Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-28


 ! This and tomorrow evenings the popular society drama "A Life's Mistake" will be presented at Peck's Grand Opera House with Alex. Caufman as Eugene Lazare." Mir. Caufman comes to New Haven we'll recon ! mended, and as the play has met with much favor in this country and Europe it cannot ] fail to attract large audience.
 MIR. sroDDARD's LAST LECTURE. The last of Mir. Stoddards lectures for the present will be delivered at the Grand Opera House on Thursday evening of this week. All who have attended the course unite in saying that they have been most delightful aud en- tertaining. "Athens and the Classic Land, Jerusalem and Holy Land, D will be the sub | ject of the last lecture
 MEMBER FOR sLoCUM.
 l Nat Goodwin always draws crowded houses | in this city, and when he appears at CarlPs 1 Opera House next Thursday evening in Member for Slocum'' he will be welcomed | by overhowing house. He will be sup ported by Eliza Weathersby and first class I company. On Friday evening the same company will play "Hobbies," which is d. ! ways attractive.
 THE BANKERS DAUGHTER.
 l Tomorrow Wednesday, evening the at 1 traction at Carll's Opera House will be Col | Hers famous play of ''The Bankers Daugh- ! ter" While this great society play is not ! stranger to New Haven audiences, yet it is one of the best that is brought here, and ! always draws large audiences. The play is produced under the auspices of the Union l Square Theater company, which is guar ! antee of success in the rendering.
 | CHAMBER CONCERTS
 I The second concert of the series of cham ! Der concerts takes place this evening at the | Atheneum. The club plays exclusively Bee l thoven's compositions in this concert. The ! excellence of their. playing has been well tested at their first soiree. We advise our music loving people to attend these musi- cales as they give great satisfaction to pro- ! fessors and musical scholars. MT. A. H. Chappell whose speciality it is to play con- cert music upon the piano with other instru- \ nents, is kindly assisting in the great Bee thoven quartette op. 16. Mrs. c. E. Her rick, an excellent operatic soprano singer, will sing Donizetti's charming cavatina from ! Linda, and such as are fond of real fine sing ing should not fail to hear her. MT. Stein t ert the violoncsllist of the club, plays two ! fine solos. Tickets at M. Steinert's.
 THE TRoUBADoURs.
 1 Not only "Greenroom Fun,' but other { mysteries pertaining to the profession were plainly revealed by the Salisbury Troubadours | last evening. The large audience which was present was greatly amused by the perform ! ance and repeatedly broke into enthusiastic applause and laughed until side ache was \ the common complaint. The play differs ! entirely from .The Brook, which met with such great success, and as there are more extremely funny situations in it, and as each | member has an opportunity for the display of his or her special talents, it cannot fail to ! meet with favor wherever it is presented. l Miss Nellie McHenry, an enthusiastic actress, has better opportunity to display her agility, 1 and it is safe to say that she makes the most of it. We could suggest no more sure method | for reducing one's weight than to go through with her performance nightly. The ample ! covering of her bones, however, does not ! seem to have suffered much as yet. The ! sweet singer who was formerly with the com pany is replaced by Miss Ray Samuels, who l has very powerful voice, which she uses ! with skill, and with her excellent acting ad- ! mirably fills the bill. The nale members of the company were as usual very clever | in their performances and their ridiculous ! make ups, and fairly brought tears to the l eyes of the audience. Perhaps the latter part of the performance might have been cut to l advantage, but on the whole it was one of l the most enjoyable and laughter provoking entertainments of the season..
 GRAND EASTER JUBILEE ~ The Easter jubilee at Pecks Grand Opera | House last evening was fine success. Every | body was much pleased, and everybody in l this case meant house full of people, des- pite wet, rainy, disagreeable weather. The affair reflected great credit upon Rev. Mrs. ! Corbit, wife of the pastor of the Third M. B. church, George street. This lady man. | aged everything with consummate tact and I skill Previous entertainments of like char | acter given by her in other cities which have | been her residence have called out enthusi- | astic and not misplaced laudation, judging | from the performance last evening. About | 80 or 90 children took part, who occupied
 seats tier upon tier on the stage, the girls ar rayed in white with sashes of red, blue or | pink the boys in dark suits with shoulder sashes The picture thus presented was very pretty, and much enhanced by being illunin. ated from time to time by red and green light thrown from calcium in the rear gallery. The children sang and enacted their parts
 smoothly, and often being enthusiastically ap- plauded One of the prettiest scenes was the garden scene, ''The Frolic in the Garden"
 in which the whole assembly of youth took part, portion remaining on the seats, the
 rest mingling in 8 diversity of diversions on
 fairy-like scene, delighting the audience. A
 beautiful rural stage scene interyened be, tween the seated children and those in the frolic. The spectacle closed with very di-
 verting finale in the appearance on the stage
 of company of frogs impersonated by the
 youngsters in fitting attire and so true to
 life as to excite great sport. The forming of
 cially beautiful feature of the |
 affair both composed and arranged
 by Mrs. Corbit. Among the special attrac
 tions was No. in Part IT., My Dear Old
 Wife and l." by Miss Lottie Snyder and Mas
 ter Harry Corbit, and No. 8, 'Twinkle
 Twinkle Little Star,'' by Master Edgar Me
 Douglall; also Coming Through the Rye"
 by Miss Edith Wing, all of which were warmly
 encored; also ''The New Haven Flour" by |
 Miss Lottie Snyder, and "Cherry Ripe,' by |
 Miss Katie Corbit, sung in French peasant
 costume, in act of sale, were finely given. In
 the last Miss Corbit whipped up her team of
 boys drawing her beautiful sales wagon |
 trimmed with fowers-the whole a fairy like |
 scene. Also assisting nicely in the special
 parts were the following in seml-chorus,
 viz, Misses Oracle Bulkeley, Maggie Manson, |
 Emma Island, Bertha Raymond, Florence |
 Loomis, Carrie Snyder, Lottie Snyder, Edith l
 Wing; solo and semi chorus ''The Mermaid" /" |
 Miss Kate Corbit, with jolly tars in sailor cos
 tune, Masters Eddie Foote E Manson, Sher-
 man Foote, Eddie Cheever, James Earle {;
 "My First Pocket, :" by little Major Herman {; |
 "The Dots" Master Harry Corbit Miss Car |
 rie Snyder; ''Calisthenics," Miss Katie Cor
 bit; Sabbath School Recruits" Miss Carrie |
 Snyder Master Eddie Peterson; ''Hiawatha " |
 in Indian chief costume, Master Harry Cor
 bit; ''The Happy Chorus" Gin motion, all
 the children) solo, Miss Nellie Crofut;
 "Grandmas Nursery Song of re-" sung and |
 acted by little folks under 6 years of
 age in appropriate costume, viz, Maggie |
 Manson, Lottie Snyder, Dadie Foote, Oracle
 Bulkeley, Oracle Knight Edith Wing Der
 nice Woodruff The Easter march and East.
 CT cross for the finale warmly applaud l
 ed and produced beautiful effect. The |
 children were positioned in the complete
 shape of the cross, appropriately costumed,
 forming at the base smaller cross of red 1
 roses, typical of the Saviour's sacrifice for
 mankind, and accompanying fitting scriptur-
 al lessons were recited and songs given. |
 Mrs. Corbit presided at the piano during the
 entertainment. Mayor Robertson opened |
 the entertainment, introducing the lady to l
 the audience and occupied seat on the plat
 form portion of the evening. Many promi- l nent citizens were present in the audience ]