Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-26
Entertainments

There was packed house at the Grand last night to see "Kentuck." ''Kentuck" is a drama with powerful interest, not one- part play either, but the plotis so woven that the safety of the piece depends upon the suc- cessful acting of several There will be s matinee to day. Fostell and Emmett, sketch artists, are in museum hall.
 SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY.
 The 'tShadows of Great City" as pre- sented at the New Haven Opera House last evening has lost none of the charm and real astic effect that made it 80 immediately pop ular on it's first presentation few years age. The easy and graceful appearance of Miss Rose Tiffany in the boat scene in the third act 10 especially pleasant and fully demon strates the mastery that the young actress holds over her role. The character of Tom Iy prominent and throws an artistic touch over the whole piece. Annie Ward Tiffany as Biddy Roman has lost none of her Tollick- ing humor and wins the hearts of the audi ence by the full hearted sentiment of the washsrman. Performances this evening and Saturday, with Saturday matinee.
 FASCINATION.
 "Fascination" will be produced by Cora Tanner at the New Haven Opera House the first three days of next week. The New York World on Tuesday said: The fftieth performance of Fascination" was given at the Fourteenth Street Theater last evening. The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion and looked particularly bright with all it's decorations to mark the run of 6 suc- eessful play as well ss to record the triumph of a handsome woman and talented actress in an attractive characterization. The play passed of amid the gay surroundings of a gala night commemorative of @ theatrical victory. All the people in the cast did their best as an evidence of their delight that "Fascinatien" had successfully reached its fiftieth performance and Cora Tanner had won the success of her career.
 "ADoNIs" NEXT WEEK.
 Mir. Henry E. Dixey with the famous .'Adonis" company will occupy the stage at the Hyperion on Friday evening of next week. The company numbers sixty-three, all artists in their particular lines, and will bring with it all it's special scenery and large orchestra. Ever since this play was put up on the stage it has had uneaualled success. It is beyond question one of the cleanest cut and most artistic pieces of burlesque ever in this country. MT. Dixey's humor is dry, his speech rapid, his skill at grimmace de- cided, and his control over his neither limbs little short of marvellous. The New York Sun in commenting on this play and its suc- cess says:
 ''The remarkable run of six hundred consecutive nights was accomplished last evening at the Biiou Opera House by Mr- Henry E: pixey as tAdonis. , It is the longest run that New York has known at any theater in this city in twenty years. Indeed, the of six hundred nights is altogether remark able. and has never been known of more than a dozen pieces in the worlds history. Mir. Dixey played with his usual vim and spirit He seemed to be in nowse tired by the constant repetition of the same lines the same songs and the same dances. There was 8 crowded house in attendance and everybody was happy. There is hardly 8 doubt after last nights performance that the pieco will be continued throughout the summer"