Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-13

Cne new maven opera HOUSE MONDAY nlSnC
| Moulton & Bakers company of artists will
present it. 1t will no doubt be greeted by a
crowded house.
HAvERLY's
American and European minstrels under the
personal supervision of ]. b. Haverly will
appear at Carll's Opera House next Friday
night. This is Mr.. Haverly's big and only
minstrel company, the original Mastodons.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
James A. Herne's dramatic triumph, the
"Minute Men," will be presented at the New
Haven Opera House on Thursday Friday and
Saturday of next week. ''The Minute Men"
is pronounced a play of great merit and in
the hands of Mr.. Herne it has thrilling and
able presentation.
LAWRENCE BARRETT.
Barrett, the eminent tragedian, will appear
ut Carll's Opera House at an early date. The
opportunity of enjoying play by Barrett
again will be received with great pleasure BY
the;loYers of high dramatic art, The.play
will be either Hamlet, Richelieus, or julius
Caesar. Manager CARL would like an ex7
preston of public opinion as to which it
shall be.
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The opera of the Golden Hen" was pro-
duced by the Starr Opera company at Bun
nells last night, when the music of this
opera was sung here for the first time. To-
night the "Baron" will be produced no doubt
to Ia crowded house. The usual matinee
will take place this afternoon, when the
Golden Hem will .be repeated. The Starr
company has made a decided hit and will be
Welcome here again. During the Last act last
evening Mr.. Bunnell presented Mr.. Deshon
with a living hen. Much merriment was
caused by this episode. The opera will be
repeated this afternoon and tonight the
Baron is the bill.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
Notwithstanding the severe inclemency of
the weather last evening large house greet
ed one of the finest companies and most
evenly balanced one that has appeared here
this season. Of Miss Coghlan as t'Lady
Teazle'' but little need be said. She is too
we'll known and appreciated by the New Ha-
ven public to solicit praise Her grace of
manner and person, her sudden transforma-
tions, her many antitheses of character, are
but few of the many of her artistic merits.
Her support was very even and not marred
in single instance. Mr.. Charles
Walcott as 4" Sir Peter Tea
zle" was excellent, and though we
blame him for yielding to her many friv-
olities, we forgive him again because of the
fair and artful creature he has to deal with.
Mr.. Frederic De Belleville as "Charles Sur
face" and Mr.. Lipman as "Joseph Surface"
performed their parts also very creditably
and maintained the standard of the COM
pany. This afternoon Miss Coghlan appears
in "1Lady of Lyons" and in the evening in
''London Assurance" and good houses are
to be expected.
oARLL's OPERA HOUSE,
Next Monday night takes place the enter
tainment for the benefit of the free kinder
garten. The sale of seats was begun at
Carlls Opera House box Office yesterday
morning and was very fair one. There is
very encouraging prospect for full house
Oh Monday night. Prof. George Riddle, the
great elocutionist, will give readings and the
Yale Glee and Yale Banjo clubs will give Sc
lections. Admission to the lower floor is
81, general admission fifty cents, and to the
family circle twenty five cents. The object
and practical benevolence of the free kinder
garten is well known to many of our citizens
and it does credit to our city that this insti-
tuition has received the encouragement and
support that has been given it. All money
contributed to this cause either by the pa
tronage of the entertainment on Monday
evening, which with the fine attractions Of
fered is well worth the money, or by eontri-
buttons made to the ladies who have con-
sented to receive them will be most worthily
bestowed. Contributions may be made to
Mrs. George Bronson Farnam, president, 81
Hillhouse avenue; Miss Edith Woolsey, treas
urer, $50 Church street; Mrs. A. D., Gridley,
secretary, 314 Prospect street.
MARIE PRESCOTT.
Of the rather small number that braved
the storm last night to welcome Marie Pres
colt again to New Haven, no one but went
away feeling amply repaid for his or her
courageous effort. People have learned to
associate 'tPygmalion and GaIatea" with Miss
Mary Anderson, but to say that it is Miss
Anderson's own property, that she alone is
able to satisfy the numerous and varied re-
quirements that the play makes on the abili-
ties of the actress. is to venture much too
far. Whatever points there in which
Miss Prescott fails in her presentation of SO
strangeiand weird a conception as Galatea
are not patent enough to trouble the most
exacting audience or to call up any adverse
criticism. From the time when in answer to
her makers prayer she first changes her form
of marble to one OF flesh and
blood until deserted and hopeless she
gladly passes out of life again
and becomes work of art, her acting is as
powerful and full of feeling as it is natural
and unaffected. A good performance was
what was expected by all who came, but
charmed at once by her beauty and dignity
the audience began to realize why Miss Pres
colt has been called "Queen of Tragedy"
and at the close of the play found themselves
thinking that they had seen a great actress.
Of the company not much that is commenda-
tory can be said. AS whole it was rather
below the average. The leading man, Mr..
Mclean, is much too large to be graceful,
and although his work was careful and PAINS
taking. still it was hardly as satisfactory as
could be wished. Miss Maynard as Cynisca
was often really good, especially in the latter
part of the play. Miss McLinden as Myrine
was rather weak, her vain attempts at por-
traying tragic feeling painful This after
noon Miss Prescott appears in "Ingomar," in
which she has appeared two hundred times
with Salvini, and tonight in "Czeka," which