Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-30
Entertainments. mIIE nrr narc,

The Hanloas will appear at Peck's Grand Opera House on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of next week in their Imaginable Parisian absurdity 'Le Voyage En Suisse" Grand mechanical effects are promised and merry pantomimic actions. Reserved seats should be secured in advance.
 DENMAN THOMPSON.
 On next Monday afternoon and evening Mir. Denman Thompson will appear at Carll's Opera House in his great personation of s"The New England Farmer, :" when he will person ate ''Joshua Whitcomb." The actor and play, while not new to New Haven, always draw crowded houses and this will be no ex. ception to the rule.
 ROLLER SKATING RINK.
 There will be grand illumination of the Skating Rink on Dwight street on New Years night. The rink will be lighted by seven hundred Chinese lanterns, a much larger number than used on a former occa sion. There will be extra music by the American band afternoon and evening" Ad- mission at both sessions 70 cents, skates 10 cents.
 sAM'L OF PosEN.
 Those who attended the performance last evening at Carlls Opera House, and there was large audience present. were very much interested and amused. Mir Curtiss was called before the curtain twice. His char acterization of 'Sam'l" was clever and emus- ing, but hardly up 10 what was expected His unchanging tone of voice became monot- Onous and tedious, occasionally being reliev- ed by witty saying or @ good hit. The company is good one, and the play of suffi- cient interest to make it enjoyable, and presents 8 side of life which is novel and uncommon to the stage.
 MRS. coRB1T's RECEPTION
 A large audience assembled last evening at the Grand Opera House to attend the Christ. mas celebration given by two hundred New Haven children under the direction of Mrs, Rev. Wm. P. Corbit. At the rising of the cur- tain at eight o'clock a pretty sight was pre- sented, the children being seated in rows, one above another, with colored lights thrown on them from the back gallery. Mrs. Corbit was then introduced to the audience. The programme was in three parts and each was finely rendered. Among the most enjoyable of the numbers were the semi chorus We're all running" ''The sleighing glee' by the chorus, ''The gypsy" by Miss Edith Wing, and ''In the gloaming" by Master Edward McDougal, who received an encore. A striking feature was the Japanese unabrel- Ia promenade and drill by the young ladies in Japanese attire attended by junior police platoon. It was very interesting sight The third part of the programme consisted of Mother Goose tableaux and the arrival of Santa Claus and his grandson from the North Pole heralded by the Western Union, and leading Jumbo. The Mother Goose melo- dies were very Imaginable, especially "The Three Crows" Boquets and baskets of flowers were given the soloists at different times. Mrs. Corbit presided at the piano throughout the evening, and the whole made 8 very pleasing entertainment. This beauti- full Santa Claus reception will be repeated at Peck's Grand Opera House this Saturday evening, December 30, by general request. Adult tickets 30 cents, children 20 cents, re- served seats 15 cents extra,
 A citizen of the Quaker City, MT. F.