Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-19
Entertainments.
HYPERION,

The eminent romantic actor Mr.. Robert
Mantell will sppear on We lnesday night in
his new play, entitled "a Face in the
Moonlight" The piece has had long and
successful run at Procto1's theater, New
York, and has been pronounced by the
metropolitan critics go be a wonderful pro-
duction. The scenes are laid in France
during the revolution and there is an
abundance of sensation and numberless
strong climsxss Mr.. Mantel plays q
double role, that of Ravat, a criminal, and
Victor Ambrose, an officer in the Bourbon
army. Sale of seats now open.
Il is a pleasure to note the coming of an
attraction which is always up to the times,
brimful of original humor and containing
people who are fully posted IS to their du-
ties aud competent to perform them, Such
q performance is "Hoss and Hoss," which
is announced for production on Thursday
evening, with Willie Collier and his clever
company in the cast. This season he has
surrounded himself with a company of
sterling performers. has rewritten and re-
juvenatsd "Hoss and Hoss'' and is giving .
capital performance of fsrcical entertain
ment. Sale of seats opens Tuesday.
The character of Pcrtia, which Modjesla
portrays on Friday next, is endowed
with those delightful qualities which
Shakespeare has lsvished on SO many of bis
beroines. Otis Skinner, who accompau les
her will essay the heavy role of Shylock,
and the exchanges cay that no actor to day
on the American stage can so completely
hold his audiences under the magic spell
of his art as he does. The company in
cludes such sterling artists as Howard
Kyle, Guy Lindsley,R Psyton Carter. Miss
Anna Proctor, Miss Maud Durbin, Is we'll
IS others who appreciate the dignity and
meaning of their art. Sale of seats or sns
Wednesday.
Cleveland's Ministries come on Saturday
next, matinee and evening.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
1.-THE Burglar" is the attraction the first
three nights of this week, with matinees
Tuesday and Wednesday. Reared in lux
ury and trained to sffluence, q young man
had by his own volition fallen into evil
ways and had become famous among the
craft for his successful accomplishment of
various burglaries. The story introduces
him after a partisl reformation and his
marriage into good family, where none
had ever suspected him of dual existence.
But he falls back into crime and he is sup
posed to have died. Later he commits q
burglary at his wife's house and is diecov-
cred by little child, who, strange to re-
late, instead of bsing frightened, is anxious
that her parents shall not be disturbed.
During the course of an interview the bur-
glsr discovers he ia in the residence of his
former wife and talking to his own child
he is the supposed dead father, returned
to life, sunken lower and lower in crime
until cslling adopted for excitement has
from necessity and liking dragged to the
depths of degradation being once reared
in refinement and luxury.
Mr.. Frank Mayo comes the last three
days this week. There will be q special
holiday matinee Washington's birthday
and matinees Friday and Saturday ''Davy
Crockett" is a play that ought to live for
ever, for 1t presents . picture of love and
heroism that cannot fail to please and in
terest all classes. Mr.. Mayo IL eminently
fitted for the part of the backwoodsman.
He is handsome and manly, With musical
voice, and speaks with such distinctneas
that every word can bs heard In all parts
of the house. His scenes with the heroine
In the hunting lodge are remarkably effect
i've and elicit hearty applause.
POLIs WONDERLAND THEATER
Manager Poll announces an entire change
In every particular at Wonderland for this
week. Among the artists who appear arc
tho Rays, who have lately made decided
hit at PASTORS theater,in New York. II il
said that this act Is the funniest novelty
on the stsge today. Others on the long
bill are Norton and Revelle, Professor
Wallace, Irwin T. Bush, William and Deb
bic Sheridan, NcCale and Daniels and 9TH
ers. Manager Poll has secured for appear
ance next week ct the Wonderland the tall
youth from Kansas who took the $500
from the hand of the giantess in Chicago