Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-11

Theater goers are we'll acquainted with
 ''Robin Hood," which the Bostonians will
 present on the first night of their engage
 ment here tonight. A large and apprecia- tive audience Is assured. Tomorrow af-
 ternoon and evening novelty, "The
 Maid of Plymouth" will be presented. It is an American opera, on an American subject, music composed and libretto written by two Americans, and the first among American opera companies will lend
 all the strength of their talents to give it for the first time it this city. The old favoritss, H. c. Barnabes, W. H. MacDon- aid, Jessie Bartlett, Bertha Waltzinger (a New Haven girl, who has won 80 many
 brilliant triumphs), Eugene Cowles, George Buckingham, Peter Lang and Josephine Bartlett are still with the company; also Margaret Reid, principal soprano; Mena Cleary, Messrs. Bsssett and Temple, ten ors, and Lucille Saunders, Hartford girl, who has been most successful abroad and who has also made her mark wherever she has sung. The advance sale of seats has been large.
 An exceptionally interesting theatrical event of next week at the Hyperion will be the special engagement of the original New York cast in Ibsen's great drama, "Ghosts." 1" The play and company have received high praise from the leading New York journals. The Herald says: "The story was related
 with remarkable strength of interpretation
 of character and application of the authors ideas by the members of the cast. The in-
 tense realism and subtle cynioism which pervsde the piece are not made offensive in any respect. It Is this fact which is the greatest tribute to the genius and original ity of Ibsen." Sale of seats now open. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 "The Midnight Alarm" was presented
 before large audience last night. The
 play has been seen in this city many times.
 The plot of the play is ss follows: A
 country girl has married New Yorker,
 and her husband who has become wealthy,
 is murdered by his partner. The young
 woman dies and leaves a child. This child
 the murderer puts into the streets, trying
 at the same time to secure the property
 coming to her. Gideon Tlllwell, the girls
 grandfather, comes to New York to find
 her, and the murderer, learning of his
 search. plots to keep the girl in his power
 until the old man promises him half the
 girls fortune. The firemen come into the
 story because Captain Harry Westmore, of
 Engine No. 6, saves the girl from abduc-
 ton and falls in love with her, and be- cause another fireman of the Sizes has
 been innocent1y tangled up in the crime
 by the murderer. Without exception the
 situations are exciting and we'll developed.
 The principal scenes, such as the Brooklyn
 bridge and the railroad drawbridge, were v,vk ip voook ovooJ1Art
 members of the cast deserving of mention are J. H. Smiley, W. F. Phillips and Lot tie Williams. The rest of the parts were cleverly taken. The play will be repeated this and tomorrow evenings and to-mor- row afternoon.
 Frank Cushman's Progressive minstrels appear the first three evenings of next week with Wednesday matinee. Cushman is we'll and fsvorably known as 8 comedian and end man, and he has surrounded him. self by burnt cork artists of enviable repu- tation. Among are Dan Collysr and Ad. Ryman, who will present an original sketch; Joseph NatuA Fred Bowers and Alexander Cameron, sweet singers; George Blakely, once of the team of Scheffer and Blakely, and his nsw partner, Joseph Williamson; George Graham, who is said 70 De an accOmpueneo comeolap; Jonn Hart, George Reynolds, Short and Ed wards, and Kissell, juRelsr. The after piece will be ssCoxey vs. Cleveland" Sale of seats now open.
 PoLI's WONDERLAND THEATKR.
 Crowded houses again at Wonderland yesterday afternoon, and last night there was not even standing room for those who for admission. Handsome Ida Russell in her songs and especially that ! of the scTough Girl" typical Bowery wo- man, in which che excels the renowned l Maggie CHue, completely captivated her audiences as she has done all through the | week. Little Emma Wood in her charm ing song "Tw1gsvoo Marguerite" has set the entire town at work humming or her song. Charles T. Aldrich s rapidly becoming more of favorite in l his character delfneations and the Lassards h their antics in the "Country School" keep the audiences in roars of laughter. Then there are such entertainers as the | Ryans, Keiting and Flynn, Mile. Alberto, he queen of the bounding wire; the Cir d.. and ha fof1r PavaPnalIoa |