Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-28
Entertainments. NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.

NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 The Redmund-Barry company presented "A Midnight Marriage" at the New Haven Charles Osborne, an English dramatist ot some note, the writer of several more or less successful plays, among others "Thomas g Beckett now being played by Lawrence Bar rett.
 The play having been reviewed in these columns at it's presentation here last season, a detailed account is unnecessary. It is one of those medieval pictures which deals with the intrigues at the French court dur ing the sixteenth century. There is much to be admired in "A Midnight Marriage, , which, beside being a strong and well written drama, presents in an agreeable rous days when the first Francis and his hated Bourbon rivals held all France in sus- pense. The events are interesting and in parts exciting and the historical data arranged with commendable accuracy. Such plays as this do more towards impressing historical events upon the mind of the student than the thumb ing of a score of dry text books, beside presenting everything in attractive form so colored as to offer perfect picture of Eye knight so bold" now only found i;, the pages of the novelist.
 William Redmund, an actor of the TO- mantle and robust school, played the part of Casimir, Comte de Sauglet. with plenty of dash and vigor and in 8 manly and fin ished manner. MT. Redmund is very capable actor and as such has been held in high esteem by. our Boston neighbors, before whom he has appeared in a variety of char acters. He was MT. Booths leading SUD- port during the latter's London engagement in 1881. Mrs. Thomas Barry, whe assumed the role of Hortense de Guise, is equally well known to the theatrical patrons of the Hub. She has commanding presence, and tho ugh trife 'steely' at times, gives on the whole an artistic portrayal.
 MT. w. M. Fairbanks gave good rendi- tion the va1orous but boastful Compte St. Ange. Not MT. F. c. Huebner, whose Claude de Guise slow and artificial. MT. Rufus Scott played the part of Philippe de Brion fairly though with but little an1ma- tion, the sams being true of Miss Aigen in the Duchess. If Francis the First either acted or looked like his representative last night, MT. Walton, we do not wonder that his extermination was eagerly looked for. Miss Van Doren as Louise merits line. The
 At the natffiEe tn1s> atterI1o,,., 1s.. E.s,.== mund and Mrs. Barry will perform Victor Hugo's ''Ruy Bias, (which is to be represent ed in all the magnifcence of Spanish sur roundings. Tonight "The Merchant of Venice" will be enacted. In view of the fact that the company is good one, Shake speares popular work will no doubt be ably presented and should merit the attention of our play
 CARLLs OPERA HOUSE.
 This evening the talented and famous actor MT. Joseph Jefferson will appear at this opera house in his we'll known play stRip Van Winkle." No doubt large and appreciative audience will attend
 AMERICAN THEATER.
 Kenyon & Jeromes consolidation closes it's weeks engagement at the American Theater tonight. It has been successful week for a very good show and the patrons of the thea ter will be sorry to see the company go. Thurs day there were two big houses
 ROLAND REED
 Will appear at Carlls Opera House on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week in ''Cheek" and 'sHumbug," supported by what the Boston press says is frst-c company. MT. Reed will appear in "Cheek" on Tuesday evening and 'Humbug" on We'd nesday evening.
 BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
 Thanksgiving day over 4,50O people at- tended the performances given by the Aus 5ralian variety company at the Museum, the chief attraction in which was the remarkable act of Mile. Aimee, the human fly. This af- ernoon and evening will be the last chaIce 70 see this excellent company.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 Every evening and Wednesday and Satur- lay afternoons of next week at this house Professor Bristol's Equine School of Edu- ,ated Horses, Ponies and Mules'' will ap- pear. The animals are trained to wonder ul degree. Some of the mules show phe- lomenal ability with their heels and keep the audience in roars of laughter.
 CARLL's OPERA HOUSE. John T. Raymond played "Col. Sellers" md ''For Congress" at Carll's Opera House ast Thursday. Mir. Raymond has many ad- airers, and the applause accorded to him hows that his humor is calculated to please ie kept the audience in continuous state f laughter, and many of our local politicians re said to have received several stpoints' rom him.