Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
Entertain n1enIs.
JOHN T. RAYMOND.


 Mir John T. Ray ymond in his most popular and best known character, ''Colone1 Mulber- " Sellers" drew quite large audience at Carll's Opera House last evening The col onel, with his side speculations and gigantic schemes with millions in them, is just as funny as ever. The play, however, requires a much stronger company than Mir. Ray mond has seen fit to secure this season.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 "A Bunch of Keys' will be produced at the New Haven Opera House Saturday after noon and evening. The New York World says of it: The unfailing success of this piece is marvellous. There seems to be nc let-up whatever in it's drawing powers. The company now playing it does very we'll Marietta Nash as Teddy Keys is wonderfully bright and agile. Her dancing throws tn, house into raptures and she is recalled every night. She is a very promising young lady celled in his way and is very strong fea ture of the piece.
 BUNNELL'S S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 Miss Pauline Markham, the charming ac tress playing choice repertoire at Bunnell's this week, has every reason to be pleased and Battered by her reception here. The 'Lady of Lyons" was performed yesterday afternoon and evening to crowded houses Her acting of the part was as breezy and delightful as ever. Miss Markham is emi nently fitted by her charms of person and manner for the role of the heroine and plays it with exceeding grace and with a faith full fidelity to nature. This afternoon and evening the "New Magdalen" will be given in the place of 'FCamille" and on Friday, by special request, Miss Markham will appear in her own exclusive creation of the ''Twe Orphans"
 CARLLS OPERA HOUSE.
 Miss Fortescue, the charming young act ress, will appear at Caril's tomorrow night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The performances will be ssMoths, ]" "Frou Frou' and Gretchen" An exchange says of Miss Fortescue: Her robes are the luxury of taste, her pose is easy and graceful, her air is ladyhke and she has such magnetism that one can neither refrain from admiring the symmetry of her face or the music of her voice. What a resonant, silvery, mellow voice it is. How clearly it rings out the praises of the hunting field in that celebrated passage. The impres sion left by Miss For tescue's performance was that she was an actress of quality. In the exciting scenes of passion and dramatic excitement she rose to her best attainment.
 DICKINsoN's ART LECTURES.
 The third in the course of the Dickinson art lectures will take place at Carll's Opera House tonight. It will be on Veiasquez, Murillo, Ribera, Zurbaran, galleries, church es and convents of Madrid, Seville and Cadiz. An exchangs says: Any snowman can throw pictures upon screen, but it takes scholar and critic to select the pictures and draw the value from them. Mir. Dickinson has fully justified the profession of critic. His judgments are characterized by great breadth, generosity, catholicity and the lee- lures of great educational value. MT. Dickinson is the art writer for the Boston Journal. He understands the speciality he has chosen thoroughly and has devoted much time and study to obtaining knowl- edge with regard to it. These lectures of his are the fruits of this effort