Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-06
Entertainments.

Entertainments.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 Daly's athletic comedy company will ap- pear at this house Friday evening and Satur- day afternoon and evening in s'Vacation, or Harvard vs. Yale"
 AMERICAN sTHEATER.@.>----s
 Ida Siddons' burlesque company gave a very good entertainment last night at the American Theater before crowded house. Miss Siddons has lost none of her old time skill with the skipping rope, and she has surrounded herself with strong company of specialists. Mile Lottie on the trapeze is especially good. ''Prince Faithfull' is an amusing burlesque, closing 8 bright and racy entertainment.
 BUNNELLs MUSEUM.
 stHazel Kirke" at the Museum scored hit yesterday and will undoubtedly draw large houses throughout the week. The company is evenly balanced and presents this favorite and successful drama in very creditable shape. The 'sHazel" of Miss Lottie Blair is very good, while the t'Dunstan" of MT. Fen wick Armstrong is strong characterization of difficult part. In the curio hall ''Thauma" delights and mystifes the visit ors.
 THE BOSTON IDEALS AT cARLL's LAST EVEN ING.
 Albeit this does not happen to be one of the annual farewell seasons' of the Boston Ideal Opera company, an audience large as well as elite in it's character greeted the ap- pearance of this favorite musical troupe at Carll's Opera House last evening with com plimentary eordiality. The ideals safe ly lay claim to being the leading opponents of English opera in America, for which fact V11n ar11 capable artists are responsible. Giralda was the opera sung, which, it will be remembered, received its first presentation on any stage in this city last spring. The music is by Adolphe Adam, the ibretto from the pen of Eugene Scribe but which has received treat whose skill at adaptation has been not un- frequently attested.
 The substitution as bridegroom of Don Manual, 8 knight, in love with the village beauty Giralda, for Dromez, a miller, and the subsequent complications that result therefrom through the inability of the knight to acknowledge the marriage, he be- Knights, is the motif which forms the theme of the work. The text as whole is very fair, and the absence of that buffoonery which has characterized so many tions of the Gilbert and Sullivan
 
 refreshing. The score contains some very charming numbers, not unfrequently remind in gone of the rythmlc measures of Johann Strauss. The composer has, however, avoid ed choral effects, whether through inability to excel in this direction or not we are not in position to know. Certain it is that the sameness which characterized some parts of the work would be obviated by the introduction of a musical ensemble and greatly improve the general effect. This is especially applicable to the last act. The excision likewise of certain suggestive pas sages in the second act would in no way less en the interest of the dialogue and would de- prive it of what now strongly favors of broadness if not vulgarity
 The event of the evening was the debut of Miss Agnes Huntington, vice Mathilda Phillips, new candidate for oper- atic honors who justified, in part at least, the kindly recep- pleasing and she seems to have clear and in- telligent conception of the histrionic require ments of the part, but lacks ease in demon strating it. Her stage presence is at times awkward and amateurish, which may or may not be due to nervousness. Her voice is we'll in concerted pieces as in the sev- eral solos belonging to the role. The prom ise manifested by her efforts last evening gives ground for the belief that in other com positions she will be found effective Marie Stone in the title role showed cultivation and easy delivery which entities her to foremost place in the category of artistes who make this department of opera study Flowers in profusion called forth a well-de- served encore in the third act. Of the male portion of the company there is little that calls for particularization. Mcdonald as the debonnair Duke Philip, Tom Karl as Don Manual, the gallant homme d. amour, Barna- bee as the unfortunate Lord Chamberlain, and Herndon Morsell as the unctious miller, all call for commendation to high degree A better acquaintance with the text, how ever, would hurt none of the members of the cast. This evening Bohemian Girl'' will be presented, tomorrow afternoon 'tThe Musketeers" and Wednesday evening the new opera, "Victor, The Blue Stocking"