Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-11
Closing the Season.

The Elm City's Sunday morning excursions
 to New York are soon to close They have
 been very successful and largely patronized
 by New Haven and other people. They af-
 ford an excellent opportunity for a trip to
 New York and return at moderate price,
 with ample time in New York. The Elm
 City's excursion work this summer has been
 very successful throughout. The Wadding-
 ham excursion to-day closes the Elm's excur-
 sions for special parties.
 Entertainments.
 AMERICAN THEATER.
 Tingay & Trayer company in "Our Strate- gists" will tonight close successful weeks engagement at this opera house. The play is in four acts and is very amusing from be- ginning to end.
 BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE. This afternoon and evening the patrons of this favorite resort will be given the last op- portunity to see the Bennett & Moulton Con- io Opera company in some of their excellent operas. This afternoon Mikado will be pro- duced and this evening the Mascot. NEXT WEEK AT BUNNELL's. The JohnW. Ransom company will hold forth
 
 ma "Across the Atlantic,'' which has been meeting with great success wherever presented MT. Ransom will be supported by that well known actor, MT. John Hart, formerly of the l ''Two Johns," and the company in general is during the performances trick horse will be | a speciality. "Across the Atlantic" is @ dramatization by the late William Carlton, author of "FritZ," "Zeata" and Irish Aris- | tocracy."
 THE WHITE SLAVE.
 This magnificent drama by the clever l author Bartley Campbell will be performed at the New Haven Opera House on Monday and Tuesday nights of next week, and un- doubtedly add another to the already we'll | filled list of admirable productions at this theatre. Its production in this city last year should be satisfactory guarantee of it's gen ! uine worth. The scenery is all new, and the cast said to be the finest yet offered. The drama is now being performed at Niblo's Garden, New York, from whence it will come directly here with the identical cast and effects given in the metropolis. NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE. A rare treat was offered last night when Dion Boucicault's grand Irish drama, Arrah- na-Pogue, was presented by Miss Kate Clax- ton, Charles Stevenson and strong dramatic company. When Miss Claxton made her ap- pearance she was received with such hearty outburst of applause must have been grat- flying to her, and which evidently stimulated her to put forth her best efforts to secure success in role which is almost diametrical- ly opposed to any she has hitherto attempted. MT. Stevenson was given cordial greeting and no less hearty than that accorded Miss Claxton. Arrah-na-Pogue is one of the best of the many plays which MT. Boucicault has written, and that it has lost none of it's popularity, and is as potent as ever in touch ing the heart and stirring the emotions, was amply demonstrated last evening. Its TO- life and character displayed under vary ing circumstances, it's thrilling situa- tions, it's pathos and humor, and the keen Celtic wit which bub-
 bles and spsrkles throughout it make it at all times interesting, pleasing and fascinat- ing. Miss Claxtons success as Arrah was most pronounced. With the physical advan- tages with which nature has endowed her,
 it was to have been expected that she would
 make pretty and pleasing colleen in ap-
 pearance, but that she should, with so little
 preparation, have so thoroughly grasped the
 characteristics of this impulsive Irish girl,
 was @ surprise even to her admirers. Mir.
 Stevenson has never appeared to such good
 advantage as he did in ''Shaun, the poet"
 He was manly and fine looking representa-
 tive of the character, and was equally suc
 cessful in the pathetic and humorous scenes.
 MT. Joseph Wilkes, the remorseless villain
 and conventional tax collector, gave i'm
 personation which could not be improved
 upon. The company is really fine one. A
 matinee will be given to-day, and the night
 will close the engagement.