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


Seton & Watson's Comic Opera and Vaudeville
company opened for five performances yesterday
afternoon, there being large audiences at both
the afternoon and evening performances. The
curtain rises on the beautiful comic opera In one
act entitled 'Fidelis, or a Woman's Love-" in
which specialties are introduced by Miss Mary
Dsagle and Miss Pearl Livingston which were
exceedingly well rendered. The olio was opened
by Price and Barr in knockabout act, followed
by the Legion sisters In double song and dance,
which was very neatly executed. Mr.. Watson
and Miss Florence Evans appear in q most en-
joyable skit, in which specialties are in
troauced. Bryant and Fields appear in their
Prince and Princess Tanakas, the Oriental won
ders, do numerous tricks in legerdemain. The
Of the greatest thst %s
had the pleasure OF seeing in this city this sea-
son. The entertainment Is closed BY one. act
"Christobella." The company appears this even
ing and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
"Under the City Lamps" a new melodrama by
Leander Richardson, the editor of the Dramatic
News, will be presented Thursday evening in
this city for the fret time.
HYPERION.
'The Limited Mai" Elmer E. vance's great
realistic comedy drama, was presented last even
ing to a good sized audience by q company of
more than usual excellence. The entire com
pany is an unusually strong one, but those espec-
tally worthy Of mention were Beatrice, W. J..
Dixon, George Barr, Ida Collingwood and Lottie
Barr The play Is a pronounced and instantan-
eous hit. The realistic effects are wonderful in
the extreme and were received with unbounded
enthusiasm.
Hoyt's three-act farce comedy, ga Hole in the
Ground" will be the attraction here tonight
This is one Of the funniest of all Hoyt's funny
plays. The entire play IL sparkling with wit,
satire and music, and there specially features
without end. Charles Cowies in the character of
the stranger has part that suits his clever
capacity, and from which he succeeds In extract
ing an endless amount of enjoyment for the
audience. Other members of the company who
are specially fine artists are Miss Virginia Earl
Miss Margaret May and Barry Maxwell.
e me Of
who exists in real life. Hoyts name and laugh
ter 20 hand in hand.
Giimore's band, with D. W. Reeves as leader,
comes tomorrow evening. The band win be as
sisted by the following soloists: The Princess
H%ss Rosa Linde, consraito, and sgr. Giovanni
Tagliapletra, baritone; Although the music low
leader p. q. aiimo ore, the band yet retains it's
high standard of excellence under the leadership
Of Mr. Reeves, who Is SO specially popular with
New Haveners and stands 30 deservedly high in
Thursday evening Mr.. Charles Dickson returns
In the r. Pacheco's roaring comedy 'Incog.' A
May Il and Is the Kimban Opera company,
with the peerless Corinne, appear for three per-
OPERA AND REFINED VAUDEVILLE.
There are fully forty people on the stage of the
New Haven opera house this week in the Gaiety
Opera company and vaudeville talent. The open
ing yesterday was a large one at the matinee
and evening performances. "Girsfie Girofie" was
well rendered, and Miss Ethel Vincent, the prima