Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-02
Entertain Hl1 ents.


 THE MAscoTTE.
 The Wilbur Opera company returns to this city on Saturday of this week. and will pre- ternoon and evening, their excellent version of s'The Mascotte." :"
 .-.. YALE GLEE CLUB.
 On Monday evening next the Yale Glee club with MT. F. P. Chamberlain as warbler, will give 8 grand concert at Carll's Opera House. The prices are popular and as usual they will have a crowded house.
 PATIENCE.
 The presentation of s'Patience' by the original Philadelphia Church Choir, which includes fifty people, promises to be one of the hits of the season. They appear at Carll's Opera House Friday and Saturday evenings with matinee Saturday afternoon.
 .- WILLIE EDoUIN SPARKS. -
 s'Dreams, or Fun in Photograph Gallery will be produced at Minnie Cummings' New Haven Opera House by Willie Edouin's Sparks company, which includes among its members: Alice Atherton, John A. Mackay, James T. Powers, William H. Smith, Ferd. G. Burt, Marion Elmore, Lotta Belton Recci Murelli, Sylvia Gerrish.
 AMERICAN THEATRE.
 This popular amusement resort has rapidly grown in publicAfavor until it has become an established amusement institution, to which ladies and children can go without fear of seeing anything that will in the least shock their modsty. Tomorrow evening an enter tainment will be given for the benefit of the Land League under the auspices of the Sacred Heart branch.
 FAIR AND FESTIVAL. ..--
 The fair and festival to be given by the Church of the Messiah at the Atheneum for six nights, commencing Wednesday of next week. will be an attraction that will draw hundreds of people, There will be literary and dramatic entertainments each evening, followed by music and dancing. A beautiful silver water set now on exhibition in H. B. Armstrong d6 Go. s window, Ss5O govern ment bond and other valuable articles will be given away during the week. POLO. .~
 There were nearly four hundred at the Rink Monday night to witness the game of polo between the Reds and Blues of the city team There was a large display of red and blue by the ladies, and the intensely interest ing game resulting in tie seemed to be en- joyed by every one. Each of the teams scored three goals. The club consists of fourteen men, the picked six (color red) against the remaining eight (color b1ue). Each of the teams played well, and there were some very brilliant plays. Friday the col lege teams will meet for the first matched This game is looked for with much interest, and there will be large assembly to witness it. ..t
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 small audience attended the New Haven Opera House last evening, ibut were poorly paid for their trouble. Two plays were ad- yertised to be given, but after one had been struggled through with it was announced that Miss Cummings was too i'll to go on, or words to that effect, and that money or checks for future performance would be given at the door. That it is useless to attempta per- formance expecting it to meet with approv- al before the parts are thoroughly known was again made manifest, and it is to be hoped that the managers will profit by their expert ence This evening Time Tries All" and the sparkling comedy ''The Comical Countess will be given, and we trust that the perfor- nance will meet with success.
 HAGUE's BRITISH MINsTRELs.
 There was quite large audience at Carlrs Opera House last evening notwithstanding the numerous attractions elsewhere. The performance given by Hague's minstrels was an agreeable surprise to all who attended it. The audience were not bored with a mass of stale jokes and worn out songs, but were treated to selections of vocal and instrument al music by acknowledged artists of the high est order of merit. A superb orchestra of ten pieces, triple quartette of male voices and six frst-class comedians presented what was without doubt the best " first part " ever given in this city The dancing was good, the jokes new and the singing superb. Although the selections were of much higher charac ter than are usually heard at minstrel per- formances, there was no effort made to make the programme so artistic that it could not be appreciated by everybody The "second part' was also very fine indeed, the wonder ful bird limitations and the facts fantas tiaue" by the Wise brothers deserve especia mention. The company give another enter tainment this evening with change of pro gramme. All lovers of music should attend and the house should be crowded.
 HELEN POTTER PLE1ADEs.
 | The Helen Potter Pleiades give one of theil | select and enjoyable entertainments at Peck's Grand Opera House next Monday evening 1 The talent includes Miss Helen Potter, wei l known as gifted reader and impersonator Mir. Leopold Lichtenberg, violin virtuoso, late of Thomas grand concerts Miss M. l.. Hart | prima donna soprano Miss Addie Barrett cornetist, and other celebrated notable ar tists The Chicago Inter Ocea,a says A fine programme was presented, both musica and dramatic in form. Miss Potter next gave readings, selecting IongfelIoW's peauCl1u poem, 'Sandalphon,' the familiar piece 7tDeath of the Old Squire" Night on the Farm, "and humorous New England sketch Miss Potter has the good fortune of voice well adapted to public reading, having unus ual compass and power, as well as much sweetness. She we'll understands how to use this gift, and her limitations of prominent people, as well as vocal characterizations, are excellent to degree. During the evening she gave three costumed impersonations. The audience applauded her every effort with great heartiness Mir. J. Williams Macy had two numbers upon the programme, singing To- vey's stOId Timbertoes' and Hatton's ''Si. mon the Cellarer," {" both of which secured en-