Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25

At CarI's Opera House on New Years day McNish, Johnson and Slavin's minstrels will appear. A rare treat is in store for all who go to hear these genuine black cork creators of fun, mirth and mer. Iiment.
 THE LAST ART LECTURE.
 Seats are now on sale at Loomis' Temple ot Music for the last of Sidney Dickinson's lec- lures in this city. It will be given at CarlPs Opera House next Monday afternoon, begin ming at 3 o'clock. The subjects to be treated on are European scenery, architecture and art They will be handsomely illustrated by coIored views.
 BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 The Bennett & Moulton Comic Opera com pany will present the opera of Fatinitza this afternoon and Olivette this evening. The company is made up of forty excellent art ists, who are all favorites with the public. The change in the programme is by special request of many of Manager Bunnells pa- irons. The company is one that never changes but for the better.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 This afternoon and evening ttHoodman Blird," which has had a very successful run in New York city, will be produced. The story in brief is to the effect that young married man is led to believe by evil design. ing persons that his wife is untrue to him. He thinks he sees her in the arms of her lov- CT. He deserts her and endures many suffer ings. Finally he rescues 8 woman from drowning in the Thames and she proves to be the balf-sister of his wife. She confesses that it was she and not his wife who was seen in the embrace of the supposed lover and forgiveness and reconciliation follow. The extraordinary resemblance of the sisters forms the motive of the story. The compa- ny is one of unusual strength and all the principal characters are admirably repre- sented.
 CARLL.'S OPERA HOUSE.
 Madame Modjeska, the celebrated Polish actress and countess, will appear at Carll's this afternoon and evening for the last time in two years, and perhaps more. This after noon she will appear in Mary Stuart and this evening in Daniela. It need scarcely be said that Madame Modjeska possesses in an emil nent degree the physical qualifications neces- sary to an embodiment of the ideal Queen of Scots, as pictured by her admirers in poetry and fiction. Few actresses are en- dowed with so great personal charms, while the natural fascination of her manner may
 
 advantages are added the resources of comprehensive and finished art, aid ed by keen dramatic perception and a cultured intelligence, it would be strange indeed if impersonation of so striking figure as that of "Mary" should fail to be impressive. A New York exchange says: "Modjeska last night achieved both a popular and artistic triumph, and her per formance will be numbered among the most notable achievements of the contemporary stage. Her Mary, as has been intimated, is a conception of infinite grace and charm, win ming and tender as woman and digniied as queen. The intellectual quality of the impersonation is very high, as in the discus sion with Rurleigh in the fFst act and the scene with Mortimer which follows. The death scene was most solemn, tender and dignifed, and the final exit of the unhappy queen to the soaffold most reverent and i'm pressive, worthy ending of most inter- esting and artistic performance"