Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-27
Entertainments. PRoCToR's OPERA HOUSE,


 "Captain Swift" was presented by very competent company before quite large au- dience at Proctor's Opera House last evening. The play is a very interesting one, but it can. not truthfully be elassed as better than it's predecessor, "Jim, the Penman." It is one of those dramas that require frst-rate artists and this requirement was fully met last even- ing. Miss Rose Eytinge as "Mrs. Seabrookn was admirable. It Is long time since she has visited this city, but she may be always sure of the welcome due to Q thoroughly ac- complished actress. MT. Arthur Forrest was also excellent in the title role and deserves great credit for successfully resisting the temptation to overact. At tho close of the third act both these artists received very hearty encore, which was we'll deserved. Of the company MT. Constantine and Misses SitzRreaves and Kimball deserve special mention for their good acting. The play was we'll staged and the scene representing the conservatory at Fernshawe was the best brought here this season. It is to be regrets ted that longer engagement of the company was impossible.
 DoCKsrADxR's MINsTRKLs. One of the old time un.making minstrel entertainments was presented to large au- dience at the Hyperion theater last evening by Lew Dockstader and his company. Many minstrel managers have superseded the origi- nal negro minstrelsy with tinsel and satin fnery to such an extent that their shows have too much of spectacular nature, but it is not 70 with Lew Dockstader whose negro delineators produced @ very laughable | entertainment. George Marion's imitation of an Italian speech was greeted with hearty applause. His "Chump" song. which | is as funny as ever, was SO we'll rendered that he received several encores. Lew Dockstsder made one of his character istic comic speeches which took with the au- dience as well ss Gus Mills song "Where did | you get that hat" The negro dialect actors, Sheffer and Blakely, were good in their | specialties. Schoolcraft, Maxwell and the other members of the company made their share of the fun.
 "A ROYAL HAED."
 A big audience greeted the St. Felix Sis- ters at the Grand opera house last evening. "A Royal Hand" in which they appear is 6 good vehicle for the work of these talented sists-s. They wore the original Holland cos. tunes purchased by them in person from the peasants. Their costumes are pictur | esqe, and clad in them the fair sisters danced the peasant dances and sung the charming Dutch songs. Mr Edison's phonographs 1 which were to have been exhibited during the play were not used or displayed on ac. count of the breaking of one of the parts oi the instrument. The manager sent for du- plicates to repair the broken parts and they will be all right for to-night's performance Senator Frank Bell, Barney McDonough, Ned Hanson, Miss Etta Bartlett, Harry Saxton the well-known euphonium soloist, and othel members of the company acquitted them selves oreditably. The St. Felix sisters will appear at the Grand for the balance of the week.
 "A BUNCH OF KEYS"
 The Sparks company will be at Proctor'l New Haven Opera House tonight and will present Hoyt's "A Bunch of Keys" Only one performance will be given and this op. portunity to see this greatest of all successes should not be lost. J. B. Mackie will create lots of fun as Jonas Grimes, and the othel characters are we'll cast.
 PEARL or PExIN. Il Rice and Dixey's big opera company will be at the Hyperion this evening and to-mor row afternoon and evening and will presen the "Pearl of Pekin." The company is noted for the beauty of the chorus. which contain many pretty faces. The tallest and tn, shortest men in comic opera are with tn, company. One of these men is over sever feet tall and the other Is under three. Tn, big man has high tenor voice, while the lit tie one has a deep baritone. Louis Harrison will sing his new topical song "When Kerri' gan Struck High O."
 "PlcKs BAD BoY."
 Atkinsons Comedy company will presen "Peck's Bad Boy" at Proctor's New Have, Opera House tomorrow afternoon and even ing. The St. Louis Evening Chronicle says How anyone ever dreamed of connecting prising, but the effect Is better than ont would expect. The audience certainly en, joyed 1t. The performance is sure to draw from it's very novelty.
 'LrTTLE LORD FoUNrLERoY."
 John G. Magle, manager of the sLittle Lord Fountleroy" company, is in the city making arrangements for the sppearanc. of his company at Prootor's the last three nights of next week.
 THE sToDDARD LECTURES.
 Among the arrivals by the steamship Alaska were Messrs. Burdette and North. re. turning from their four months wandering through Europe. Their travels, undertaken to provide illustrations for the Stoddsrd lec- lures, have carried them over interesting and unusual routes, including trip to the North Cape, where they saw the phenome non of the midnight sun. They return in the best of health and spirits, with a full portfolio of special illustrations for this sea- son, which begins next week ct the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York.