Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-06
Entertainments.



"The Night Owls" company will occupy
the stage this week. 1t includes many
people of celebrity on the vaudeville
stage. The program consists of a mill
tary first part, with Rheme Nelson, Nettie
Huffman. Lenors Wilson and Louise Blsn
chard in the leading roles. The act is
spectacular and the scenery and costumes
are said to be unusually rich and striking.
The piece gives opportunity for many of
their specialties. It ends with O pictur-
esque grouping of all the people on the
stage into a military tableau. The second
part is an olio of specislties. The per-
formers are the Wood Sisters, Fitzgerald
and Kelly, comedians and Irish imitators;
Nettie Huffman, who Is alluded to
as the 'ideal swell of the day." the must
cal novelty, called the "Musical Students"
introducing banjo company, with inter
ludes, songs, dances and comedy sketches.
Gordon and Lick end the bill. The per-
formance ends with the spectacular bur-
lesque, "Satan's Enohantment."
HYPERION.
This evening Minnie Seligmann Cutting,
supported by Frank W. Ssnger's company,
will appear in my Official Wife" the very
successful play dramatized from A @.
Gunter's interesting story of that name.
Mr.. Gunter's, latest play has its humorous
side to be sure, but the principal theme
is based upon Vaccinations of beautiful
young girl who turned nihilist in order to
svenge the wrongs inflicted on her father
and mother. An American army, officer Is
introduced with his characteristic exhuber-
ance of spirit commonly attributed who,
though being ever ready to aid beauty in
distress. finds himself In predicament
from which he barely escapes. The sale of
seats Is now open.
Robert Gaylor presents "Sport McAllis-
| ter" to morrow evening. Bobby Gaylor is
known to all who affect variety perform
ances. In "Sport Nc Allister" has has an
excellent chance to do many spesialties.
The sale of seats ia now open.
Mr.. John Stetson's fine company OF
players presenting "The Crust of Society
will make their appearance on March 1C
/ for three performances. The story of the
plot is laid in the so called 'smart" set In
London, and Is q severe satire on the
friendship of two men and the efforts Of
one to save the other from Q bad woman
This ides is old, but not in the way 1t Il
presented In "The Crust of Society,"" Cap
tain Randall Northcots Ia one of thes,
men, Oliver st. Aubyn the other. Mrs
Eastlake Chapel Is the woman. The cap
tain falls In love with her, promises q
marry her and asks st. Aubyn to be hi
best man. Oliver knows her past thor
oughly, knows her to have been the mis
tress Of the Earl of Colchester, and In des
pair tries to warn bis friend. But his tasl
Il delicate one. He has once been thi
woman's lover himself, and although thei
connection is at an end, he has promises
to be her friend. As Il Is in attempting
to be Just to his old mistress and honor
able to his friend, he loses tine friend an
gives the woman a chance to further de
ceivs the man she loves. for she does Low
Captain Northcote. It Is the one goo
point in her character, and could she bu
hide her past, she knows that she ca
make him q good wife. Her wonderfr
, skill in keeping at bay those who kno'
her past and In allsyipg the suspicion
, and playing on the feelings of her love-
: form the main features of the plot. Th
to his friends, and his own marriage wit
q sweet young girl whom he has save
from her evil surroundings In this fast se
, closes the play. Sale of seats opens Wes
t nssdsy.
I NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
: Miss Minnie Renwood, whose exquisi
dancing pleased SO many patrons of ii
New Haven opera house last week, Is +
a engaged for this week to appear In ne
/. dances. In addition will be seen Dunno
Imperial troupe of Japanese artists, and
, long list of vaudeville favorites. Perforr
!. ances at this house are continuous fro
1:90 to 1890.