Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-17
Entertainments.

An elaborate production of the "Police oatrol," Scott Marbles great dramatic picture of police life, was presented to arge and delighted audience last evening. The play deals with events that have actu- ally transpired and which, when they oc- cured, excited not only national but in ternat!onal interest. In one act the in l terior of the police patrol barn is shown. with the horses standing in their stalls, the wagon in place and everything In read ness for the alarm,
 When the bell sounds the horses dash under the swinging harness, are hitched and off the stage in less than Ave seconds. In the following act, Haymarket square. Chicago, Is shown with the policemen's monument marking the spot where on that fatal May day the anarchists cast the bomb which cost the lives of 50 many brave officers. In this scene the officer has ar rested his prisoner, who, with the assist- ance of 8 pal, escapes, the confederate, however, being captured by the quick arrival of the patrol wagon in answer to the call from the street box.
 The play Is made up of such exciting and realistic scenes as those mentioned and in reality unfolds tale Of murder which some years ago completely bafaed the po- lice departments of the entire country. The csst is clever one and contains many names of prominence, among which are such well known people as Charles Chap belle, w. Fl. Bryant, Randolph Murray, Misses Annie Barkley, Amy Russell and Bonnie Goodwin. The play will be repeated this and tomorrow evenings and to.mor- row afternoon.
 One of the most clever acrobatic acts ever presented in this city was that of Charles s. Guyor in the third act of the play. This artist, after doing the acts usual to acrobats. completes his speciality by doing forward, backward and side somersault at one and the same time, the hardest act ever attempted by any aero batic artist in this city.
 It Is said that La Motho and Mayord the French ariel performers with the French Folly company. which organiz ation ap- pears at the Grand next week, present one of the most daring, thrilling and novel feats ever attempted. The company in cludes also Sam Bernard, the well-known comic singer, comedian and reciter, May Adams, the portly and popular singer, Lizzie B. Raymond, the dashing vocalist and burlesque actress, Topaok and Steele in their funny aot, Cleveland vs. Har- rison, and William J. O'Brien the Musical King. A chorus of twenty pretty girls aid in presenting the spicy burlesque, Flight Belle's," which concludes the per fOrmance.
 James T. Powers, the clever young comedian, supported by an excellent com, pany, presented "A Mad Bargain" at the Hyperion last night to 8 goodsizsd house. MT. Powers songs and specialties Mr. Peter F. Daley and the dancing oi Miss Leonora Forest were excellent. Int rest of the company were each good ir their respective parts. The comedy aboundl in spicy dialogues, songs and dances, ane fun never Jagged for moment throughou the entire evening.
 THE sEABRooKE OPERA COMPANY IN "THl ISLE OF CHAMPAGNE"
 An elite audience packed the Hartford opera house to the doors on Tuesday even ing to witness ''The Isle of Champagne, given for the first time in that city by tn Seabrooke Opera company. The perform ance created unbounded merriment, o couree. MT. Seabrooke alone could be re lied upon to throw an audience into con
 vulsions at any time and in any piece, bu
 in Pommery Sec'nd in "The (Tight Little
 Isle of Champagne" his comedy is as un
 limited as the wine itself Is supposed to b
 in that never dry locality. Of course NeV
 Haven will be equal to the humorous occa
 sion, and it Is quite in order to expect tha
 MT. Seabrooke will be welcomed by au
 diences that will tax the capacity of tn
 Hyperion this and Saturday evenings ant | at the Saturday matinee.
 Bartholomew's Equine Paradox will b
 at the Hyperion the first three days mex
 week; matinee Wednesday. The Nev
 York Clipper gays: "Bartholomew's Equin Paradox opened the summer season at tn
 Academy of Music of the afternoon of Jun
 8, and on the evening of that date a yer.
 largo and enthusiastic audience witnessed | the performance of the animals compostnI | this singular attraction. The school room
 scenes, the musical features, rolling o | barrels, leap frog exercises, etc., caused
 boisterous applause from the audience, ,an(
 the spirited work of all the animals in tn
 battle scenes was never done to better ad
 vantsge"
 Sale of seats now open.
 Anton Seidl and his great metropolitan | orchestra will give a grand Wagner nigh l at the Hyperion on February 24. Sub
 scription list now open at Hyperion. THE NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 The Wilbur Opera company continue t'
 draw immense audiences to the New Hs
 ven opera house daily. This company i
 acknowledged to be among the foremost oi
 the opera companies of this country anc among it's soloists are the following wei
 known artists Susie Kirwin, Doroth.
 Morton, Maggie Bolton, J. E. Conly, W H. Kohnle, E. A. Clark, H. W. Frederick Emmett Drew and an excellent chorus oi