Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-22
Ent ertaiRnnaent


 On this and tomorrow evenings with Sat urday matinee the attraction at the Grand Opera House will be MT. William Stafford, supported by Miss Rosa Rand and a first class company. This evening the ever pop ular play ''The Merchant of Venice' will be presented, to be followed tomorrow after noon with Romeo and Juliet" and on Sat- urday evening with ''Marble Heart'' AROUND THE WORLD. This and tomorrow evenings and Saturday matinee the Kiralfy brothers with 8 selected company will occupy the boards at CarIrs Opera House, presenting the ever popular play Around the World in Eighty Days D Fms is play that always draws in this city, and with the excellent company who are to present the play cannot fail to be 8 most en- joyable entertainment to those who attend MAscorTE.
 On next Monday evening Gormans origi- nal Philadelphia church choir will appear at the New Haven Opera House in ''Mascotte" !" The company includes forty artists, among whom Miss Emma Carson Miss Hattie Anderson, Miss Carrie Godfrey, Miss Elita Mathews. Mir. William Paul Brown, Mr. Paul Arthur, Mr. Russell s. Glover and MT. Fred 1 Friar, with grand chorus and complete orchestra. Tickets on sale at the box office only.
 THE MERRY WAR
 On Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week the grand spectacular drama of Johann Strauss entitled "The Merry War; will be produced at Carll's Opera House. The play Is operatic in it's character, incidental to which is grand military Advertisement, in- troducing full corps de ballet It will be a gorgeous display of brilliant costumes and stage pictures which will attract the multi tude. Seats at Loomis'.
 ROYAL HAND BELL RINGERS In addition to the strong endorsements by the royal men of England, Rev. Dr. Spur John VIC how +I,a f11J | ing letter from the we'll known Rev. Dr. Vim cent, of this city: ''The services of the Royal Hand Bell Ringers at Chautauqua and Birmingham in August, 1882, were more | than satisfactory to our large and critical l audiences. In the nine years' history of 1 Chautauqua we have had nothing which at tracted more attention, commanded larger audiences or excited more intense enthusiasm 1 than the exquisite and artistic performances l of this celebrated company. I know of no entertainment more refined, classic. amusing and instructive, or better calculated to edify and gratffy people of all classes" These ] concerts in this city will be on Saturday af ternoon and evening of this week at New Haven Opera House. Tickets at Loomis' store.
 THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. The presentation of ''The Bohemian Girl" by the Strakosch English Opera company at CarlPs Opera House last evening was wit ! messed by large audience. The popularity of the opera containing so many familiar airs was a guarantee of liberal patronage. Although l the opera on the whole was fairly rendered | and enjoyable, a considerable portion of it was | decidedly weak. Mrs. Seguin- Wallace's song l introduced in the second act, Bliss Forever Past" was decidedly the best number and l was heartily encored It was disappointing | to some that the character of ''Gypsie Queen," which she sustained with her we'll l known ability, did not require her voice and \ presence more frequently Mrs Hun King, who appeared as ''Arline," ha4 not enough dra. l matic ability or strength of voice to do jus tice to the character. Her rendering of ''I ! dreamt I dwelt in marble halls'' was liberally applauded however. and 8 repetition de- manded. MT. Edward W. Cornell made a l model "Devilshoof'' and otherwise we'll sus l tained the character. MT. George Sweet did excellent1y. His bass voice is of excellent quality, and his rendering of 1.-The heart bowed down. one of the best features of the opera Mr. Montegriffo as s'ThAddeus" gained an encore for his Flair Land of Poland" which was the best of his efforts. The singing by the quartette was not success, and failed to arouse the usual applause. The chorus and orchestra were not strong, but were accept able. The audience were liberal with their marks of approval, and were evidently satis- fed.