Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-20
Entertainments.

# PAT ROONEY.
 Pat Rooney's New York Star combination with the only original Pat Rooney will ap- pear at Peck's Grand Opera House on Satur- day evening of this week.
 CARRIE SWAIN.
 The bright. fascinating Carrie Swain is to appear at the New Haven Opera House Sat ] role of 'Mab, the Miners Daughter" and those who have not had the pleasure of see King the actress and the play should not fail Rof this opportunity. The seats are selling at the box office.
 MAID OF ARRAN.
 Thursday afternoon and evening and Fri day evening, at the New Haven Opera House, Baum's five-act drama, 'sThe Maid of Ar ran" will be presented with a powerful cast and fine accessories of costumes and scenery With the company are Agnes HalloclE Gene : vieve Rogers, Frank E. Aiken and Louis F. Baum, supported by really first-class com. Rpany. The seats are sold at the box office sToDDARD.
 z The Stoddard lecture on 'sFrench Castles and their Memories'' last evening at Carll's #Opera House was attended by very large and discriminating audience. The lecture was equal in interest to any of those deliv cred by Mir. Stoddard at his last visit to New Haven, and the picturesque Illustrations were very beautiful. The lecture on the 2nd of ! March is to be on ''The Splendors of Switz serland." A discount is now making for tickets to the remainder of the course.
 THE ROLLER SKATING RINK.
 This evening, February 20, there will be a grand concert by the original Norfolk Jubi lee Singers at the roller skating rink on Dwight street. There will be skating before and after the concert The interest in the rink is unabated. It affords great pleasure and recreation to many and has become all mostssan indispensable means of winter recre ation. On Thursday evening, February 22d sWashington's birthday, a Martha Washington dress and costume party will be held. The Encouragement have recently added a gallery to the front end of the rink.
 FEATs OF AIEsMERIsM.
 A crowded house greeted the performers ai the American Theater last evening, and it is Isafe to say that no entertainment in this Npopular temple of amusement during Man. Eager Eldridge's regime gave more satisfac ton. The minstrel scene was very fine, and the local jokes perpetrated by Eldridge and Bennett on the ends frequently brought down the house. The remaining fea lures of the variety entertainment were ex cellent, and even above the standard usually 4maintained. But it was the mesmeric feats oi HProfs. T. A. and J. c. Kennedy that lent the deepest interest to the entertainment The antics of persons who were placed under the 8lnnuence were very amusing and kept the audience in continual state of merriment Volunteers were called for from the audience. and after the professors had got their eye on them the fun began. They were made eat tallow candles under the impression that il was candy; they swallowed raw potatoes and raw onions, believing they were 6lieestino apples. Believing they were drinking wine they got outside huge goblets of castor oil Then stitches were made in their lips, their cheeks, arms and bodies, pins were TUT HAfr1l1 inko passed through their ears and other opera tions performed p;oving them entirely un susceptible to natural pain while under ths mesmeric influence. One man who became indignant at the professors success in mes merizipg him wanted to leave the stage, but Prof. Kennedy dissented and he remained Altogether the feats of mesmerism were won derful, and gave the enter tainment feature of uncommon interest. Every evening this week and at the matinees Wednesday, Thurs day and Saturday the same performance will be given, and deserves liberal patronage.