Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-09
Entertainments. NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.

| The second presentation of the spectacular ] melodrama "Harbor Lights" delighted ths l audience at the New Haven Opera House last evening. The play is an interesting one and portrays life on the English seacoast Its success is due to the really magnificent scenery and mechanical effects, but this is by no means all there is to the performance. The cast is an excellent one and includes MT. Gustavus Levick and Miss Julia Stuart Miss Nina Bouccicault and other capable artists who make a success of what they undertake. The play will be repeated this l evening and there will be special matinee at 2;30 o'clock. Large.audienees are assured. AUsTERLITz.
 A small but appreciative audience witt l messed the production of ''Austerlitz'' by Daniel E. Bandmann and Miss Louise Baudet at the Hyperion last evening. Mir. Band. mann's portrayal of the char acter of "Count de Maurienne" was excellent, and the singing of Miss Baudet was 8 marked feature of the performance. The play is strong one, while the support is good. "Austerlitz' will be repeated this afternoon and evening. There should be large houses.
 MAYO AT THE GRAND. Edwin F. Mayo gives fine delineation of John G. Wilson's border drama, "The Silver Age," at the Grand Opera House. It is well staged and attractive.
 SPIRITS MATERIALIZED. An expose of spiritualism and the many tricks and fallicies of mediums will be given by Miss Helen Sawyer at the New Haven Opera House tomorrow evening. Miss Saw yer was formerly a medium, and her exhibi- | If fbo ioH of 1iur in city have attracted much attention. RENTz sANTLEY.
 The Rentz-Santley novelty and burlesque company appears at the New Haven Opera House Monday night. It has arisen to great prosperity and popularity and contains some of the best variety talent in the profession. It is troupe of fifty beautiful female bur lesquers with five men in intensely amusing comicalities.
 BEN HUR.
 General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur" will be illustrated at the Hyperion Tuesday night advance sale of seats has been already as large as for any performance this season.
 BOOTH AND BARRETT.
 Edwin Booth as Isgo and Lawrence Bar rett as Othello will be seen at the Hyperion
 
 tragedy has never been so well presented and the production is remarkable, not only for the elaborate and careful manner in which the play is mounted, but also for the general excellence of the cast. Messrs. Booth and Barrett represent in themselves what is best and highest in dramatic art in this country. The union of these stars has had beneficial effect on the theater, and has afforded the lovers of Shakespeare opportunities to see several of the greatest creations of the mas ter dramstist impersonated as they should be.
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH CONCERT.
 The concert and literary entertainment at Calvary church on Thursday evening prom ises to be one of the musical treats of the season. The regular choir is alone fully competent to render a satisfactory pro gramme. Assisted by such artists as MT. Rieger, the tenor soloist of the Musurgia club of New York, and MT. Bushnell, there should not be any doubt of the audience filling the church. Miss Tilden will add interest to the programme, as she has already acquired cen- siderable local reputation as an elocutionist. Seats now on sale at Steinert's music store.