Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-07

N6XG SALurQhy evening 1QAGCQ6r, Hr1mrOS6 $ Vests consolidated minstrels will delight the people of this city by a grand perform ance to be given at Pecks Grand Opera House. All the old favorites are with the company, not forgetting Billy Rice, who will appear in the burlesque entitled ''The Lang tree Craze' as the F'New Jersey Lily EARLY IRISH SETTLERS.
 In view of the fact that Hon. John Kelly of New York is to lecture in Carlls Opera House next Tuesday for the benefit of St. Francis Orphan Asylum, it is 8 sufficient guar antee that the house will be crowded to it's utmost capacity. The subject of the lecture is ''The Early Irish Settlers of North and South America" Reserved seats should be secured at Lomis'.
 FRANK MAYO.
 At the New Haven Opera House last even- ing Frank Mayo and company presented ''Van the Virginian" to fair sized audience. This is one of Mir. Mayo's strong pieces, and 1 was well put on. Miss Charlotte Behrens, | the leading lady, is a bright, clever woman, and bids fair to stand we'll in the profession. | The other leading ladies of the cast, Misses Bertha Leib and Georgina Flagg, sustained l their parts in an excellent manner To- | night the ''Streets of New York" will be prese nted.
 | THE FAIRIES.
 Our citizens are to be delighted on Friday | evening and Saturday afternoon at the Athe- neum with the fairy play of Lord MaIapert, or the Fairies of Moonshine CastIe,' D which is to be performed entirely by children. Worthy of mention are the presentations of Miss Fannie Camp as Queen, and her maids of honor, Misses Jennie Lincoln, Edith Hart, Annie Peterson, Minnie Richards, Abbie Brown and Flossie Sanford (whose recitation | to the ''pale moon" is given fn her usual | way.)
 LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Not large audience was present last even- | ing at Pecks Grand Opera House to enjoy the graphic description by Harry W. French | of journey to Norway and Greenland the Hand of the midnight sum-" MT French has 8 clear, full voice, with free and natural delivery, and with the illustrations of that bleak and rugged, yet entrancing re | zion, delighted his audience. Norwegian l towns, oFerpowering mountains, cascades, gorges, quiet fords and mighty cry under the glare of a midnight | sun more magnificent than we have been won't to imagine, while the pictures of Green land ';home hfe' in the almost dramatically sealed sealskin huts were as interest
 ing as they were instructive Everything seems to be for
 saking Greenland" said MT. French except the ice" Formerly there were one hundred 1 thousand inhabitants, now scarcely seven
 thousand. Once warlike, now unequalIed | for t1morous and odorous hospitality" It | is matter of much regret that more of our citizens did not avail themselves of such 8
 treat, especially when at the same time they
 could help to lessen the sufferings of the des-
 titute in our western cities. Such magnifi- cent views as MT. French exhibited have never been shown in this city. It is to be hoped that he can be induced to repeat the
 lecture at some future time, and also to give | others.
 THE BOSTON IDEALS
 The fa7orite Ideal company after an ab.
 sence of several months appeared at Carlrs
 Opera House last evening in "Patience.n A
 large audience was present and was, after
 the appearance of the heavy dragoons ir
 their dashing chorus, very enthusiastic The
 cast was nearly the same as upon the las
 production of the opera here, with the ex ceptlon of the characters of tPatience" and
 Lady Jane" Miss Ulmar took the former
 and Miss Mathilde Phillips appeared as the massive admirer of .tBunfhorne Miss
 Ulmar, though suffering with cold, san.
 her part with great sweetness and expression
 Her acting has not improved Barnabee A.
 ssBunthorne" and Tom Karl as stGrosyenor'
 were as usual excellent. Barnabee's concep ton of the part is too well known to need description. He was overwhelmingly funny
 Tom Karl sang in better voice than whel
 last here. His rendering of the 'sMagnet ant |, the Churn" was very good. Messrs. Mac Donald, Buckingham and MorseH were effec , tive as the officers of the drsgoon guards
 Miss Lizzie Burton as "Lady Angela" acted
 and sang charmiDgly. The sextette at tn
 end of the first act and the duet of s.Bun thorn@r' and s'Grosvenor" were the favorit numbers last night and were heartily ap
 plauded. The performance as 8 whole
 showed that finish which always character ) izes the representations of this company although the disturbing influence of har colds interfered somewhat The audienc was asked to excuse Miss Phillips from he solo in the second act as she had very ba , throat. This afternoon sGThe Pirates Q Penzance' will be presented with Mr. M " Whitney in the cast. and this evening 9Th Nusketeers'a will be given.