Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-22
EnterraanmenGs.
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.

Mrs. Lantry appeared in her latest play, "As in, Looking Glass;" before a large au- dience at the Hyperion Theater last evening. The play is, to say the very least, tiresome one. The dialogue is uninteresting and com monplace, and there is no moral to it what ever. The entire action of the play centered in "Lena Despard,' 8 cigarette-smoking, opium eating, gambling courtesan who breaks an innocent girls heart in the second act, fbreaks the bank" at Monte Carlo in the third act, and concludes the fifth act and the play by dying all over the stage. Mrs. Langtry shows some inn provement in her setting since last season, but this is not saying that she is great artist. She wore the most elegant dresses, which were not only costly, but tasteful, but her acting brought little applause until the end of the play, when she received hearty en- core It is poor play that does not in some of it's characters offer an opportunity for some one to display talent. So it was with the part of "Count Dromiroff, /" the police agent, first rate roll, which was well taken by Mir. Fred erick A. Averill. The rest of the company was fair but does not deserve special men tion.
 GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 The London Speciality company continues it's successful engagement at the Grand Opera House. All the speciality acts are clearly introduced and there is not dull moment from the beginning to the end of the show In the museum hall Hop O. My Thumb attracts hosts of people who look with wonder upon his diminutiYe statute, ,de- claring him a marvel. Big Alice also is hold ing successful levees
 JENNIE WINSTON.
 Miss Jeannie Winston and her we'll select ed company will appear at the New Haven Opera House next Monday evening in the popular opera "Boccaoio." This company has recently concluded most successful en- gagement of twenty weeks in Baltimore, six teen weeks in Washington, three weeks in Philadelphia and they are now playing at the Criterion Theater, Brooklyn. That rec ord alone bespeaks the character of the per formance and performers. It will remain at the New Haven all next week.
 LEGAL WRECK.
 "A Legal Wreck" will be produced at the Hyperion on Monday and Tuesday evenings next with a special matinee on Tuesday. | This is William Gillette's latest play. The opening scene introduces Captain Edward | Smith, a retired sea captain, Edward Smith, 1 jr., the captains shiftless son, and Olive Gray, the captains ward. It is the old story | most prettily told of 8 city gallant-one, Henry Leverett, who loves the captains ward, and of the hot jealousies of the cap tain's brutal son. Out of this the plot ripens and grows There is one character, that oi Richard Merriam, meddlesome lawyer, that is truly interesting. This character is ont that MT. Gillette delights in creating, and it so excellently drawn that "A Legal Wreck | is worth seeing for it alone.
 | THE MESSIAH oRAToEIo.
 Thursday evening the oratorio of "Tht Messiah" is to be sung at the St. John stree
 church. The rehearsals promise that th' oratorio will be one of the most successful ever given in New Haven. The sale of seat
 is progressing rapidly and indicates that th' church will be we'll filled.
 PEARL OF PEKIN.
 Rice's 'fA Pearl of Pekin,' which has hal
 long run at the Bijou Opera House, Ne1
 York, will be at the Hyperion the last thre | days of next week. c. A. Byene wrote it.