Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-29
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 BUNNEIL's MUSEUM.
 Yesterday afternoon and evening Charles Gilday's Chic Coterie presented "collarsfand Cuffs" to fair houses and with good com pany. The play will be produced during the rest of the week.
 AMERICAN THEATER.
 The Leonzo Brothers were greeted by 7a large house at the American Theater last evening. The company is a strong one and the play, Brother Against Brother" gave opportunities for some clever speciality act ing by Vic Lsonzo, whose singing and dan cling were exceptionally good. Harry Leonzo and the others of the company, with the acting dogs s'Lion" and 'sTiger," appeared to good advantage in play which kept the audience interested till the close. The Le- onzos should draw large houses during the week.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 Rose Coghlan will appear at the New Ha- ven Opera House Thursday, Friday and Sat urday evenings and Saturday afternoon in "Our Joan" The New York Telegram says:
 Miss Rose Coghlsn's appearance at Niblos; Gar, an interesting event In the first place it prac- hcaly the first appearance Of this favorlte as sar dang her as spring at the Opera House. were in great part experimental. A
 s saa sna Of Msrivale and Cecil Dale's play have already been further commend. Miss Coghlan's acting is as breezy and delightful as ever. Her impersonation charm, which possibly DC S may make the play popular with the audiences before whom she will appear in the good wishes of her many admirers in New York for her success
 SHADOWS OF GREAT CITY.
 The Shadows of Great City" drew to- gether large sized audience at the New Ha- ven Opera House last night. The melodrama can we'll lay claim to being one of the strong est now playing on the American stage. The plot is not too intricate to be easily followed. From the rise of the curtain until the end of the last act the interest is sustained through series of exciting events no less thrilling than interesting. The intensity of the heav- jest passages is relieved bya pleasing vein of comedy which pervades the piece and. the humor is of that character which is not offensive to refined taste The scenic effects are commendable for the cor reetness in detail displayed. Blackwells Is- land and the river scene were very realistic Nelson Wheatcroft as the hero Tom Cooper gave careful interpretation of his role, and though lacking fire, made fully up for it in the passages which required digni6ed car riage. There are but few opportunities for Edna Carey in the dual roles she assumed; these, however, she is careful to take advan- tage of. Annie Ward Tiffany repeated her former success as the rolEcking yet tender hearted Irish woman and her happy manner won g genial welcome at her every l. thankless part of the villain with good judg- ment, as did W. W. Allen that of the pawn broker, his accomplice. The others were very ordinary excepting G. R. Edeson, who greatly amused the galleries by his oddities The play will be repeated this and tomorrow evenings and tomorrow afternoon when large houses will doubtless be present.
 THE BOSTON IDEALS.
 On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ev- enings of next week, with matinee We'd nesday afternoon, the Boston Ideal Opera company-easily first of English opera com panies-wil appear in CaIlls Opera House. Their coming is an event in the amusement season always, and more so this season than ever, since three new artists appear with the old time favorites. The opening opera Mon day evening will be Giralda, which scored such an unequivocal success last season, and Marie Stone in the title role will assure in- creased sprightlness and melody. As the Duchess, Miss Agnes Huntington, the nezzo- soprano contralto, will make her first operat- ic appearance in New Haven. A conscientious and capable artist and an exceptionally beau tiful girl she cannot fail in securing favor among us. Numbers of friends from New York and elsewhere, Mrs. Raymond Annie Louise Cary) among them, will be present to assist at Miss Huntington's debut. In Giral- da both the tenors of the company, Tom Karl and Herndon Morssll, appear the former as Don Manuel and the latter as Dromez, the comical miller. With W. H. Mcdonald as the Duke and H. c. Barnabee as Don Japhet it is not hard to find assur- ance of an exceptional success. The cos tunes are new and very handsome, neither pains nor money having been spared to make them just right. Tuesday evening that most melodious of light operas, Bohemian Girl, , in which, as Airline, Mile. Zelie de, Lussan will make her New Haven debut Of this lady the highest expectations are entertained, and if the judgment of musicians goes for aught they will not be disappointed. :, Pret- ty, petite, chic, dramatic, with voice whose sweetness is equalled by its compass, cos tuned by famous modistes, this 'spetite Patti" will surely bound into the position of an enthusiastic favorite. W. H. Clark, the basso, is also new voice to New Haven peo- pie and they will surely like both voice and method. He appears as Deyilshoof, q role in which both vocal and dramatic abil- ity can be tested to advantage Tom Karl is Thaddeus and w. H. Macdonald Count Won Arnim, both admirable. At Wednesdays matinee that comical produc- tion the 'tMusketeers" will be given with all the quondam favorites in the cast. 1, In, the evening the new opera, "Victor, the Blue Stocking" will receive it's initial perform ance with the following cast:
 CeleSnne. Agnes Huntington UTICA -.--------------------.- .Carr1e Knowles Victor the Blue stockingl W. H. GaeDonald The Marqus- :H C Barnabea
 The opera is excruciatingly funny, full of beautiful melodies of them sure to become popularly public-and is costumed lavishly. The Ideals have the strongest chorus ever known to travel, and In every department are stronger than ever before. The advance sale of reserved seats will open st Loomis' at 9 o'clock on Thursday morn ing. Prices, the usual ones for operatic en- gagements.
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