Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-18
Entertainments.

The entertainment to be given by Bill Nye and James Whitcomb Riley at the Hyperion this evening will be one of the best treats of the season. Nye stands at the head of Amer ican humorists, and the position is a proud one. Henry Watterson said of him that he need only to stand still and look at his audi ence to convulse them. Mir. Riley is at this moment the most conspicuous of our younger poets and his genius has been recognized by both the critics and the public. He is known as the poet humorist. In these two stars are presented all the pathos, all the laughter and all the tears that the two sides of our human nature can imbibe at one sitting
 BARRY AND FAY.
 Tomorrow night Barry and Fay, the emi- nent Irish comedians, will hold forth at the Hyperion in their farcical comedy, "McKen- na's Filtration" Says the Cincinnati Gazette: ''It is 8 very hard matter to give anything like correct idea of the rather mixed situa- tions. They must be seen to be appreciated. Barry and Fay appeared in the leading roles and were the center of the fun from the time the curtain rose until it fell, but at the same time there was plenty of work for the other people and as they are clever and entertain ing and made the very best of good parts, no fault can be found with their performance taken a whole. Among their support sp- pear over half dozen pretty young girls, who did a number of dances and songs that brought the house down."
 FRANK l. FRAYNE.
 Frank I. Frayne, the popular actor, ap- pears at the Grand Opera House the whole of this week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day in "Mardo Hagar," Thursday and Fri- day in "Si Slooum," and Saturday afternoon and evening in 'Kentuck Bill. During the performance Mir. Frayne introduces the lar- hyenas, bears, dogs and his full blooded horse, Kentucky Boy" In the museum hall Prof. Higgins Marionettes will be seen.
 LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
 Charles Gayler's five act melodrama ''Lights and Shadows" will bo presented at the New Haven Opera House tomorrow and Wednesday evenings. The New York Mirror says: "As now given it runs smooth ly, the incidents following each other in rapid succession, and the excitement, conse- quent on the many thrilling scenes with which the play is filled, sustaining inter- est throughout. The company presenting the play is excellent. The scenery is new, elaborate and effective, and not one of the many novel mechanical novelties failed of it's effect"
 FOOD ADULTERATIoN.
 Announcement is made in the amusement column of tosday's issue of "Free Lecture'' in New Haven Opera House next Thursday afternoon on Flood Adulteration." This is importance to every household, and the fact that it is given under the auspices of an old, conservative, New England business house, should call out large audience of our best people.
 PARTNERS.
 The special attraction at the New Haven holiday matinee on February g, (Washing- toms birthday will be Mir. Palmer's company from the Madison Square Theater in Robert Buehanan's celebrated five act comedy drama Partners" This powerful play will be presented with many of the original cast, in- cluding some Of the principal members of MT. Palmer's home company, together with necessary special scenery. The cast will in- olude MT. Alexander Salvini, who has made such great success in Borgfeldt, the senior partner in the play. MT. Louis Massen, MT. Harry Holiday. Miss Maud Harrison will also be seen in her now celebrated impersona- tion of the young wife. The cast also in- cludes Miss Virginia Buchanan, Miss Kathar- inc Rogers, Miss Kate Molony, Miss Mamie Craddock and little Gertie Homan. The full assignment of parts is as follows:
 Henry corgfeldt, wealthy manufacturer
 .........................M MT. Alexander Salvini Charles Derwentwater, his partner. .......
 ........................... MT. Louis Mussen Mr. Parr, their head clerk. Mr. 0. F. Flockton MT. Algernon Bellair, retired actor.
 Mrs. Harkaway's husband. MT. Harry Holiday Dr. Somerville. MT. G. H. Taylor Dickinson. Borgfeldt's butler MT. Edward Day Boker, clerk. erk.....................Mr Mr. Henry Lynn Smith. clerk. MT. Henry Hogan Claire, Borgfeldt's wife. Miss Maud Harrison Alice Bellair, her sister. Miss Mamie Craddock Gretchen, Borgfeldt's child. Miss Gertie Honan Mary, Cnar1o's B WlI0 MISS hato Molony Lady Silverdale ...... Miss Virginia Buchanan Mrs. Harkaway, woman of fashion.
 ........................M Miss Katharine Rogers
 SECOND CONCERT OF THE GoUNoD SOCIETY.
 The management of the Gounod society takes pleasure in announcing to it's associate members and other music-lovers that the ssc- ond concert of the society will occur on Mon at xui11 ha ka1