Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-13
Entertainments.

| "The South Before the War" will be the attrac | tion the first three days this week. An exchange | says: From the time the curtain went up until | it fell the audience was in a roar. The comical | ties on the stage found favor at once, and a consequence nothing was overlooked. The show ! took the house by storm. The play was intended \ as laugh maker, and in his 1t is eminently a | success The principal characters are taken by white actors, Charles Howard the best aged darkey inpersonator in America, and Billy ! G lden. the best wench, in the con- pany, and behind them are fifty darkies with music in their fingers. in their throats and in their feet The jubilee singers are the best that could be obtained, and the buck and wing dancers are the most nimble foot ed and
 sna the ss T6y picaninny of six years up. There several negro bands and orchestras and three quartettes. The levee scene and the camp meeting are as funny as they can be, and stylish darkies appear | in the closing act, the cake walk"
 grand special matinee will be given on Tues- day afternoon, February 14. There will be grand parade by the whole company, starting
 from ont the cs Sperap phtnn house at D. m h. ,.u+
 | this week. The annex (Recreation halD, which is free, has several new attractions this week. The sor Fegetter will be exhibited and an operator will manufacture the gimp before the visitors,
 From this machine the firm of schweller O., New York, gained their instruction gimp
 mannfacturess h1nticn The Zetrope will also be on care should watch this curious mechanical
 marvel. There will also be two illusions the
 wonderful "Chloris" and "Mary Queen of Scots''
 HYPERION.
 This house will be given tonight to farce comedy in It's best expression
 The hosts of the occasion will be the popular comedians, Hallen and Hart. They au- nounce a new play called by the rather bold title
 'sThe Idea" These attractive players have gained an enviable reputation among theatergoers by reason of their own numerous talents and the fact that they have uniformly surrounded them selves with apt and attractive people, Further than this, the burden of song, dance and music, which to be the staple of life in these airy skits, has had with them the merit of individual ity and originality, which commands admiration. Mr. Hart seems to have peculiar song writing gift, as well as a comedy knack, and his partner, Mr. Hallen is a rarely graceful and pleasing per sonality. Mole Fuller, always charming, Is still with the company. also John McWade, the excellent baritone. In the cast of the new piece, besides these are Alice Carle, Fanny Bloodeood. Carrie DeMar, Al Wilson Harry Hilton, Mabel Nichols, Lulu Nichols, Donald Harold, Adelaide Crawford, Florence Holbrook, George ODonaId w. s. Francis and several others. The seen erv it is said will be new, so also the music and cos tunes.
 Donnelly and Girard, famous throughout the country as Whirlem O'Rourke and Chrstopher Bluff, will be here to morrow evening to present "Natural Cas- Donnelly and Girard are to day in the front rank of the younger comedians, and | large audiences that any stars of whatever mag. nitude might envy. Natural Gas" is full of | fun as an egg is of meat, and it is better enter this year than ever before ale of seats now open.
 James Powers the clever comedian appears | story of the play is very clever, the situations ms revolving about bargain young man makes | The dialogue simply sparkIes with bright ihH1Ggs turggs and the play should be greeted with large ]
 'sThe Isle of Champagne" comes on Friday and Saturday evening fresh from the Manhattan opera house, New York city. It is the joint work rison authors and W. W. F1rst, composer. But bright and clever as the work has proved, it's ex- Thomas R. Seabrooke, through his own remark l able impersonation of the important comedy part that of King Pommery second, and the ex- mounted and cast the piece It is fully as attrac- tive as dazzling spectacle as it is entertaining
 On Friday evening, February 24, Anton seidl's great orchestra will produce some of the most who are to take part in the magnificent prorram are Miss Emma @ Jnch, Miss Amanda Fobris, Mme. ksppsF ksbgh Mss mss Rsre Stein, Mime. Adele Baldwin, Miss Minnie Maurer, Miss Lucy Q%sbor1e % E. C. Towne,. William Victor Herbert, vioiinceiIo, and Jahn Cushi1s harp The subscription list is now open
 THE NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 For sixteen years the Wilbur Opera companv has been e household word for excellent comic opera productions, and this year the organiza tion Is stronger than ever. So in opening at the New Haven opera house today the public will get the great comic opera engagement of the city this season. Susie Kirwin sparkling and bright, with her crowds of pretty girls, Will re- l will be "Biack Huzzar." matinee and evening: Tuesday, "Bocaccio;" Wednesday, matinee and evening, "Erminie;' Thursday matinee and l evening, Royal Middy;'' Frid y matinee and evening, Era Dfovolo;" Saturday matinee, Duchess"