Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-02

regulation uniform and white gloves, foI the purpose of participating in the funeral ceremo Steamer No. will parade as meurners and will tionai ensign viii be G displayed l at halfmast or the day of the funeral from the several engine houses.
 Entertainments.
 THE BOSTON IDEALS.
 This popular company will appear at Carll's Opera House Monday evening in ''Giralda," Tuesday in Bohemian Girl, , Wednesday afternoon in "Musksteers" and Wednesday evening in stVictor." Nearly all the old favorites appear with this company, which will without doubt have large houses. BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
 Edwin Arden will appear at the Museum soon in new five-act drama entitled the 'tEagle's Nest" The Boston Sunday Times says:
 ''Mr. Arden made real success and his perfor- yet received Had his example of appropriate by. play been followed by others, the stage pictures well-deserved praise"
 cARLL's OPERA HOUSE.
 Rhea will appear at this Opera House this evening in "A Dangerous Game" To-mor- row afternoon she will appear in 'tThe Power OA 4OfO cAo III tuO ONCAlAk HI oAA out False" The Washington Post says of Mile. Rhea in "A Dangerous Game:"
 .'rhis piece is called Dangerous Ground in the into the house of his betrothed at unusual hour married sister, the Baroness de Trouville, with whom he had & &Rrex;ioasly bad a slight filtration the baroness diamonds resolving to her replI- tation even at the cost of being branded as thief hnghand' sIl9niCiOnS and even his wife's assurances of her innocence would say, and duel to the death is about to take place when all is happily cleared up by the ingeni- ous confession of Helene, the wronged wife's in- trouble''
 ROSE CoGHLAN AT THE NEW HAVEN OPERA
 HOUSE LAST EVENING.
 Rose Coghlan, who as leading lady for many years at Wallack's theater, New York, has become familiar face to metropolitan visitors, made her first appearance as star in this city at the New Haven Opera House last evening. A rather critical audience greeted the lady whose stellar aspirations led her to leave one of the leading stock com panies in this country and who, at the same time, had the courage to stand a reviev of the critics in new drama.
 "Our Joan" is free adaptation, by Her man Merivale and Cecil Dale, of William Blacks delightful novel "A Princess of Thule," the locale as well as the continuity of the story having been changed to suit the purposes of the adapters. Three acts develop the following: Joan Trevenna, dwelling with her adopted father in lighthouse on the Cornish coast, consents to become the wife of an English gentleman, Arthur Meredith, with whom she returns to London. Ensconced in her new home, surrounded by sights unseen and un. dreamt of in her former solitary life, she be- comes restless and seeks consolation from her husband. Through the machinations of his governess and cousin, Lady Ruth Burney, an old sweetheart of Meredith's, Joan finds him wanting in affection and annoyed at her gaucheries. An affectionate meeting between her sailor brother and herself is observed by Ruth. She induces the husband to believe in his wife's infdelity. The fatal mistake is soon discovered and the stormy interview terminates with loans return to the light house alone. The last act finds Meredith in his yacht coming thither with the hope that Joan will consent to return to his roof She refuses on learning that he is accompanied by his cousin, and the penitent husband puts out to sea in a violent storm. His vessel i. engulfed, but the brave Joan and her broth CT, at the imminent peril of their lives, suc- cor him and as they reach the shore the cur tain descends as husband and wife are clasped in each others arms.
 "Our Joan" is far from being an intense play: 1t is merely the unfolding of an in- teresting narrative. Some of the situations are strained and improbable, others real and refreshing, and the morale is in parts obscure if not questionable. As . whole, however, the play is success, and will commend itself to provincial audiences The brush of the painter has in part cleverly aided the pen of the author by the agency of an excellent mise en-scene which produces an effect of realism quite pleasing to the lover of roman tic drama. Rose Coghlan carried her audience with her most effectively. The careful artiste was detected in the dual role of the breezy, straightforward fisher girl as contrasted with her uncouth bearing ofa woman of fashion, and double encore at the end of the second act showed the good judgment of her audi tors. Frazier Coulter as Arthur Meredith gave a thoughtful and intelligent presenta- ton and almost shared the honors with the star. B. R. Graham ss Captain Brandon, a role which has no raison d'etre, seemed quite at loss how to conduct himself He was sim pie where he should have been cynical, and idiotic when force was required. 0. A. McManus played Father Trevenna in good taste, as did Luke Martin the bihulous fish erman. Miss Florence Robinson as Lady Ruth was very poor; whatever this lady's forte may be, she is certainly out of place in this role. Not so Emma Haggar, who took the part of an artless country girl with re- freshing delicacy. The others were fair The play is to be repeated this evening and tomorrow afternoon. On Saturday night . new drama entitled "Won and Lost.n