Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-03
HAZEL KIRKE.

American Theater this afternoon and even- ing in ''The Planters Child," closing very successful week.
 HAZEL KIRKE.
 This popular society drama will be pro- duced at BunnelTs Museum every afternoon and evening during the week. The Norfolk Vlrginian says of the play:
 This beautiful drama was witnessed by at least at the opera house yesterday. The companies which the management are putting on at this place of amusement seem to improve each week. The story IS familiar to all our readers, and the evidences of favor with which the company received could not have been otherwise than pleasant to both the stock organlzation Mr Fenwick Armstrong as Henderson as Pittacus Green, Graham Crawford tan old favorite1 as Aaron Rodney and Miss Merri Os- borne as Dolly Dutton were excellent while the rest of the cast was fair.
 ''Thauma" will be the attraction at the cu- rio hall during the week.
 BOSE coGHLAN
 Miss Rose Coghlan repeated her success in "Our Joan" at the New Haven Opera House last evening before fair-sized audience. This evening Miss Coghlan will appear for the first time in New Haven as Countess Olga" in A. R. Cazauran's Russian drama "Won and Lost." This play brings into re-
 
 company and affords each clear character to portray. It belongs to that school of dra- matic construction and dialogue of which Sardou's plays are among the best opponents. The clash of strongly marked characters in natural situations is depended on rather than mere intricacy of thought. As is usual with society plays of this kind, the piece calls for elaborate dresses and it will give Miss Coghlan an opportunity to sustain her metropolitan reputation the best dressed lady on the stage. This afternoon Sour Joan" will be presented for the last time. Large audiences will doubtless witness both attractions.
 MILE RHEA AT oARLLs OPERA HOUSE LAST
 EVENING.
 What Victorien Sardou, the greatest living dramatist of the age, named Dangerous Ground," but what Francis Mons in his translation from the French entitled "A Dangerous Game, :" was presented last even ing before fairly large audience at Carlrs Opera House. A brief analysis of the plot discloses the following: Henri Leyerdier a hot-headed and indiscreet lover, enters the house of his betrothed Helene at an unseeno ly hour. By mistake he finds himself in the apartment of his prospective sister-in-law the Baroness de Trouyille, with whom he had previously carried on an innocent filtration. Threatened with the appearance of the lady's husband upon the scene and the realiza- tion of his fearful predicament drives the young man to desperation. He seizes the casket of diamonds belonging to the baroness, determining rather to be branded as 8 thief than compromise the reputation of an innocent woman His ex- planstion together with the exhortations and entreaties of the unfortunate lady fail to al lay the husbands horrible suspicious of his wife's perfdy. He challenges Henri to I,--1 |, ,,1,- l.
 prevented by the ingenious Helene, the cause of the unfortunate affair, who happily con- fesses the true object of her lover's visit. "A Dangerous Game" is strong emo tional drama constructed with a view to cum u1ative strength and calling into requisition the highest talent of an exceptionally strong ensemble. In every situation it bears the flavor of Sardou, whose victories are always won by appealing to the keenest sensi- Utilities of an audience. Why Mile. Rhea ever selected this drama to star-in is impos- sible to conceive. She has chosen the most of all the roles of the play, that of an ingsnue. While it is true that she pos sesses a sweet personality, certain delicacy | of expression and an archness of humor, she | has but the veriest trihe to do, and it l is questionable whether we need make in- portations from France to find persons gift ed with true artistic subtlety and sincerity | and who would at the same time prove more | agreeable to the taste of American audi | ences, although wanting in an infection as | iarring as it is at times unintelligible.
 MT. J. T. Sullivan made the hit of the | piece as Baron de Trouyille by display of | what for the want of 8 better name has been | called reserve force. Had he been less care | less in the last act, which by the way is both I strained and dramatically weak, he would | nave been the ideal baron. As it was he l .poiled the effect of careful interpretation | oy acting of the most ordinary kind. A. n. 4