulary the sorted to his muscular powers With Spartan assist ance in the rear and amid uproarious applause the unruly individual promptly elected from the hal to fall into the hands of friendly policeman.
 EGYPT, THE LAND OF WONDERS.
 The lecture in the course at the First M. E. church by the pastor, Rev. MT. Buck, last evening, was on Egypt, the Land of Wonders The large church was well filled, and everybody was much pleased with the treat afforded. In the audience were many citizens of note and prominence. MT. Buck is well known as a very entertaining and elo- quent speaker. He is natural orator, and many descriptive passages in the lecture were thrillingly vivid and hard to be surpassed. The lecturer took his hearers along with him on his journey without the inconveniences of travel and without any extortionate demands for backsheesh such as the traveller in Egypt is continually assailed with. The hearers were borne along listening with pleasure to sights and scenes of Egypt which the speaker saw, and were entertained with graphic de- scriptions and pictures of the people, their customs habits and mode of conducting and conducting funerals. The se- lection of the bride is made by the old folks altogether, the bridegroom first meeting the bride when time for the wedding. The au- dience were also interested at learning that the train of female mourners following the bier of dead man, and engaged in tearing out their hair were tshired mourners."
 The speaker had good word for the Egyptian donkeys which Mark Twain des- cribed as with two legs to walk with, two to kick with and two ears large enough for wings The speaker found them most docile and patient and in all his Egyptian travels he never met with an i'll tempered donkey. Moreover they were handsome beasts those Egyptian donkeys, despite their big ears.
 The speaker told of a street glimpse he had of the wedding tcortege of the Khediye's daughter, and the ceremony of staying bull in the street, that the bridal carriage might pass over the blood, the carcass being then given to the poor. His description of his emotions and thoughts when on the top of the greatest of the pyramids, and of the historic scenes which meet the view from that point was true eloquence. Beside the speaker on the platform were two young ladies and two young men clad in oriental costumes the speaker also being in appro priate costume. The costumed parties with the pastor were Miss Bradley, Miss Lang dale, Mir. George Damn and MT. Frank Cooper. Mir. M. B. Scott, the plumber, sat at the door presiding over the funds re- ceived, which must have amounted to hand some figure for last evening.