Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-03-27
Entertainments.
HYPERION.


pany presenting "Africa" to this city to-
morrow evening. Misa Hilds Rollins,
George Thstcher's new prims donna, ID
said to be one of the most beautiful women
on the stage. In appearance Miss Rollins
Is tall, of the auburn type of blonde, with
regular and expressive features, q peach
and cream complexion, dark eyes and g
form over which an artist might rave. Hel
voice is fresh, strong and well cultivated
and her rendition of the several numbers
allotted tn her in "Africs" chow her thor.
ough training and perfect control of her
vocal powers. Sale of seats now open.
Eugene Tompkins' gorgeous spectacle,
"The Black Crook" begins an engagement,
of three nights in this city next Thursday
night. There will te a special matinee
Saturday. The organization which pre-.
SCENTS this famous spectacle here, is the
same that won such success with the piecs
at tae Academy of Music, New York, and
sgain at McVicker's thester, Chicago. "The
Crook" under Mr.. Tompklns' manage.
ment, ran for over year at the academy,
and for quite half that time at McVicker's.
Sale of seats now open.
The price of the seats for the Anton
Seidl concert will be so cents, rs cents,
81, 81 90 and So. The concert will take
plscs April 8 a. the Hyperion, and NO
doubt large and brilliant audience will
attend. The interest manifested in must
cal circles In this notable musical event
bespeaks very large sale of seats at the
opening. First come will be first served.
The sale opens at the Hyperion box Office
tomorrow forenoon at 0 O'Clock.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
A large and enthusiastic audience attend.
ed the Grand opera house last evening and
highly enjoyed the lsugh-makipg play,
"The Hustler" The fun. makers were John
Kernel, the popular exponent of Celtic
wit, and Gus Mills.
to might and tomorrow night. There will
be mstinees to-day and to morrow. The
company is fine one; also the scenery ID
elaborate. 1t takes force of eight car
to erect the tank and handle the scenery,
and in this productio all the scenery,
which consists of thirtytwo scenes, eight
row boats, three steam launches and two
fat boats, besides the tank which is made
of rubber and holds fifty thousand gallons
of water, is all carried by by the manage
ment, and three 6fty-foot baggage cars srt
used in Its transportation. The tank hsl
to be deep as will be seen by pictures Of
"the rescue" where the hero jumps In fv,
feet of real water to rescue the heroine.
Flynn & Sheridsn's "City Sports" big
show, a com psny of twenty Ave peopl,
we'll known in the vaudeville profession
comes the last three days this week. with
matinees Friday and Saturday Among tn,
foremost are the wsll-known queens Of
burlesque, Mile. Zittella and Crissie Sheri
dan, VINO will head the new burlesque
"rhe Merry Buccsneers, or Love ant
Duty which also serves to introduce
bsvy of beautiful and shspely girls. Tn
| olio is very strong one, embracing suet
names IS the four Nelson Sisters, fsmou
acrobats; the imperial trio of eccentTi
| dancers and high kickers, Including
"Sohle"the Hungarian and Sp anish dancer
| the Lesrdro Sisters In classical postures, in
| trodu the high arts; Mat Flynn sn,
Phil Sheridan, comedian; Sisters DArliog
in q neat and refined sketch; Snyder &
| Buckley, musical artistic, and many Others
| POLLS WONDERLAND THKATKR.
The attraction that Mr.. Poll is giving I,
the public this week is neat, clean an,
catchy, and at the opening Performance
yesterday afternoon and last night tn
crowd was so great thst the Management
had to lock the doors; there was not eve
standing room. The great event of th
week Is Mile DslmoIe In her La Cromsr
tiq1s dance. She has an in,ernstioni
reputation. She Ia handsome, of goo
form and her dancing, with the vsriou
colored lights thrown upon her CO,
tune by three calcium lights, lie
marvel, and something that has neve
besn seen in New England, Bosto
excepted. TIE Kins Ners, who Great.
suoh furors at Roster & Biars In Ne,
York by their wonderful balancing worl
hold the audience spell bound. In this th
male member of the pair balances q tshl
weighing 1875 pounds on bis chin as sssil
as though it was only feather, and nj
content with that he also balances q piec
of steel shsftipg, which Is so heavy that
requires the utmost exertion of q strcu
man to lift 1t In the air. Pretty little Nil
Johnston In her captivating songs is
pleasant feature, and then there are th
LeRoys. Lavender and Thompson, Georl
Diamond, the Brown brothers, the worl
famous Zip" and the inimitsble and II
I markedly funny Ford and Lswis. Msnsg,
Poll has indeed strong attraction tn
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