Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-20
AMATEUR THEATRIoALs

AMATEUR THEATRICALS 1t Harmonic Hall Last Evening \ For the Benefit of the Indian
 AssociatIon-A Large and Fashion
 able Audience Present-The Excel
 lent Rendition of the Various
 Roles. ,
 The entertainment given last evening in Harmonic hall for the benefit of the h. dian association by several of New Haven's leading society people was largely attended by a fashionable and aristocratic audience. Harmonic hall was crowded to the doors. The entertainment opened with the over ture from Mignon-violin, flute and piano-by MT. and Mrs. Troostwyk and
 MT. Dessauer.
 The first play on the program was en-
 titled 'sIn Honor Bound" The drsmatfs |
 persona were as follows:
 Philip Graham Mr; !; ;t, Gi seaTsn S9sn Rose Dalrymple. .......... Nils, Anna Richards Too much praise cannot be given to Miss Story's pupils for the rendition of the
 various parts to which they were assigned.
 MT. Carroll Perry as Sir George Carlyon
 did especially we'll. MT. J. O. Schwab as | Philip Graham won rounds of ap- l plause and when the curtain was rung up Miss Edith Fisher and Miss Anna Richards were each the | recipients of number of beautiful bouquets. Miss Anna Richards, it will be
 remembered, played the part of Haemon in the production of "Antigone" by local tal-
 ent in this city winter before last. And
 her performance last evening was well in
 keeping with the reputation she previously
 won. Miss Edith Fisher as Lady Carlyon
 had hard part to play, and che did it
 and held the attention of the large audi
 encs from the beginning to the end.
 A violin solo, "Hongroise," by Professor
 Isadore Troostwyk, served ss an interlude.
 Professor Troostwyk's playing has become familiar to most New Haven people and is always enthusiastically received.
 In the second play, "A Narrow Escape" , there were only two characters, as follows: Matilda steele .............."....:M MISS Louls Amy Lorflmer .MisS rlsheF But the piece was about the brightest lit 3 tie skit that one has the good fortune to see. When the curtain comes up Matilda i, Steele, stiff, trim, female college gradu- : ate-a veritable pedsnt,a female paragon , l is discovered examining various text books, r from which she is to impart stories of r knowledge to her first pupil, Amy Tor ? Timer, a sweet young miss of eighteen 8 summers, who is in love. Miss Amy coon !, puts in her appearance, and then the para - gon, with appropriate gesticulations, lays Q out their work and makes many wise say.
 ings to the importance of knowledge and @ education; and she incidentally remarks t that she has just cut young mar @ down who had attempted to hang himself t from his bed -post, and had helped to re g sucitate him The girl thinks that it ii D her lover who has thus been driven tt
 desperation by the cruel letter that sh' J. had that day written him renouncing hin r forever for Mics Steeles books. The poo, ,. girl nearly goes into mysteries, but find ,r that 1t is not her lover that is the victim l. of such despondenoy. Instead, she receive J. note from him inviting her to the oper' le that evening. All thought of books nov .e vanish and Miss Steele is left without
 pupil. Both ladies received much meritet r. applause.
 of @ solo, ''She and I Together" which wa le excellently rendered.
 B. farce, "My Lord in Livery" with MT. s h. H. Fisher as Lord Thirlmere, MT. J. I. II to Downes as Speggott, MT. E.. G. Bucklan y as Hopkins, MT. M. R. T. Holbrook a 10 Robert, Miss Anna Richards as Sybl an
 Miss Grace Low and Miss Mabel Wilcox g m Laura and Rose respectively.
 I'd As Lord Thirlmere MT. Fisher gave ;" bright and pleasing performance. He wa nt especially effective in the scenes when, i sd the character of the supposed burglar, b p. robs the ladies of their finger rings Tt Claude Duval. MT. Downes was decidedl te good as the butler, his representation ( 7 cowardice being particularly we'll managed is Robert, the Buttons, made the most of m small part. For the ladies, Miss Richard he was seen to splendid advantage as Sybi is and Miss Grace Low and Miss Wilcox 6 IT. Laura and Rose, the two friends, gave he he good support. The stage laughter of 8
 three, usually of such a frozen character 0 tn l the amateur stage, was noticeably spoI he taneous and natural The minuet of Mil or Richards and MT. Fisher was feature. rt A Vicious Husband. of Last evening MT. and Mrs. Robert Martin of of St. John street engaged in family row, whic at ended in terrible assault by the husband on u ar wife. He struck her several times, cutting terl
 that hs threw a lamp at her, as the flesh on ol he side of her body was badly scorched. Dr. Bak tn | was summoned. The police are looking for Ma -, tin.
 to He Was ssTouched.o ma J. L. Bristol of 6s Perkins street was the vieti h. of some hght-fngered gentleman last evenin ,is He had been drinking in Clyne's saloon on Sta m street, and shortly after leaving there and boar
 ing Grand avenue car he missed his sheepsk
 pocketbook, in which were $So in $10 bills, sever )n- smaller bills and check for S21O drawn on u :or | First National hank of Neriden He renorted