Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-18
Entertainments.

THE IRISH AMERICAN.
 This comedy drama will be presented at Carll's Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, with Saturday mati life.
 The great attraction to omorrow evening will be Tony Faster with frst-class vaude- vile troupe A full house is assured. The entertainment will close with 8 new comic afterpiece.
 CAD THE TOdBoY.
 Next Friday and Saturday evenings, with Saturday natinee the attraction at the New Haven Opera House will be Carrie Swain in "Cad the Tom Boy" She will be supported as formerly by good company.
 LA JoLIE PARFUNEUsE.
 Mime. Theo, who appears at Peck's Grand Is the lady who achieved great success at the Fifth Avenue Theater as charming and graceful actress The sale of seats commences next Monday.
 GALLEY SLAVE
 At Pecl's Grand Opera House Friday and afternoon, Bartley Campbells great play ''The Galley Slave" will be given by the original company, which has met with great success in New York for four seasons. HIGH SCHOOL HALL.
 As prelude to the popular course of lec- lures to be opened this evening by Dr. Will 1 liam T. Harris, Miss Lizzie Gaffney will sing and Mir. and Mrs. l.. P. Brand, of London, will give piano recital, rendering first the Spanish Dances' by Moskzkonski. These artists have reputation for being perfectly at home with the most difficult classical music, and those who have heard them say their style is simply grand. AS Dr. Harris is a graduate of Yale and has seldom spoken in New Haven, it is expected that the literary of ha oit will f,,rt, out President Porter will introduce him Tickets for the popular course can be ob- tained at the low price of one dollar. This includes five lectures and concerts.
 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
 The return of Mile. Rhea to this city was greeted last evening at Carll's Opera House by large audience despite the unfavorable weather, and the burst of applause which followed her appearance on the stage showed in what high estimation she is held by her New Haven friends. The play of Much Ado About Nothing" in which NIlls. Rhea appeared as Beatrice, is replete with that quail ty of wit and keen sense of humor with which Shakespeare only could have endowed it, and the reading of it alone affords the richest kind of entertainment The character of Beatrice" however, is of too little promi- nsncs or appears in action so little, that the audience last evening had but little op- portunity to judge of the ability and power ot the actress who sustained it. AS 1t was, Mile. Rhea's occasional appearance was like the flash of a star which for the time being transmits glow to it's surround ings, darkness being all the more apparent when it has gone. Although throughout Mile. Rhea sustained the character in an ar tistic manner, making truly merry and art full Beatrice, the opportunity for displaying her powers was confined principally to the fourth act. In this she fully demonstrate ed her right to the praise which has recently been lavished upon her, and rose to per lection in acting which called forth continued enthusiastic applause, the sincerity of which could not be doubted. During this act she was presented with a handsome basket of flowers. Rhea has not yet mastered the art of perfectly enunciating the English language, but, with that accomplished, her rendering might be less attractive. As it is, an indescribable and fascinating charm fingers about it. Although at times it may be difficult to catch the words, to close observer her meaning is made clear by her admirable facial expression and speaking gestures. She seems to have a correct sense or motion as related to motive character she portrays. Although not pos sessing to the extent of some artists that magnetism which attracts and arouses an audience, we have no doubt that with proper surroundings she would compare favorably with the leading artlStS oI tuo udy, ana 1n pOlnC or genius and talent surpass most of them. This afternoon Mile. Rhea will appear as ''Ca- mile" which gives her greater opportuni- ty to display her powers. and this evening, having evidently kept the prize for the last, she will appear as 'Juliet.' We are not disposed to closely criticise 8 com pany that surrounds star of Mlle Rhea' s brilliancy, but we do think that it might be strengthened with much benefit to her MT. w. G. Reynier as "Don Pedro" was good and the acting of Mir. William Harris as "Benedick" was favorably received. although it was rough and unpublished. "Dogberry' by MT. 0. A. McManus was droll and excel 1ently rendered. The ladies of the company were fair A large audience will be present at Camille this afternoon and at Romeo and Juliet" this evening. The costumes worn by Mile. Rhea are elegant.