Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-14
TELEGRAPHIO JOTTINGS.
Entertainments. ANFPTrAN THE AFTER

The sensational drama entitled Lucky Ranch" as produced at this theater last eve ming by good company, called forth loud and frequent applause. The bowie knife fight was very thrilling and realistic. The play will be the attraction during the rest of the week. Mrs. w M Paul introduces some excellent singing during the drama, and MT. Paul makes typical Irishman. Miss Mag pie Morgan deserves a word for her clever acting, and the entire company are well fitted to their respective characters. The Amer1- can should do large business during the week.
 LOST IN LONDON.
 At Carll's Opera House on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday evenings and Saturday af ternoon of this week the talented young actor Newton Beers and his company of comedians and singers, including the rising young artist Miss Jessie Lee Randolph, will appear in the great spectacular drama enti- tied s'Lost in London" The company in- cludes eighteen artists, among them being Misses Ray Briscoe, Phoebe Don, Kate Ro maine, Milly Wilson, and Messrs. Edward H. See, Lauren Rees, Charles E. LePaige, J. L. Guilmette, c. W. Haywood, 5. gan, Pierre O'Day, Paul A. Paulscraft. Henry E. Hoyt, the scenic artist of the Met ropolitan Opera House and the Casino, New York, has personally executed four great sensation scenes for Newton Beers 'Lost in London' company; the Heart of Bleak moor a startling realistic coal mine scene; the fete of Comus in the bower of roses, the great illuminated snow sensation in the city of London, the home of the Swart King, which, as the play ends, is transformed into 8 vision of dissolving celestial beauty. It will require special cars to transport these effects and a special force of men to work them. "Lost in London" has had an inn mense and phenomenal success in England and was presented with great success in opening the season at Bridgeport last even ing.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 Bartley CampbelPs great sympathetic play ssThe White Slave" was produced to a large audience at the New Haven Opera House last night. The great play writer presents picture of southern life in ante bellum days in the White Slave which inevi- tably receives approval even from the season ed play goers. The heroine of the piece is really white girl of high percentage, al- though the result of an irregular alliance; the estate of the judge, her supposed owner but really her grandfather, is mortgaged by the girls lover, who is the judges nephew and business manager, the mort mort
 
 A hone is broken up and the negroes, in- cluding the heroine, sold to the villain. The girl is rescued by her lover. There is a thrill ing steamboat scene, followed by fire and explosion; the couple drift down the Missis- sippi on fragments of the wreck, are cast upon an island and captured by the villain, who, in the end, is shot by sheriff whom he had summoned to arrest the heroine and her lover, and everything ends as it should---thanks to a lawyer who arrives just in the nick of time with the doc | uments showing the real nature ot the "White Slaves" birth. The cast was first class one in every respect. Miss May New man portrayed the part of Lisla, the White Slave, in a sympathetic rendition of her | lines, and frequently rose above the common place in speech and gesture. Miss Clara l Downs took the part of Lefty Lee, who | wanted to marry ''Jack," and enacted 1t | in successful and taking manner. 1 Mir Clay Button, the Kentuckian, was DOT trayed fairly we'll by Mir. Fred G. Ross. In 1 the island scene he might have done much better. As the play progressed the interest of the drama deepened and pleased the audi, ence. The waits between acts were short | and the performance was voted an entlre success. The scenery which is entirely new! l was fine. The mechanical effects included the steamboat explosion and the drifting | of the lovers down the Mississippi rlvel on the wreck and the salient points of the shore were very effectually brought out The 'sWhite Slave" has undoubtedly hit the
 "popular nail squarely on the head" as wal shown by the crowded house of last night.
 The cast included Bessie Rowland, Marie
 Hilforde and Messrs. Fred G. Ross, Franl R. Foster, Joseph Weldon and Chas.
 White, who took the part of Job the coloree
 preacher. The spectacular included gen
 uine rain storm Manager Wall should no
 only be complimented on the proprietorshil
 of so cosy and popular theater as the NeV
 Haven, but on his ability and enterprise il
 bringing such creditable shows to this city
 The White Slave will be produced again to | night and all should attend who wish to se l a good melodrama.