Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-13
AMERICAN THEATER.

The great watermelon man, J. w. Mean
 drews, showed up at the American Theater | last evening, and as he has done throughout Europe and America, carried the house with | him in his clever specialties. In the minstrel | part he fairly divided honors with Press l Eldridge, that prince of end men. Baker | and Gardner did some fine work as
 Dutch comedians. The Bartlett sisters who won so much favor in Pinafore when given at the American, were welcomed back with pleasant recognition. On Friday even | ing of this week benefit performance will | be given for the striking New Haven Wire l Drawers association, at which, beside the l regular company, a number of local anna teurs will display their abilities. Those in | search of genuine amusement will find it in
 Press Eldridge's cosy little theater.
 THEssToDDARD LECTURES.
 The last of the series of MT. Stoddard' s lectures will be given in Carll's Opera House
 on next Thursday evening His subject will
 be European Mosaic's, England, Windsor
 Castle, France, St. Denis, the burial place of French kings for thousand years, Cologne l and its cathedral and many other delightful hooks and corners. This will be the last opportunity to hear Mir. Stoddard during the present season. Reserved seats may be ob- tained at Loomis.' CONCERT BY DIR. DAMRoscH AND ORCHESTRA. The concert by Dr. Damrosch and orches-
 tra took place last evening at Csrlls Opera House. Although the audience was not very gent and musical people. The first number on the programme was Beethoven's fifth symphony in 0 minor. This is one of this great masters most popular orchestra com positions and has been heard in New Haven
 quite often, but we have never listened to it
 with more delight and attention than last
 evening. Dr. Damrosch's rendering of it |xuoC Q r1ncioo1 povolokfnn and if hr0dohf O,k new beauties both in the remarkable way of his reading and coloring of this great symphony. He conducted the same entirely by
 memory, without the customary score, and by this showed us his artistic devotion in studying the work. The second number was an air and variations by Pacini, song by Mile. Martinez with violin oblieato. We cannot say that we admire this composition and 1t certainly was out of place in such a classical programme. Miss Martinez rendered It with much skill. It was followed by Volkmann's serenade for string orchestra with cello obligato bv MT Schenck: This number was one of the pems
 of the evening, MT. Schenck's playing on this beautiful instrument being a masterlv performance. It was followed by Grieo's piano concerto. Mime. Carreno displayed
 great skill in this piano concerto and her ef-
 forts were greeted with much applause. We
 know that she is fine solo player, having
 had the pleasure of hearing her before
 Her rendering of this difficult concerto
 was greatly admired. Mile. Martinez sang
 the popular romance from Mignon. Her
 voice was shown to great advantage and
 compared favorably with Madame Wilson's singing of the same composition. We felt
 like paying tribute of reference to the late
 Wagner when we heard his greatest funeral
 march. It was listened to with great fervor and
 reminded us of the loss of the great departed.
 The concert..closed with Weber's beron over
 ture and Dr. Damrosch conducted this
 lovely overture with Q dash and spirit worthy
 of great admiration. Theconcert was rare