Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-31
Entertainments.
HELEN PoTTER's PLEIADEs.

edged ability The Pleiades will be at Peck's Grand Opera House next Monday, the 9th.
 HAGUEs MINISTRIES.
 Hague's British Operatic minstrels will draw large audiences at Carlls Opera House on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. They are cultured musical artists and draw crowded houses wherever they appear.
 OSCAR WILDE
 The lecture by Oscar Wilde at the Grand Opera House on next Wednesday evening will draw a crowded house. The sale of seats, which began at Loomis' yesterday morning, has been large and crowded house is as sured.
 The attraction at Minnie Cummings New Haven Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week will be Willie Edouin's Sparks" ," when Dreams, or Fun in Pho tograph Gallery will be presented. ma- tinee will also be given in the afternoon. THE CHURCH CHOIR.
 1 The Original Philadelphia Church Choir will appear at Carll's Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, with grand matinee on Saturday afternoon. The l opera of Patience" will be presented by | fifty artists under the direction of Mr. F. German
 l YALE GLEE CLUB.
 On next Monday evening the Yale Glee l club will give their annual concert at CarlPs S | Opera House with Mr. F. P. Chamberlain as | warbler. This simple announcement IS | enough to fill the house as the club always draws good audiences, made up of the best l class of our citizens. Reserved seat tickets | are now on sale.
 On next Saturday afternoon and evening ] the Wilbur Opera company will return to this l city and appear at Peck's Grand Operd House l in the ''Mascotte" It is the great original 1 east with beautiful costumes and scenery, and l this will be their three hundred and twenty 1 first performance. Reserved seats arc now | on sale at Loomis'.
 REV. MIR. GALLAHERs LECTURE. | There will undoubtedly be large attend | ance at Rev. MT. Gallaher's lecture in the au- dience room of the Calvary Baptist church to- 1 morrow evening" His subject will be 'sThe | Way of the World. D The lecture is in the reg
 ular course in progress at the church. MT. Gallaher will be heard with great pleasure 1 and an interesting lecture may be expected l from this well-known gentleman and former pastor of this church.
 | CAMILLE
 There was better audience at the New I Haven Opera House last evening than on Saturday evening to witness Miss Minnie Cummings presentation of Camille. The play ran much more smoothly and was en- joyed by all present. The third presentation
 of the play will be given this evening and on 1 Wednesday and Thursday evenings there will
 be a double bill when the two act drama,
 "Time Tries All" and the sparkling comediet- l ta '' The Comical Countess" will be presented. 1 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR BALL.
 The annual ball of New Haven Com
 mandery Knights Templar will be given at
 Peck's Grand Opera House next Friday even- 1 ing. The music for the concert and promen-
 ade will be by the American band, while the
 music for dancing will be by George Robin sons orchestra with Mir. Robinson as prompt CT. The music will be stationed in the east side gallery, and the entire floor and stage
 will be devoted to dancing. Electric lights will be placed in position on Wednesday.
 The ladies reception room will be on the
 right of the stage and reception committee
 room on the left. It will be one of the best
 balls of the season.
 THOMAS W. KEENE.
 large audience was present at Carlps | Opera House last evening to witness the pre- 1 sentation of C Richard Ill.," as arranged by
 Colby Cibber, with Thomas W. Keene in the | title role. Mir. Keene was advertised as 6 l great actor and his work last evening did il , no wise bel1ttle that statement His concep tion of the character was original and con
 sistent, and throughout the piece his acting ! was of quality which would put to blust ) some of those who. are classed among the leading stars in the dramatic profession. If 1 the tower scene between King Henry anc \ Richard he showed tho power which he pos ! sesses, portraying bitterness and hatred fol the king which was fierce and malignant, an6
 the outburst of passion in which hs CT4 yTn%T CfIf J as it was fendish. In the scene with Lady , Anne he was perhaps @ shade less hypocrit ica1 and less passionate in his proposals o1
 love than he might have been, but the vii lainous ambition of the rogue was ever pres
 ent and portrayed in a masterly manner , Though at times he was uneven and ex 1 pressed himself with lack of force whicE l contrasted strongly with most of his speech his lines for the greater part were rendered in manner that wildly portrayed hate
 wrath, keen cunning and villainy, and either hushed the audience to painful silence ol
 reused them to enthusiastic applause. Per haps the most effective scenes were in the last act. A more perfect piece of acting than that of the restless sleep, in which the 1 ghosts of his murdered victims appear to anG torture him, is rarely seen, and his struggle l with the terror, which he finally overcomes
 crying Richard is himself again, !" was grand and thrilled the audience. The closing l SWOfQ COmDaG Wlbn D1cumOuu AEouSee
 great enthusiasm. The gallery gods" arose l in their seats, and, fired by the raging pas sion that was being wildly DOT trayed before their eyes, with shouts and
 yells spurred on the deadly fray to the bite,
 end and crowned the victor with uproarious
 applause. The thrusting of the sword-arn f after the sword had dropped from it's grasp , and the expression of hate which covered
 his countenance showed that the last thing
 to die was the wickedness which had domina ted the man. Mr. Keene's work, barring
 few defects, can be considered an artistic triumph and worthy of the most ibera
 praise The supporting company is good
 one and rendered their parts in a very accep table way, little Gussie Learoek winning {
 storm ssof applause for her sensible and clever acting as the Duke of York. This evening
 MT. Keene will appear as Macbeth" and the
 opportunity to see him should not be missed The house should be packed.
 VOYAGES IN NORTHERN SEAS.