Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-21
entertainments.


A large audience witnessed the first perform
ance Of the French Folly company last evening
and we're agreeably surprised by the excellence
of the show presented. new comedy burletta
entitled Saratoga Swells'' served as a bright
and amusing curtain-riser, followed by William
j. O'Brien, musical comedian, In a very pleasing
act. LaMathe and Maynard, the wonderful
French athletes in their highly sensational aerial
specially, went through Performance entirely
new and startling. N ,thlng SURPRISING it was
ever seen in the city before Lizzie B. Raymond,
singer, dancer and coincidence is q very clever
sonbrette. ram Bernard, comedian ana mimic,
caused considerable merriment. A new and
novel operate burlesque, in one act, entitled 's
repeated every evening this week with Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees.
HYPERION.
Despite the weather a good-sized audience wit
messed bartholomew Equine Paradox" enter
tainment at the Hyperion last evening" and all
were highly interested. Cesar, the equine mar
vel is certainly one of the most wonderful horses
living. He has been deaf for three years, said
the professor, but has been taught to 20 through
his section of the program by means of an orig
inal deaf and dumb language of the professors
own devising, and sign from the professor will
go through his part, which he performs indeed
admirably. Other horses are taught to bring ar
ticles to the professor, to play at hide and seek
to dance, not only on their hind legs, but on all
four feet, keeping time to the music. Beauty
stands on pedestal only twelve inches in dame
ter with her four feet. She also rolls barrel
with her fore feet over "teeter" plank and in
fact the whole entertainment is q succession of
startling equine feats that represent years of
careful ana patient teaching. The entertainment
will be repeated this and ton orrow evenings and
tomorrow afternoon.
sThe Lost Paradise" will be presented By Mr.,
Charles Frohman's company on Saturday even
ing next. The three workmen, three distinct
types of the American wage toilers in "The
viii be played by three Of the most excellent
character actors that Charles Frohman has en-
in hs Inst u wsss and
The sale of seats opens Thursday.
chestra comes on Friday evening next. They
will give grand Wagner concert, assisted by
Faor Tcaor Mss
and John Cheshire, harp.
The sale Of seats is now open.
THE OPENING CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES AT
THE NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
Good news travels fast, so at the opening of
the doors Of the New Haven opera house yester-
day a large number were on hand to see the
curtain 20 up the first nine hours OF con-
tinuous performance in this city. And the num-
Der kept increasing until before o'clock the |
usual Monday matinee had crowded into the |
theater, and the numbers kept passing in and |
out all the remainder of the day until the falling
Of the curtain at 1890 p. M. The company is |
very refined and pleasing and everything about
it is Of an elevating tone. The pretty Rogers |
sisters, the Artists Montague and West, the |
three Millets brothers, Ksmoshi, the magician;
Sisters 0.Brien Reed 1 famiy T.. NellieAParker
circus and boxing dogs Corbett and Sullivan;
William Flint George W., Anderson. and The
human fy, were all in the long list Of known per-
formers and gave unbounded satisfaction.
Without doubt the week will be a crowded |
,ne and the matinees are particularly favorable
.er ladies and children to 1tteud.