Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
NEW LOCOMOTIVES

Made at the Consolidated Road shops
In This City-Made It's First Kun
Z on tho Read Yesterday.
Considerable interest was awakened at
the round house and Union depot here
yesterday. A fine brand new locomotive
just built at the railroad shops here made
its first appearance, and created a most
favorable impression, both from expert
enced mechanics, the travelling public and
other spectators. The new engine is No.
Is. This is the first locomotive built at
the shops in this city in seven or eight
years. It breaks the record therefore. 1t was
greeted with much attention as 1t steamed
out and took Its position for business at
the depot 1t ran on tho road
day to Now York and taking special
train along, on board which were the boys
of the private school at Concord, N. 81
The locomotive was made under the able
supervision of Mr.. Kenny, John Hsining is
its engineer, and G. w. Scranton is fire.
man. The new locomotive time has been
assigned to the $50 p. m. train from this
city to Nsw York.
Entertainments.
THE NEW GRAND OPERA AOUSE
Seton & Waston Vaudeville company
appeared before a large audience again last
evening. The company is strong one, as
indicated by the talented specially per.
formers it includes. Harry Sefton's oper.
eta, "Fidelis, or Womsn's Love-" open.
ed the performance last evening and put
the audience In happy frame of mind
After number of clever specislties had
been given "Cristobells," musical extrav
aganza, was sung with good effect. The
company will appear to night and matinee
at Q p. m.
"Under the City Lamps" the new melo
drama by Leanaer Richardson, will be pro
duced the last three days this week. Al
exchange says: The play depicts various
phases of life in New York New dram,
Is magni6cently staged with great guam
tity of handsomely painted scenery, show
ing number of points of interest in tn
great metropolis.
HYPERION.
Hoyt's "Hole in the Ground" was pre-
sented before large sized audience las
evening. Charles Cowlea as the strange
is an old tavorite in this city and SUSTAINED
his former success. Frank Santon, tn
| whistling comedian, gave several enter
tanning specialties. Among others in tn
cast deserving special notice are Miss Vii
| ginia Earle and Miss Margaret May.
| Gilmore's band, under the Leadership @
the gifted D. w. Reeves, will give gran
concert this evening. An exchange says
Professor Reeves is worthy successor o
the great Gilmore. At this afternoon
concert Professor Reeves proved to the oil
patrons of Gilmore his ability to conduc
the big band as successfully as did Profes
sor Gilmore, whose equal he is in ever
respect. 1t is great band, under gres
leader, and they give grand concer
The band will be assisted by the followin
soloists: The Princess Golgorouky, violir
ist to the empress of Russia; Nine Ros
Liude, contralto, and Sig Giovanni Tsgli
pietra, baritone. The sale of seats is no
open.
For an evening of continuous laughtt
there is nothing, it is said, to compare wit
Mrs. R. Pacheco's roaring comedy '1I
cog" which Mr.. Charles Dickson wi
present to morrow evening This no
famous comedy has for the past two yeal
toured the entire United States, meetiH
everywhere with popular SUCCESS, runnir
for 100 nights in New York and fifty ese
in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Sa
Francisco.
Sale of seats now open.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
| The Gaiety Opera company Is pleasir
and compact company of good singers an
good looking ladies and men. They pr
sent "Griofe Griofls" in a painstaki1
manner. Miss Ethel Vincent the prim
donna, is an excellent singer and acts IL
title roll we'll. The Vaudeville company
a separate organization and fills the tin
when the opera il not on the stage unit
the closing. The opera hours are p. m
5:45 and 7:3Q, and Vaudeville hours a