Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-04
BARRY AND FAY,s.

This evening Professor Adrien, the magician, Grand Opera House Mme Marie Gurney, late of the Scotland Italian Opera company, and MT. Houghton,
 BARRY AND FAY's.
 Those who were present at the Grand Opera House Monday evening and witnessed the performance of the Barry and Fay Comedy company were well paid part played by the athletes. The Muldoon Picnic kept the house in roar from first to last.
 ROLLER SKATING RINK
 At the Roller Skating Rink times were very lively New Years day and the management have new at and Fridays, morning. afternoon and evening" and Saturday morning and afternoon, with music by American band evenings and Saturday afternoons On Friday evening there will be special attraction viz, exhibition of fancy skating by celebrated will repeat his exhibition given Friday evening last
 THE NEW STOCK COMPANY.
 The New Haven Opera House was not large enough to accommodate the crowd that sought admission Monday evening, when the new stock company made it's debut in Romeo and Juliet. large number of standing room tickets were sold, and doubtless many went away disappointed at not being able to obtain seats. That the play was enjoyed far more than the ordinary presentation of this most hackneyed drama cannot be doubted judging from the smiles that wrsathed the countenances of the audience and from the liberal applause that vas frequently given That this was due, however, to the talent displayed by the actors and to the excellent rendering of the play is not the fact. It would hardly be fair to criticise or call atten- tion to all the prominent defects in this first performance, but that the managers made 8 mistake first in the selection of so worn-out 8 play, to which the greatest actors of the day can barely draw handful of auditors, and secondly in trying to present it before the actors had even become familiar with their lines, is plain. Miss Cummings is without doubt possessed of good deal of dramatic ability, and at times her original rendering of her part won for her hearty support from the audience. To render the character ot "Juliet'' under such trying conditions as well as she did indicates determination to please the public, and that the company will be strengthened and brought up to state o1 excellence that will make every performance enjoyable we are assured will be the case, ii time, energy and pains can accomplish such 6 result. However much the many friends, in and out of the profession, would be glad to see Manager Near and the organization succeed, to suppose fer moment that the public would give hearty support under the present condition of the coApany would be 8 decided mistake. ..
 fair sized audience attended the per- formance last evening, which was great i'm provement on that of Monday evening. The characters were more ably sustained, the text more fully adhered to and the piece general Iy ran more smoothly. Miss Cummings agent informs us that he will visit New York to. day for the purpose of securing the best obtainable talent, and that no pains will be spared to make the organization irst-class one. This evening the play ,sill be repeated
 CARD.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER As the opening of my theatre had already been postponed from Saturday to Monday, thought it best to permit further delay but to open or Monday night, although our leading man had but just arrived and although we had been unable te have a dress rehearsal of the piece.
 There were also several very awkward mechan1ca hftces in the presentation Of the piece for which am in wise accountable But 1t should be borne in mind matter of fact, that just such hltches and awaitsD have occurred first nights at sTlct establishments as Day's Theatre" and ''the Unior sausre.n
 Trusting you will give this explanation place il your columns deprecating no honest criticism. but only wishing to put yoa S full possession of the