Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-07


The fair and festival of the Church of the
Messiah opens tomorrow evening at the
Atheneum. The interest already awakened
over the affair betokens we'll for its success.
TALMAGE.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage lectured to large
and highly interested audience at the North
church last evening. The lecture very
auspiciously opened the East church course.
It was in the speakers characteristic vein,
and abounded in striking and vigorous pas
sages which were warmly applauded.
HELEN PorEER's PLEIADEs.
Numerous other attractions prevented a
large audience from attending the perform
ance given at the Grand Opera House last
evening by Helen Potter's ''Pleiades." Those
who did attend were very pleasantly enter
tanned. The performance was highly meri-
torious throughout each member of the
company being an artist Although tho
!. dience was small the company did double
work in response to hearty applause.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
! This evening at the Grand Opera House
| Jay Rails combination will present 'Uncle
TOMS Cabin" The trained bloodhounds
| and the Magnolia Jubilee band assists. The
| Chicago Post says 'It is gratifying in these
i days of fraud and pretensions to find theat-
| rical company in which honor has place.
! The worthy people deserve encouragement
at the hands of the Chicago public. And the
| piece is not SO threadbare as in the olden
| time. The parts are excellently taken.''
THE Moe1BENS FAMILY CONCERTS.
| The McGibenyifamily, who are to give two
| concerts at Music Hail. February 18th and
| 14th, number in all ten performers, consist
| ing of Mr.. and Mrs. McGibeny and eight of
| their children. There are three more still
| younger McGibeneys who already begin to
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| ICES the whole family, and they will doubt
| less soon be able to assist their brothers and
| sisters in their delightful performances. The
| children sing and play brass and stringed in
| struments with skill and proficiency truly
| wonderful, and evening spent at one of
| their concerts is an exceedingly pleasant one.
THE WILSON LECTURES
! The Wilson illustrated lecture on Russia
| for Wednesday evening at Peck's Opera
/ House will be unusually attractive. Persons
| have no idea how real Moscow and St. Pc
I tersburg appear on the canvas; you seem to
walk the Streets see the strange railways the
| colossal bridge, the immense churches and
1 theatres, the nine domes beneath which rest
I the Czars of Moscow, etc., etc. The superin-
| tendents and principals of the best schools in
\ the State strongly endorse this course of leo
| lures. Prof. Carlton, of our State Normal
| School, says: ''Mr. Wilson'S. illustrated
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| had the pleasure of listening to day are ad-
| mirable. The teachers and pupils of this
school were greatly delighted with them.'
THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT
! The annual winter concert by the Yale
! Glee club was given last evening. Carll's
! Opera House was well filled by brilliant
| audience, which signifed it's appreciation of
| the efforts of the club by frequent applause
and hearty encores. large portion of the
audience were in full dress, the ushers being
members Of the college. Over the stage was
'sYale Glee Club" under which was
| placed 1892 The programme was
a we'll selected one, comprised mostly of ia
! miliar college songs with but two solos.
| Among the most enjoyable selections were
! ''Over the garden wall, !" the :'Chinese song"
| which received triple encore, and the new
s'Bohunkus. The warbling by Mr.. Pea
| body was much admired, and he was the re-
| cipient of beautiful floral tribute represent
| ing a harp. The concert was q complete
/ success and reflects great credit upon every
| member of the club.
SOCK AND BUsKIN.
Many friends of the Sock and Buskin
Dramatic association were present at the New
Haven Opera House last evening and enjoyed
| the pleasant entertainment that was given.
The first part consisted of a two act drama en-
titled michael Erie, the Maniac.'' Mr..
Charles Rattle, jr, sustained the character in
the title role and rendered it in such man
| ner as to win hearty applause from the
| audience. Mr.. NJ F. Sullivan, Mr. William
Homer, Mr.. Fl. E. Forrest, Mr.. G. II. Acker-
man, Z. I'll. Werdan, Mr.. Charles Henderson,
Mr.. FL. Barrett, Miss Clara bunker, Miss
Ella Graham and Miss Ruth Conover were
the other members of the cast. Messrs. Har-
ris and Wells were quite successful with
their novel musical sketch, their performance
on different musical instruments being fire.
quently applauded. The entertainment was
concluded by Miss Minnie Cummings and
Mr.. Frank DeVernon appearing in ''Sweet-
hearts," others of the former stock company
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